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
2005
Kieran McEvoy & Heather Conway
The dead, the law and the politics of the past
(2004) Journal of Law and Society 31(4): 539–562
2004
Bronwen Morgan
The economization of politics: meta-regulation as a form of nonjudicial legality
(2003) Social and Legal Studies 12(4): 489–523
2004
Amanda Perry-Kessaris
Finding and facing facts about legal systems and foreign direct investment in South Asia
(2003) Legal Studies 23(4): 649–689