The Peregrine Schwartz-Shea and Dvora Yanow Best Article Award honors the sustained contributions of Peregrine Schwartz-Shea and Dvora Yanow to the advancement of interpretive methodologies and methods in political science. The article is given annually, at the discretion of the executive committee, to recognize a peer-reviewed article published in political science and politics-oriented interdisciplinary journals. The award was created in 2024, and the first awardees will be named at the 2025 American Political Science Association business meeting.

The IMM Group gives the Peregrine Schwartz-Shea and Dvora Yanow Best Article Award annually to recognize the best peer-reviewed article published in political science and politics-oriented interdisciplinary journals that employs or develops interpretive methods and methodologies.

To be eligible, the publication must have been published during the calendar-year period prior to the year of the APSA meeting, as determined by the publication’s date. To be eligible for the 2025 Schwartz-Shea and Yanow Article Award, the nominated publication must bear a copyright date of either 2024. The award committee is under no obligation to make an award if submissions do not merit such recognition.