The section on Sociology of Development of the American Sociological Association invites nominations for three awards recognizing outstanding scholarship in the area of sociology of development:

1. Book
2. Published article by a faculty member
3. Published article by a graduate student (“published” includes presentation at the ASA)

For all nominations, the copyright date must be from 2011 or 2012.  Self-nominations are encouraged.  For the graduate student award, the paper must have been written/presented while a graduate student, and faculty co-authors are not allowed.  Please email all nominations to the chair of the awards committee, Rachel Robinson (robinson@american.edu) by March 1, 2013.   If nominating an article, please email a PDF or Word version.  If nominating a book, please send the citation, and contact the awards committee chair for instructions on where to send hard copies.
Awards Committee Members

Chair: Rachel S. Robinson, American University
Phyllis L. Baker, University of Northern Iowa
Anisha Datta, Brandon University
Matthias vom Hau, Institut Barcelona d’Estudis Internacionals
Xiaoshuo Hou, St. Lawrence University
Rachael S. Pierotti, University of Michigan
Jennifer Rothchild, University of Minnesota, Morris
Steven Samford, University of Notre Dame
Jon Shefner, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Anna Wetterberg, RTI International