Academic Prizes ESHET 2010

The Council of the European Society for the History of Economic Thought is inviting nominations for three awards that will be announced at the Conference in Amsterdam (25-28 March, 2010).
The Best Monograph Competition is for best book (not necessarily written in English) in the history of economic thought published during 2008 or 2009. The author can be from any part of the world. The winner will be invited to attend the Society Conference that follows the announcement of the prize to deliver the Jérome-Adolphe Blanqui Lecture.
The History of Economic Analysis Award is for the best article (not necessarily written in English) in the history of economic thought, published in a scientific Journal during 2008 or 2009. Candidates can be from any part of the world. The winner will be invited to attend the Society Conference that follows the announcement of the prize, and will receive 500 Euros.
The ESHET Young Scholar of the Year Award is a new award for which nominations are invited for the first time. This prize recognizes scholarly achievements of historians of economic thought at an early stage of their career. The prize is normally awarded to scholars below the age of 40 in recognition of outstanding publications in the history of economic thought. The prize will consist of a five-year membership of ESHET , a waivering of the conference fee when the prize is awarded, and a certificate signed by the President of ESHET.
Nominations should be sent as soon as possible, but not later than January 31, 2010 to the Chair of the relevant panel:
Books: Harald Hagemann (Hagemann@uni-hohenheim.de)
Articles: Hans-Michael Trautwein (michael.trautwein@uni-oldenburg.de)
Young Scholars: Joachim Zweynert (zweynert@hwwi.org)
Please note the following:
Self-nominations are not accepted for any of the prizes.
Nominations for the book and article prizes should include:
(1) Full bibliographic details of the book or article.
(2) A statement (in English) of why the book or article merits being considered for a prize, including an abstract (approximately 1000 words for a book and approximately 1 page for an article).
(3) An electronic copy of the book or article, if this is available.
Nominations for the Young Scholars Award should include:
(1) A one-page resume stating the achievements of the candidate
(2) A CV with list of publications.
The final decision on each of the prizes will be made by the Council of ESHET in Amsterdam.
Website: http://www.eshet.net/




Richard van den Berg