Academic Prizes ESHET 2010


The Council of the European Society for the 
History of Economic Thought is inviting 
nominations for three awards that will be 
announced at the Conference in Amsterdam (25-28 March, 2010).

The Best Monograph Competition is for best book 
(not necessarily written in English) in the 
history of economic thought published during 2008 
or 2009. The author can be from any part of the 
world. The winner will be invited to attend the 
Society Conference that follows the announcement 
of the prize to deliver the Jérome-Adolphe Blanqui Lecture.

The History of Economic Analysis Award is for the 
best article (not necessarily written in English) 
in the history of economic thought, published in 
a scientific Journal during 2008 or 2009. 
Candidates can be from any part of the world. The 
winner will be invited to attend the Society 
Conference that follows the announcement of the 
prize, and will receive 500 Euros.


The ESHET Young Scholar of the Year Award is a 
new award for which nominations are invited for 
the first time. This prize recognizes scholarly 
achievements of historians of economic thought at 
an early stage of their career. The prize is 
normally awarded to scholars below the age of 40 
in recognition of outstanding publications in the 
history of economic thought. The prize will 
consist of a five-year membership of ESHET , a 
waivering of the conference fee when the prize is 
awarded, and a certificate signed by the President of ESHET.


Nominations should be sent as soon as possible, 
but not later than January 31, 2010 to the Chair of the relevant panel:

Books: Harald Hagemann ([log in to unmask])

Articles: Hans-Michael Trautwein ([log in to unmask])

Young Scholars: Joachim Zweynert ([log in to unmask])


Please note the following:

Self-nominations are not accepted for any of the prizes.

Nominations for the book and article prizes should include:

(1) Full bibliographic details of the book or article.

(2) A statement (in English) of why the book or 
article merits being considered for a prize, 
including an abstract (approximately 1000 words 
for a book and approximately 1 page for an article).


(3) An electronic copy of the book or article, if this is available.


Nominations for the Young Scholars Award should include:

(1) A one-page resume stating the achievements of the candidate

(2) A CV with list of publications.



The final decision on each of the prizes will be 
made by the Council of ESHET in Amsterdam


Lists of past winners can be found on the ESHET website: http://www.eshet.net/




Richard van den Berg