The Society of Friends and Former Associates of the MPIfG awarded Ulrich Dolata this year’s Journal Prize for his article "Technologische Innovationen und sektoraler Wandel: Eingriffstiefe, Adaptionsfähigkeit, Transformationsmuster. Ein analytischer Ansatz," published in Zeitschrift für Soziologie 37(1), 2008. The 500 euro prize is awarded for the best article by a researcher at the MPIfG in a refereed journal.