Johan Skytte Prize in Political Science

Johan Skytte Prize
in Political Science
(Swedish: Skytteanska priset i statskunskap)
Awarded forMost remarkable achievements within the field of Political Science
Date1994; 30 years ago (1994)
LocationUppsala, Sweden
Presented byJohan Skytte Foundation at Uppsala University
Reward(s)500,000 SEK
First awarded1995
Websiteskytteprize.com

The Johan Skytte Prize in Political Science (Swedish: Skytteanska priset) was established in 1995 by the Johan Skytte Foundation at Uppsala University. The foundation itself goes back to the donation in 1622 from Johan Skytte (1577–1645), politician and chancellor of the university, which established the Skyttean professorship of Eloquence and Government.

The prize, 500,000 Swedish kronor (approximately $52,000) is to be given "to the scholar who in the view of the Foundation has made the most valuable contribution to political science". Since its creation in 1995, the Johan Skytte Prize has garnered a prestigious reputation within the social science community, earning the nickname "the Nobel Prize for Political Science."[1][2] According to reputation surveys conducted in 2013–2014 and 2018, it is the most prestigious international academic award in political science.[3][4][5]

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  3. ^ IREG Observatory on Academic Ranking and Excellence. IREG List of International Academic Awards (PDF). Brussels: IREG Observatory on Academic Ranking and Excellence. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 March 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  4. ^ Jiang, Fan; Liu, Niancai (2018). "The hierarchical status of international academic awards in social sciences". Scientometrics. doi:10.1007/s11192-018-2928-y.
  5. ^ Zheng, Juntao; Liu, Niancai (2015). "Mapping of important international academic awards". Scientometrics. 104: 763–791. doi:10.1007/s11192-015-1613-7.