Professor Joe Soss and his co-authors have won the Aaron Wildavsky Enduring Contribution Award from the Public Policy section of the American Political Science Association (APSA), for their 2011 book, Disciplining the Poor: Neoliberalism and the Persistent Power of Race.  

The award is given for the best public policy book or article published during the past 20 or more years that has had a major impact in the field. It will be presented at the APSA Annual Meeting in Los Angeles on September 1.