Congratulations to our 2022 award winners.

Student Awards

Graduate Ph.D. Level Paper – Allen Xiao (University of Wisconsin-Madison) “The Belt and Road Initiative” and Chinese Overseas Diplomatic Authorities: Discursive representations and the geopolitical outreach in Africa

Alexander B. Murphy Dissertation Enhancement Award — Xiaofeng Liu (University of Hong Kong) “Sustainable development with Chinese characteristics? The politics of the Green Belt and Road Initiative”

Non-Student Awards

Stanley Brunn Young Scholar Award  – Julie Klinger (University of Delaware)

Julian Minghi Distinguished Book Award – Orhon Myadar (University of Arizona) Mobility and Displacement: Nomadism, Identity and Postcolonial Narratives in Mongolia (2021) Routledge.

Virginie Mamadouh Outstanding Research Award – Thaler, Gregory M., Cecilia Viana, And Fabiano Toni. “From Frontier Governance to Governance Frontier: The Political Geography of Brazil’s Amazon Transition.” World Development 114 (2019): 59–72.

Richard Morrill Public Outreach Award – Evan Centanni (Political Geography Now)