|
Contact Us:Project for Equity Representation and
Governance
ATTN: Kenneth J. Meier
Dept. of Political
Science
Texas A&M University
College Station, TX 77843-4348 |
|
Annual Writing Competition Announcements
Outstanding
Undergraduate Research in the field of
Latino Politics
Congratulation to this year’s winner: Emily Steiner of Bucknell University
Click Here to read the winning submission:
“Identity, Assimilation, and Transnationalism in Latino
Immigrant Churches: The Case of Recent Immigrants to Rural Pennsylvania”
______________________________________________________________
Congratulations to the 2008 Winner:
John Smeltzer, University of New Mexico
Click Below to read the 2008 winning submission:
“Puertorriqueñidad: una Identidad en Vaivén
Historical Elucidations and a Subsequent Analysis of Mainland Puerto Rican
Voter Mobility and Efficacy."
______________________________________________________________
2007 Winners:
Marcela García-Castañon, University of Arizona and
Jamie Gonzales, University of New Mexico
Click Below to read this year's winning submissions:
“Life Lessons and Common Ground: The Role of Civic Participation and Group Cohesion on Political Participation in the Latino Community” by Marcela García-Castañon
and
“Variations in Latino Public Opinion towards Immigration” by Jamie Gonzales
We would also like to note that Grace Garner of Pitzer College and Antonio Rodriguez of Southern Illinois University received honorable mentions for their submissions.
Garner's paper is titled “Linked Fate and Descriptive Representation among Mexican Americans.”
Rodriguez's paper is titled “The Role of the Spanish Language News Media in Chicago
Latino Political and Grassroots Organizing.”
______________________________________________________________
2006 Winner:
Erin Melton of Lincoln University
Click Here to read the winning submission “A Nativity Scene?: Political Participation Among the Latino Electorate, for entry into the Latino Politics Contest.”
We would also like to note that Reymundo Zambrano of Marquette University has received an honorable mention for his submission “The Double-edged Sword of Immigration on Native-born Latinos: Native-born Latino Opinion Regarding Immigration Policy and Immigrants.”
______________________________________________________________
The Project for Equity, Representation, and Governance and the Department of Political Science at Texas A&M University invite submissions for Awards for Outstanding Undergraduate Research in the field of Latino Politics.
The award is given to the best research paper authored by an undergraduate student in the field of Latino Politics. The award carries a prize of $500 and is meant to encourage undergraduates to continue their study of Latino Politics at the graduate level.
Papers for the award should be a maximum of 25 pages (double spaced, 12-point font) and should be submitted electronically (either as a PDF, MS Word or Word Percent document) to Kenneth J. Meier (kmeier@politics.tamu.edu). Please include “[currrent year] Latino Politics Award” in the subject heading. Papers are not required to contain any form of data analysis. Self-nominations are encouraged.
Within in body of the e-mail please include the following information:
Name
Major and Minor
University Affiliation
Expected Date of Graduation
Contact Information (E-mail address and Phone Number)
The award winner, as well as honorable mentions, will be announced within 30 days of the deadline date. The winning paper will also be posted on this website.
Please direct any questions to:
Jill N. Ray
4348 TAMUS
College Station, TX 77843-4348
(979)-845-9261
jnray@politics.tamu.edu
| |
