The International Studies Best Book of the Decade Award honors the best book published in international studies over the last decade.In order to be selected, the winning book must be a single book (edited volumes will not be considered) that has already had or shows the greatest promise of having a broad impact on the field of international studies over many years. Only books of this broad scope, originality, and interdisciplinary significance should be nominated.
About the Award:- Cash Prize: A $500.00 (USD) cash prize to the recipient is awarded from the ISA General Account, along with a plaque.
- Nominations: Nominations may be made by any individual member of ISA or by publishers. Nomination process:
- A letter of nomination, stating the reasons why the nominator believes the book to be worthy of this award, should be sent to all members of the committee by e-mail at the addresses listed below.
- Copies of the nominated book should be forwarded to ISA’s Executive Director, Thomas Volgy, at ISA Headquarters.
- Chair Responsibilities: The Committee Chair is responsible submitting award information to the ISA Award Coordinator and for notifying the recipient of the award and encouraging the recipient to attend the Annual Convention at which the award is to be presented so as to receive the award in person.
- Committee Membership: Members serve one-year terms. Member terms officially begin with the ISA Governing Council meeting of the first year listed and end with the closing of the ISA Governing Council meeting of the final year listed.
- Award Presentation: This award is awarded once a decade, the next award will be announced at the ISA Annual Convention in New Orleans in 2010.
COMMITTEE (2009-2010):
Terry Hopmann
CHAIR, FEB 2009 - FEB 2010
Johns Hopkins University
School of Advanced Intl Studies
pthopmann@jhu.edu
William R. Thompson
MEMBER, FEB 2009 - FEB 2010
Dept of Political Science
Indiana University
wthompso@indiana.edu
Ann Tickner
MEMBER, FEB 2009 - FEB 2010
School of International Relations
University of Southern California
tickner@usc.edu
Craig Murphy
MEMBER, FEB 2009 - FEB 2010
Department of Political Science
Wellesley College
cmurphy@wellesley.edu
Nils Petter Gleditsch
MEMBER, FEB 2009 - FEB 2010
International Peace Research Institute, Oslo
PRIO
nilspg@prio.no
Tom J. Volgy
ISA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
International Studies Association
University of Arizona
isa@isanet.org
Book of the Decade Award Recipients:
- 2001-2010: Daniel H. Deudney, Bounding Power: Republican Security Theory from the Polis to the Global Village. Princeton University Press, 2007.
Joshua S. Goldstein, War and Gender: How Gender Shapes the War System and Vice Versa. Cambridge University Press, 2001.
Bruce Russett and John Oneal, Triangulating Peace: Democracy, Interdependence, and International Organization. WW Norton, 2001. - 1991-2000: Alexander Wendt, Social Theory of International Politics. Cambridge University Press, 1999.
