This is part of the MENA Politics Newsletter, Volume 3, Issue 2, Fall 2020.
Best Book
Committee: Jason Brownlee, Sean Yom and Michaelle Browers
The APSA MENA Politics Section recognizes Lisa Wedeen, “Authoritarian Apprehensions: Ideology, Judgment and Mourning in Syria” (University of Chicago Press) for best book in the field of Middle Eastern politics by a senior scholar published in 2019.
The APSA MENA Politics Section recognizes Steven Brooke, “Winning Hearts and Votes: Social Services and the Islamist Political Advantage” (Cornell University Press) for best book in the field of Middle Eastern politics by a first-time author published in 2019.
Best Paper
Committee: Daniel Corstange, Jeannie Sowers and Diana Greenwald
The APSA MENA Politics Section recognizes Holger Albrecht, Sharan Grewal, and Kevin Koehler, “The Political Sources of Support for the Military: Experimental Evidence from Tunisia,” for best paper on Middle Eastern politics presented to the 2019 APSA Annual Meeting
The APSA MENA Politics Section recognizes Tugba Bozcaga, “The Social Bureaucrat”, for honorable mention, best paper on Middle Eastern politics presented to the 2019 APSA Annual Meeting.
Best Dissertation
Committee: Matt Buehler, Marwa Shalaby and Michael Herb
The APSA MENA Politics Section recognizes Stephen Monroe, “Varieties of Protection: Ethnic Politics and Resistance to Neoliberalism in the Arab World” (Princeton University) for best dissertation in Middle Eastern politics, 2019.
The APSA MENA Politics Section recognizes Chantal Berman “Protest, Social Policy, and Political Regimes” (Princeton University) for honorable mention, best dissertation in Middle Eastern politics, 2019.