Standing Committees of the International Studies Association

The members of ISA standing committees are appointed by the incoming ISA President with the approval of the ISA Governing Council at the annual Governing Council meeting.

Standing committees are responsible to the Governing Council and should report to it at least once a year. At the discretion of the Governing Council these annual reports may be given to the Annual Meeting of Members and/or submitted in writing for publication. On recommendation of the President, the Governing Council designates the individuals to serve as chair and members of a standing committee for terms of two years. The chair of a standing committee may not serve consecutive terms.

The lengths of committee members’ terms vary among standing committees but all 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.

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Annual Convention Program Committee

The members of ISA standing committees are appointed by the incoming ISA President with the approval of the ISA Governing Council at the annual Governing Council meeting.

The lengths of committee members' terms vary among standing committees but all 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.

Responsibilities and Terms:

  • Prepare, with President-Elect, a convention theme statement and invitation to participate, both of which will be published in the ISA E-Newsletter and in the preceding year's Convention program.
  • Plan and prepare the Program for ISA Annual Convention.
  • Organize cooperatively with Section Chairs to maximize Section participation within the scope and development of the Convention Program.
  • Coordinate with representatives of ISA Cooperating Organizations to ensure active involvement of non-North American scholars in the Convention Program.
  • Program Chairs serve a one-year term.
  • Write and publish the Call for Papers.

2009 Program Chairs
Sabine Carey, Co-Chair      
University of Nottingham 
Centre for International Crisis Management and Conflict Resolution
School of Politics and International Relations
University Park            
Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK

Gerald Schneider, Co-Chair
University of Konstanz
Department of Politics and Management
Postbox D80
78457 Konstanz, Germany

Joint e-mail: isa2009@uni-konstanz.de

For more information on the 2009 Annual Convention please see:
http://www.isanet.org/newyork2009/

Diversity Committee

Responsibilities and Terms:

  • The Diversity Committee is a five-member standing committee established by the International Studies Association in 1998. The mission of the committee is: a) to promote and facilitate diversity within ISA, especially with regard to women and other minorities; b) to improve the professional visibility of women and other minorities within international studies; and, c) to monitor and provide oversight with respect to these goals.
  • The Committee is appointed by the ISA President with the assistance of the Governing Council. 
  • Members serve three-year, staggered terms. 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.

Committee Members:

Saadia Pekkanen (Chair)
March 2008 – March 2011
Department of Political Science
University of Washington
P.O. Box 353650
Seattle, WA 98195-3650
E-Mail: smp1@u.washington.edu

Errol Henderson
March 2008 – March 2011
Pennsylvania State University
229 Pond Laboratory
University Park, PA 16802 USA
Telephone: 814-865-4409
Email: eah13@psu.edu

Geeta Chowdhry
March 2006 – March 2009
Department of Political Science
Ethnic Studies Program
Northern Arizona University
P.O. Box 15036
Flagstaff, AZ 86011 USA
Telephone: (928) 523-9207
Fax: (928) 523-6777
Email: geeta.chowdhry@nau.edu

Jeffrey Taliaferro
March 2007 – March 2010
Tufts University
Political Science Department
Eaton Hall, 3rd Floor
Boston, MA USA 02155
Telephone: 617-627-3464
Fax: 617-627-3660
Email: jeff.taliaferro@tufts.edu

Brandon Veleriano
March 2007 – March 2010
University of Illinois at Chicago
Dept. of Political Science M/C 276
1007 W. Harrison St
Chicago, IL 60607 USA
Telephone: 615-269-8433
Email: bvaler@uic.edu

Tom Volgy (Ex-Officio)
International Studies Association
324 Social Sciences
University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ 85721  USA
Telephone: 520.621.7715
Fax: 520.621.5780
Email:  isa@u.arizona.edu

Finance Committee

Responsibilities and Terms:

  • Review the fiscal practices of the Association and the ISA Annual Budget.
  • Make recommendations regarding investments, disbursements, and other management issues as to the ISA Endowment Fund.
  • The ISA Treasurer serves as Chair of the Committee.
  • The Committee is appointed by the ISA President with concurrency of the Governing Council.
  • Members serve two-year, staggered terms. 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.

