The Stein Rokkan Prize for Comparative Social Science Research is an academic honour awarded by the
International Science Council, the
University of Bergen and the
European Consortium for Political Research
The European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR) is a scholarly association that supports and encourages the training, research and cross-national cooperation of many thousands of academics and graduate students specialising in political sci ...
, in memory of the
political scientist and
sociologist Stein Rokkan. It is awarded to scholars making "a very substantial and original contribution in comparative social science research".
These contributions can be in the form of book-length, unpublished manuscripts, published books, or collections of works published no more than two years prior to the award year. The prize is awarded annually and is worth $5000.
According to a reputation survey conducted in 2013 and 2014, the Stein Rokkan Prize is the second most prestigious international academic award in political science, after the
Johan Skytte Prize in Political Science. A reputation survey conducted in 2018 found the Stein Rokkan Prize to be the most prestigious interdisciplinary award in the social sciences (jointly with the
Holberg Prize
The Holberg Prize is an international prize awarded annually by the government of Norway to outstanding scholars for work in the arts, humanities, social sciences, law and theology, either within one of these fields or through interdisciplinary ...
).
Prizewinners
Sources: The European Consortium for Political Research,
the
European University Institute and the
International Social Science Council
See also
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List of social sciences awards
References
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External links
Stein Rokkan Prize, European Consortium for Political Research
Awards established in 1981
Academic awards
Political science awards
Political science organizations
Social sciences awards
Sociology awards