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.
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WINNERS
2010
Marie-Andrée Jacob
The shared history: unknotting fictive kinship and legal process
(2009) Law and Society Review 43(1): 95–126
2009
Kieran McEvoy
Beyond legalism: towards a thicker understanding of transitional justice
(2007) Journal of Law and Society 34(4): 411–440
2008
Donald McGillivray & Jane Holder
Locality, environment and law: the case of town and village greens
(2007) International Journal of Law in Context 3(1): 1–17