Professional Rights and Responsibilities Committee

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The mandate of the Professional Rights and Responsibilities Committee is to facilitate and promote the professional conduct of all ISA members.

About

Terms

  • Five members serve two-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

Selection

  • Permanent standing committee
  • The Professional Rights and Responsibilities Committee is chaired by one of the ISA Vice-Presidents during the term of his/her vice-presidency and one year beyond that.
  • In addition to the Chair, the four other committee members appointed by the ISA President are selected from the Governing Council membership, with the approval of the Governing Council.
  • Committee membership must include one current ISA Vice-President Elect.
  • Executive Director of ISA will serve as an ex-officio member

Responsibilities

The committee may make recommendations regarding the standards for professional conduct and periodically review the standards for professional conduct. The committee may be called upon to adjudicate complaints of members under the ISA’s Code of Conduct (PDF).

Members

Mustapha Kamal Pasha

CHAIR | FEB 2010 - APR 2012
University of Aberdeen
m.k.pasha@abdn.ac.uk

Erik Melander

MEMBER | APR 2012 - MAR 2013
Uppsala University
erik.melander@pcr.uu.se

Valerie Hudson

MEMBER | MAR 2011 - MAR 2013
BYU
valerie_hudson@byu.edu

Jeffrey Taliaferro

MEMBER | APR 2012 - MAR 2014
Tufts University
jeff.taliaferro@tufts.edu
Sai Felicia Krishna-Hensel

MEMBER | APR 2012 - MAR 2014
Auburn University at Montgomery
cissisa@attglobal.net

Thomas J. Volgy

EX-OFFICIO: EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
International Studies Association
University of Arizona
isa@isanet.org