2010. Fulbright Scholar, Chile, Research and Lecturing, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile
2009-10. Visiting Researcher, Department of Planning, Policy and Design, School of Social Ecology, University of California at Irvine
2005. University-wide Outstanding Research, Scholarship and Creativity Award, University of Louisville
2005. Outstanding Graduate Teaching Award, College of Business and Public Administration, University of Louisville
2004. Outstanding Research Award, College of Business and Public Administration, University of Louisville
2003. Best Book in Urban Politics Award, American Political Science Association, Urban Politics Section
Spring 2003 and Spring 2004. Research Fellow, The Floersheimer Institute for Policy Studies, Jerusalem, Israel
2002-03. Fulbright Scholar, European Union Research Award, Maison Méditerranéenne des Sciences de l’Homme, Aix en Provence, France
2001. Outstanding Research Award, College of Business and Public Administration, University of Louisville
1999. Research Fellowship, National Center for Scientific Research, Bordeaux, France, Summer
1998. Faculty Excellence Award, College of Business and Public Administration, University of Louisville
1996. Lady Davis Fellow, Public Policy and Administration, Hebrew University, Jerusalem. Fall
1996. U.S. Non Governmental Representative to United Nations Habitat II, Istanbul. Summer
1996. Professeur Associé, Institut Francais d'Urbanisme-Champs-sur-Marne.
1995. Guest Scholar, Wilson Center for International Scholars, Washington, D.C. Summer
1995. Professeur Invité, Institut d'Urbanisme de Paris, Université de Paris–Val de Marne. Spring
1992. Guest Scholar, Wilson Center for International Scholars, Washington, D.C. Summer
1988. Professeur Invité, Ecole Normale Supèrieure, Laboratoire de Sciences Sociales, Paris. Spring
1988. Visiting Scholar, The London School of Economics and Political Science, London. Spring
1984. Professeur Invité, Université de Paris VII, Paris. Fall
1980-81. Fulbright Scholar, Lecturing and Research, Université de Paris VII, Paris.
1971. Founders Award, New York University