Vincent Lemieux Prize
This biennial prize has been established in honour of the eminent political scientist Professor Vincent Lemieux of the Université Laval.
Rules 2021
• The prize will be awarded to the author of the best PhD thesis submitted at a Canadian institution, in English or in French, in any sub-field of political science, judged eminently worthy of publication in the form of a book or articles.
• Units of political science, public policy, international affairs or related fields at Canadian institutions are eligible to submit theses provided that they hold a CPSA institutional membership. In the case of interdisciplinary units, only political science theses defended in the two-year period may count toward a unit’s total nomination allotment.
• A thesis is eligible only after nomination by the unit in which it was defended.
• A unit in which five or fewer theses were defended in the two-year period may nominate one candidate. If six to ten were defended in the same period, two may be nominated. For those units with more than ten completed PhDs, three thesis may be nominated.
• Article-length theses are welcome.
• For the 2021 award, a thesis must have been defended in 2019 or 2020.
• The deadline for submission of the copies of the theses is 1 February 2021.
• The winner will be announced at the 2021 CPSA Conference.
• The winner will receive a commemorative certificate and a cheque in the amount of $1000.
• Unit Chairpersons are invited to email one e-copy of each thesis submitted for adjudication directly to each member of the Prize Jury at the e-addresses provided; a copy must also be emailed directly to the CPSA Secretariat. The emails must be clearly marked Vincent Lemieux Prize Entry. It is the Unit Chairperson’s responsibility to provide a paper copy if required by any of the jurors.
Canadian Political Science Association
Anna M. Agathangelou, York University
Marc André Bodet, Université Laval
Kathy Brock, Queen’s University
2019 Vincent Lemieux Prize
This cogent explanation of why some religious leaders use radicalization and vigilante mobilization is based . . .
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2017 Vincent Lemieux Prize
From the first line of the introduction – where the author recalls meeting a lawyer and his refugee claimant . . .
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2015 Vincent Lemieux Prize
This thesis reflects an approach that is both philosophical and sociological. In the first section, after a broad . . .
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2013 Vincent Lemieux Prize
This is a dissertation of urban politics on the development of Toronto’s waterfront. The thesis is a fine case . . .
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Natina Clara Tan asks the question why Singapore’s People’s Action Party has been successful in maintaining . . .
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Vincent Pouliot’s dissertation is impressive on multiple levels. It draws on a broad range of theories in fields . . .
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Gutterman’s thesis provides a compelling analysis of why states choose to comply or not comply with important . . .
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Lecce’s thesis attempts to rescue liberal pluralism, and thereby liberal democracy, from “perfectionists” who . . .
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The Chipoma dissertation on collective action in Zambia is intellectually rich, and is developed out of extensive . . .
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