O’Donnell honored for lifetime achievement to political science | News | Notre Dame News | University of Notre Dame Skip To Content Skip To Navigation Skip To Search University of Notre Dame Notre Dame News Experts ND in the News Subscribe About Us Home Contact Search Menu Home › News › O’Donnell honored for lifetime achievement to political science O’Donnell honored for lifetime achievement to political science Published: January 25, 2006 Author: Tim Masterton Guillermo ODonnell, the Helen Kellogg Chair in Political Science at the University of Notre Dame, has been awarded the Prize for Lifetime Achievement by the International Political Science Association (IPSA). ODonnell, the first-ever recipient of the award, is being recognized for the impact of his scholarly work on the political science community around the world.The award ceremony will be held in July at the 20 th IPSA World Congress inFukuoka,Japan, where ODonnell also will present a prize lecture. ODonnell has published extensively on authoritarianism, democratization and democratic theory, most recently co-editingThe Quality of Democracy,published in 2004 by Notre Dame Press. ODonnell was elected in 1995 to theAmericanAcademyof Arts and Sciences, the nations leading learned society.In 2003, the Latin American Studies Association awarded him the Kalman Silvert Award for lifetime contribution to the study ofLatin America, the organizations highest honor. A native ofArgentina, O’Donnell earned his bachelor of laws degree from the National University of Buenos Aires and his master’s and doctoral degrees fromYaleUniversity.He joined the Notre Dame faculty in 1982 and served as academic director of the Universitys Kellogg Institute for International Studies from 1982 to 1997. Awarded by the Foundation Mattei Dogan, the IPSA Prize for Lifetime Achievement is awarded to a scholar of high international reputation in recognition of his or her contribution to the advancement of political science.IPSA is an international scholarly association formed in 1949 to promote the advancement of political science through the collaboration of scholars around the world. TopicID: 15483 Home Experts ND in the News Subscribe About Us For the Media Contact Office of Public Affairs and Communications Notre Dame News 500 Grace Hall Notre Dame, IN 46556 USA Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube Pinterest © 2022 University of Notre Dame Search Mobile App News Events Visit Accessibility Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube LinkedIn