Congratulations APSA book award winners!
https://connect.apsanet.org/apsa2020/apsa-awards/
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Amy Lerman won 2 awards for her important book, Good Enough for Government Work, on negative public views of government:
https://www.amazon.com/Good-Enough-Government-Work-Reputation-ebook/dp/B07STMSRTR

I discussed it with her here:
https://www.niskanencenter.org/why-american-dislike-government-even-when-it-works/ https://twitter.com/MattGrossmann/status/1126302379601813505

Ralph Bunch award went to one of my favorites, The Anger Gap by @Davin_Phoenix
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B081HVGX8G/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1

Black Americans express less anger about politics and it is less influential in their turnout.

We discussed it here:
https://www.niskanencenter.org/will-trump-anger-motivate-black-turnout/ https://twitter.com/Davin_Phoenix/status/1281670528437116928?s=20

The Dahl award went to @AENickelsPhD for Power, Participation, and Protest in Flint, Michigan:
https://www.amazon.com/Power-Participation-Protest-Flint-Michigan-ebook/dp/B07Y6JG4PX/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=Power%2C+Participation%2C+and+Protest+in+Flint%2C+Michigan%3A&qid=1598984382&s=digital-text&sr=1-1

Connecting the dots on the city’s municipal takeovers & the Flint Water Crisis, with lessons for inequality & mobilization https://twitter.com/AENickelsPhD/status/1276849495930802179?s=20

The Lowi Award went to @raugpott for "Bending the Rules"
https://www.amazon.com/Bending-Rules-Procedural-Politicking-Bureaucracy-ebook/dp/B07QZJQQG8/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=bending+the+rules+potter&qid=1598984669&s=digital-text&sr=1-1
on the way-understudied rulemaking process

Bureaucrats can make good policy by insulating themselves from outside pressure

We discussed here: https://www.niskanencenter.org/how-bureaucrats-make-good-policy/ https://twitter.com/raugpott/status/1275070828279787520?s=20

The Schuck award went to @mevaldini for "The Inclusion Calculation"
https://www.amazon.com/Inclusion-Calculation-Appropriate-Womens-Representation-ebook/dp/B07V6BWXXD/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=the+inclusion+calculation&qid=1598984891&s=digital-text&sr=1-1

men facilitate women's entry into politics when women's presence promises to benefit public perception of a party, and therefore benefit male party leaders https://twitter.com/mevaldini/status/1277010462542983168?s=20

I'll add the APSA book section awards to this thread when I see a list. But feel free to reply or DM me with the award announcement or acceptance tweets.

Here is last year's list of great winners: https://twitter.com/MattGrossmann/status/1165645691970052097?s=20