On behalf of the Association for the Study of Nationalities (ASN) and the Harriman Institute, we are pleased to announce the call for nominations for the Joseph Rothschild Prize in Nationalism and Ethnic Studies.
The Joseph Rothschild Prize in Nationalism and Ethnic Studies, sponsored by the Harriman Institute at Columbia University, is awarded annually by the ASN for an outstanding book published in the previous calendar year in which substantial attention is paid to questions of ethnicity and/or nationalism in the Balkans, Central and Eastern Europe, the Baltics, Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova, Central Asia, the Caucasus, Turkey, Afghanistan, and China.
The deadline for receipt of all nominations is December 17, 2025. We will accept books with a 2025 publication date that are published after December 17, as long as they are received no later than January 16, 2026. Please contact the chair of the prize committee at [email protected] prior to the December 17, 2025 deadline if you plan to submit a book after December 17.
The name of the winner will be announced as part of the Annual ASN World Convention, to be held May 28–30, 2026.
Please send both electronic copies by email in PDF format and physical copies of each eligible monograph to the committee members (see addresses above) and to the ASN office at:
Book nominations must be received no later than December 17, 2025. We will accept books with a 2025 publication date that are published after December 17, as long as they are received no later than January 16, 2026.
Submissions should be clearly marked “Rothschild Book Prize Nomination” and, if sent internationally, should be marked Delivered duty paid (DDP). If you would like to receive an acknowledgment that your nomination was received, please enclose with the copy mailed to the ASN office a note with your e-mail address or a self-addressed stamped envelope or a postcard.
