Roger Owen Book Award Nomination Guidelines
Nominations are invited from publishers and authors for the 2025 Roger Owen Book Award. Below is a list of criteria that should be met:
1. Subject matter must deal with economics, economic history or the political economy of the Middle East and North Africa (Mali to Pakistan) and the work must seek to advance knowledge and scholarship on these areas within the modern period (roughly 1750 to the present). Indeed, the purpose of the award is to encourage work in these fields and areas. The works considered should demonstrate substantive understanding of the historical, social and political implications of economic factors, theoretical sophistication and interpretive elegance.
2. Books must be non-fiction scholarly monographs based on original research published in English* between April 1, 2023, and March 31, 2025.
*Works translated from other languages into English will also be considered but will be judged by the same rigorous standards as those for works submitted in English. Authors need not be members of MESA.
3. Works not eligible include edited collections and compilations, proceedings of symposia, new editions of previously published books, bibliographies, dictionaries, and textbooks.
4. Nominations must be made by April 18, 2025, with books delivered to the readers by April 25, 2025 or books will not be eligible for the competition.
5. The author of the single winning book will receive $2000 and a certificate of award. The 2025 winner will be announced at the Awards Ceremony at the MESA annual meeting.
TO NOMINATE A BOOK
By April 10, 2025: Send an email that includes the full title of the book, author’s full name, publisher, and publication date along with a pdf copy or eBook of the nominated book to the MESA Secretariat.
2025 MESA Book Awards Competition
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By April 15, 2025: A print copy of the book us to be sent to each of the readers on the review committee. Please note that contact information is provided to submit copies of the book; direct all questions and correspondence to the Secretariat and not to individual members.
The 2025 review committee will be announced in the spring.
This award is made possible by the generous support of donors who wish to honor the scholarship of Roger Owen and encourage wide ranging research incorporating economics and economic factors.