AWARDS

2024 Caucus Awards

Best Book Prize

Scaling Migrant Worker Rights: How Advocates Collaborate and Contest State Power

by Xóchitl Bada & Shannon Gleeson




The Latino Caucus of the American Political Science Association awards a Latino Politics Best Book Prize each year. The award is given for an outstanding book that examines the political thought and practice of Latinos in the United States, exploring the ways in which race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, and/or class affect Latinos in their quest for social and political empowerment. Broadly defined, Latino politics can apply to a variety of issues related to civil rights, political incorporation, and the various ways Latinos engage the U.S. political system and in democratic politics more generally. Topics of interest include political identity and mobilization, parties and elections, Latino political thought, intersectional and coalition politics, social movements, and the politics of race and representation. In addition to demonstrated superiority in scholarship on the study of Latino politics, nominated work should focus substantially or entirely on developments in the U.S. context. The award may be granted to a single-authored or multi-authored book, or to an edited volume. The award typically includes a cash prize of $500. The book award will be presented at the American Political Science Association annual meeting. 


Submission Guidelines: Books eligible for the 2024 prize must have a copyright/publication year of 2023. If you would like to submit a book for consideration of this award, please send a copy of the book directly to all committee members by June 1, 2024. 


We strongly recommend sending an electronic copy of the book in PDF form or eBook as soon as possible in order to avoid delays in sending a print copy. 


2024 Book Award committee: Jaime Dominguez (Chair, Northwestern University), Deborah Schildkraut (Tufts University), and Francisco Pedraza (Arizona State University) 


​Past Winners (year published)


2023: Proving Patriotismo (Lexington Books) by Jessica Lavariega Monforti and Adam McGlynn and The Politics of Patronage (Univ. of Texas Press) by Benjamin Marquez. Honorable Mention: States of Belonging (Russell Sage) by Tomás R. Jiménez, Deborah J. Schildkraut, Yuen J. Huo, and John F. Dovidio


2020: Holding Fast (Russell Sage) by James A. McCann and Michael Jones-Correa and Cruelty as Citizenship (Univ. of MN Press) by Cristína Beltrán


2019: Latino Professionals in American: Testimonios of Policy, Perseverance, and Success (Routledge) by Maria Chavez


2018: Specters of Belonging | Adrian Felix (University of California, Riverside) AND The Latino Question: Politics, Labouring Classes, and the Next Left | Armando Ibarra (University of Wisconsin, Madison), Alfredo Carlos (California State University, Long Beach), & Rodolfo D. Torres (University of California, Irvine)


2017: The New Immigrants: Immigration, Protests, and the Politics of Latino Identity | Heather Silber Mohammed (Clark University)


2016: Unspoken Politics: Implicit Attitudes and Political Thinking | Efren Perez (Vanderbilt University)


2015: Terrorizing Latina/o Immigrants: Race, Gender, and Immigration Politics in the Age of Security | Anna Sampaio (Santa Clara University)

Emerging Scholar

Maricruz Osorio

 Bentley University

&

Roberto Carlos

University of Texas - Austin

 2024 Winners

The Latino Caucus Emerging Scholar Award was established in 2018 and is issued to a scholar who is no more than 6 years from earning their Ph.D., who has made a significant contribution to the Latina/o/x community, and is awaiting tenure. The recipient should be an untenured Caucus member who has informed the study of Latina/o/x Politics through innovative scholarship with a strong publication trajectory, engagement with the field, and teaching. Emerging Scholars nominees must be Caucus members

Submission Guidelines: To submit a nominee for consideration, please submit a CV for the candidate and a letter in support of the candidate by June 1, 2024 to all committee members. 

2024 Committee:Award committee members were Andrea Silva (Chair, University of North Texas), Tony Affigne (Providence College), and Desh Girod (Georgetown University). 


Past Winners:

2023: Álvaro J. Corral, University of Texas - Rio Grande Valley

2021: Julia Marin Hellwege, University of South Dakota

2020: Ivy A.M. Cargile, California State University, Bakersfield

2019: Marcela Garcia Castañon, San Francisco State University



Lifetime Achievement

Luis Ricardo Fraga

(photo credit: Taylor Mickal)

Notre Dame University

2024 Winner

The Latino Caucus Lifetime Achievement Award is issued to a senior scholar who has made a significant and substantial contribution to the Latina/o/x community and the discipline. The recipient should be a tenured person who has transformed the study of Latina/o/x Politics over a long, but current and active, career

Lifetime Achievement nominees must be Caucus members

Submission Guidelines for 2024:  To submit a nominee for consideration, please submit a CV for the candidate and a letter in support of the candidate by June 1, 2024 to all committee members. 


Current Committee: Jeronimo Cortina (Chair, University of Houston), Claudia Sandoval (Loyola Marymount University), and Flavio Hickel (Washington College) 

Past Winners:

2023: Raymond Rocco, UCLA

2021: Valerie Martinez-Ebers, University of North Texas

2020: Gary Segura, UCLA

2019: Angelo Falcon

APSA FUND FOR LATINO SCHOLARSHIP

The Fund’s primary goal is to encourage and support the recruitment, retention, and promotion of political science students and scholars who study and research Latina/o politics (especially students and tenure track junior faculty). Grants will be made to individuals, institutions, and projects whose purposes most clearly match the goals of the Fund, and whose proposals most persuasively demonstrate capacity for successful completion. 


