The RT Journal
Founded in 1910, The Round Table, Britain's oldest international affairs journal, provides analysis and commentary on all aspects of international affairs. The journal is the major source for coverage of the policy issues concerning the contemporary Commonwealth and its role in international affairs, with occasional articles on themes of historical interest.
Hodson Memorial Prize
Win £1000 and publication of your article in The Round Table
This is an annual award by The Round Table in memory of the journal's late Editor, Harry Hodson, and to mark his association with The Round Table for nearly 70 years. It is awarded for a publishable article, contributed by an undergraduate or graduate of a recognized university in the Commonwealth. The prize has now been increased to £1000 from the next prize onwards.
2009 Winner
The 2009 Hodson winner was Natasha Price for her article Integrating 'Return' With 'Recovery': Utilising the Return Process in the Transition to Positive Peace: A Case Study of Sri Lanka.
Currently a researcher at the Post-war Reconstruction and Development Unit at the University of York, Natasha Price had previously worked for the Consortium of Humanitarian Agencies in Sri Lanka, and the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative in New Delhi, contributing to the 2009 CHRI report on Human Rights Defenders. Her winning article, which will be published in the October 2010 issue of The Round Table, had been based on work she had done in Sri Lanka, as part of her MA thesis.
Topic
The topic may be freely chosen by applicants, but should be of significance to the contemporary Commonwealth, should demonstrate freshness of material and analysis, and where possible will be of interest to the media and policymakers. These articles will be refereed, and assessors will take into account qualities of reportage and/or awareness and use of relevant theory.
Length and deadlines
Applicants for the award should contribute articles of up to 12,000 words in length, of a standard appropriate to publication by The Round Table. Entrants will be judged on the clarity and readability of their contributions. The prize winning article will need to be adjusted to a suitable article length for publication.
Other conditions
Applicants should be aged under 30 at the time of submission of an article. Although they must be an undergraduate or have graduated from a recognized university in the Commonwealth, it is not a requirement of the award that they retain an academic affiliation.
Judging
Judging will be by a panel of three, chaired by the Editor of The Round Table, normally including the Chairman of the Round Table and a representative of the publisher. Their decision will be final. Although normally only one Hodson Prize will be awarded each year, the Editor may offer publication to other entries submitted. Applicants should retain copies of their articles, which will not normally be returned.
The Hodson Memorial Prize
The Prize will have two components. First, publication of the winning article in The Round Table in the year in question. Second, a sum of £1000 Sterling. Where the winner is a resident in the UK, or another Commonwealth country in which The Round Table holds activities, it is hoped that the prize winner may be invited to take part (eg by attending a Round Table dinner). The Round Table will seek to publicize the name of the winner.
Applications
Entries for the 10th award, in 2010, should be marked 'Hodson Memorial Prize' and sent by the 1st October 2010 to: Dr. Venkat Iyer,
The Editor - The Round Table, School of Law, University of Ulster at Jordanstown, Shore Road, Newtownabbey, Co. Antrim, BT37 0QB, U.K.; e-mail theroundtable@hotmail.co.uk
Hodson Memorial Prize Winners
- 2009 - Natasha Price - Integrating 'Return' With 'Recovery': Utilising the Return Process in the Transition to Positive Peace: A Case Study of Sri Lanka
To be published in The Round Table, 410 (October 2010) - 2008 - Beth Kreling - India and the Commonwealth
The Round Table, 400 (2009), pp. 49-66 Read the abstract - 2007 - No Winner
- 2006 - Ingrid Barnsley - Dealing with change: Australia, Canada and the Kyoto Protocol to the Framework Convention on climate change
The Round Table, 385 (2006), pp. 399-410 Read the abstract
AND - Line E Gissel - From Links of Iron to Slender Rope: Essays in the Empire and Commonwealth Essay Prize Competition
The Round Table, 388 (2007), pp. 37-49 Read the abstract - 2005 - Zoe Ware - Reassessing Labour's Relationship with Sub-Saharan Africa
The Round Table, 383 (2006), pp. 141-52 Read the abstract - 2004 - No Winner
- 2003 - Robert Colvile - A Place to Stand: The Problems and Potential of the Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group
The Round Table, 375 (2004), pp. 343-53 Read the abstract - 2002 - No Winner
- 2001 - Amrita Narlikar - The Politics of Participation: Decision-Making Processes and Developing Countries in the WTO
The Round Table, 364 (2002), pp. 171-185 Read the abstract