#  Former Academy Scholars Win APSA Awards 

 





October 15, 2018

 

 

Two 2017–2018 Academy Scholars have won awards from the American Political Science Association. **David Szakonyi**'s dissertation *Renting Elected Office: Why Businesspeople Become Politicians in Russia* has received the American Political Science Association’s 2018 [Gabriel A. Almond Award](https://politicalsciencenow.com/david-szakonyi-2018-gabriel-a-almond-award-recipient/) for Best Dissertation in Comparative Politics. **Mariano Sánchez-Talanquer**'s dissertation *States Divided: History, Conflict, and State Formation in Mexico and Colombia* has received the American Political Science Association’s 2018 [William Anderson Award](https://politicalsciencenow.com/mariano-sanchez-talanquer-2018-william-anderson-award-recipient/) for the best dissertation in the general field of federalism or intergovernmental relations, state and local politics. Congratulations to both!

 

 

 



 

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