The 2025 Charles H. Levine Memorial Book Prize (RC27)

Every year, IPSA’s Research Committee 27 - Structure and Organization of Government (SOG), sponsor of the journal Governance, awards the Levine Prize. The Prize is awarded to a book that makes a contribution of considerable theoretical or practical significance to public policy and administration, takes an explicitly comparative perspective and is written in an accessible style. It is named in honour of Charles H. Levine, who was an outstanding scholar in the fields of public policy and administration. He played a major role in the creation and early life of both the journal Governance and its sponsor, RC27. After his untimely death in 1988, the Editorial Board of Governance and the Executive Committee of SOG established an annual book prize in his memory.

The book selected should meet the following criteria:

1. It was published in 2024;
2. It makes a contribution of considerable theoretical or practical significance in the field of public policy and administration;
3. It takes an explicitly comparative perspective or produces findings the implications of which are highly significant for comparative research;
4. It is written in an accessible style and form so that it is of value both to scholars and practitioners.

The Levine Prize will be awarded to the book published in 2024 that best meets these criteria. Nominations should be made by 15 March 2025 and sent to the committee. Please send a copy of the book to all three members of the committee. The winner will be announced in the October 2025 issue of Governance, and in the SOG Newsletter.

For  more information: https://www.ipsa.org/page/charles-h-levine-memorial-book-prize-rc27