Committee Members:

CHAIR
Marymeyermcaleese
Mary K. Meyer McAleese, 2007-2009
Department of Political Science/BES
Eckerd College
4200 54th Avenue South
St. Petersburg, FL 33711 USA
Telephone: 813.864.8309
Fax: 727.864.7967
Email: meyermk@eckerd.edu

Vicki Golich, 2008-2010
College of Arts and Sciences
California State University San Marcos
333 S. Twin Oaks Valley Road
San Marcos, CA 92096-0001 USA
Telephone: 760.750.4195
Fax: 760.750.3005
Email: vgolich@csusm.edu

Renee Marlin-Bennett, 2008-2010
Department of Political Science
Johns Hopkins University
3400 Charles Street
Baltimore, MD 21218 USA
Telephone: 410.516.7540
Fax: 410.516.5515
Email: marlin@jhu.edu

James Morrow, 2007-2009
Department of Political Science
University of Michigan
4203 ISR, 426 Thompson Street
Ann Arbor, MI 48109 USA
Telephone: 734.615.3172
Fax: 734.764.3522
Email: jdmorrow@umich.edu

Ex-Officio Members:

Jack S. Levy, 2006-2009
Department of Political Science
Rutgers University
89 George Street
New Brunswick, NJ 08901-1411 USA
Telephone: 732.932.1073
Fax: 732.932.7170
Email: jacklevy@rci.rutgers.edu

Nils Petter Gleditsch, 2007-2010
Intl Peace Research Institute, Oslo
PRIO
Fuglehauggata 11
Oslo 0260 NORWAY
Telephone: 47.22.54.77.21
Fax: 47.22.54.77.01
Email: nilspg@prio.no

Thomas G. Weiss, 2008-2011
Presidential Professor of Political Science
Director, Ralph Bunche Institute for International Studies
The Graduate Center, The City University of New York
365 Fifth Avenue, Suite 5203
New York, NY 10016-4309 USA
E-Mail: tweiss@gc.cuny.edu

Thomas J. Volgy
International Studies Association
University of Arizona
324 Social Sciences
Tucson, AZ 85721 USA
Telephone: 520.621.7715
Fax: 520.621.5780
Email: isa@u.arizona.edu

Dana B. Larsen
International Studies Association
University of Arizona
324 Social Sciences
Tucson, AZ 85721 USA
Telephone: 520.621.7715
Fax: 520.621.5780
Email: isa@u.arizona.edu

Long Range Planning Committee

Responsibilities and Terms:

  • Make recommendations to the Executive Committee regarding Amendments needed and/or proposed to the ISA Constitution, ISA affiliate-organization status, Membership, and other related issues.
  • The Committee is appointed by the ISA President with concurrency of the Governing Council.
  • Members serve two-year, staggered terms. 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.

Long Range Planning Committee Members:

CHAIR

Ronnie Lipschutz, 2006-2010
Department of Politics
234 Crown College
University of California, Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, CA 95064 USA
Telephone: 831.459.3275
Fax: 831.459.3125
Email: rlipsch@ucsc.edu

MEMBERS

James W. Davis, 2007-2009
Institute of Political Science
University of St. Gallen
Dufourstrasse 45
St. Gallen CH-9000
Switzerland
Telephone: 41.0.71.224.2608
Fax: 41.0.71.224.2974
Email: james.davis@unisg.ch

Emily Goldman, 2007-2009
UC Davis Washington Program
1401 Washington Blvd, Suite 301
Arlington, VA 22209 USA
Telephone: 703.696.5716
Email: eogoldman@ucdavis.edu

Miles Kahler, 2007-2009
Graduate School of International Relations and
Pacific Studies
UC San Diego
IR/PS 0519 UCSD
9500 Gilman Dr.
La Jolla, CA 92093 USA
Telephone: 858.534.3078
Fax: 858.534.3939
Email: mkahler@ucsd.edu

Edward Mansfield, 2007-2009
Department of Political Science
University of Pennsylvania
222 Stiteler Hall
208 S. 37th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA
Telephone: 215.898.7641
Fax: 215.573.2073
Email: emansfie@sas.upenn.edu

James Lee Ray, 2007-2009
Department of Political Science
Vanderbilt University
P.O. Box 8263- Station B
Nashville, TN 37235 USA
Telephone: 615.322.6235
Fax: 615.343.6002
Email: james.l.ray@vanderbilt.edu

Ole Wæver, 2008-2010
University of Copenhagen
Pindehuggervang 15
Holte DK-2840 Denmark
Telephone: 45 3532 3431
Email: ow@ifs.ku.dk

