BSA Philip Abrams Memorial Prize
About the Prize
The BSA Philip Abrams Memorial Prize is for the best first and sole-authored book within the discipline of Sociology.
It was established in honour of the memory of Professor Philip Abrams whose work contributed substantially to sociology and social policy research in Britain. He is remembered for the encouragement and assistance he provided to many young sociologists at the start of their careers.
In recognition of his commitment to sociology as a discipline, the British Sociological Association established this prize to stimulate new ideas and fresh research in sociology by encouraging new British authors.
2025 Shortlisted Nominees
We are delighted to announce this year's shortlisted nominees:
- Ashlee Chrisoffersen - The Politics of Intersectional Practice: Representation, Coalition and Solidarity in UK NGOs (Bristol University Press)
- Billy Holzberg - Affective bordering: Race, deservingness and the emotional politics of migration control (Manchester University Press)
- Kristina Kolbe - The sound of difference: race, class and the politics of ‘diversity’ in classical music (Manchester University Press)
- Aideen O’Shaughnessy - Embodying Irish Abortion Reform: Bodies, Emotions, and Feminist Activism (Bristol University Press)
- Chana Teeger - Distancing the Past: Racism as History in South African Schools (Columbia University Press)
The 2025 PAM Prize winner will be announced at the BSA Annual Conference Dinner on 24 April 2025.
View full list of 2025 Nominees.
Take a look at previous winners in the Winners Archive.