The International Association for the Study of Organized Crime is dedicated to advancing the study of organized crime and illegal enterprise. We are a network of academics, professionals and students, whose focus lies in these fields.

We are run by the Secretariat of the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime in close partnership with our Steering Committee. We have four annual prizes to honour the best and brightest in organized crime research, and we have an affiliated peer-reviewed journal, Journal of Illicit Economies and Development, which members can access online free of charge.

IASOC Annual  Prizes 2023

IASOC is awarding prizes in four categories in 2023: 

• Best Journal Article published in the Journal of Illicit Economies and Development (JIED)
  The Best Journal Article recognizes the best article published in the Journal of Illicit Economies and Development (JIED) for each year. The winning article is selected by members of the award committee from among four articles nominated by the editors of the JIED. No external nominations are accepted.
• Best Book
  The Best Book recognizes the best book or monograph on the broadly defined area of organized crime. Books may be published on commercial or academic presses; self-published books are ineligible. Nominated books must be published no earlier than 2020. Books can be nominated by book publisher(s) or author(s). Self nominations are welcome.
• Best Ph.D. Thesis / Dissertation
  Ph.D. theses or dissertations on the topic of organized crime defended successfully three years before the year of the award (after 1 September 2020 for the current award cycle). Can be nominated by the candidate’s supervisor or department chair.
• Distinguished Scholar
  Scholars who have made significant advances in the study of organized crime throughout their careers. Must be nominated by others;  no self nominations, please.

To nominate someone please fill out this form. You will be asked to include a letter of nomination, stating the reasons why the work or person ought to be considered for the IASOC prize. In the case of Thesis nominations, you will be asked to include a copy of the work. For the publication and the thesis prizes, works must be published or defended within the three years prior to the closing of the nomination cycle (e.g. to nominate in 2023, the publication or thesis must have been published or defended after 1 September 2020). 

All nominations are due by 15 September 2023. All nominations and nominated works must be available in English.

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