THE SLSA ARTICLE PRIZE
The SLSA Article Prize is awarded each year to an outstanding article published in a journal or as a book chapter. The £100 prize is funded by the SLSA membership.
Nominations open on 15 July 2026 and close on 6 October 2026.
NOMINATIONS
An article prize, open to all SLSA members, for the most outstanding piece of socio-legal scholarship published in the 12 months up to 30 September preceding the closing date for nominations. The winner is announced at the SLSA Annual Conference and receives £100. The closing date for nominations is the first Tuesday in October 2026.
All nominees and nominators must be current members in good standing of the Socio-Legal Studies Association
Nominations must be made via our online form. Note: if you need the rules or the form in an alternative, accessible format, please contact the SLSA Administrator.
FAQs
WINNERS
2003
Claire Valier
Punishment, border crossings and the powers of horror
(2002) Theoretical Criminology 6(3): 319–337
2002
Douglas Vick & Kevin Campbell
Public protests, private lawsuits, and the market: the investor response to the McLibel case
(2001) Journal of Law and Society 28(2): 204–241
2001
Daniel Monk
Theorizing education law and childhood: constructing the ideal pupil
(2000) British Journal of the Sociology of Education 21(3): 355–370