APSA Religion & Politics Section 11

The Religion & Politics section is pleased to award our inaugural Lifetime Achievement Award to John C. Green, James L. Guth, Lyman A. "Bud" Kellstedt, and Corwin E. Smidt! We thank these scholars for their contributions to the field. connect.apsanet.org/s11/inaugural-…

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Call for Proposals! APSA R&P is accepting proposals for small grant awards of up to $2,500 for research on R&P. Proposals may address any topic of theoretical, empirical, and practical significance for the study of religion and politics. Apply here: bit.ly/4gRt4py

R&P’s new Communication Coordinator is Katie Marie Glenn, PhD Candidate at University of Colorado. Katie’s current research focuses on the weaponization of religious rhetoric by elites for political gain. We’re looking forward to a great year ahead!

R&P would like to highlight our Program Chairs: Alexandra Blackman, Assistant Professor of Government at Cornell and Enrique Quezada-Llanes, Assistant Professor of Political Science at Agnes Scott College. Welcome!

Our executive committee consists of: Jacob Neiheisel, Angelia Wilson, Guadalupe Tunon, Aala Abdelgadir, John Compton, Levi Allen. Looking forward to your leadership this year!

R&P’s new treasurer Angelia Wilson, Professor of Politics at the University of Manchester. Angelia is research explores the intersections of social conservatism, Christianity, feminist political theory and policies regulating sexuality. Welcome to the team!

The new R&P chair elect is Sabri Ciftci, Professor at Kansas State University. Sabri is primarily a scholar of Islam and democracy, Muslim political attitudes, Arab public opinion, and Turkish politics. We’re excited to have you serve

R&P would like to welcome new leadership team, starting with our chair, Nandini Deo, Professor of Political Science at Lehigh University. Her research engages South Asian politics, civil society organizations, religion and secularism, gender and childhood. Here's to a great year!

Nominations for Religion and Politics' Executive Committee will be open until August 20. Check out the website for more details. connect.apsanet.org/s11/seeking-no…

R&P is seeking nominations for its Executive Committee. Nominations should be sent to apsa.religion.politics@gmail.com by August 20, 2025 and should include a brief (<150 word) biography and candidate institutional affiliation. Self-nominations are welcome!

Congratulations to Clyde Wilcox (Georgetown University) and Jocelyne Cesari (University of Birmingham, UK), co-winners of he Susanne Hoeber Rudolph Outstanding Scholar Award!

Gunes Murat Tezcur (Arizona State University) is this year's recipient of the Hubert Morken Best Book Award for Liminal Minorities: Religious Difference and Mass Violence in Muslim Societies- congrats!!

Peitong Jing (Notre Dame) and Karrie Koesel (Notre Dame) have been awarded the Ted Jelen Best Journal Article Award for "Church & State in Contemporary China: Securing Christianity." Congratulations!

The Religion and Politics section wants to thank Alexandra Blackman (Cornell) and Enrique Quezada (Holy Cross) for agreeing to serve as our section's 2026 APSA conference co-chairs!

Congrats to Anirvan Chowdhury (University of Louisville) for winning the Weber Best Conference Paper Award!

Help Wanted: Communications Coordinator Religion and Politics – Section 11 of the American Political Science Association connect.apsanet.org/s11/help-wante… via @apsa_section11

Know someone who's made an impressive contribution to the field of R&P? The nomination deadline for the SHR Outstanding Scholar Award has been extended until April 30, 2025. Check out our Call for Nominations for the award description and instructions. connect.apsanet.org/s11/call-for-s…

Know of a fantastic dissertation on religion and politics? We are extending the nomination deadline for the Aaron Wildavsky Dissertation Award to April 25. More information can be found here: connect.apsanet.org/s11/call-for-s…

Reminder: all nominations for R&P awards are due by tomorrow, April 1. See the R&P website for details.