Journal ASAP Awards
Celebrating Excellence in Poverty Research
In the ongoing battle against global poverty, knowledge is our most potent weapon. The ASAP Book Awards represent more than just academic recognition, they are a beacon of hope, showing us pathways to understanding and addressing the complex challenges of poverty worldwide.
Our 2023 Awards highlight the extraordinary depth and breadth of poverty research. The Lifetime Achievement Award honors Else Øyen, a pioneering scholar whose decades of work have fundamentally reshaped our understanding of global economic disparities.The Book of the Year Award for Monographs was awarded to an exceptional team, Olivier De Schutter, Hugh Frazer, Anne-Catherine Guio, and Eric Marlier—for their groundbreaking work “The Escape from Poverty: Breaking the Vicious Cycles Perpetuating Disadvantage”. Published by Policy Press, this book offers a critical examination of the systemic barriers that trap communities in poverty.Complementing this work, Clemens Sedmak and Gottfried Schweiger’s “Handbook of Philosophy and Poverty” claimed the Edited Book Award. This volume demonstrates how philosophical inquiry can provide profound insights into poverty’s structural roots.Â
2023 ASAP WINNERS
Lifetime Achievement Award: Else Øyen
For her decades-long commitment to poverty research and policy influence.
Book of the Year Award (Monograph):
Olivier De Schutter, Hugh Frazer, Anne-Catherine Guio, Eric Marlier
The Escape from Poverty: Breaking the Vicious Cycles Perpetuating Disadvantage
Book of the Year Award (Edited Book): Clemens Sedmak, Gottfried Schweiger
Handbook of Philosophy and Poverty (Routledge)
Call for 2024 Nominations
We now invite scholars, researchers, and thought leaders to submit their most impactful work for the 2024 ASAP Book Awards. Our categories remain unchanged:
- Lifetime Achievement Award
- Book of the Year Award (Single/Group Author)
- Book of the Year Award (Edited Collection)
Eligibility
Books published in 2024 that contribute meaningfully to understanding, describing, explaining, or addressing poverty. We seek works that go beyond mere description, scholarship that offers actionable insights and potential pathways to meaningful change.
Why Your Submission Matters
Each book represents more than academic achievement. These works are intellectual tools that can reshape policy, challenge existing paradigms, and ultimately improve lives. By documenting, analyzing, and proposing solutions, scholars play a crucial role in the global fight against poverty.
Submission Details
- Deadline: July 31, 2025
- Submit detailed book assessments
- Provide internal review copies
- Include referee recommendations
Winners will be celebrated at the Yale Global Justice Program conference, featured in our journal Journal ASAP, and promoted across our platforms.
We invite you to join this critical conversation. Your research can be the catalyst that transforms understanding into action, theory into practice. Together, we can continue building a more equitable world.
For submissions and inquiries, contact editor@journalasap.org
2023 ASAP Book Awards
- Henry Shue (Oxford) – ASAP Lifetime Achievement Award.
- Darrel Moellendorf – ASAP Book of the Year Monograph Award for his Mobilizing Hope: Climate Change and Global Poverty.
- Kayleigh Garthwaite, Ruth Patrick, Maddy Power, Anna Tarrant, and Rosalie Warnock – ASAP Book of the Year Anthology Award for their COVID-19 Collaborations: Researching Poverty and Low-Income Family Life during the Pandemic.
Watch the presentation of the winners here.