Prize Winning Parliamentary Affairs article
James Shields article receives top French politics prize
The French Politics Group of the American Political Science Association have awarded for the first time the Stanley Hoffmann award for the best English-language article on French politics.
The committee selected three winners, with the top prize going to James Shields University of Warwick) for his January 2006 article in Parliamentary Affairs, “Political Representation in France: A Crisis of Democracy?”
The award, funded by Sciences Po Paris, will be inaugurated at the FPG’s reception at APSA on August 31st and covers articles published in 2005 through December 2006. The 2007 selection committee includes Stanley Hoffmann--Chair (Harvard University), Gérard Grunberg (Sciences Po Paris), Pierre Hassner (Sciences Po Paris).
This year, 223 articles were identified from 112 journals. For the list of abstracts and journals consulted, please visit the FPG website.
The second place winners were:
David Yost (US Naval Postgraduate School) for his June 2006 article in International Affairs, “France’s New Nuclear Doctrine
Elaine Thomas (Bard College) for her March 2006 article in Ethnic and Racial Studies, “Keeping Identity at A Distance: Explaining France’s New Legal Restrictions on the Islamic Headscarf”.
For free access to the award winning article, please follow this link.