PSA Journal: BJPIR John Peterson Prize 2026
We are delighted to announce the winner of this year’s John Peterson Prize for the best article published in 2025 in the PSA’s British Journal of Politics and International Relations. The winning article is “Inside the ‘secret garden’: Candidate selection at the 2019 UK general election” by Chris Butler, Marta Miori, and Rob Ford. The panel of judges were very impressed with all of the shortlisted articles, but had particular praise for the winning entry: “This is a very strong article that adds substantially to understanding of an important part of the democratic process. Based on original data generated by […]
Winner of the APSA-PSA 2026 International Partnerships Award
The American Political Science Association (APSA) and the Political Studies Association (PSA) are delighted to announce the 2026 winner of this award which celebrates outstanding and innovative cross-national scholarly partnerships. Congratulations to Lisel Hintz (John Hopkins University), Feyda Sayan-Cengiz (Manisa Celal Bayar University), Madonna Kalousian (King’s College London), and Devrim Yavuz (Lehman College) for their Post-Disaster Online Writing Solidarity Group and its accompanying blueprint published in PS: Political Science & Politics. We thank the judging panel for their time and careful consideration: PSA Trustees Dr. Donna Smith (The Open University) and Professor John Craig (University of Hull); PSA Vice-President Angelia […]
PSA Welcomes its new Trustees!
We are delighted to welcome our new trustees to the PSA Executive Committee. Dr Simon Choat, Kingston University, and Dr Roula Nezi, University of Surrey joined the Executive Committee with effect from 12 June 2026. Professor Nicholas Allen, Royal Holloway University of London, has been appointed for a second term. Our thanks go to Dr Manjeet Ramgotra, SOAS, University of London and Dr Heather Alberro, University of Manchester as they end their term as trustees. You can see the full list of trustees here. Dr Roula Nezi Dr Simon Choat Prof Nicholas Allen Dr Heather Alberro Dr Manjeet Ramgotra
PSA Academic Prize Dissertation Winners 2025-26
We are delighted to announce this year’s winners – please join us in congratulating their success! The PSA is proud to highlight the exceptional work of our members and showcase the excellence and impact of our discipline. Sir Ernest Barker Prize – Joint Winner Outstanding dissertation on political theory Martina Zago University of British Columbia Civilization as an aesthetic concept: Eugène Delacroix, Paul Gauguin and Juan Luna, 1798 – 1903 This dissertation made an immediate impression through its confidence and depth of thinking. The manuscript is engaging and ambitious, with a strong sense of purpose throughout. It handles complex […]
The University of York Team to Edit Political Studies for a Second Term
The Political Studies Association (PSA) is delighted to announce that the existing team from the University of York will edit its flagship journal Political Studies for a second three-year term from 31 July 2026. On this announcement, the Editorial team Professor Monica Brito Vieira, Professor Graeme Davies, Professor Daphne Halikiopoulou and Professor Sarah Shair-Rosenfield said: “The University of York team are very excited to extend their editorship of Political Studies, and we look forward to continuing our commitment to publishing world-leading and innovative research for another term.” The PSA’s Trustee for Academic Publishing Professor Nicholas Allen added: “Political Studies, the PSA’s […]
PSA Academic Prize Winners 2025-26
Congratulations to this year’s academic prize winners! We are thrilled to celebrate the outstanding accomplishments of our members through this esteemed awards programme, and would like to extend a huge thank you to all who participated, whether it was by entering, nominating or judging the prizes. In recognition of our 2025-26 prize winners outstanding contributions, we are delighted to share their achievements. Join us in congratulating their well-deserved success! The PSA is proud to highlight the exceptional work of our members and showcase the excellence and impact of our discipline. Dissertation Prizes Sir Ernest Barker Prize – Joint Winner Outstanding […]
New Partnership between The Conversation and PSA
NEW PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE CONVERSATION AND THE POLITICAL STUDIES ASSOCIATION We are pleased to announce the world’s leading publisher of research-based news and analysis, The Conversation, and The Political Studies Association (PSA) have committed to working together over the next three years to achieve our shared goal for public discourse and policy to be informed by the very best in academic research. This new partnership includes The Conversation being the PSA’s media partner for PSA26, its forthcoming international annual conference taking place in Oxford from 30 March – 1 April 2026. Commenting on this new partnership, Editor-in-Chief of The Conversation […]
New A-Level Essay Competition
The PSA American Politics Group (APG) is pleased to launch a new essay competition for A-level students. This new essay competition is part of a broader project designed at fostering engagement between the PSA American Politics Group, the Schools Programme of the Financial Times, and A-Level students, tutors and schools. This project is supported by the PSA’s Excellence and Impact Fund If you are interested in applying for this competition there is a FREE online event for applicants taking place on 25 February 2026. Key facts: What: Essay competition for 16-19 years olds studying US politics as part of a Politics A […]
Mackenzie Book Prize 2025-26 Shortlist Announced
Thank you to all who nominated a book for this esteemed prize which celebrates the distinctive contribution these works have made to advancing Political Studies. From an impressive number of entries, we are grateful to our judging panel: Chair: Iain McLean; Barbara Piotrowska; Fiona MacKay; Roger Awan-Scully and Dena Aryia who have confirmed the following books have been shortlisted. Disability and Political Representation Professor Elizabeth Evans and Dr Stefanie Reher, published by Oxford University Press Disability and Political Representation explores how and why representation is important for disabled people, but also how disability can help us think about the contours […]
PSA Representation in the International Political Science Association
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