Announcement: Sabina Avdagic Early Career Scholar Prize for Best Paper in Comparative Capitalism

In memory of the late Dr. Sabina Avdagic, the SASE Network E (Comparative
Capitalisms) is pleased to announce the establishment of the Sabina Avdagic Early
Career Scholar Prize for Best Paper in Comparative Capitalism. 

The award recognizes outstanding work by an early-career researcher in the field of
comparative political economy, reflecting Dr. Avdagic’s deep commitment to
supporting and mentoring early-career scholars. It acknowledges her extensive
contributions to understanding labor market and welfare state institutions, and the
broader political economy from a comparative perspective.

Dr. Avdagic, a Reader in Political Economy at the University of Sussex, was an
inspiring figure in the field of comparative political economy, and her scholarly legacy
and commitment to the discipline continues to shape the network. Her commitment
to rigorous, innovative research and her role as a mentor has left a lasting impact on
SASE and the study of comparative capitalisms.

The prize will be awarded to the best paper submitted by an early-stage scholar
(PhD student or within three years post-PhD) to Network E at the upcoming SASE
Conference in Montréal, held from July 9-12, 2025.

The paper submission deadline is May 30th, 2025.

**Please note, to be eligible to submit your paper for the prize, you must first submit an abstract to Network E before the Dec. 16 deadline for the Montreal 2025 Conference. Submissions are here: https://sase.org/event/2025-montreal/#submission-guidelines

Paper submissions for the prize should be sent to sabina.avdagic.sase.prize@proton.me
and comprise the paper submitted as well as a curriculum vitae.
Co-authored papers are allowed as long as the lead author is a PhD student or
early-career scholar.

We encourage early stage scholars to submit their papers for consideration and join
us in celebrating the legacy of Dr. Avdagic. We also invite all scholars to share this
announcement with their PhD researchers, and encourage early-stage scholars to
apply. Submissions by members of underrepresented or marginalized groups in the
field (in terms of gender, class background or ethnicity) are especially encouraged to
apply.

**For inquiries and submissions, please contact the Network E coordinators – 

• Aidan Regan (University College Dublin): aidan.regan@ucd.ie
• Chiara Benassi (University of Bologna): chiara.benassi13@unibo.it
• Alexandre Afonso (Leiden University): a.afonso@fgga.leidenuniv.nl
• Palma Polyak (Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies): Palma.Polyak@mpifg.de