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CASBS Director’s book honored by American Political Science Association

In the Interest of Others: Organizations and Social Activism by John S. Alquist and CASBS Director, Margaret Levi, was named co-winner of the 2014 Best Book Award, The Labor Project of the American Political Science Association. 

In the Interest of Others develops a new theory of organizational leadership and governance to explain why some organizations expand their scope of action in ways that do not benefit their members directly.

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  • Hazel Rose Markus Wins 2026 Sage-CASBS Award

    A pioneer in social and cultural psychology, Markus has broadened and deepened our understanding of how cultural contexts – including nation of origin, gender, and social class – shape self, identity, and agency, and demonstrated the importance of this understanding for solving urgent social problems. She will deliver a public award lecture on May 7, 2026, at the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences.