Political Science

Faculty Distinction 2020/21


Jean Cohen

Nell and Herbert M. Singer Professor of Contemporary Civilization in the Core Curriculum

Senior Fernand Braudel Visiting Scholar Fellowship, European University Institute in Florence


Jean Cohen

Nell and Herbert M. Singer Professor of Contemporary Civilization in the Core Curriculum

Senior Fernand Braudel Visiting Scholar Fellowship, European University Institute in Florence


Jean Cohen
Nell and Herbert M. Singer Professor of Contemporary Civilization in the Core Curriculum

Senior Fernand Braudel Visiting Scholar Fellowship, European University Institute in Florence


Daniel Corstange

Associate Professor of Political Science and International and Public Affairs

Lenfest Junior Faculty Development Grant

Hettleman Junior Faculty Summer Research Grant


Daniel Corstange

Associate Professor of Political Science and International and Public Affairs

Lenfest Junior Faculty Development Grant

Hettleman Junior Faculty Summer Research Grant


Daniel Corstange
Associate Professor of Political Science and International and Public Affairs

Lenfest Junior Faculty Development Grant

Hettleman Junior Faculty Summer Research Grant


Sarah Daly

Assistant Professor of Political Science

Humanities War and Peace Initiative Grant, Columbia University


Sarah Daly

Assistant Professor of Political Science

Humanities War and Peace Initiative Grant, Columbia University


Sarah Daly
Assistant Professor of Political Science

Humanities War and Peace Initiative Grant, Columbia University


Virginia Fortna

Harold Brown Professor of US Foreign and Security Policy

Office of the Provost Faculty Mentoring Award, Columbia University

Elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences


Virginia Fortna

Harold Brown Professor of US Foreign and Security Policy

Office of the Provost Faculty Mentoring Award, Columbia University

Elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences


Virginia Fortna
Harold Brown Professor of US Foreign and Security Policy

Office of the Provost Faculty Mentoring Award, Columbia University

Elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences


Nikhar Gaikwad

Assistant Professor of Political Science

Institute for Social and Economic Research and Policy Workshop Grant

President’s Global Innovation Fund Award


Nikhar Gaikwad

Assistant Professor of Political Science

Institute for Social and Economic Research and Policy Workshop Grant

President’s Global Innovation Fund Award


Nikhar Gaikwad
Assistant Professor of Political Science

Institute for Social and Economic Research and Policy Workshop Grant

President’s Global Innovation Fund Award


Donald Green

Burgess Professor of Political Scienc

Best Oral Presentation Award, 6th International Conference on Computational Social Science, for “Experimental Study of Friend-to-Friend GOTV Text Messages in the 2018 US Midterm Elections”


Donald Green

Burgess Professor of Political Scienc

Best Oral Presentation Award, 6th International Conference on Computational Social Science, for “Experimental Study of Friend-to-Friend GOTV Text Messages in the 2018 US Midterm Elections”


Donald Green
Burgess Professor of Political Scienc

Best Oral Presentation Award, 6th International Conference on Computational Social Science, for “Experimental Study of Friend-to-Friend GOTV Text Messages in the 2018 US Midterm Elections”


Fredrick Harris

Professor of Political Science; Dean of Social Science, Faculty of Arts and Sciences

23rd Annual Robert Smalls Lecture, University of South Carolina


Fredrick Harris

Professor of Political Science; Dean of Social Science, Faculty of Arts and Sciences

23rd Annual Robert Smalls Lecture, University of South Carolina


Fredrick Harris
Professor of Political Science; Dean of Social Science, Faculty of Arts and Sciences

23rd Annual Robert Smalls Lecture, University of South Carolina


Macartan Humphreys

Professor of Political Science

APSA’s Information Technology & Politics Best Book Award


Macartan Humphreys

Professor of Political Science

APSA’s Information Technology & Politics Best Book Award


Macartan Humphreys
Professor of Political Science

APSA’s Information Technology & Politics Best Book Award


Robert Jervis

Adlai E. Stevenson Professor and Professor of International and Public Affairs

Elected to the National Academy of Sciences


Robert Jervis

Adlai E. Stevenson Professor and Professor of International and Public Affairs

Elected to the National Academy of Sciences


Robert Jervis
Adlai E. Stevenson Professor and Professor of International and Public Affairs

Elected to the National Academy of Sciences


Ira Katznelson

Ruggles Professor of Political Science and History; Deputy Director, Columbia World Projects

V.O. Key Award for the best book on Southern Politics, Southern Political Science Association


Ira Katznelson

Ruggles Professor of Political Science and History; Deputy Director, Columbia World Projects

V.O. Key Award for the best book on Southern Politics, Southern Political Science Association


Ira Katznelson
Ruggles Professor of Political Science and History; Deputy Director, Columbia World Projects

V.O. Key Award for the best book on Southern Politics, Southern Political Science Association


Karuna Mantena

Professor of Political Science

Elizabeth Adiseshiah Prize


Karuna Mantena

Professor of Political Science

Elizabeth Adiseshiah Prize


Karuna Mantena
Professor of Political Science

Elizabeth Adiseshiah Prize


Robert Shapiro

Wallace S. Sayre Professor of Government and International and Public Affairs

Elected Editor of Political Science Quarterly


Robert Shapiro

Wallace S. Sayre Professor of Government and International and Public Affairs

Elected Editor of Political Science Quarterly


Robert Shapiro
Wallace S. Sayre Professor of Government and International and Public Affairs

Elected Editor of Political Science Quarterly


Nadia Urbinati

Kyriakos Tsakopoulos Professor of Political Theory and Hellenic Studies

Harald Grimen Memorial Lecture 2020, Oslo Metropolitan University, Norway

Capalbio International Award for Me The People: How Populism Transforms Democracy


Nadia Urbinati

Kyriakos Tsakopoulos Professor of Political Theory and Hellenic Studies

Harald Grimen Memorial Lecture 2020, Oslo Metropolitan University, Norway

Capalbio International Award for Me The People: How Populism Transforms Democracy


Nadia Urbinati
Kyriakos Tsakopoulos Professor of Political Theory and Hellenic Studies

Harald Grimen Memorial Lecture 2020, Oslo Metropolitan University, Norway

Capalbio International Award for Me The People: How Populism Transforms Democracy


Yamil Velez

Assistant Professor of Political Science

Google News Initiative Grant


Yamil Velez

Assistant Professor of Political Science

Google News Initiative Grant


Yamil Velez
Assistant Professor of Political Science

Google News Initiative Grant


Keren Yarhi-Milo

Arnold A. Salzman Professor of War and Peace Studies; Professor of International and Public Affairs; Director, Arnold A. Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies

Stanton Nuclear Policy Grant

Biennial Best Foreign Policy Book Award, International Studies Association


Keren Yarhi-Milo

Arnold A. Salzman Professor of War and Peace Studies; Professor of International and Public Affairs; Director, Arnold A. Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies

Stanton Nuclear Policy Grant

Biennial Best Foreign Policy Book Award, International Studies Association


Keren Yarhi-Milo
Arnold A. Salzman Professor of War and Peace Studies; Professor of International and Public Affairs; Director, Arnold A. Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies

Stanton Nuclear Policy Grant

Biennial Best Foreign Policy Book Award, International Studies Association

The Faculty Distinction awards are compiled annually by the offices of the Executive Vice President for Arts and Sciences in coordination with the Arts and Sciences Departments. The information displayed is archival in nature and reflects distinctions of the previous academic year - 2020 is a collection of awards an honors from the 2019-2020 academic year.

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