The Society of Policy Scientists was established in 1995 and operates under the auspices of The Policy Sciences Center, Inc. The basic purpose of the Society is to advance knowledge and practice in the policy sciences in the service of human dignity for all. Consistent with this basic purpose, the Society encourages and supports research, practice, and education in the policy sciences; disseminates knowledge and information for members and non-members through various means of communication; conducts an Annual Institute as its primary meeting; recognizes outstanding contributions to the policy sciences and provides other services for members; and funds activities for such purposes through membership dues, gifts, grants, contracts, and enterprises. The Society gives priority to problems or opportunities that are central to its basic purpose and require coordination or collaboration among members.
The Society of Policy Scientists has an international membership of policy analysts, policy activists, policymakers, program practitioners, academics, and students dedicated to using and contributing to a comprehensive, problem-oriented approach to addressing important policy challenges. Members collaborate in policy evaluations and research, and share in refining, applying, and training in the policy sciences framework. The members also share a normative commitment to maximizing human dignity. Members are very active in the journal Policy Sciences, and organize the long-standing Policy Sciences Annual Institute. Membership is by the endorsement of a Society member in good standing. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO OR TO JOIN!
The Society of Policy Scientists announces its annual prize competitions for the best policy sciences books, published articles, chapters in books, and student papers. The Society generally awards two prizes for published works, each of which includes a $500.00 cash award. These awards are named for Harold D. Lasswell and Myres S. McDougal, the founders of the policy sciences. The Society also bestows prizes for student papers, one for graduate students and one for undergraduates. Student papers can be unpublished. Student prizes include a $250.00 cash award. All four prizes are slated to be awarded during the 2023 Annual Policy Sciences Institute. Awardees will be asked to present their prize-winning entry at the Institute.
The nominations will be evaluated based on their exemplary use or advancement of ideas, concepts, and/or methods from the policy sciences. Nominated submissions must represent and/or contribute to an understanding of the problem orientation, social process, decision process, contextuality, and/or using multiple methods for the policy sciences. Further, submissions can reflect excellence in discussing the history, legacy, and future of the policy sciences. However, submissions are not restricted to language associated with classic works of the policy sciences.
For the Lasswell and McDougal Prizes, preference will be given to untenured professors and early career researchers or practitioners who have completed their formal education within the past seven years. For all competitions, the Society will permit nominations of works with senior faculty/experts as co-authors as long as the lead author is eligible for the prizes. Works published in 2021 through 2023 are eligible for consideration, as are student papers written in these years.
In addition to the cash prizes, the registration fee for the Annual Institute will be waived for prize winners, and awardees who are members of the Society of Policy Scientists will have their Society dues waived for the following year (Awardees who are members of the Society will still receive a one-year subscription to the journal, Policy Sciences). Awardees are expected to reflect on their winning submissions at the Annual Institute.
To nominate your own work, or works of others, assuming that they consent to have their works considered, please send your nominations to Evan Andrews at evana@mun.ca, by June 30, 2023. For submissions other than books, please attach the publications electronically. For books, the prize committee will request copies from the publisher. No cover page is needed in addition to a brief introduction of the nomination through e-mail. Any cover page will not be considered in the evaluation of the submission.
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Policy Sciences, which began publication in 1970, is now a publication of the Society. The Society has a primary responsibility for selecting its editor whenever the editorship becomes vacant. A subscription to Policy Sciences is included with payment of Society membership dues.
The Policy Sciences Annual Institute, pre-dating the 1995 founding of the Society of Policy Scientists, is the major forum for sharing members’ research and reports on their practical contributions to programs and policy. It also offers training to familiarize attendees with the nuances of the policy sciences approach, and to reach out to others interested in the policy sciences as a prominent approach to policy analysis and action. Click here to RSVP & Register.
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