FPSA Awards
Manning J. Dauer Award
Best Graduate Paper Award
Best Undergraduate Paper Award
Best Graduate Paper Award
Best Undergraduate Paper Award
Manning J. Dauer Award
Manning J. Dauer was a distinguished professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Florida for over half a century. When he passed away in 1986, he left a legacy that is unparalleled in the State of Florida. He had served as both a formal and an informal advisor to scores of governors, the state legislature, mayors, county commissioners, and city councilpersons. Indeed, it is said that he left his imprint on many public policies at both the state and local level. He is perhaps best known for leading a team of scholars and public officials that devised a reapportionment scheme for the State in the aftermath of the famous Baker v. Carr and Reynolds v. Sims cases. As an academic, he wrote numerous articles and books on state and local government and politics, and his work was frequently cited by other scholars. He also edited a well-received book on government and politics in Florida. Professor Dauer was a well-known figure within and outside of academia including both the political science and public administration communities, local and state government, and the media. But, his heart and loyalty were perhaps tied closest to the organization that helped to co-found—the Florida Political Science Association (FPSA).
In the late 1990s, the FPSA decided that it was time to establish a lasting and fitting tribute to the person who had breathed life into our Association and devoted so much of his time and energy to the FPSA and the state he loved. To that end, the Association’s officers, Executive Council, and membership in 2000 created the Manning J. Dauer Award that would be given every three years to a faculty member at a Florida institution.
Recipients of the Manning Dauer Award should have a sustained exemplary record of research, teaching, mentoring and service related to Florida politics and policy and supportive involvement with the Florida Political Science Association. Like Manning Dauer himself, recipients of the award should be recognized experts on Sunshine State politics and have impact and recognition beyond the discipline of political science reaching out to their local community, the state, nation and/or internationally.
Manning J. Dauer Award Recipients
2020 Aubrey Jewett, University of Central Florida
2016 Jonathan West, University of Miami
2009 J. Edwin Benton, University of South Florida
2006 Joan Carver, Jacksonville University
2003 Susan A. MacManus, University of South Florida
2000 Thomas R. Dye, Florida State University
Manning J. Dauer was a distinguished professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Florida for over half a century. When he passed away in 1986, he left a legacy that is unparalleled in the State of Florida. He had served as both a formal and an informal advisor to scores of governors, the state legislature, mayors, county commissioners, and city councilpersons. Indeed, it is said that he left his imprint on many public policies at both the state and local level. He is perhaps best known for leading a team of scholars and public officials that devised a reapportionment scheme for the State in the aftermath of the famous Baker v. Carr and Reynolds v. Sims cases. As an academic, he wrote numerous articles and books on state and local government and politics, and his work was frequently cited by other scholars. He also edited a well-received book on government and politics in Florida. Professor Dauer was a well-known figure within and outside of academia including both the political science and public administration communities, local and state government, and the media. But, his heart and loyalty were perhaps tied closest to the organization that helped to co-found—the Florida Political Science Association (FPSA).
In the late 1990s, the FPSA decided that it was time to establish a lasting and fitting tribute to the person who had breathed life into our Association and devoted so much of his time and energy to the FPSA and the state he loved. To that end, the Association’s officers, Executive Council, and membership in 2000 created the Manning J. Dauer Award that would be given every three years to a faculty member at a Florida institution.
Recipients of the Manning Dauer Award should have a sustained exemplary record of research, teaching, mentoring and service related to Florida politics and policy and supportive involvement with the Florida Political Science Association. Like Manning Dauer himself, recipients of the award should be recognized experts on Sunshine State politics and have impact and recognition beyond the discipline of political science reaching out to their local community, the state, nation and/or internationally.
Manning J. Dauer Award Recipients
2020 Aubrey Jewett, University of Central Florida
2016 Jonathan West, University of Miami
2009 J. Edwin Benton, University of South Florida
2006 Joan Carver, Jacksonville University
2003 Susan A. MacManus, University of South Florida
2000 Thomas R. Dye, Florida State University
Best Graduate Paper Award
The FPSA recognizes the best graduate paper presented at the annual meeting. The recipient of the award is recognized at the following meeting and receives a $250 check from the association. In addition, the paper is considered for inclusion in the next volume of the association’s journal, The Florida Political Chronicle.
Best Graduate Paper Award Winners
2023 Alexander Krest, University of South Florida-St. Petersburg
"Citizen Departure: Investigating Party Dissolution Within Urban & Rural Populations"
2022 Sara Belligoni, University of Central Florida
“Held in the Grip: Governing Institutions and Emergency Management Procedural Arrangements in the Cases
of Florida and Puerto Rico.”
2021 Craig Wilding, University of Central Florida
"Florida Campaign Money: Are Constituents Being Represented?"
2019 Davide Dell’Isola, University of Central Florida
“Immigration and Demise of Social-Democratic Parties in Western Europe: France, United Kingdom, Germany
and Italy.”
