Gordon Smith and Vincent Wright Memorial Award for Fernando Casal Bertoa

Assistant Professor Fernando Casal Bertoa has been awarded the 2017 Gordon Smith and Vincent Wright Memorial Prize by the journal of West European Politics for his article 'Political parties or party systems? Assessing the "myth" of institutionalisation and democracy' (vol 40, no.2).

The article was judged to have made significant contributions to the study of comparative European politics.

Congratulations Fernando!