The Susan Strange Award was established in 1998 to recognize Susan Strange for her unique and extraordinary role within the International Studies Association and the worldwide community of scholars. This award recognizes a person whose singular intellect, assertiveness, and insight most challenge conventional wisdom and intellectual and organizational complacency in the international studies community. This award is underwritten by Keesing's World News Archives
Please note that this information will be outdated by the end of the 2013 ISA Annual Convention. We will update ISA Leadership information (including officers and committees) on our new website in mid-April. A summary of new ISA Committee members is available for download here (PDF).Award Details
For a listing of previous awardees, please see the Past Award Recipients page.
Submission/Nomination
- Nominations should be sent to by email to the current President of ISA.
- The deadline for nominations is September 15th of each year.
Selection
- The recipient is jointly selected by the President in consultation with the incoming and outgoing Presidents.
Prize
- The recipient receives a plaque, which is presented at the Annual Convention by the current President and the President-Elect.
- There is no monetary prize, and the award is not necessarily given every year.
Award Committee
Etel SolingenPRESIDENT | APR 2012 - APR 2013University of California, Irvine etel.solingen@uci.edu | |
Beth SimmonsPAST-PRESIDENT | APR 2012 - APR 2013 |
Harvey StarrPRESIDENT-ELECT | APR 2012 - APR 2013University of South Carolina starr-harvey@sc.edu |
Tom VolgyEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR |

