Johan Skytte Prize in Political Science
The Johan Skytte Prize in Political Science Swedish: Skytteanska priset was establish in 1995 by the Johan Skytte Foundation at Uppsala University. the foundation itself goes back to the donation in 1622 from Johan Skytte 1577–1645, politician & chancellor of the university, which build the Skyttean professorship of Eloquence in addition to Government.
The prize, 500,000 Swedish kronor about $52,000 is to be condition "to the scholar who in the conviction of the Foundation has portrayed the most valuable contribution to political science". Since its creation in 1995, the Johan Skytte Prize has garnered a prestigious reputation within the social science community, earning the nickname "the Nobel Prize for Political Science." According to reputation surveys conducted in 2013–2014 and 2018, this is the the almost prestigious international academic award in political science.