This award, sponsored by the Human Rights Section (HR), will be given to the best paper presented at the ISA Annual Convention by a faculty member (not restricted to rank) or professional or activist.
The section would like to recognize the generous contribution made by theJournal of Human Rights and its editor, Richard Hiskes, in funding these awards. The Journal of Human Rights is a Routledge/Taylor and Francis publication.
Award Details
For a listing of previous awardees, please see the Past Award Recipients page.
Submission/Nomination
- Papers may be nominated by panel chairs/discussants or other conference participants, and by authors. Papers should have been uploaded to the ISA paper archive by the deadline. Alternatively, if you are submitting your own paper for consideration, please submit it electronically to the Chair of the Award Committee.
- Eligibility is limited to Human Rights Section-sponsored panels, and must be original (not presented or published elsewhere) research in the field of human rights.
- Nominations should be submitted electronically by June 15th.
Prize
- The award is accompanied by $100 cash prize as well as a paid one-year membership in the Human Rights Section. In addition, the winning paper will be forwarded (with the consent of the author) to the Journal of Human Rights for special consideration for publication.
Award Committee
Two at-large members of the executive committee and one additional member (non-executive committee) chosen by the Section Chair.
Jennifer Abbassi
CHAIR
Longwood University
abbassijd@longwood.edu
