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ENMISA Distinguished Scholar Award

The Ethnicity, Nationalism and Migration (ENMISA) section of the International Studies Association is soliciting nominations for its Distinguished Scholar Award to be given at the annual meeting in New York, NY, 2009.  The committee is composed of Bill Ayres, Yosef Lapid, and Alynna Lyon (chair). Self-nominations are also welcome.

Nominations should include a letter of support and CV.  As a general guideline, nominees should have a substantial record of publishing in the field and service to the section and ISA.  Please send nominations and letters of support via email to ENMISA by July 2, 2008, at the address listed below.  Feel free to contact the committee chair if you have any questions:

Alynna J. Lyon,
315 Horton Hall
Department of Political Science
University of New Hampshire
Durham, NH 03857
Alynna.lyon@unh.edu

International Security Studies Section Book Award

The nomination deadline for the International Security Studies Section Book Award 2008 is June 15, 2008. The award committee welcomes nominations for books on any aspect, and that deploy any approach (historical, quantitative, theoretical, policy analysis, etc.), in the field of security studies. Single-authored and multi-authored books, and edited volumes, on any aspect of security studies with a copyright date of 2007 are eligible for nomination. For more information, please see the award website.

WCIS Summer Newsletter

The Women's Caucus announces their Summer 2008 newsletter (PDF).

International Security Studies Section Book Award 2008

The International Security Studies Section announces a Call for Nominations for the Best Book Award 2008.

Eligibility: single-authored and multi-authored books, and edited volumes, on any aspect of security studies with a copyright date of 2007.

Criteria: the committee welcomes nominations for books on any aspect, and that deploy any approach (historical, quantitative, theoretical, policy analysis, etc.), in the field of security studies.

Books will be judged according to three criteria:

• originality in substance and approach
• significance for scholarly and/or policy debate
• rigour in approach and analysis

Process:  Nominations comprise a copy of the book to be submitted to each committee member by 15 June 2008.

Prize and Notification: The winning author will receive $250 and an award certificate. The committee chair will notify the recipient of the award, who will be encouraged to attend the 2009 annual convention in New York in order to receive the award in person.

Committee Members:

Chair: Dr Andrew Dorman
Defence Studies Department
Joint Services Command and Staff College
Shrivenham
Wiltshire SN6 8TS
United Kingdom

Hendrik Spruyt
Norman Dwight Harris Professor of International Relations
Chair of the Department of Political Science
Northwestern University
243 Scott Hall
601 University Place
Evanston, IL 60208
USA

Reuben E. Brigety II, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Government and Politics
Department of Public and International Affairs
George Mason University
4400 University Drive, MS 3F4
Fairfax, VA 22030
USA

Any questions: please contact the committee chair, Dr Andrew Dorman, at Andrew.dorman@kcl.ac.uk

ISAC/ISSS Annual Conference 2008

The International Security Studies Section of the ISA and the International Security and Arms Control Section of the APSA will  once again hold their joint annual conference in Vail, Colorado, October
23-25, 2008. This year the theme is: Globalization and Security:  American Foreign Policy and the New Administration

The deadline for papers and panels is August 15th. Every effort will be made to accommodate all timely proposals; late proposals will be accepted selectively on a space-available basis. In order to capture the
excellent conference rate of $109/night at the 4-star Vail Cascade Resort you must book your hotel room by September 23rd.  The conference fee of $195 includes four meals and a reception; that rate will also go up after September 23rd.

You can download a copy of the Proposal Submission Form at www.du.edu/gsis/iglos/conference.

Send proposals to:
Conference on Globalization & Security
Attn: Regina Nockerts
University of Denver (GSIS)
2201 S. Gaylord Street
Denver CO 80208
foreignpolicyconference@du.edu

This year's program chairs are David Goldfischer, Peg Sanders, and Greg Moser of the University of Denver, Brent Talbot of the US Air Force Academy, Jim Smith of the Air Force Institute for National Security Studies (INSS), and Jana Everett of the University of Colorado-Denver and the Denver Council on Foreign Relations (DCFR). Co-sponsor organizations include INSS, the University of Denver (the Graduate School of International Studies (GSIS) and the Institute on Globalization and Security (IGLOS)), the Inter-University Seminar (IUS, Rocky Mountain Region), and the DCFR. Administrative and logistical details are being handled by GSIS, particularly Paul Viotti, David Goldfischer, and Regina Nockerts. You will soon be able to find more details on the conference at their dedicated web page, www.du.edu/gsis/iglos/conference.

