Academic Prizes | The Political Studies Association (PSA)

For over 30 years, the PSA has been celebrating the very best of our discipline through our Academic Prizes, with the award categories recognising outstanding dissertations, professional contributions, teaching, and scholars across the profession.

Nominations are open from 30 October 2023 – 10 January 2024 (5pm GMT).
Judging will take place between 17 January – 28 February 2024.
Nominations for the Mackenzie Book Prize have now closed

The Academic Prizes will be presented during the PSA’s Annual International Conference at the University of Strathclyde which will be held from 25-27 March 2024 and also announced online.

The following Prizes are now open to nominations:

DISSERTATION PRIZES

The following prizes are awarded to an individual for outstanding professional achievement:

Walter Bagehot Prize

For government and public administration

Nomination forms

Sir Ernest Barker Prize

For political theory

Nomination form

Lord Bryce Prize

For comparative politics

Nomination form

McDougall Trust Prize

For elections, electoral systems and representation

Nomination form

Shirin M. Rai Prize

For international relations

Nomination form

Elizabeth Wiskemann Prize

For the study of (in)equality and social justice

Nomination form

PROFESSIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS PRIZES

The following prizes are awarded to an individual for outstanding professional achievement:

Joni Lovenduski Prize

Early Career Prize: For outstanding professional contributions to political studies, normally made within ten years of the completion of a PhD or equivalent.

Nomination form

Sir Isaiah Berlin Prize

Open Prize: For outstanding professional contributions to political studies

Nomination form

RESEARCH PRIZES

The following prizes are awarded to an individual for outstanding professional achievement:

Richard Rose Prize

For outstanding research contributions by an early career scholar to advancing knowledge in political studies normally completed within ten years of the completion of PhD or equivalent.

Nomination form

Carole Pateman Prize

Open Prize: For outstanding research contributions to advancing knowledge in political studies

Nomination form

Pippa Norris Prize

For a research team that have made an outstanding contribution to advancing knowledge in political studies

Nomination form

TEACHING PRIZES

The following prizes are awarded to an individual or group who have gone above and beyond in the pursuit of pedagogy:

Sir Bernard Crick Prize

For outstanding contributions to advancing teaching and learning in political studies by an early career academic, normally made within ten years of the completion of a PhD or equivalent

Nomination form

Vicky Randall Prize

Open Prize: for outstanding contributions to advancing teaching and learning in political studies.

Nomination form

Jacqui Briggs Prize

For outstanding contributions in advancing teaching and learning in political studies by a team or group of scholars

Nomination form

GROUP PRIZES

The following prizes are awarded to groups:

Specialist Group of the Year

Awarded to a PSA Specialist Group which has raised awareness of the study of politics and increased impact of the discipline

Nomination form

Politics Society of the Year Prize

Awarded to a university Politics Society that has made a distinctive contribution to the study and understanding of politics

Nomination form

You can read more about all the categories and how to make a nomination in our 2023/24 Academic Prizes Handbook.

We look forward to hearing from you. Good luck!