Graduate students Melissa Pavlik and Sofia Elverdin have been announced as 2023 APSA Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grantees.
The APSA DDRIG program provides support to enhance and improve the conduct of doctoral dissertation research in political science. Awards support basic research which is theoretically derived and empirically oriented.
Melissa’s research focuses on the political economy and geography of repression and resistance, the politics of selective state enforcement, and informal populations especially in West Africa.
Sofia’s research focuses on gender, politics, and social movements. Specifically, Sofia studies women’s political engagement, in particular non-electoral and contentious modes of participation, with a regional focus on Latin America.
This program will also connect awardees to APSA’s extensive professional development and public engagement networks and resources, to amplify the effect of the award on the awardee’s career and on the impact of their work as they explore solutions to a wide range of institutional, political, and social challenges.