CALL FOR NOMINATIONS

Nominations are now open 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 is 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. Please note that eligible books must bear a 2008 copyright date.

To nominate a person for the 2008 C. Wright Mills Award please click the following nomination form link:  2008 C. Wright Mills Award Nomination Form.  Nominations should be submitted no later than January 15, 2009.

In addition, please send a copy of the book to each of the following committee members listed below no later than January 15, 2009.

Professor Heather Dalmage, Chair
C. Wright Mills Award Committee
c/o Niel Naidoo
Sociology Programme
1st Floor, Room F124, Memorial Tower Building
Howard College Campus
Durban, 4041, South Africa
Email:

Charles Andre Christie-Mizell
Department of Sociology
Kent State University
PO Box 5190
Kent, OH 44242

Kimberly J. Cook
Department of Sociology & Criminology
University of North Carolina Wilmington
601 South College Road
Wilmington, NC 28403

Elizabeth Ettorre
Department of Sociology & Social Policy
University of Liverpool
Eleanor Rathbone Bldg Rm 1.13
Bedford St South
Liverpool L69 7ZA
United Kingdom

Anna Marie Santiago
School of Social Work
Wayne State University
4756 CASS Avenue
Detroit, MI 48202

Debra Street
Department of Sociology
University at Buffalo, SUNY
430 Park Hall
Buffalo, NY 14260

Peter Venturelli
Department of Sociology & Criminology
Valparaiso University
1409 Chapel Drive, 206 Huegli Hall
Valparaiso, IN 46383

Johnny Williams
Department of Sociology
Trinity College
300 Summit Street
Hartford, CT 06106


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