We are pleased to share the results of the Sabina Avdagic Early Career Scholar Prize for Best Paper in Comparative Capitalism.

Established in memory of Dr. Sabina Avdagic, this prize honors her legacy as a scholar and mentor in the field of comparative political economy. It recognizes outstanding research by early-career scholars whose work reflects the rigor, creativity, and comparative perspective that defined Dr. Avdagic’s contributions to the discipline.

Winners

• Masoud Movahed (University of Pennsylvania)
  Varieties of Capitalism and Wealth Inequality

• Dongwoo Park (Cornell University)
  The Making of an Unjust Transition: Examining Union Internal Politics and Battery Electric Vehicle Transition

Honorable Mentions

• Solhee Han (Oxford University)
  New Welfare Regimes: Diverse Tax and Welfare Instruments under Fiscal Pressure in OECD countries

• Alessia Aspide (Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies) with Matt DiGiuseppe
  The Mass Politics of Public Debt, Immigration, and Austerity

We warmly congratulate the winners and honorable mentions, and we thank all those who submitted their work for consideration. Their contributions reflect the spirit of inquiry and engagement that continues to strengthen the SASE community.