Stein Rokkan Prize for Comparative Social Science Research
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The Stein Rokkan Prize for Comparative Social Science Research is an academic honour awarded by the International Social Science Council
(ISSC), the University of Bergen
and the European Consortium for Political Research
(ECPR), in memory of the political scientist
and sociologist
Stein Rokkan
.
It is awarded to scholars making "very substantial and original contributions in comparative social science research". These contributions can be in the form of book-length, unpublished manuscripts, published books or collections of works published within the two years prior to the award ceremony. As of 2008, the award will be made annually and is worth €5,000.
International Social Science Council
The International Social Science Council is an international organisation that aims to promote the social and behavioural sciences. It was founded in 1952, under the auspices of UNESCO.-External links:* **...
(ISSC), the University of Bergen
University of Bergen
The University of Bergen is located in Bergen, Norway. Although founded as late as 1946, academic activity had taken place at Bergen Museum as far back as 1825. The university today serves more than 14,500 students...
and the European Consortium for Political Research
European Consortium for Political Research
The European Consortium for Political Research is an independent, scholarly association, which supports and encourages the training, research and cross-national cooperation of many thousands of academics and graduate students specialising in political science and all its sub-disciplines...
(ECPR), in memory of the political scientist
Political science
Political Science is a social science discipline concerned with the study of the state, government and politics. Aristotle defined it as the study of the state. It deals extensively with the theory and practice of politics, and the analysis of political systems and political behavior...
and sociologist
Sociology
Sociology is the study of society. It is a social science—a term with which it is sometimes synonymous—which uses various methods of empirical investigation and critical analysis to develop a body of knowledge about human social activity...
Stein Rokkan
Stein Rokkan
Stein Rokkan was a Norwegian political scientist and sociologist. He was a professor in comparative politics at the University of Bergen.-Career and influence:...
.
It is awarded to scholars making "very substantial and original contributions in comparative social science research". These contributions can be in the form of book-length, unpublished manuscripts, published books or collections of works published within the two years prior to the award ceremony. As of 2008, the award will be made annually and is worth €5,000.
Former winners
The previous winners of the prize are as follows:- 1981: Manfred Schmidt
- 1983: Jens Alber
- 1986: Louis M. Imbeau
- 1988: Charles RaginCharles C. RaginCharles C. Ragin is an American sociologist and Professor of Sociology and Political Science at the University of Arizona.- Biography :Ragin graduated with a B.A. in sociology from the University of Texas at Austin in May, 1972. He completed his Ph.D...
- 1990: Stefano Bartolini and Peter MairPeter MairPeter Mair was an Irish political scientist. He was professor of Comparative Politics at the European University Institute in Florence.-Career:...
- 1992: Kaare StrømKaare Strøm (political scientist)Kaare Strøm is a Norwegian political scientist.He took his PhD at Stanford University in 1984, and is now a professor at the University of California, San Diego...
- 1996: Kees van Kersbergen
- 1998: Robert Rohrschneider
- 2000: Eva Anduiza-Perea
- 2002: Patrick Le Galès
- 2004: Daniele Caramani
- 2006: Milada Anna Vachudova
- 2008: Cas MuddeCas MuddeCas Mudde is a Dutch academic who studies the Extreme Right in Europe. As of 2010 he is a visiting scholar at the Janet Prindle Institute for Ethics and visiting associate professor at the political science department DePauw University in Greencastle, Indiana...
- 2009: Robert E. Goodin, James Mahmud Rice, Antti Parpo and Lina Eriksson