The Ronald F. Inglehart Best Book Award on Political Culture and Values

To commemorate the scientific legacy of the WVSA's Founding President, Professor Ronald F. Inglehart (1934-2021) and his fundamental contribution to the values and political culture research, in 2022, the World Values Survey Association announced the Ronald F. Inglehart Best Book Award on Political Culture and Values.

The Ronald F. Inglehart Best Book Award on Political Culture and Values is awarded for a book which makes a substantial and original contribution to theory and/or empirical studies in comparative cross-cultural research. This prize is awarded every second year and honors the best book published in the previous five years following the tradition established by Ronald F. Inglehart.

The award recognizes original science research publications which both (i) develop theories capturing the contemporary zeitgeist and (ii) utilize large-scale cross-national survey data monitoring culture to test the comparative evidence. The award carries a cash prize of €750, funded jointly by the WVSA and the Inglehart Family. Nominations for the award are open to all scholars worldwide; nominees do not need to be WVSA members. Nominations for the 2023 award are due by May 31, 2023.

Eligibility

• Author(s) do not need to be members of the WVSA.
• The work must be a published scientific monograph by one or more authors.
• Priority will be given to books that examine cross-cultural differences using cross-sectional and/or longitudinal public opinion survey data.
• Books must have been published in the five previous calendar years to be eligible for the current awards cycle (i.e. in 2019-2023 for the 2023 prize application).
• Self-nominations and nominations from publishers are accepted.
• Edited volumes are eligible (but not textbooks designed primarily for use in the classroom).

Submission procedure

To nominate a book, please email a formal nomination letter to wvsa.secretariat@gmail.com. Nominations must include:

• Formal nomination letter including book title, author(s), publisher, and year of publication, and the rationale for nominating this book.
• Book as a PDF file (or arrange for the publisher to submit 3 paper book copies, one for each member of the jury).
• Links to any reviews (if available).
• Links to the author(s) Orcid number or online bio.
• An extended abstract in English (if the book is published in language other than English).