The Harold D. Lasswell Prize is awarded to the article in each volume of Policy Sciences which best contributes to the theory and practice of the policy sciences, as determined by a vote of the journal’s international editorial board. The Prize is named in honor of Harold D. Lasswell (1902–1978), a founder of this Journal and noted contributor to the policy sciences.

The Prize is accompanied by a monetary award of $500 provided by the journal’s publisher, Springer.

It gives me great pleasure to announce the winner of the 29th annual prize is Joanna Vince for her article. “Integrated Policy Approaches and Policy Failure: The Case of Australia’s Oceans Policy.” which appeared in Policy Sciences 48, no. 2 (June 2015): 159–80. doi:10.1007/s11077-015-9215-z.