Robert K. Merton Book Award 2010

The Science, Knowledge and Technology (SKAT) section of the American Sociological Association invites nominations (including self-nominations) for the Robert K. Merton Book Award. The award is given annually in recognition of an outstanding book on science, knowledge, and technology published during the preceding three years (2007, 2008, 2009). Single or multi-authored works are eligible, but not edited volumes. The winner, who should be a SKAT member during the year in which the award is given, will be honored at the ASA Annual Meetings (August 14-17, 2010) in Atlanta. The deadline for nominations is February 15, 2010, and for receipt of books from publishers by March 15, 2010. The committee members and their mailing addresses are listed below.

 

Nominations or requests for more information should be sent to the committee chair:  Jackie Orr (jtorr@maxwell.syr.edu). 

 

Copies of nominated books should be received by the following four committee members before March 15, 2010:

 

Jackie Orr (Chair)

Department of Sociology

302 Maxwell Hall

Syracuse University

Syracuse, New York 13244-1090

jtorr@maxwell.syr.edu

 

Elizabeth Popp Berman

Department of Sociology

1400 Washington Ave. AS 351

Albany, NY  12222

 

Libby Schweber

Innovative Construction Research Centre (ICRC)

School of Construction Management, U of Reading

Whiteknights P.O. Box 225

Reading, Berks

ENGLAND

RG6 6AY

 

Daniel Kleinman (ex officio)

Department of Community and Environmental Sociology

University of Wisconsin—Madison

Madison, WI 53706