Quality of Government Institute Best Paper Award 2026 at University of Gothenburg

Quality of Government Institute Best Paper Award 2026

Brief Description

The Quality of Government (QoG) Institute Best Paper Award 2026 invites researchers worldwide to submit exceptional academic work exploring public power impartiality, corruption, and governance. Organized by the Quality of Government Institute (QoG) at the University of Gothenburg, this prestigious annual competition recognizes outstanding scholarship published or presented at an academic international conference between September 2025 and September 2026. Whether you are an emerging scholar or an established academic focusing on public administration, political science, or related fields, you can secure a fully funded, week-long guest scholar visit to the QoG Institute in Sweden to present your research.

Name of Host Institution

The Quality of Government Institute (QoG) at the University of Gothenburg

Requirements/Eligibility Criteria

• You must be enrolled in a PhD program or hold a higher academic rank, such as a postdoctoral researcher or above.
• Your paper must focus on a QoG-related topic, such as impartiality in public power, corruption, clientelism, favoritism, discrimination, patronage, nepotism, or undue support to special interest groups.
• The paper must have been published or presented at an academic international conference between September 2025 and September 2026 (as an article, book chapter, or working paper in a university or recognizable working paper series).
• Submissions are limited to one paper per author.
• You can self-nominate your paper or be nominated by others, provided a one-page motivation statement is included.
• The manuscript must not exceed 12,000 words, excluding references and appendices.
• References must follow a standard, consistent citation style, and tables, graphs, and images should be embedded directly within the body of the text.
• The submission must be fully anonymized, with all author names removed from the main text.

Submission Details and Timeline

All required documents must be submitted in PDF format by the closing date of December 9, 2026. Winners will be announced in January 2027.

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The QoG research agenda centers on impartiality in the exercise of public power, examining issues such as corruption, clientelism, favoritism, discrimination, patronage, nepotism, and undue support to special interest groups.

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Q: What are the word count limits for submissions?

Submissions must not exceed 12,000 words, which is exclusive of references and appendices.

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The winning paper will be announced in January 2027 following the December 2026 submission deadline.

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