The following dissertation awards were announced at the Department of Government’s doctorand reception on May 24.
The Department of Government prize for the best dissertation on a topic of Race, Ethnicity/or Migration and Politics is awarded to Briitta van Staalduinen for her dissertation, “Ethnic Inequality in the Welfare State”.
The Department of Government prize for the best dissertation on a topic of Women and Politics is awarded to Casey Petroff for her dissertation, “Essays in Political Economy”.
The two Senator Charles Sumner Prizes for the best dissertations “from the legal, political, historical, economic, social, or ethnic approach, dealing with any means or measures tending toward the prevention of war and the establishment of universal peace” are awarded to
1. Justin Pottle for his dissertation, “Democratic Inequality in the Misinformation Age” and
2. Alice Xu for her dissertation, “Segregation and the Spatial Externalities of Inequality: A Theory of Interdependence and Public Goods in Cities”.
The Edward M. Chase Prize for the best dissertation on a subject relating to the promotion of world peace is awarded to Naima Green-Riley for her dissertation, “How to Win Friends and Influence People Overseas: The U.S., China, and the Microfoundations of Public Diplomacy”.
The Robert Noxon Toppan prize for the best dissertation upon a subject of political science is awarded to Kaneesha Johnson for her dissertation, “The Punishing State: Punishment, Social Control, and Social Services in North Carolina”.
Hearty congratulations to all our newly minted PhDs in 2022-23!