Ranjit Lall is the recipient of the American Political Science Association’s 2019 Merze Tate Award, which is awarded annually for the best dissertation in the field of international relations, law, and politics. Ranjit’s dissertation, Making International Organizations Work: The Politics of Institutional Performance, was defended for a March 2018 degree. Congratulations!

Adam Lebovitz is the recipient of the American Political Science Association’s 2019 Leo Strauss award, which is awarded annually for the best dissertation in the field of political philosophy.  Adam’s dissertation, Colossus: Constitutional Theory in American and France, 1776-1799, was defended in September 2018. Congratulations!

The Robert Noxon Toppan prize for the best dissertation upon a subject of political science is awarded to Adam Lebovitz for his dissertation, “Colossus: Constitutional Theory in American and France, 1776-1799”.

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The two Senator Charles Sumner Prizes for the best dissertations “from the legal, political, historical, economic, social, or ethnic approach, dealing with any means or measures tending toward the prevention of war and the establishment of universal peace” are awarded to

1. Tyler Jost for his dissertation, “Decision by Design: National Security Institutions and Interstate Crisis”

2. Mayya Komisarchik for...

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The Edward M. Chase Prize for the best dissertation on a subject relating to the promotion of world peace is awarded to Dominika Kruszewska for her dissertation, “From the Streets to the Party Lists: Electoral Advantages of Social Movement Activism”.