Joni Lovenduski Ph.D. Prize in Gender and Politics

The Joni Lovenduski Phd Prize in Gender and Politics is awarded biennially for an outstanding PhD dissertation in the field of gender and politics, including gender and/or sexuality studies perspectives in political science, international relations, political philosophy, public policy and public administration. The prize is awarded by the ECPR and the ECPR's Standing Group on Gender and Politics and endowed with €500.

About Joni Lovenduski
Joni has been a visiting scholar at universities across Europe and the United States. She has won the Isaiah Berlin Prize of the UK PSA, and is a Fellow of the British Academy. A former vice chair of the ECPR’s Executive Committee, Joni Lovenduski has provided advice on enhancing the role of women in decision-making to the European Commission and the Council of Europe, and founded what is now the ECPR Standing Group on Gender and Politics.  In 2009, she was the co-recipient, with Joyce Outshoorn, of that Group's Career Achivement Award. Her research has also reached beyond the academy, influencing the recruitment strategies of political parties and highlighting the role of, and challenges facing, women in politics.

Joni has become one of the leading figureheads of gender and politics study in Europe and is a source of inspiration, advice and support to many younger female scholars.

Submitting a nomination
To nominate, please email a formal nomination letter from the Official Representative or Head of Department of the member institution at which the PhD dissertation was examined, to prizes@ecpr.eu

Nominations must include: (as 3 separate PDF files)

•    The formal nomination letter. This should emphasise the innovative and outstanding contribution of the PhD dissertation to research on Gender and Politics
•    An expanded 15–20 page abstract, in English, outlining the main arguments of the work. The abstract should include:
     a. The subject of the PhD dissertation and how it relates to current research on Gender and Politics
     b. Its main findings and arguments
     c. Its principal conclusions and contributions to the field of Gender and Politics
     d. The author's original contribution in case of collective work and publication (see requirements stated above regarding article-based dissertation and thesis-
         based dissertation).
•     The table of contents of the PhD dissertation, also in English.

Please note that, although the expanded abstract and table of contents should be written in English, the original PhD does not have to be in English.