We are delighted to announce that the European Political Science Annual Prize for 2018 (Volume 17) has been awarded to Matthew Flinders for his article “The future of political science? The politics and management of the academic expectations gap: evidence from the UK” that was published in Vol. 17, Issue 4. The prize-winning article is now free to access.
In their assessment, the judges summarized the benefits of the article as follows: “In his most timely wake-up call, Matthew Flinders addresses the challenges of political science as a profession in a changing world. The author skillfully combines a sharp analysis of the capacity of the discipline in light of fundamentally altered public expectations towards it with a passionate call for creating a new balance between internal expertise and external engagement. His suggestions for a ‘new politics of political science are as compelling as inspiring, and should not fail to engage political scientists across Europe and beyond”.
The prize committee was comprised of Professors:
Ludger Helms, University of Innsbruck
Pippa Norris, Harvard University
Dr Alexander Schmotz, WZB