EX-OFFICIO

Jack S. Levy, 2007-2009
Department of Political Science
Rutgers University
89 George Street
New Brunswick, NJ 08901-1411 USA
Telephone: 732.932.1073
Fax: 732.932.7170
Email: jacklevy@rci.rutgers.edu 

Nils Petter Gleditsch, 2008-2010
Intl Peace Research Institute, Oslo
PRIO
Fuglehauggata 11
Oslo 0260 NORWAY
Telephone: 47.22.54.77.21
Fax: 47.22.54.77.01
Email: nilspg@prio.no

Thomas G. Weiss, 2008-2011
Presidential Professor of Political Science
Director, Ralph Bunche Institute for International Studies
The Graduate Center, The City University of New York
365 Fifth Avenue, Suite 5203
New York, NY 10016-4309 USA
E-Mail: tweiss@gc.cuny.edu

Thomas J. Volgy
International Studies Association
University of Arizona
324 Social Sciences
Tucson, AZ 85721 USA
Telephone: 520.621.7715
Fax: 520.621.5780
Email: isa@u.arizona.edu

Dana B. Larsen
International Studies Association
University of Arizona
324 Social Sciences
Tucson, AZ 85721 USA
Telephone: 520.621.7715
Fax: 520.621.5780
Email: isa@u.arizona.edu 

Update: 28 June 2007

Nominating Committee

Responsibilities and Terms:

  • Prepare and publish any calls for nominations inclusive of the deadline for nominations of the ISA President, Vice-Presidents, and Treasurer.
  • Provide a slate of Officers; specifically, the President; three (3) Vice-Presidents, and the Treasurer, for official publication each year in November.
  • Report the Committee’s nominations at the Governing Council Meeting during the ISA Annual Convention.
  • Committee Members are appointed by the President and serve staggered three-year terms. 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.
  • The President-Elect appoints a convener; each year committee members select the chair from among the committee members.

CONVENOR:
Mbenson
Michelle Benson, 2007-2010
Department of Political Science
Park Hall 513
State University of New York at Buffalo
Buffalo, NY 14260
Phone: (716) 645-2251, ext. 513
Fax: (716) 645-2166
E-Mail: mbenson2@buffalo.edu

MEMBERS

Samuel Barkin, 2006-2009
Department of Political Science
University of Florida
234 Anderson Hall, P.O. Box 117325
Gainesville, FL 32611-7325  USA
Phone: 352.392.0262 ext.222
Fax: 352.392.8127
Email: barkin@polisci.ufl.edu

Kristian Skrede Gleditsch, 2007-2010
University of Essex
Department of Government
Wivenhoe Park
Colchester CO4 3SQ United Kingdom
Telephone: 44.1206.872517
Fax: 44.1206.873234
Email: ksg@essex.ac.uk

Mary Caprioli, 2008-2011
Department of Political Science
University of Minnesota - Duluth
Cina Hall 304
1123 University Drive
Duluth, MN 55812-3006 USA
Telephone: 218-723-4044
Email: mcapriol@d.umn.edu

Virginia Page Fortuna, 2008-2011
Department of Political Science
Columbia University
SIWPS
420 W 118th St
New York, NY  USA
Telephone: 212-854-0021
Email: vpf4@columbia.edu

John Ishiyama, 2008-2011
Department of Political Science
Truman University
100 East Normal Street
Kirksville, MO 63501 USA
Email: jishiyam@truman.edu

Layna Mosley, 2007-2010
Department of Political Science
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
361 Hamilton Hall, CB 3265
Chapel Hill, NC 27599 USA
Phone: 919.962.0416
Fax: 919.962.0432
Email: mosley@unc.edu

Mustapha Kamal Pasha, 2006-2009
Department of Politics and Int’l Relations
University of Aberdeen
Edward Wright Building
Dunbar Street
Old Aberdeen AB24 3QY
United Kingdom
Phone: 44.1224.273404
Fax: 44.1224.272552
Email: mkpasha@aol.com

Tim Dunne, 2006-2009
Department of Politics
The University of Exeter
Exeter
Devon EX4 4QJ 
United Kingdom
Telephone: +44(0)1392.263170
Fax: +44(0)1392.263305
Email: t.j.dunne@exeter.ac.uk

Professional Development Committee

Responsibilities and Terms:

  • Give voice to the interests and needs of graduate students and junior faculty Members of ISA.
  • Promote the professionalism of young scholars.
  • Promote young scholars’ active participation in ISA.
  • Develop and provide a forum to assist young scholars in expanding their careers inside and outside of academia.
  • Members are appointed by the President of ISA with the consent of the Governing Council.
  • The President will appoint the President of each region to the commitee, and any additional at-large members as needed, in order to insure diversity in institutional representation, including non-academic institutions. At-Large members appointed shall serve for two year terms. The President of ISA will designate the chair of the committee.

