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Since 1968, the National Academy of Public Administration has recognized outstanding contributions to the literature of public administration through presentation of the Louis Brownlow Book Award. Last year, the Brownlow Book Award was given to The New Environmental Regulation by Daniel Fiorino.
The Award recognizes outstanding contributions on topics of wide contemporary interest to practitioners and scholars in the field of public administration. Generally, it is made to an author who provides new insights, fresh analysis, and original ideas that contribute to the understanding of the role of governmental institutions and how they can most effectively serve the public. The Award committee seeks to recognize work that, in the above context, best embodies factual accuracy, analytical thinking, readable style in the constructive treatment of an important problem, and/or significant development or performance of a government institution. The permanence of the contribution to the public administration literature and improvements in methodology also are taken into account.
The Academy invites nominations for the 2008 Award. Books published during the two years preceding the closure date of May 31, 2008 are eligible. Nominations may be submitted by publishers, professional associations, or individuals with an interest in the subject matter. The selection will be made by an Academy-appointed committee. Each publisher or organization may nominate up to three books; each individual may submit one book. The nominators must include a statement explaining how the book is relevant to, and contributes to, public administration literature.
There is no restriction as to the official or academic status of the author. Textbooks and collections of essays written by a number of different authors are not eligible. An entry usually will be considered for only one competition—that is, the first time it is submitted. A second or later revision of a published work will not be considered unless there has been very substantial revision including new material and/or new interpretation of data.
Those wishing to nominate a title should forward four copies of each book and a nominating statement for each by May 31, 2008 to:
National Academy of Public Administration
Louis Brownlow Book Award
Attention: Bill Shields
900 7th Street, N.W., Suite 600
Washington, DC 20001
FOR FUTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT: Bill Shields at bshields@napawash.org
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