DAAD Prize for Distinguished Scholarship in German and European Studies

DAAD Prize 2012

DAAD Prize for Distinguished Scholarship in German and European Studies

Politics and International Relations

Every year, the American-German Institute (AGI) awards the DAAD Prize for Distinguished Scholarship in German and European Studies in recognition of exceptional work in one of the Institute’s three major areas of research: Foreign & Domestic Policy Studies; Business & Economics; and Society, Culture & Politics. The central aim of this prize is to foster a new generation of American scholarship on Germany and encourage innovative contributions to the interdisciplinary scope of German Studies. This year’s prize will be awarded in the field of Politics and International Relations.

A jury composed of several highly respected scholars in the field is charged with selecting the winner. This year’s prize carries a stipend of $5,000 and will be awarded during the Institute’s Global Leadership Award events on October 23, 2012, in New York City. Previous recipients of the prize in the field of Politics and International Relations include James McAdams, University of Notre Dame; Jeffrey Anderson, Georgetown University; Thomas Banchoff, Georgetown University; Wade Jacoby, Brigham Young University; and Mary Elise Sarotte, University of Southern California.

Nominees must be mid-career members of a university faculty or research institute staff in the United States and be nominated by a peer. They must also be American citizens or residents. The chief selection criterion is an outstanding publication record in the field of German politics and/or international relations in the post-World War II period. In addition to nominations from the German Studies field, we welcome nominations for those working in the fields of Comparative European Politics, Comparative European Policy, and the European Union, provided that Germany is the primary interest of the nominee’s work. AGI welcomes nominations for candidates who have made innovative contributions to the interdisciplinary scope of German Studies.

Nominations must include:

1)    A nomination letter of no more than three pages;

2)    A current C.V. for the nominee, including a list of publications;

3)    The names of three other leading scholars familiar with the nominee’s work.

Nominations must be received no later than August 15, 2012 and should be sent electronically to Jessica Riester at jriester [at] americangerman.institute. You will be sent an email confirming the receipt of your nomination.

AGI would like to express its gratitude to the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) for its generous support of this prize.