CHAIR

Rosemary E. Shinko, 2008-2010
Department of International Relations
Bucknell University
NREL
108 Coleman Hall
Lewisburg, PA 17837
Phone: (570) 577-2416
E-Mail: res044@bucknell.edu

MEMBERS

Region Presidents

John Ishiyama, 2007-2009
Department of Political Science
Truman State University
207B McClain Hall
Kirksville, MO 63501  USA
Telephone: 660.785.4096
Fax: 660.785.4337
Email: jishiyam@truman.edu

Heidi Hobbs, 2007-2009
School of Public and International Affairs
North Carolina State University
Box 8102
Raleigh, NC 27695
Telephone: 919.513.4389
Fax: 919.515.7333
Email: heidi_hobbs@ncsu.edu

Fran Pilch, 2007-2009
Department of Political Science
U.S. Air Force Academy
2354 Fairchild Hall
USAFA, CO 80840  USA
Telephone: 719.333.8014
Fax: 719.333.2945
Email: Frances.Pilch@usafa.af.mil

Claire Turenne-Sjolander, 2007-2009
School of Political Studies
University of Ottawa
75 Laurier Street, Room 378
Ottawa, Ontario K1N 6N5  CANADA
Telephone: 613.562.5754
Fax: 613.562.5371
Email: cturenne@uottawa.ca

Nikolaos Zahariadis, 2007-2009
Department of Government
University of Alabama at Birmingham
238 Ullman, 1530 3rd Avenue South
Birmingham, AL 35294-3350  USA
Phone: 205.934.3482
Fax: 205.975.5712
Email: nzaharia@uab.edu

At-Large Members

Michael Barnett, 2007-2009
Hubert Humphrey School of Public Affairs
University of Minnesota
301 19th Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55455  USA
Telephone: 612.626.3194
Fax: 612.625.3513
Email: mbarnett@umn.edu

Isidro Morales, 2007-2009
Department of Political Science
Universidad de las Americas-Puebla
Sta Catarina Mastio
A.P. 17
Puebla 72820  MEXICO
Telephone: 522.229.2058
Fax:
Email: imorales@mail.udlap.mx

Ex-Officio Members

Jack S. Levy, 2007-2009
Department of Political Science
Rutgers University
89 George Street
New Brunswick, NJ 08901-1411  USA
Telephone: 732.932.1073
Fax: 732.932.7170
Email: jacklevy@rci.rutgers.edu

Nils Petter Gleditsch, 2008-2010
Intl Peace Research Institute, Oslo
PRIO
Fuglehauggata 11
Oslo 0260 NORWAY
Telephone: 47.22.54.77.21
Fax: 47.22.54.77.01
Email: nilspg@prio.no

Thomas G. Weiss, 2009-2011
Presidential Professor of Political Science
Director, Ralph Bunche Institute for International Studies
The Graduate Center, The City University of New York
365 Fifth Avenue, Suite 5203
New York, NY 10016-4309 USA
E-Mail: tweiss@gc.cuny.edu

Thomas J. Volgy
International Studies Association
University of Arizona
324 Social Sciences
Tucson, AZ  85721  USA
Telephone: 520.621.7715
Fax:  520.621.5780
Email:  isa@u.arizona.edu

Dana B. Larsen
International Studies Association
University of Arizona
324 Social Sciences
Tucson, AZ  85721  USA
Telephone: 520.621.7715
Fax:  520.621.5780
Email:  isa@u.arizona.edu

Professional Rights and Responsibilities Committee

Responsibilities and Terms:

  • The Professional Rights and Responsibilities Committee is a standing committee consisting of five (5) members, including at least one current ISA Vice President, one ISA Vice President-elect, and one ISA Vice President whose term has just ended.
  • Additional members will be drawn from the Governing Council, to be appointed by the ISA President.
  • The Committee is chaired by an ISA Vice President during the term of that person's vice presidency and for one year beyond that.
  • Members serve a staggered two-year term so that alternately two or three members go off the committee each year. Terms begin with the ISA Governing Council meeting of the first year listed and end with the closing of the ISA Governing Council meeting the final year listed.

