Vicente Valentim Receives the 2025 Robert A. Dahl Award for “The Normalization of the Radical Right: A Norms Theory of Political Supply and Demand”

The Robert A. Dahl Award is presented annually by the American Political Science Association (APSA) to honor an untenured scholar who has produced scholarship of the highest quality on the subject of democracy.  Citation from the Award Committee: The Robert A. Dahl Award honors an untenured scholar whose work makes an outstanding contribution to the study of democracy and broadens our understanding of how democracies function.

Attendee Resources

2025 Attendee Guide The 2025 Annual Meeting Attendee Guide will help you prepare for the meeting with details on paper uploads, event logistics, and must-attend events.

Meet Amanda Sahar d’Urso, 2025 Advancing Research Grants for Early Career Scholars Recipient

Project Title: Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) American Identity in the United States Amanda Sahar d’Urso, Georgetown University Dr. Amanda Sahar d’Urso is an assistant professor of government at Georgetown University. Her research details how Middle Easterners and North Africans (MENA) have been racialized throughout the 20th and 21st century. Her work is published in Perspectives on Politics, …

Department Chairs’ Mini Conference and Luncheon

APSA Department Members are invited to attend the Department Chairs’ Mini-Conference and Luncheon at the 2025 American Political Science Association (APSA) Annual Meeting & Exhibition.

Theme Panel: Politicization of Women’s Bodies

In-Person Full Paper Panel Participants: (Chair) Ji Yeon (Jean) Hong, University of Michigan (Discussant) Ji Yeon (Jean) Hong, University of Michigan (Discussant) Soosun You, University of Pennsylvania Session Description: When and why are women’s bodies politicized, how are they used as instruments of power, and who benefits from these processes? This panel examines the political and economic consequences of state and societal actions involving women’s bodies—whether through victimization, commercialization, or idealization as symbols of motherhood.

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The Fossil-Fueled Roots of Climate Inaction in Authoritarian Regimes

The Fossil-Fueled Roots of Climate Inaction in Authoritarian Regimes By William Kakenmaster, University of Notre Dame Why do some authoritarian regimes contribute more to climate change than others? I suggest that climate inaction in nondemocracies is shaped by a combination of fossil fuel wealth and executive constraints. Fossil fuel wealth undermines climate action by giving leaders of authoritarian regimes incentives to capture oil and gas rents that help them maintain power.

Meet Camila Paez, 2025 Advancing Research Grants for Early Career Scholars Recipient

Project Title: Contesting the Inclusionary Turn: Feminist and Antifeminist Narratives in Latin America and the United States Camila Paez, University of Cincinnati Camila Paez holds a Ph.D. in political science from Arizona State University, supported by Fulbright. She currently serves as an assistant professor at the University of Cincinnati's School of Politics and International Affairs. Her research concentrates on women’s contentious politics and policies in Latin America, employing ethnography, interviews, text analysis, and OLS to examine political violence and women's involvement in social movements.

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Location: Vancouver Convention Center, Ballroom C

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