The fund will award grants to initiatives that:


Grants will be made to individuals, institutions, and projects whose purposes most clearly match the goals of the Fund, and whose proposals most persuasively demonstrate capacity for successful completion. Junior faculty members (inc. non-tenure track and lecturers), graduate students, undergraduate students, and institutions are eligible to apply. Awards vary by nomination. The funds are allocated prior to the Annual Meeting and applications are typically due in spring. Visit APSA's website for more information about the application, submission information, and to apply. Please direct questions to: latinofund@apsanet.org 


Deadline: Applications for the 2025 cycle will open May 1, 2025. 


Meet the 2024 Winners: Read more about the FLS winners here


Past Winners

2023: Iris Acquarone (Rice University), Nicolette Alayon (Northwestern University), Sonja Castañeda Dower (University of Chicago), Estefania Castaneda Perez (University of Pennsylvania), Samantha Chapa (University of Houston), Elizabeth Echavarria (University of Washington, Seattle), Alejandro Frydman (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), Marianna Garcia (University of California, San Diego),  Oswaldo Mena (Graduate Center, CUNY), Daniel Quiroga-Ángel (University of California, Berkeley), Mariana V. Ramirez Bustamante (Vanderbilt University), Ignangeli Salinas-Muñiz (University of Michigan), Angie Torres-Beltran (Cornell University), Ricardo Vega León (University of Massachusetts, Amherst)


2022: Robert Alvarez (University of Houston), Erika Arias (Syracuse University), Austin Barraza (Northeastern University), Anthony Bencomo (University of California, Santa Cruz), Michelle Bueno Vasquez (Northwestern University), Jessica Cobian (University of California, Los Angeles), Sara Heridia (Emory University), David Herrera (Brown University), Aime Hogue Rovelo (University of Missouri, Columbia), Ana Oaxaca Carrasco (University of California, Los Angeles), Camila Paez Bernal, Arizona State University, Yanira Rivas Pineda (University of California, Santa Barbara), Angel Torres Guevara (University of Chicago), Cesar Vargas Nunez (Stanford University)


2021: Jesse Acevedo (University of Denver), Maya Camargo- Vemuri (Johns Hopkins University), Juan Campos (UC- Berkeley), Kimberly Cardenas (Univ. of Pennsylvania), Fernando Nobre Cavalcante (State Univ. of Campinas, Brazil), Ely Orrego- Torres (Northwestern University), Maricruz Osorio (UC- Riverside), Eva-Marie Quinones (Yale), Valentina Salas (Univ. of Minnesota), Rodolfo Solís (UCLA), Daisy Vazquez Vera (UCLA), Gabriel Vergara (Univ. of Massachusetts, Amherst),  Verónica Zebadúa-Yáñez (University of Maryland, College Park), and Daniel Zengotita (Univ. of Florida)

2020: Nicolas Albertoni (University of Southern California), Noemi Alexander (Claremont Graduate University), Estefania Castañeda Pérez (University of California), Fernando Luiz Cavalcante (State University of Campinas), Alejandro Contreras (Brown University), Kennia Coronado (The University of Wisconsin-Madison), Luzmarina Garcia (University of Illinois), Julia Marin Hellwege, (University of South Dakota), Jennifer Martinez (Portland State University), Maricruz Osorio (University of California- Riverside), Carlos Rivera Garcia (University of California- Berkeley), Angel Saavedra Cisneros (St. Norbert College)


2019: Rebeca J. Agosto Rosa (Univ of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), Alejandro Beltran Aguirre (Univ of AZ), Tabitha Bonilla (Northwestern), Álvaro José Corral (The College of Wooster), Angela Gutierrez (UCLA), Michelangelo Landgrave (UC-Riverside), Eddie Lucero (UC-Merced), Eduardo Salinas (Univ. of Illinois), Inés Valdez (Ohio State), Daisy Vera (UCLA)


2018: Kristine Kay-Erkiletian (UC-Berkeley), Brian Lovato (Augustana College), Angely Martinez (Syracuse University), Yanira Rivas Pineda de Melendez (UC-Santa Barbara), Tana Stamper (UNC-Chapel Hill), Fernando Tormos-Aponte (Univ. of Missouri- STL), Rachel Torres (Univ. of Iowa), María Laura Veramendi García (Syracuse University), Randy Villegas (UC- Santa Cruz), Gabriela Vitela (Louisiana State), Catherine Wineinger (Rutgers)


2017: Rudy Alamillo (UC Riverside), Teresa Yoloti Gomez (San Jose State University), Alfredo Gonzalez (University of Chicago), Maricruz Osorio (UC Riverside), Estefania Castaneda Perez (UCLA), Heather Silber Mohamed (Clark University), Juliana Restrepo Sanin (Rutgers University), University of Maryland Center for American Politics and Citizenship (Stella Rouse)

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2016: David Cortez (Cornell University), Ivelisse Cuevas-Molina (University of Massachusetts, Amherst), Angela Gutierrez (UCLA), Danielle Lemi (UC Riverside), Vanessa Nichols (University of Michigan), Angela Ocampo (UCLA), Liana Eustacia Reyes-Reardon (Rice University)


Related Awards

  Adaljiza Sosa-Riddel Mentoring Awards

The Adaljiza Sosa-Riddell Award is a Status of Latinos y Latinas in the Profession Award. It is named in honor of the first Latina to earn a PhD in political science, Adaljiza Sosa-Riddell, this mentor award honors recipients with a non-monetary certificate and recognition at the committee's annual meeting reception. The Committee recognizes exceptional mentoring of Latino/a students and junior faculty each year with three awards honoring Adaljiza Sosa-Riddell, a life-long mentor of Latinos/as. Three awards are given in the areas of undergraduate, graduate and junior faculty mentoring.