The AAPA Award Committee (composed of all members of the Board of Directors) chose the following presenters for the 2019 Akira Nakamura Award at the 2018 AAPA Annual Conference in Manila, Philippines on May 24, 2019.

The Akira Nakamura Award is the best paper award in the AAPA Annual Conference.  

They are as follows:

1. For Students

Title: "Does Citizen Participation Affect Political Performance of Local Governments in Vietnam?" 

Author: Lily – Trinh Hoang Hong Hue

2. For Scholars

Title: "The Effect of Electoral Rules on the Social Policy Preferences of Politicians in South Korea" 

Author: Jae-jin Yang