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The prize is awarded every alternate year, by a Jury chosen by the RCSL President, as an honorary prize to a distinguished scholar in recognition of his/her substantial contribution in the fied of sociology of law, and, as a commemorative certificate and monety prize to an emerging scholar to reward his/her promising work in the disciplinary fieldwork.

In 2012 the Podgòrecki Prize will be awarded to a young emerging socio-legal scholar for an outstanding published study. The study may be in the form of a book, an article or a series of article. Nominations of emerging socio-legal scholars are invited. Nominations require support from at least two RCSL members. Candidates are eligible if they have published one or more significant works within 10 years of their doctorate.

Publications can be in any language. For works in languages other than those known by the Prize Jury, the nominators should provide selected translations. To consider works in less well-known languages, the Prize Jury can co-opt other scholars and consult other members of the RCSL.

Nominations must include: (i) the candidate’s CV; (ii) a short statement from the nominators of the value of the candidate’s work; (iii) copies of relevant publications

The Members of 2012 Prize Jury are: Anne Boigeol (chair), Håken Hydén, Ulrike Schultz. Nominations should be addressed to both Anne Boigeol (aboigeol@gmail.com) the Secretary of the RCSL, Germano Schwartz (germano.schwartz@globo.com). Nominations should be received by March 30th, 2012. The Podgòrecki Prize rule can be downloaded here.

The announcement of the Prize winner will be officially made in the course of the RCSL Businness Meeting at the II ISA World Forum, to be held in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on August 1-4, 2012.

(Source: RCSL Newsletter Fall 2011)

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