[aaus-list] CfN: Prize Nationalism/Ethnic Studies, NY 15.12.09

[Andreas Umland]

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS

The Joseph Rothschild Prize in Nationalism and Ethnic Studies

On behalf of the Association for the Study of Nationalities and the Harriman Institute, we are pleased to announce the call for nominations for the Joseph Rothschild Prize in Nationalism and Ethnic Studies.

The Joseph Rothschild Prize in Nationalism and Ethnic Studies, sponsored by the Harriman Institute at Columbia University, is awarded annually by the ASN for an outstanding book published in the previous calendar year on Russia, Eastern Europe or Eurasia in which substantial attention is paid to questions of ethnicity and/or nationalism.

The deadline for receipt of all nominations is December 15, 2009. (We will accept books with a 2009 publication date that are published after December 15, as long as they are mailed no later than January 15, 2010.)
The name of the winner will be announced at the 15th Annual ASN World Convention, to be held April 15-17, 2010 at Columbia University, New York, NY. (http://www.nationalities.org/convention/convention.asp)

Rules of Eligibility
Rules of eligibility for the Joseph Rothschild Prize in Nationalism and Ethnic Studies are as follows:
 The copyright date inside the book must list 2009 as the date of publication.
 Authors may be of any nationality as long as the work is originally published in English.
 Works may deal with any area of Russia, Eastern Europe, or Eurasia (including the Balkans, Central Europe, the Baltics, Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova, Central Asia, the Caucasus, Turkey, Afghanistan, and China).
 The competition is open to works of scholarship in any field, so long as substantial attention is paid to the study of nationalism and/or ethnicity, broadly defined.
 Edited volumes, textbooks, translations, bibliographies, and reference works are ineligible.
 Books by currently serving judges of the Joseph Rothschild Prize in Nationalism and Ethnic Studies, or by immediate family members of this group, are not eligible.

2010 Joseph Rothschild Book Prize Committee
The winner of the 2010 Joseph Rothschild Prize in Nationalism and Ethnic Studies will be chosen by the following scholars:

Dmitry Gorenburg, Harvard University; Committee Chair (mailing address): Dmitry Gorenburg
178 Richardson Dr. Needham, MA 02492

Alison Frank, Harvard University (mailing address): Alison Frank
Department of History
Center for European Studies
Harvard University
27 Kirkland St.
Cambridge, MA 02138

Harris Mylonas, George Washington University (mailing address): Harris Mylonas
Political Science Department
George Washington University
440 Monroe Hall
2115 G Street, NW
Washington, DC 20052
Nominating Instructions

Send one copy of each eligible monograph to each Committee member (see addresses above) AND to the ASN office at:

Rothschild Book Prize Nomination
c/o Book Review Editor, Nationalities Papers
Department of Political Studies Queen's University Mackintosh-Corry Hall, Room C402 Kingston, ON K7L 3N6 CANADA

Nominations must be received no later than December 15, 2009. (We will accept books with a 2009 publication date that are published after December 15, as long as they are mailed no later than January 15, 2010.)
Submissions should be clearly marked “Rothschild Book Prize Nomination.” If you would like to receive an acknowledgment that your nomination was received please enclose with the copy mailed to the ASN office a note with your e-mail address or a self-addressed stamped envelope or a postcard.