Ludvig Norman Awarded the Joseph Fletcher Prize for Best Edited Book
Political scientists Ludvig Norman and co-editor Richard Ned Lebow have been awarded the Joseph Fletcher Prize for Best Edited Book in Historical International Relations by the International Studies Association (ISA) for the anthology Weimar's Long Shadow.
Ludvig Norman Photo: Rickard Kihlström/Stockholm University
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"It came as a very pleasant surprise. We had no idea the book had even been nominated," said Ludvig Norman, an associate professor of political science at Stockholm University, who received the news on February 25.
"The prize is a recognition from scholars active in the field — a sign that the book has resonated and is seen as relevant. Hopefully it will bring the volume even more attention and a wider readership,” he added.
The award was presented on March 23 during ISA's annual conference in Columbus, Ohio.
About the Editors and Contributors
Ludvig Norman edited the volume together with Richard Ned Lebow. The anthology brings together contributions from a wide range of scholars, including:
- Amel Ahmed, professor of political science, University of Massachusetts Amherst
- Peter Breiner, associate professor of political science, University at Albany, State University of New York.
- Peter C. Caldwell, Samuel G. McCann Professor of History, Rice University
- Richard Ned Lebow, Professor Emeritus of International Political Theory in the War Studies department of King’s College London; Honorary Fellow of Pembroke College, University of Cambridge; and James O. Freedman Presidential Professor Emeritus at Dartmouth College.
- Jan‑Werner Müller, Roger Williams Straus Professor of Social Sciences and Professor of Politics, Princeton University
- Ludvig Norman, Associate Professor of Political Science, Stockholm University, and Senior Fellow at the Institute of European Studies at the University of California, Berkeley.
- William E. Scheuerman, James H. Rudy Professor of Political Science and International Studies, Indiana University Bloomington
- Jill Suzanne Smith, associate professor of German, Bowdoin College
- Douglas Webber, professor emeritus of political science, INSEAD
Last updated: 2026-04-16
Source: Communications Office