CHAIR
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David Lake, 2007-2009
Department of Political Science
University of California, San Diego
La Jolla, CA 92093-0521  USA
Telephone: 858.534.0347
Fax: 858.534.7130
Email: dlake@ucsd.edu

MEMBERS

Stephen Gill, 2007-2009
Department of Political Science
York University
4700 Keele Street
Toronto, Ontario M3J 1P3  Canada
Telephone: 416.736.2100 ext 88824
Fax: 416.736.5686
Email: sgill@yorku.ca

Meredith Reid Sarkees, 2007-2009
Women & Politics Institute
American University
4802 Wyoming Way
Crystal Lake, IL 60012 USA
Telephone: 815.444.0692
Fax: 815.444.0692
Email: Sarkees@sbcglobal.net

Gillian Youngs, 2008-2010
ISA Vice-President
University of Leicester
13 Pretoria Road
Gonerby Hill Foot
Grantham, Lincolnshire NG31 8JQ UK
Phone: +44 (0) 116 252 3863
FAX: +44 (0) 116 252 5276
Email: gy4@le.ac.uk

Mark Boyer, 2008-2010
ISA Vice-President Elect
University of Connecticut
U-1024
Storrs, CT 06269-1024 USA
Phone: 860-486-3156
FAX:  860-486-8307
Email: mark.boyer@uconn.edu

EX-OFFICIO

Thomas J. Volgy
International Studies Association
University of Arizona
324 Social Sciences
Tucson, AZ  85721  USA
Telephone: 520.621.7715
Fax:  520.621.5780
Email:  isa@u.arizona.edu

Publications Committee

Responsibilities and Terms:

Publication activity of the Association is divided into four functions: Editorial; Operational; Management;* and, General Policy Making. General Policy Making issues fall under the purview of the Publications Committee. The Publications Committee shall make recommendations to ISA’s Executive Committee and/or Governing Council, concerning:

  • The appointment and/or replacement of ISA Publication Editors.
  • The institutional locations of editorial operations.
  • The contribution of ISA Publications toward the goals of the International Studies Association.
  • The relationships between the ISA Publications; specifically, potential issues of: overlap; competition; and/or, redundancy.
  • Strategies to increase international distribution of ISA publications and to encourage inclusion of contribution materials in languages other than English (Specifically, to target distribution outside of North America of the: International Studies Quarterly, International Studies Review; International Studies Perspectives; Foreign Policy Analysis; and, International Political Sociology).

In discharging the above the responsibilities, actions of the Publications Committee and ISA Headquarters are subject to review by the Executive Committee and approval by the Governing Council.

Committee Members are appointed by the ISA President with the concurrency of the Governing Council; Members serve three-year, staggered terms. 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.

The Committee Chair must be a current member of the Committee; or alternatively, must have had significant experience with ISA Publications.

* Editorial functions area the responsibility of the Editors of each ISA publication; Operational and Management functions are the responsibility of ISA Headquarters.

COMMITTEE MEMBERS

CHAIR
Pollins
Brian Pollins, 2008-2011
Department of Political Science
Ohio State University
22 Supreme Drive
Sylvia, NC 28779  USA
Telephone: 614.309.1867
Email: pollins.1@osu.edu

MEMBERS

Glenn Palmer, 2008-2011
Department of Political Science
Penn State University
208 Pond Lab
University Park, PA 16802-6200 USA
Telephone: 814-865-5594
Email: gpalmer@psu.edu

William Dixon, 2007-2010
Department of Political Science
University of Arizona
315 Social Sciences Building
Tucson, AZ 85721 USA
Telephone: 520.621.7600
Fax: 520.621.5051
Email: dixonw@u.arizona.edu

Jennifer Knerr, 2008-2011
Paradigm Publisher
3360 Mitchell Lane, Suite E
Boulder, CO 80301 USA
Telephone: 303-530-9560
Email: jenniferk@paradigmpublishers.com

John Odell, 2007-2010
School of International Relations
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA 90089-0043  USA
Telephone: 213.740.4298
Fax: 213.742.0281
Email: odell@usc.edu

