The Social Policy Association Annual Awards 


The Social Policy Association is pleased to announce the launch of the annual SPA Awards, sponsored by The Guardian, Cambridge University Press and The Policy Press. Nominations are invited for the following five awards: please read the rules and criteria for each award carefully before making your nominations. The winners will be decided by a panel appointed annually by the SPA Executive and chaired by the SPA Chair: this year the judges will be Polly Toynbee (President of the SPA), Pete Alcock (Birmingham), Alan Deacon (Leeds) and Jane Millar (Bath). Winners will receive their awards at the special Gala Dinner held during the annual Social Policy Association conference, along with the winner of the SPA/SWAP undergraduate essay prize (administered separately by SWAP). 


Awards


Lifetime Achievement - sponsored by The Guardian

This award is limited to UK citizens and must be nominated by five members of the Association. It will be awarded annually to a person the judges feel:

 

q      Has made persistent contributions to research and organisation (of major conferences, influential reports, SPA Exec posts, etc.) that has raised the external profile of the subject; and

q      Has achieved recognition by non-academics with interest in social policy: journalists, campaigners and lobbyists, activists, user communities; and

q      Has an acknowledged international reputation, as measured in terms of translations, citations, projects, academic posts; and

q      Has made contributions to professional bodies and associations; and

q      Has had an impact on political process/discourse (advisor to government, consultant to voluntary bodies/local government etc.); and

q      Has achieved esteem measured in terms of journal editing/establishing, promotion of social policy within other social sciences, membership of research councils or similar bodies.

Nominations for this award must include a detailed CV.

 

Best Newcomer - sponsored by the Social Policy Association

This award will be granted to a lecturer/researcher who is within five years of their first post-graduation post, and who is judged to have made a significant early contribution to the field of social policy. This person must be nominated by two members of the Association. The judges may use (but are not limited to) the following criteria in making their decision:

 

q      Evidence of a significant publications record: eg books  and book chapters published; articles in key Social Policy journals; cited works; presentations at key national and international conferences, and/or

q      Evidence of a significant contribution made to the teaching of social policy: eg contribution to authored or edited textbooks; development of new degree courses; innovations in teaching methods, and/or

q      Evidence of an outstanding record in research for someone early in their career: eg securing of research grants; developing and leading research networks; a significant contribution to the development of research methodologies, and/or

q      Evidence of esteem outside the academic community: eg in developing links with user communities; providing advice to voluntary, private and government agencies on policy issues.

Nominations for this award must include a detailed CV.

 

Outstanding Contribution from a non-academic - sponsored by The Guardian

This award will be granted to an individual or organization who in the opinion of the judges has made a significant and lasting contribution to the field of social policy, either through campaigning, lobbying, service provision, fundraising, journalism, funding of research, dissemination of research (particularly to practitioners and other non-academic audiences) or through other non-academic means. They must be nominated by five members of the Association.

 

Best New Publication - sponsored by The Policy Press

This award is made to the author/s of any book or article in an academic or other general periodical published in the previous twelve months (from date of SPA Conference).

It should make a significant contribution to the discipline of Social Policy as adjudged by the award panel.  This can be in terms of advancement of theoretical or empirical understanding, or as a contribution to teaching and learning.  Thus, the definitive general textbook is not excluded. 

Nominations can be made by any two members of the SPA and the candidate/s need not be a member(s) of the SPA[1] <https://email.lincoln.ac.uk/exchange/Cbochel/Sent%20Items/The%20Social%20Policy%20Association%20Annual%20Awards-3.EML/#_ftn1#_ftn1> . Nominations from publishers cannot be accepted.

A copy of the publication must be included with the nomination. This will be returned to the nominator when judging is complete.

 

Best Postgraduate Publication - sponsored by Cambridge University Press

This award is made to the author/s of any article in the key Social Policy academic periodicals (eg. JSP; SPS; JESP; CSP; Policy and Politics; Global Social Policy; Social Policy and Administration) or other relevant journals published in the previous twelve months (from date of SPA Conference).  The author/s of the article must have been studying for a recognised postgraduate qualification at the time of submission.  The subject matter of the article must be directly related to and promote a greater understanding of the discipline of Social Policy. 

Nominations can be made by any two members of the SPA and the candidate/s need not be a member(s) of the SPA. 

A copy of the publication must be included with the nomination. This will be returned to the nominator when judging is complete.


Nomination Form for Annual Social Policy Association Awards

 

Please read the criteria for the awards carefully before filling in the following form (one per award, please photocopy if necessary) and returning it to 

Catherine Bochel, Hon Secretary, Social Policy Association, 

Department of Policy Studies

Faculty of Health, Life and Social Sciences

University of Lincoln

Brayford Pool

Lincoln LN6 7TS

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by 15th March 2006. No nominations will be accepted after this date. A shortlist of nominations will be announced in late May and the winners will be informed prior to the annual Social Policy Association Conference in July.

 

Name of nominee

 

 


Award category

 

 

Nominated by:

(all of whom must be current members of the Social Policy Association)

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Please write no more than 150 words justifying why your nomination meets the criteria for the award

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Please detail what supporting documentation you have included (see criteria for each award)

 


[1] <https://email.lincoln.ac.uk/exchange/Cbochel/Sent%20Items/The%20Social%20Policy%20Association%20Annual%20Awards-3.EML/#_ftnref1#_ftnref1>   Although strongly encouraged to join!