Best Book Award (2025)

The IPPA Best Book Award is awarded biennially and given to a single- or co-authored monograph that makes an original and significant theoretical, methodological and/or empirical contribution to the field of Public Policy and/or Public Administration.

Factors to be considered in the selection of the award winner include: contribution to the development of the fields, excellence in writing and communication, scholarly innovation and rigor; and critical acclaim (in scholarly domain or public affairs).

The prize is open to works by both academic and non-academic authors. The nominated book must have been published by a university or commercial publisher in the preceding two years (the prize awarded in 2025 will be for a book published in 2023 or 2024, year of publication being the year as stated in the book).

The monograph may be single- or jointly- authored. Edited books are not eligible.

The work should preferably be in English; however, a submission written in another language can be nominated as long as it is accompanied by an English summary of the work of 5,000-7,000 words.

Self-nomination by authors is allowed but self-nominations must be accompanied by another supporting letter from an academic and/or policy researcher in a scholarly institution or research centre.

IMPORTANT DATES

Call for nominations: until December 18, 2024
Results: February 28, 2025

All nominations must be submitted online via the IPPA website by one correspondent who has compiled all the relevant materials of the candidate into one single file submission.

Please follow the guidelines below to submit a nomination:

- - Click on the "Nominate" button above
  - Log in to your IPPA account (or create one)
  - Fill in the form:
    - In the "Title" field, please indicate the first name and last name of the nominee
    - In "File PDF", please upload one PDF file named as "last name of the nominee_Best Book Award" containing the following:

1. 1. 1. 1. The nomination form (accessible here), completed with the requested information
      2. Supporting statements from one academic and/or policy researcher in scholarly institutions or research centers advocating the merits of the candidate in terms of making a substantial contribution to the study of public policy and/or public administration. The statement of support should not exceed three pages. The nominator need not to be an IPPA member. Publishers may nominate a book but must also secure another supporting statement.
      3. CV of the nominated author
      4. Book manuscript of the nominee either available via open access or in downloadable e-format

- - - Once you have uploaded your pdf file, click on the "Submit" button.

*The current members of IPPA Executive Committee are not eligible candidates for the Awards. Former members of the IPPA Executive Committee become eligible for awards once their term ends.

Please direct your questions to contact@ippa-pp.org