African Studies Review Best Africa-Based Dissertation Award

Submissions are invited for the ASR Best Africa-Based Dissertation Award. This award, established in 2019, recognizes an Africa-based doctoral student who has successfully defended their PhD dissertation/doctoral thesis on any aspect of African studies at an African institution during the previous calendar year. The winner will be presented with a plaque and invited to submit an article based on the dissertation to the ASR (subject to expedited peer-review), and honored at ASA Annual Meeting. The winner will also receive $500 thanks to the generous support of Cambridge University Press.

Eligibility

All scholars enrolled in doctoral programs at African institutions (Africa-based) who successfully defended their dissertation/doctoral thesis on any aspect of African studies during the previous calendar year (defended between January 1-December 31, 2024) are eligible.

Instructions

Applicants must first complete the form below, then submit 1) the best or most representative dissertation chapter (50 page maximum) and 2) Dissertation Table of Contents, either by uploading in the form or via email to managingeditor@africanstudiesreview.org. The doctoral advisor must email a letter of support directly to managingeditor@africanstudiesreview.org before the deadline. Please use subject line: ASR Dissertation Prize Submission. Up to three finalists will be asked to submit their full dissertation, along with all the Internal and External Examiners’ reports.

Deadline

April 15

2025 ASR Best Africa-Based Dissertation Award Committee

TBD

ASR Best Africa-Based Dissertation Award Nomination

Name of Doctoral Student*
Nom du doctorant; Nome do Doutorando
First Last
Email*
Adresse électronique; Endereço de e-mail
Name of Africa-based University*
Nom de l’Université située en Afrique; Nome da Universidade situada na África
Dissertation Title*
Título da tese de doutorado; Titre de la thèse de doctorat
Dissertation Abstract*
Résumé de la dissertation; Resumo da dissertação
Name, Title, Affiliation of PhD Examination Committee Chair*
Nom, titre et affiliation du président du comité d’examen du doctorat; Nome, título, afiliação do presidente da comissão de exame de doutorado
Email of PhD Examination Committee Chair*
Courriel du président du comité d’examen du doctorat; E-mail do presidente da comissão de exame de doutorado
Date of Successful Defense or Filing of Thesis*
Date de la soutenance réussie ou du dépôt de la thèse; Data da defesa ou apresentação bem sucedida da tese
Month
Day
Year
Chapter Upload
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Past Winners

2024: “Beyond #NotTooYoungToRun: Party Candidacy, Political Representation and Legislative Effectiveness of Young Politicians in Nigeria’s Fourth Republic,” by Ọmọ́máyọ̀wá Ọláwálé Àbàtì in Comparative Politics at Stellenbosch University.

2023: “Procession, Pilgrimage and Protest: A Historical Study of the Qadiriyya-Nasiriyya and Islamic Movement in Nigeria, Public Religiosity in Northern Nigeria, 1952–2021,” by Abdul Shehu in History at Stellenbosch University.

2022: “A Contextual Analysis of Sufi Saint Paintings in Kano, Nigeria,” by Abdulhadi Nadir Nasidi in Fine Arts at Amadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria.

2021: “Littérature, Bande Dessinée et Cinéma en Côte d’Ivoire: Histoire, Adaptation et Réception. Un Essai de Sociologie du Public,” by Atta Kobenan Yao Nicaise in Modern Literature at Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny.

2020: “Evoked emotional responses in the performances of selected Yorùbá dùndún ensembles,” by Cecilia Durojaye in Ethnomusicology at the University of Cape Town.