Jan M. Hoem Award for Social Policy and Family Demography

This Award honors outstanding achievements by an individual scholar on the intersection of social policy and family demography. The Award is dedicated to the groundbreaking contributions of Jan M. Hoem (1939-2017) to research on social policy in relation to family-demography events and life-course outcomes, as well as his support to the advancement of family demography research at the Nordic and European levels. It also celebrates his role as educator and mentor of new generations of European family demographers.

The Award is sponsored by the Nordic Demographic Society, of which Jan M. Hoem was a co-founder in 1968.

Nominations for this Award can be made until two months before the start of a European Population Conference. The next deadline is 1 April 2026!

Rules of play

• Candidates should have at least five years of experience after their PhD.
• Candidates should be member of EAPS at the time of their nomination.
• Candidates may nominate themselves for this award; self-nominations should be supported by at least 3 members of EAPS residing in at least 2 different countries.
• Candidates may also be nominated by a peer and supported by at least 3 members of EAPS residing in at least 2 different countries.
• The Jury may also invite nominations.
• Nominations should include a short (maximum one page) explanatory statement and a curriculum vitae of the candidate.
• Nominations should be sent to EAPS and will be treated as confidential.
• The Council of EAPS appoints an independent Jury of peers for the Award.
• The Jury consists of at least three members, including one member of the Nordic Demographic Society, one of whom will act as Chair.
• The Jury is free to organize its work as it deems appropriate and to follow generally accepted scientific principles and criteria.
• The Jury will explicitly account for years of experience, and will also account for justified leave periods.
• Jury proceedings are confidential. The Jury submits a written report to the EAPS Council indicating the successful laureate and the motivation.
• The Award brings a Euro 1000 Euro cash benefit and a certificate.

Laureates

2024

Eleonora Mussino, Stockholm University, Sweden

2022 

Eva Beaujouan, Wittgenstein Centre (IIASA, OEAW, University of Vienna), Austria

2020

Trude Lappegård, University of Oslo/Statistics Norway

2018

Sunnee Billingsley, University of Stockholm, Sweden