Governance Journal
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Governance Journal
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An International Journal of Policy, Administration and Institutions. Co-edited by @adamsheingate.bsky.social and Paolo Graziano.
The winner will be announced in the October 2026 issue of Governance, and in the SOG Newsletter.

Note: Please ensure that books being nominated will reach all members of the committee by 15 March 2026.
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The Levine Prize will be awarded to the book published in 2025 that best meets these criteria. Nominations should be made by 15 March 2026 and sent to the committee. Please send a copy of the book to all three members of the committee.
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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.
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The book selected should meet the following criteria:

1. It was published in 2025.
2. It makes a contribution of considerable theoretical or practical significance in the field of public policy and administration.
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International Political Science Association (SOG). 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.
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Charles H. Levine 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, the Structure and Organization of Government Research Committee of the ...
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