Call for nominations Podgórecki Prize

The Podgórecki Prize
The ISA Research Committee on the Sociology of Law established the Podgórecki Prize in 2004, to honour the memory of Adam Podgórecki, the founding father of RCSL and a leading figure within the international sociological community.
The Prize Committee awards the prize annually for outstanding achievements in socio-legal research, in alternate years for either distinguished and outstanding lifetime achievements, or outstanding scholarship of a socio-legal researcher at an earlier stage of his or her career.

General information about the prize and the Podgórecki Prize rules can be found at: https://rcsl.hypotheses.org/rules

PODGÓRECKI PRIZE 2026: CALL FOR NOMINATIONS  

In 2026 the RCSL Jury Committee for the Podgórecki Prize calls for nominations for the Prize for emerging socio-legal scholars who have published one or more significant works within no more than 10 years of their doctorate. The prize for emerging socio-legal scholars is a commemorative certificate, 8 years of complimentary RCSL membership, and participation as observer in the RCSL Board from summer 2026 to summer 2028.
Nominations require the support of at least two members of the RCSL, and should include the candidate’s CV and a brief letter of support signed by
the nominators. Members of the 2026 Jury Committee are not allowed to sign as nominators. It is desirable, but not essential, that nominees are members of RCSL. Previous nominees may be re-nominated in this 2026 round, with updated letters of support and CVs. The Jury Committee does not have access to previous correspondence or reviews.
Publications may be in any language. For works in languages other than those familiar to the Jury Committee, the nominations should give an indication of the value of the work and provide selected translations. To consider works in less well known languages, the Jury Committee may co-opt and consult other RCSL members.
Further information may be found at https://rcsl.hypotheses.org/adam-podgorecki-prize
Nominations should be sent to the Chair of the Jury Committee, Adam Czarnota, to be received by midnight GMT on 25 July 2026, with copy to Laura Noemi Lora, RCSL Secretary (rcsl@iisj.es).
The 2026 Jury Committee is composed of:
• Adam Czarnota, Sydney, Australia (Chair)
• Ole Hammerslev, Odense, Denmark,
• Renata Almeida Da Costa, Porto Alegre, Brazil.

The prize will be awarded at the 2026 RCSL Meeting, Santiago de Chile 31 August to 3 September.

Adam Czarnota
a.czarnota@unsw.edu.au