Bronislaw Malinowski Award


The Bronislaw Malinowski Award is an award given by the US-based Society for Applied Anthropology in honor of Bronisław Malinowski, an original member and strong supporter of the Society. Briefly established in 1950, the award has been presented annually since 1973.
It is given to an outstanding senior scholar in recognition for a lifetime commitment to the application of the social sciences to contemporary social issues. The acceptance addresses of the awardees are usually published in the society’s journal, Human Organization.

Past recipients of the Malinowski Award

YearRecipientNationality
1973Gonzalo Aguirre BeltránMexico
1974Everett C. HughesUSA
1975Gunnar MyrdalSweden
1976Edward H. SpicerUSA
1977Sol TaxUSA
1978Juan ComasMexico
1979Laura ThompsonUSA
1980Fei XiaotungPeople's Republic of China
1981Raymond FirthUK
1982George M. FosterUSA
1983Omer StewartUSA
1984Alexander LeightonUSA
1985Elizabeth ColsonUSA
1986Philleo NashUSA
1987Margaret LantisUSA
1988Fred RichardsonUSA
1989Lauriston SharpUSA
1990St. Clair DrakeUSA
1991Conrad M. ArensbergUSA
1992Margaret ClarkUSA
1993Ronald FrankenbergUK
1994Claudio Esteva FabregatSpain
1995Michael M. CerneaUSA
1996Bea MedicineUSA
1997Ward GoodenoughUSA
1998Robert and Beverly HackenbergUSA
1999Thayer ScudderUSA
2000Maria Eugenia BozzoliCosta Rica
2001Walter GoldschmidtUSA
2002Pertti PeltoFinland
2003Carlos Vélez IbáñezUSA
2004John W. BennettUSA
2005Paul L. DoughtyUSA
2006Michael HorowitzUSA
2007Gretel PeltoUSA
2008Orlando Fals BordaColombia
2009Thomas WeaverUSA
2010Jean SchensulUSA
2011Salomón Nahmad SittónMexico
2012Clifford BarnettUSA
2013Anthony Oliver-SmithUSA
2014Paul DurrenbergerUSA
2015Frances Fox PivenUSA
2016Paul FarmerUSA
2017Louise LamphereUSA
2018Jorge Durand and Douglas MasseyMexico & USA
2019Spero MansonUSA