Depatment of Political Science Honors
and Awards
Honors & Awards in 2007
Paul Beck receives
Samuel J. Eldersveld Award
Paul Beck has received the
Samuel J. Eldersveld Award from the Political Organizations and Parties
section of the American Political Science Association in recognition of the
outstanding contribution he has made to the field.
Larry Baum receives C.
Herman Pritchett Award
Larry Baum has received the
C. Herman Pritchett Award from the Law and Courts section of the American
Political Science Association for his book Courts and Their Audiences
as the best book published in 2006 on law and courts written by a
political scientist.
John Mueller receives
Warren Mitofsky Award
John
Mueller is the recipient of the first Warren E. Mitofsky Award for
Excellence in Public Opinion Research for his book Wars,
Presidents and Public Opinion New York: Wiley, 1973). As stated
in the award committee’s citation, “In
the field of political science and public opinion research, Mueller
was the initial leader in analyzing the effect of wars on public
opinion, the effect of casualties on public support for wars, and
how wars, casualties, economic conditions, and political conflict
that occur over time affect support for American presidents.
The ideas and arguments about how economic slumps and casualties
affect public opinion, and the ‘rally round the flag’ effect that we
take for granted in public discourse owe much to Mueller's work.Richard Herrmann named
Joan N. Huber Fellow
Richard Herrmann has been
named a Joan N. Huber Fellow by the College of Social and Behavioral
Sciences in recognition of his place as a leading scholar in the field of
international relations. He has served on the Secretary of State’s policy
planning staff and as coeditor of International Studies Quarterly.
Dr. Herrmann approaches international politics from a political psychology
perspective, and is best known for his work on image theory, including the
ways in which perceptions of threat, opportunity, capabilities, and cultural
differences affect the images used by national leaders to define relations
with other nations.
Jennifer Mitzen receives
EJIR
Best Article Award
Jennifer Mitzen’s article
on “Ontological Security in World Politics” was awarded the prize for the
best article published in the European Journal of International Relations
in 2006. The prize was awarded at the European Consortium for
Political Research’s conference in Turin Italy in September. Mitzen
studies international relations, with emphasis on IR theory, global
governance, and post-conflict reconciliation.
Alexander Thompson
wins Robert O. Keohane Awar
Alexander Thompson’s
article “Coercion through International Organizations: The Security Council
and the Logic of Information Transmission” was awarded the Robert O. Keohane
Award for the best article published in International Organization
in 2006 by an untenured scholar. Thompson studies international
relations, with emphasis on international organization and political
economy.
Marcus Kurtz wins the
2007 Alumni Award for Distinguished Teaching
Marcus Kurtz won the 2007
Alumni Award for Distinguished Teaching, the top recognition of teaching at
Ohio State. Kurtz studies comparative politics, with a focus on Latin
America. His teaches across the curriculum, from the freshman level to
advanced graduate courses. His course evaluations are among the very
highest at the University, and spontaneous comments by his students
repeatedly describe his classes as intellectually stimulating.
Irfan Nooruddin
receives a Distinguished University Mentor of the Year Award
The OSU Undergraduate
Research Office named Irfan Nooruddin a Distinguished University Mentor of
the Year. Nooruddin studies comparative politics, with a focus on the
political economy of development. He was nominated for the award by
four undergraduate students whose honors theses he chaired.
Janet Box-Steffensmeier is President of the
Society for Political Methodology
Prof. Box-Steffensmeier is current president of the Society for Political
Methodology. She is Vernal Riffe Professor of Political Science and
author of Event History Modeling. She has twice received the
Gosnell Award for her work in political methodology.