2018 Sandor Fabian, University of Central Florida
"Why Does David Sometimes Defeat Goliath? Effects of Military Culture on the Outcome of Asymmetric Wars”
2017 Christopher Faulkner and Joshua Lambert, University of Central Florida)
"Sign on the Dotted Line: Contracting Private Military and Security Companies in African Civil Wars"
2016 Jennifer L. Hudson, University of Central Florida
“Legislative Gridlock, Partisanship and Trust in Government”
2015 Thomas Just, Florida International University
"Post-Communist Recovery and the State: The Case Studies of Poland and Ukraine"
2014 Enrijeta Shino, University of Florida
"Absentee Voting: A Cross State Analysis"
2013 Essien Ukpe Ukoyo Ukpe, Akwa Ibom State University
"The Arab Connection & the Upsurge of Insurgency in Africa: A Case Study of Boko Haram in Nigeria"
2012 Tammie Marcus Clary, Florida Atlantic University
"Politicians of a Feather, Tweet Together"
2011 Magda Giurcanu, University of Florida
"Europe at Stake at first European Parliament Elections Organized in an Enlarged Europe"
2010 Jordan Michael Ragusa, University of Florida
"Chamber Hopping" in the U.S. Congress: Structure-Induced Learning and the Development of a Partisan
Senate."
The FPSA recognizes the best graduate paper presented at the annual meeting. The recipient of the award is recognized at the following meeting and receives a $250 check from the association. In addition, the paper is considered for inclusion in the next volume of the association’s journal, The Florida Political Chronicle.
Best Graduate Paper Award Winners
2023 Alexander Krest, University of South Florida-St. Petersburg
"Citizen Departure: Investigating Party Dissolution Within Urban & Rural Populations"
2022 Sara Belligoni, University of Central Florida
“Held in the Grip: Governing Institutions and Emergency Management Procedural Arrangements in the Cases
of Florida and Puerto Rico.”
2021 Craig Wilding, University of Central Florida
"Florida Campaign Money: Are Constituents Being Represented?"
2019 Davide Dell’Isola, University of Central Florida
“Immigration and Demise of Social-Democratic Parties in Western Europe: France, United Kingdom, Germany
and Italy.”
2018 Sandor Fabian, University of Central Florida
"Why Does David Sometimes Defeat Goliath? Effects of Military Culture on the Outcome of Asymmetric Wars”
2017 Christopher Faulkner and Joshua Lambert, University of Central Florida)
"Sign on the Dotted Line: Contracting Private Military and Security Companies in African Civil Wars"
2016 Jennifer L. Hudson, University of Central Florida
“Legislative Gridlock, Partisanship and Trust in Government”
2015 Thomas Just, Florida International University
"Post-Communist Recovery and the State: The Case Studies of Poland and Ukraine"
2014 Enrijeta Shino, University of Florida
"Absentee Voting: A Cross State Analysis"
2013 Essien Ukpe Ukoyo Ukpe, Akwa Ibom State University
"The Arab Connection & the Upsurge of Insurgency in Africa: A Case Study of Boko Haram in Nigeria"
2012 Tammie Marcus Clary, Florida Atlantic University
"Politicians of a Feather, Tweet Together"
2011 Magda Giurcanu, University of Florida
"Europe at Stake at first European Parliament Elections Organized in an Enlarged Europe"
2010 Jordan Michael Ragusa, University of Florida
"Chamber Hopping" in the U.S. Congress: Structure-Induced Learning and the Development of a Partisan
Senate."
Best Undergraduate Paper Award
The FPSA recognizes the best undergraduate paper presented at the annual meeting. The recipient of the award is recognized at the following meeting and receives a $200 check from the association. In addition, the paper is considered for inclusion in the next volume of the association’s journal, The Florida Political Chronicle.
Best Undergraduate Paper Award Winners
2023 Colin Kennerly, Stetson University
"Mauritius: A Question of Democratic Development"
2022 Carlos Gonzalez, New College of Florida
"Paving over Democracy: The Relationship Between Highways and Voter Turnout in Florida"
2021 Alyson E. Johnson, University of Central Florida
"Explaining Income Inequality in Florida: 2000-2016"
2019 Meghan L. Stevens, University of Central Florida
"Differences in Vote Margin of Candidates in the Florida Legislature”
2018 Alexander Bruens and Mirella Miranda, Florida Atlantic University
“Redefining Post-Conflict Peacekeeping Success in Regional and International Missions”
2017 Bradley J. Caouette, University of Central Florida
"Regional Political Power in Florida”
The FPSA recognizes the best undergraduate paper presented at the annual meeting. The recipient of the award is recognized at the following meeting and receives a $200 check from the association. In addition, the paper is considered for inclusion in the next volume of the association’s journal, The Florida Political Chronicle.
Best Undergraduate Paper Award Winners
2023 Colin Kennerly, Stetson University
"Mauritius: A Question of Democratic Development"
2022 Carlos Gonzalez, New College of Florida
"Paving over Democracy: The Relationship Between Highways and Voter Turnout in Florida"
2021 Alyson E. Johnson, University of Central Florida
"Explaining Income Inequality in Florida: 2000-2016"
2019 Meghan L. Stevens, University of Central Florida
"Differences in Vote Margin of Candidates in the Florida Legislature”
2018 Alexander Bruens and Mirella Miranda, Florida Atlantic University
“Redefining Post-Conflict Peacekeeping Success in Regional and International Missions”
2017 Bradley J. Caouette, University of Central Florida
"Regional Political Power in Florida”