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DEPARTMENT NEWS
Professor Martin Lipset
Born 1922, Died 2006
Seymour Martin Lipset, a Hoover Institution senior fellow and former Stanford political science professor who was regarded as one of the most influential social scientists of the late 20th century, died of a stroke Dec. 31, 2006, in Arlington, Va. He was 84.
Professor Alexander George
Born 1920, Died 2006
Alexander L. George, the Graham H. Stuart Professor of International Relations, Emeritus, internationally known for his pioneering work in political psychology and foreign policy, died on Aug. 16 at the University of Washington Medical Center in Seattle. George was 86.
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DEPARTMENT UPDATES
As part of the Department of Political Science’s ongoing efforts to recognize excellence in scholarship, teaching, research and service within the department, we are pleased to acknowledge the following and their accomplishments:
Political Science Faculty
Developments within the Department
James Fearon - appointed Chair of Political Science Department (2007-2010)
Jean Oi - appointed William Haas Professor of Chinese Politics
New Appointments
Jonathan Rodden - appointed Associate Professor of Political Science
Lisa Blaydes - appointed Assistant Professor of Political Science
Karen Jusko - appointed Assistant Professor of Political Science
Phillip Lipscy - appointed Assistant Professor of Political Science
Promotions
Simon Jackman - promoted to Professor of Political Science
Robert Reich - promoted to Associate Professor of Political Science
Elections
National Academy of Sciences - David Laitin
Awards
Luebbert Award - Jeremy Weinstein
(for the best article on comparative politics ) "Handling and Manhandling Civilians in Civil War," published in the APSR in 2006 (coauthored with Macartan Humphreys)
Luebbert Award - Jonathan Rodden
(for the best book on comparative politics) "Hamilton's Paradox"
Leon D. Epstein Book Award (co-recipient) - Beatriz Magaloni
(for the best book on Political organizations and Parties) Voting for Autocracy"
Roland Prize - Terry Karl
(for engaging and involving students in integrating academic scholarship with significant volunteer service to society)
Political Science Staff
Dean’s Merit Award - Sihla Koop (2006-2007)
Service Award - Eliana Vasquez
Political Science Students
Graduate Students
Westview Press Award for the best paper by a grduate student or students presented at the Midwest Political Science Association's 2007 Conference - Alex Kuo and Neil Malhotra
NSF Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grant - Jessica Weeks
(for her project, "Leaders, Accountability, and Foreign Policy in Non-Democracies")
NSF Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grant - Dara Cohen
(for her project, "Explaining Sexual Violence During Civil War") and
The Morris Abrams Award in International Relations
NSF Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grant - Neil Malhotra
(for his project, "The Effect of Perceptions of Mass Opinion on Political Attitudes and Behavior")
2007-08 Shorenstein APARC Fellow - Jeremy Wallace
Fulbright Award - Natan Sachs
(for his research project in Indonesia, "Cooperation Amidst Diversity: The Role of
Islamic Politics & Nationalism")
Egalitarian motives in humans. Nature 446, 794-796 (12 April 2007) - coauthored by Tim Johnson
Undergraduate Students
The Edwin A. Cotrell Memorial Prize - Dayoung Lee
(for most outstanding student in Political Science 1)
The Lindsay Peters Jr. Memorial Prize - Vera Eidelman
(for most outstanding student in Political Science 2)
The Edwin A. Cotrell Memorial Prize - Kyle Publos
(for most outstanding student in Political Science 3)
The Edwin A. Cotrell Memorial Prize - Casey Zoellner
(for most outstanding student in Political Science 4)
The Arnaud B. Leavelle Memorial Prize - Daniel Slate
(for best paper in Political Thought Sequence)
DEPARTMENT EVENTS
Links to the schedules for weekly seminars can be found on the seminars page.
MAPSS Colloquium Series begins Tuesday, October 2, 2007.
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