International Journal of Press/Politics Hazel Gaudet-Erskine Best Book Award

Rationale

The International Journal of Press/Politics Hazel Gaudet-Erskine Best Book Award honors internationally oriented books that advance our theoretical and empirical understanding of the linkages between news media and politics in a globalized world in a significant way. It is given annually by the International Journal of Press/Politics and sponsored by SAGE Publications.

The award committee will judge each nominated book based on the following criteria:

• the extent to which the book contributes to internationally relevant knowledge;
• the significance of the problems addressed;
• conceptual and theoretical innovation;
• strength of evidence;
• clarity of writing;
• ability to link journalism studies, political communication research, and other relevant fields of intellectual and scholarly inquiry.

Eligibility

Books written in English and published within the last ten years will be considered. Monographs as well as edited volumes of exceptional quality and coherence will be considered for the award. Books by current members of the award committee are ineligible and committee members will recuse themselves from discussion of books that may entail conflicts of interest, such as books authored by members of their own department or published in a series they edit. Books nominated for previous editions of the award may be nominated again as long as they meet the eligibility criteria.

Award Committee

The award committee consists of Cristian Vaccari (Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Press/Politics), Frank Esser (chair of the Political Communication Division of ICA), and Annika Sehl (chair of the Journalism Studies Division of ICA).

Nominations

Nominations should be emailed to Cristian Vaccari (cvaccari@ed.ac.uk) by March 28, 2024. Self-nominations are accepted. Nominations should be accompanied by a rationale of 300-500 words, authored by a researcher, that clearly specifies why the book meets the criteria listed above. Please include links to or copies of relevant reviews in scholarly journals if applicable.

Arrangements should be made with the publishers of nominated books for one hard copy or e-book (i.e., the full book in PDF form) to be sent by March 28 to each of the three committee members at the following addresses:

• Cristian Vaccari, Office 2.13C, Chrystal Macmillan Building, School of Social and Political Science, University of Edinburgh, 15a George Square, Edinburgh EH8 9LD, United Kingdom. Email: cvaccari@ed.ac.uk
• Frank Esser, Department of Communication and Media Research, University of Zurich, Andreas St 15, 8050 Zurich, Switzerland. Email: f.esser@ikmz.uzh.ch
• Annika Sehl, Department of Journalism, Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt, Ostenstraße 25, 85072 Eichstätt, Germany. Email: annika.sehl@ku.de