Celebrating Excellence in Social Science: A.SK 2025, Insights on Trade, Inequality and Globalization

Endowed with 75,000 euros, The A.SK Social Science Award is one of the world’s largest in the social sciences. In addition, a "Bright Mind Award" will be presented to younger social scientists with a prize sum of 20,000 euros. Both awards honor research on public policy with a focus on economic and governmental reforms. The festive award ceremony to honor Pinelopi Koujianou Goldberg will take place on November 5, 2025 at WZB Social Science Center Berlin.

Program

• Welcome by Nicola Fuchs-Schündeln, President of WZB
• Address by Alex Chen, A.SK Council Speaker
• Laudation by Jörg Kukies, former Federal Minister of Finances
• Award presentation by Dorothea Kübler, WZB Director and Head of A.SK Commission
• Acceptance speech by Pinelopi Koujianou Goldberg

The evening will be moderated by Jutta Allmendinger, A.SK Commission Member.

Music by Kenneth Berkel (piano) and Denise Felsecker (mezzo-soprano).