CALL FOR NOMINATIONS

Nominations are now closed for the 2008 C. Wright Mills Award. Members of the Society are encouraged to submit letters of nomination for this prestigious annual award. Edited volumes, textbooks, fiction and self-published works are not eligible.

The C. Wright Mills Award, established in 1964, is made annually and carries with it a stipend of $500 for the author(s) of the winning book. The deadline for the 2008 award nominations was January 15, 2009. The 2008 award will be presented at the 59th Annual Meeting in San Francisco, CA, August 7-9, 2009.

 

CRITERIA

C. Wright Mills wrote in The Power Elite that: “Only when mind has an autonomous basis, independent of power, but powerfully related to it, can mind exert its force in the shaping of human affairs. This is democratically possible only when there exists a free and knowledgeable public, to which [people] of knowledge may address themselves, and to which [people] of power are truly responsible.” Consistent with Mills' dedication to a search for a sophisticated understanding of the individual and society, the award will be given for that book published in 2008 that most effectively:

1) critically addresses an issue of contemporary public importance,

2) brings to the topic a fresh, imaginative perspective,

3) advances social scientific understanding of the topic,

4) displays a theoretically informed view and empirical orientation,

5) evinces quality in style of writing,

6) explicitly or implicitly contains implications for courses of action

 

NOMINATION PROCEDURE

The Society for the Study of Social Problems established the C. Wright Mills Award in 1964. The C. Wright Mills Award is one of the most prestigious awards given in the area of social science research. We encourage you to nominate appropriate publications. Self-nominations are acceptable. Please note that eligible books must bear a 2008 copyright date.

The nomination form for the 2009 C. Wright Mills Award will be available in the fall 2009.

For further information, contact:

Michele Koontz, Administrative Officer
Work: (865) 689-1531; Fax: (865) 689-1534; Email: