The JCPA Adjudication Committee, Chaired by Claudia Scott, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand, Peter deLeon, University of Colorado, US, Christoffer Green-Pedersen, University of Aarhus, Denmark and Yu-Ying Kuo, Shih Hsin University, Taiwan (members) have unanimously selected:
"Democracy, Colonial Legacy, and the Openness of Cabinet-level Websites in Developing Countries"
JCPA Vol. 11, No. 2, pp. 213-232.
by
Ivan Katchanovski & Todd La Porte
State University of New York, USA
George Mason University, USA
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The Award of $1,000 was possible thanks to the JCPA & ICPA-Forum invitational International Institutional Sponsorship Program . We extend our gratitude to the sponsoring institutions for their assistance in promoting comparative policy studies. The Award will be presented at the 7th JCPA/ICPA-Forum Workshop at the University of Pittsburgh.
View the previous winning articles since initiation of this Award in 2005:
2008 – Katharina Holzinger & Christoph Knill (Konstanz):
"The Interaction of Competition, Cooperation and Communication: Theoretical Analysis of Different Sources of Environmental Policy Convergence," Vol. 10, 4: 403-425.
2007 - Gert Tinggaard Svendsen & Christian Bjørnskov (Aarhus):
“How to Construct a Robust Measure of Social Capital: Two Contributions,” Vol. 9, 3: 275-292.
2006 - Alison Earle (McGill) & Jody Heymann (Harvard):
"A Comparative Analysis of Paid Leave for the Health Needs of Workers and their Families Around the World," Vol. 8, 3: 241-257.
2005 - Ted Marmor (Yale), Richard Freeman (Edinburgh) & Kieke Okma (NYU):
"Comparative Perspectives and Policy Learning in the World of Health Care," Vol. 7, 4: 331-348.