Call for Nominations: ISSS Distinguished Scholar Award

The International Security Studies Section (ISSS) calls for nominations for the Distinguished Scholar Award to be presented at the 2009 ISA Conference in New York. The Distinguished Scholar Award is given for life achievement in International Security Studies. Typically nominees will have made major contributions to scholarship in the field both via their own research and writing and their mentorship of others.

Nominations should be accompanied by a short letter of justification and the nominee's CV. Nominations should be received no later than 15 June 2008.

Please send nominations and attached materials to the Chair of the Committee: James H. Lebovic, Department of Political Science, The George Washington University, Washington, D.C. 20052 or (preferably) by email: lebovic@gwu.edu.

Human Rights Section Graduate Student Paper Award

The Human Rights Section of the International Studies Association is pleased to announce the first winner of the Steven C. Poe Graduate Student Paper Award, for a paper presented at the 2007 Annual Conference in Chicago.

Winner: Natalie Florea Hudson
Institution: University of Connecticut
Paper Title: "Securitizing Women and Gender Equality: Who and What is it Good For?"

Congratulations Ms. Hudson!

IPE Events at Annual Convention

The IPE section invites you to two events featuring this year's Outstanding Public Scholar Awardee, Filipino academic and activist Walden Bello.

1) Panel honoring Outstanding Public Scholar Walden Bello
Date: Thursday March 27th 2008
Time: 3:45pm – 5:30pm
Location: International Studies Association (ISA) San Francisco Conference

2) Public forum and book party on "The Future of the Global Justice Movement"
Co-sponsored by Routledge, Taylor & Francis Press
Speakers: Walden Bello (Focus on the Global South), Kevin Danaher (Global Exchange), and Susan George (Transnational Institute & ATTAC)
Authors in Barry Gill's edited series Rethinking Globalization will also be on hand
Date: Friday March 28th 2008
Time: 8-10:30 pm
Location: City Lights Bookstore, 261 Columbus Ave, San Francisco
This event is free and open to the public
Further information:  Contact Ruth Reitan at r.reitan@miami.edu, or Sian Askew at sian.askew@tandf.co.uk

IPE Outstanding Public Scholar Events

The International Political Economy Section invites you to two events featuring this year's Outstanding Public Scholar Awardee, Filipino academic and activist Walden Bello.

1) Panel honoring Outstanding Public Scholar Walden Bello:
Date: Thursday March 27th 2008
Time: 3:45pm – 5:30pm
Location: International Studies Association (ISA) San Francisco Convention.

2) Public forum and book party on "The Future of the Global Justice Movement."
Sponsors: This event is co-sponsored by Routledge, Taylor & Francis Press.
Speakers: Walden Bello (Focus on the Global South), Kevin Danaher (Global Exchange), and Susan George (Transnational Institute & ATTAC). Authors in Barry Gill's edited series Rethinking Globalization will also be on hand
Date: Friday March 28th 2008
Time: 8-10:30 pm
Location: City Lights Bookstore, 261 Columbus Ave, San Francisco

This event is free and open to the public. Further information:  Contact Ruth Reitan at r.reitan AT miami DOT edu, or Sian Askew at sian DOT askew AT tandf DOT co DOT uk.

ENMISA Distinguished Scholar

The Ethnicity, Nationalism and Migration Studies (ENMISA) Section is pleased to announce the winners of its annual competitions. The 2008 Distinguished Scholar is Aristide R. Zolberg (New School for Social Research). There will be a roundtable panel honoring his contributions on Friday, March 26 from 3:45 - 5:30 during the ISA convention.