Deadline: September 15, 2025
Soyuz: The Research Network for Postsocialist Cultural Studies is accepting submissions for the 2025 Sonja Luehrmann Article Prize for the best published peer-reviewed article related to the culture, history, or politics of (post)socialism, broadly defined. Although we encourage submissions that contribute to the advancement and nuancing of contemporary scholarly understandings of (post)socialism, (post)communism, and decolonization, submitted entries may be on any topic that falls within the broad scope of interest represented by Soyuz. Submissions from any discipline are welcome.
First peer-reviewed articles or book chapters published in English in 2023 or 2024 by graduate students and untenured faculty within 10 years of earning their doctoral degree are eligible for consideration. Scholars from any discipline with any geographic area of interest are encouraged to apply.
A total of $500 will be awarded as cash prizes, presented to the winner and any candidates selected for honorable mentions. The winner of the 2025 prize will be encouraged to serve on the committee adjudicating the next year’s prize.
If warranted, an honorable mention may be named.
Submissions should be sent electronically to soyuz.interest.group@gmail.com no later than September 15, 2025 by midnight. Please include “Soyuz Article Prize” in the subject line.