Carol Pateman Gender and Politics Prize

Nomination Guidelines

• The nomination is open to book-length monographs by an APSA current financial member, who may be of any gender identification (if the book has multiple authors, one of the authors must be an APSA current financial member). The monograph may be single- or jointly-authored, however edited collections are not eligible.
• A call for nominations will be circulated to members of APSA and to the major publishers operating in Australia. Any publisher may nominate one book for consideration, and a book may only be submitted once for the prize. Authors can self-nominate or be nominated by another person.
• The Prize is awarded to the best book on gender and politics that has 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 2024 or 2023, year of publication being the year stated in the book). Criteria on which entries will be judged include:
  • Significance of contribution to gender and politics research through effective incorporation of gender or feminist perspectives into political science.
  • Excellence in writing and communication.
  • Scholarly innovation and rigor.
• To enter, please complete the Carole Pateman Gender and Politics Book Prize Nomination Form and email with a PDF or four electronic copies (if your copies are download codes or eBooks) of the nominated book to the APSA National Office at: info@auspsa.org.au by the announced due date. Please do not submit anything until the call for nominations is announced.

Judging Process

• The decision will be made by a judging panel chaired by an APSA Women’s Caucus Executive member (or delegate). The panel will consist of at least three judges (including the chair), all are APSA current financial members, with at least two other gender and politics experts in addition to the chair. Past winners will be encouraged to participate in the judging process for future awards.
• Members of judging panels should adhere to the Guidance on Identifying and Managing Conflicts of Interest. If the Chair of a judging panel has a significant conflict of interest, they must relinquish their position as Chair to one of the other panellists.
• APSA reserves the right not to award the prize in any given year.

Award Details

• The winner will be invited to attend the Association’s AGM & Prize Ceremony and receive the prize of $1000 and a certificate.
• This Prize is funded by the APSA.