Dr Claudia Schrag Sternberg has been awarded the UACES Prize for Best Book in Contemporary European Studies for her book The Struggle for EU Legitimacy: Public Contestation, 1950-2005.

In giving the award UACES Chair Helen Drake commented: “Claudia’s book was heralded by one member of the jury as a ‘Major contribution to the literature which brings together many threads and makes sense of them, building a highly original argument that will shape future research agendas.’”

Dr Claudia Schrag Sternberg is a Career Development Fellow in Politics at St Hugh’s College.

UACES is the academic association for Contemporary European Studies. It is a membership organisation for academics, students and practitioners who are interested in all aspects of Europe and the European Union.