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Dating back to the early days of ISA, the Nominating Committee is tasked with overseeing the nomination process, ensuring that each will serve ISA well in terms of scholarship, visibility, commitment, and service to ISA. The Nominating Committee prepares and publishes any calls for nominations.

Responsibilities

The Nominating Committee provides a slate of Officers that includes the President, three (3) Vice-Presidents, and the Treasurer, for official publication each year in November. The Committee evaluates nominees, based on three criteria for leadership: a) international scholarly recognition; b) a history of service with the association and knowledge of the association; and c) theoretical, methodological, geographical, gender, ethnic, and racial diversity among the leadership of the association. It then forwards its nominees to the membership for approval or rejection. They report the Committee’s nominations at the Governing Council Meeting during the ISA Annual Convention.

About

Terms

• Nine members serve three-year, staggered terms
• Terms officially begin with the start of the ISA Annual Convention meeting of the first year listed and end with the closing of the ISA Governing Council meeting of the final year listed
• Convener's "convener term" ends with the committee's first meeting and thereafter s/he becomes a committee member*
• Chair serves a one-year term*

Selection

• Permanent standing committee
• Nine members appointed by ISA President with approval by ISA Governing Council
• Convener appointed by ISA President with approval by ISA Governing Council*
• Chair chosen among committee members by committee members annually*

* The Incoming ISA President nominates 3 members to the Nominating Committee and his/her appointments are confirmed by the Governing Council at the meeting prior to the beginning of the ISA Annual Convention. In addition, the Incoming ISA President nominates a "Convener" from among either his/her appointments or the other 6 continuing committee members. The Convener's job is to then coordinate (with the assistance of ISA-HQ and the Executive Director) the committee's first meeting of the year, held DURING the Annual Convention. The committee's first official act of business is to elect a chair from among the committee membership, at which point the Convener's job concludes and s/he resumes the role of a committee member.

Members

Martha Finnemore CHAIR | 2013 - 2016 George Washington University finnemor@gwu.edu
Helen Milner MEMBER | MAR 2011 - MAR 2014 Princeton University hmilner@Princeton.EDU	Emilie Hafner-Burton MEMBER | FEB 2010-MAR 2013 UC San Diego ehafner@ucsd.edu
Karen Alter MEMBER | FEB 2010-MAR 2013 Northwestern University kalter@northwestern.edu	Bob Denemark MEMBER | APR 2012 - FEB 2015 University of Delaware denemark@udel.edu
TJ Pempel MEMBER | APR 2012 - FEB 2015 University of California at Berkeley pempel@berkeley.edu	David Kinsella MEMBER | MAR 2011 - MAR 2014 Portland State kinsella@pdx.edu
Lisa Blaydes MEMBER | APR 2012 - FEB 2015 Stanford University blaydes@stanford.edu

Resources

• 2012 Nominating Committee Report
• 2012 Call for Officer Nominations
• 2012 Call for At-Large Representative Nominations for Governing Council
• 2012 Call for Treasurer Nominations
• 2011 Nominating Committee Report
• 2010 Nominating Committee Report
• 2009 Nominating Committee Report