Officers

  • Chair: Jordanna Matlon, American University 
  • Chair-Elect: Leslie Gates, Binghamton University, SUNY
  • Past Chair: Jeff Goodwin, New York University
  • Section Secretary: Nada Matta, Drexel University
  • Section Treasurer: Joshua Lew McDermott, Southeastern Louisiana University
  • Student Representative: Emily Southard, Pennsylvania State University
  • Council Members:
    • Mahvish Ahmad, London School of Economics
    • David Arditi, University of Texas at Arlington
    • Ali Meghji, University of Cambridge
    • Sahan Savas Karatasli, University of North Carolina, Greensboro
    • Suzy K. Lee, Binghamton University

 

Award Committees

Lifetime Achievement Award

The Marxist Sociology Lifetime Achievement Award honors distinguished career achievement in Marxist sociology. Nominators should prepare a letter to the awards committee stating the case for the nominee for the award and attach a copy of the nominee’s vitae. The award is for a body of work of sociological importance.

Please send your nomination to all members of the committee. The deadline for receipt of all material is March 6th, 2026.

Lifetime Achievement Award Committee:
Chair: Jeff Goodwin (jgoodwin.nyu@gmail.com)
Alma Begicevic (abegicevic@luc.edu)
Ioana Cerasella Chis (ioana.chis@glasgow.ac.uk)

The Paul Sweezy Marxist Sociology Book Award

The Paul Sweezy Marxist Sociology Book Award goes to the author(s) of the best book published in the past two years in the area of Marxist theory and research. The committee will select the book that best demonstrates the most thoughtful, competent, or innovative analysis of a theoretical, empirical, or activist issue(s) that is germane to Marxism, Marxist sociology, and Marxist praxis. Books published in 2024 and 2025 are eligible. All members of the section are encouraged to submit nominations. Self-nominations are welcome. In accordance with ASA policies and section preference, the recipient must be a current member of the ASA and the Section on Marxist Sociology at the time the award is given to receive the award.

Instructions for Nominating Books:

(1) Submit nomination by email. This should include standard bibliographic information about the work and a brief comment on its merits. Please send your nomination to all three committee members (see below).

(2) In addition to the nomination, a hard copy of the book (or, if necessary, a pdf) must be sent to all three of the committee members. Upon receipt of the nomination letter, the chair will reply with mailing instructions for sending hard copies.

The deadline for receipt of all material is March 6th, 2026.

Paul Sweezy Marxist Sociology Book Award Committee:
Chair: Leslie Gates (lgates@binghamton.edu)
Smitha Radhakrishnan (sradhakr@wellesley.edu)
Tarique Niazi (niazit@uwec.edu)
Joshua Lew McDermott (Joshua.mcdermott@selu.edu)

Teaching and Praxis Award

This award recognizes outstanding integration of theory and practice in teaching and/or in the achievement of social change. Practice may involve (but is not limited to) employing liberation pedagogies in teaching, teaching outside academic contexts, activism, organizing, and/or outreach to encourage/facilitate social change. Nominations should include a letter stating the case for the nominee or group of nominees for the award and supporting materials. Supporting materials must include nominee vitae, can also include reference letters, student testimonies, news articles, and other evidence of effectiveness.

Please send your nomination to all members of the committee. The deadline for receipt of all material is March 6th, 2026.

Teaching and Praxis Award Committee:
Chair: Ali Meghji (am2059@cam.ac.uk)
Emily Southard (ems617@psu.edu)
Alyssa Lyons (alyssa.lyons@lehman.cuny.edu)
Lola Loustaunau (Lola.loustaunau@wisc.edu)
Ioana Cerasella Chis (ioana.chis@glasgow.ac.uk)

Outstanding Marxist Sociology Article Award

The Outstanding Marxist Sociology Article Award goes to the author(s) of the best article (or series of articles) published in the past two years (2024 and 2025) in the area of Marxist theory and research. The committee will select the article that best demonstrates the most thoughtful, competent, or innovative analysis of a theoretical, empirical, or activist issue(s) that is germane to Marxism, Marxist Sociology, and Marxist Praxis. Nominations should include a brief comment on the merits of the published article and a copy of the article.

Please send your nomination to all members of the committee. The deadline for receipt of all material is March 6th, 2026.

Outstanding Marxist Sociology Article Award Committee:
Chair: David Arditi (darditi@uta.edu)
Emily Schneider (emily.schneider@nau.edu)
Gerardo Rodriguez-Solis (gerardo.rs@berkeley.edu)

Szymanski-Young Graduate Student Paper Award

The competition for this award is open to both published and unpublished article-length papers (roughly twenty-five pages in length without tables or references) written by a graduate student in the previous two years (2024 and 2025). The committee will accept sole-authored and multiple-authored papers as long as the applicant is lead or senior author. No student-faculty collaborations can be accepted. The committee will select the paper that demonstrates the most thoughtful, competent, or innovative analysis of a theoretical, empirical, or activist issue(s) that is germane to Marxism, Marxist Sociology, and Marxist Praxis. The winner(s) will receive a cash award: in the event that there is a sole winner they will receive $200. Co-winners will receive $150 each. There is no cash award for honorable mentions.

Please send your nomination to all members of the committee. The deadline for receipt of all material is March 6th, 2026.

Szymanski-Young Graduate Student Paper Award Committee:
Chair: Joshua McDermott (joshua.mcdermott@selu.edu)
Caitlin Schroering (cschroer@charlotte.edu)