JCPA Best Comparative Article Award

Annual Award for the JCPA Best Comparative Article

The JCPA and ICPA-Forum extend the Annual Award for the Best Comparative Article in the JCPA in line with the mission statement of advancing high scholarly standards and significant contribution to the field. We extend to the winners a Certificate and a monetary award. The articles are adjudicated by an International Adjudication Committee.

The JCPA and the ICPA-Forum are pleased to announce that Michelle Morais de Sá e Silva and Osmany Porto de Oliveira have won the 2023 Best Comparative Article Award for their article "Incorporating Time into Policy Transfer Studies: A Comparative Analysis of the Transnational Policy Process of Conditional Cash Transfers and Participatory Budgeting", published in Vol. 25, 2023 of the Journal of Comparative Analysis: Research & Practice.

 

The article was selected by the International Adjudication Committee for its novelty, methodological rigor and insightful results. The authors' unique approach to studying policy change over time is a significant contribution to the field of comparative policy analysis.

The International Adjudication Committee of the Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis (JCPA):

Caner Bakir : Koç University, Turkey
Karen Baehler : American University, Washington, D.C.
Victor Rodwin : New York University, USA (Chair)
Gita Steiner-Khamsi : Columbia University, New York
Emanuele Vendramini : Università Cattolica, Milan, Italy

Past Annual Award Winners for the JCPA Best Comparative Article

2022 - Louisa Bayerlein, Constantin Kaplaner, Christoph Knill and Yves Steinebach (European University Institute, LMU)

"Singing Together or Apart? Comparing Policy Agenda Dynamics within International Organizations" Published in Volume 24, Issue No. 3

2019 - Keonhi Son, Research Center on Inequality and Social Policy (SOCIUM) in Bremen, Germany, and Reimut Zohlnhöfer, Heidelberg University, Germany

"Measuring Privatization: Comparing Five Indicators of the Disposition of State-Owned Enterprises in Advanced Democracies”

2018 - Nadia Rubaii, Binghamton University, State University of New York, and Mariana Lima Bandeira, Universidad Andina Simón Bolívar, Ecuador

"Comparative Analysis of Higher Education Quality Assurance in Colombia and Ecuador: How is Political Ideology Reflected in Policy Design and Discourse?"

2017 - Joshua Newman and Brian Head, University of Queensland, Australia

"The National Context of Wicked Problems: Comparing Policies on Gun Violence in the US, Canada, and Australia"

2016 - Nils Steiner, Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, Germany

"Comparing Freedom House Democracy Scores to Alternative Indices and Testing for Political Bias: Are US Allies Rated as More Democratic by Freedom House?"

2015 - Rebecca Oliver, University of Southern California, Scott L. Greer, University of Michigan, Heather Elliott, University of Michigan :

"Differences that Matter: Overcoming Methodological Nationalism in Comparative Social Policy Research” JCPA Vol. 17, no. 4

2014 - Giandomenico Majone, (European University Institute, Florence):

"Policy Harmonization: Limits and Alternatives" JCPA Vol. 16, no. 1

2013 - Jon Olaskoaga, (Universidad del Pais Vasco), Spain; Ricardo Alaez-Aller, (Universidad Publica de Navarra), Spain and Pablo Diaz-De-Basurto-Uraga, (Universidad del Pais Vasco), Spain:

"Beyond Welfare Effort in the Measuring of Welfare States" JCPA Vol. 15, no. 3.

2012 - Georg Wenzelburger and Uwe Wagschal (University of Freiburg):

"When do Governments Consolidate? A Quantitative Comparative Analysis of 23 OECD Countries (1980–2015)" JCPA Vol. 14, no. 1

2011 – Richard Huff (Virginia Commonwealth University):

"Measuring Performance in US Municipalities: Do Personnel Policies Predict System Level Outcomes?" JCPA Vol. 13, no. 1, pp - 11–33

2010 – Claus Wendt (Mannheim) & Jürgen Kohl (Heidelberg):

"Translating Monetary Inputs into Health Care Provision: A Comparative Analysis of the Impact of Different Modes of Public Policy" JCPA Vol. 12, No. 1 & 2, pp. 11 – 31.

2009 – Ivan Katchanovski (New York) & Todd La Porte(George Mason):

"Democracy, Colonial Legacy, and the Openness of Cabinet-level Websites in Developing Countries" Vol. 11, No. 2, pp. 213-232.

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.