PAST WINNERS

Review list of past winners.
 

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS

Nominations are now open for the 2009 C. Wright Mills Award. Members of the Society are encouraged to submit letters of nomination for this prestigious annual award. Self nominations are acceptable. 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 2009 award nominations is January 15, 2010. The 2009 award will be presented at the 60th Annual Meeting in Atlanta, GA, August 13-15, 2010.
 

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 2009 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 2009 copyright date.

To nominate a book for the 2009 C. Wright Mills Award, click the following nomination form link: 2009 C. Wright Mills Award Nomination Form . All nominations must be submitted by January 15, 2010. Click the following link for information on where to send books.

Please address all questions to:

Professor Debra Street,Chair
C. Wright Mills Award Committee
Department of Sociology
University of Buffalo, SUNY
430 Park Hall
Buffalo, NY 14260-4140
Work: (716) 568-4380
E-mail:

Please include Michele Koontz, , in the Cc: field of your e-mail when sending questions to Debra Street.
Michele Koontz, Administrative Officer
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