Graduate Student Matthew Koo wins APSA-SEAPRG best paper award

Matthew Koo
August 27, 2026

SEAPRG best paper award committee has selected Matthew’s paper “Security Personnel and Regime Support” as the winner of the APSA-SEAPRG best paper award, emerging scholar category.

The Southeast Asian Politics Related Group (SEAPRG) was organized in 2014.  They are a group of political scientists whose work is grounded in Southeast Asian contexts.  They utilize a variety of methods and span across multiple subfields. SEAPRG sponsors panels at annual APSA meetings, offers paper prizes, and organizes other events at APSA such as short courses and meetings.