SOG BULLETIN: THE 2008 CHARLES A. LEVINE MEMORIAL BOOK PRIZE

Charles A. 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 this journal and its owner, the Structure and Organization of Government Research Committee of the 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.

The book selected should meet the following criteria:

1. It makes a contribution of considerable theoretical or practical significance in the field of public policy and administration.
2. It takes an explicitly comparative perspective or produces findings the implications of which ware highly significant for comparative research.
3. 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 2007 that best meets these criteria. Nominations should be made by 31 March 2008 and sent to the chair of the committee. Please send a copy of the book to all three members of the committee:

Dr. Jonathan Malloy
Chair of the Levine Prize committee
Department of Political Science
Carleton University
1125 Colonel By Drive
Ottawa, Ontario, K1S 5B6
CANADA
PHONE: 613-520-2600 x1186
FAX: (613) 520-4064
EMAIL: jonathan_malloy@carleton.ca

Dr. Perri 6
Professor of Social Policy
Graduate School
College of Business, Law & Social Sciences
Nottingham Trent University
Burton Street
Nottingham, NG1 4BU
UNITED KINGDOM
PHONE: 0115 848 5537
EMAIL: perri.6@ntu.ac.uk

Dr. Ben Ross Schneider
Scott Hall - 601 University Place
Northwestern University
Evanston, IL 60208-1006
USA
PHONE: 847-467-1147
FAX: 847-491-8985
EMAIL: brs@northwestern.edu

Note: Please ensure that books being nominated will reach all three members of the committee BY MARCH 31, 2008.