Gillian Youngs, 2006-2009
Department of Media and Communication
University of Leicester
University Road
Leicester LE17RH  UK
Telephone: +44.0.116.252.3863
Fax: +44.0.116.252.5276
Email: gy4@le.ac.uk

EX-OFFICIO

Nils Petter Gleditsch
International Peace Research Institute, Oslo
PRIO
Hausmanns gate 7,
0186 Oslo  NORWAY
Telephone: 47.22.54.77.21
Fax: 47.22.54.77.01
Email: nilspg@prio.no
WWW: http://www.prio.no/staff/npg

Didier Bigo
Center for Intl Research and Studies
Sciences-Po Paris, 34 Rue Montholon
Paris 75009  FRANCE
Telephone: +00.33.0.1.42.80.10.54
Email: didier.bigo@libertysecurity.org

David Kinsella
Hatfield School of Government
Portland State University, PO Box 751
Portland, Oregon 97207-0751  USA
Telephone: 503.725.8309
Fax: 503.725.8444
Email: ispj@pdx.edu

Margaret (Peg) Hermann
Global Affairs Institute, The Maxwell School
Syracuse University, 346 Eggers Hall
Syracuse, NY 13344  USA
Telephone: 315.443.4022
Fax: 315.443.9085
Email: mgherman@maxwell.syr.edu

Douglas A. Van Belle
Media Studies and Politics
Victoria University of Wellington
PO Box 600, Wellington  NEW ZEALAND
Telephone: +64.4.463.7447
Email: Doug.vanbelle@vuw.ac.nz

Thomas J. Volgy
International Studies Association
University of Arizona, 324 Social Sciences
Tucson, AZ  85721  USA
Telephone: 520.621.7715
Email:  isa@u.arizona.edu

Workshop Grants Committee

Responsibilities and Terms:

  • Publicize the criteria and selection process of the ISA Workshop Grant Program, utilizing as many vehicles of communications as accessible to the Committee and Audience.
  • Develop and implement standardized procedures as to the selection of grants to be made by the Executive Committee.
  • Provide for post-Workshop evaluation; report results to the Governing Council.
  • The Committee is appointed by the ISA President with the concurrency of the Governing Council.
  • Members serve three-year, staggered terms. Terms begin with the ISA Governing Council meeting of the first year listed and end with the closing of the ISA Governing Council meeting the final year listed.

CHAIR
Oneill
Kate O'Neill, 2008–2009
Department of Environmental Science,
Policy and Management (ESPM)
University of California at Berkeley
207 Giannini Hall
Berkeley, CA 94720  USA
Telephone: 510.642.3747
Email: koneill@nature.berkeley.edu (e-mail contact preferred)

MEMBERS

Marijke Breuning, 2006-2009
Department of Political Science
Truman State University
100 East Normal Street
Kirksville, MO 63501 USA
Telephone: 660.785.7642
Fax: 660.785.4337
Email: mbreunin@truman.edu

Jeffrey Legro, 2007-2010
Department of Politics
University of Virginia
P.O. Box 400787
Charlottesville, VA 22904  USA
Telephone: 434.924.3958
Fax:  434.924.3359
Email:  legro@virginia.edu

Rose McDermott, 2007-2010
Department of Political Science
UC Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA 93106-9420
Telephone:  805.893.6160
Fax: 805.893.3309
Email: rmcdermott@polsci.ucsb.edu

Paul Diehl, 2008-2011
University of Illinois
Department of Political Science
383 Lincoln Hall
361 Lincoln
MC-452
Phone: (217) 333-9356
Fax: (217) 244-5712
E-mail: pdiehl@uiuc.edu

EX-OFFICIO

Thomas J. Volgy
International Studies Association
University of Arizona
324 Social Sciences
Tucson, AZ  85721  USA
Telephone: 520.621.7715
Fax:  520.621.5780
Email:  isa@u.arizona.edu

United Nations NGO Representative

The International Studies Association holds Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) consultative status with the Economics and Social Council  (ECOSOC) of the United Nations, and is also affiliated with the Department of Public Information (DPI). NGO representatives are provided access to open meetings of UN bodies, and are invited to attend briefings, seminars, and conferences related to political, economic, social, and humanitarian issues. ISA NGO’s representatives have participated in, and facilitated access for ISA members to, many of the UN’s global and other conferences, including:

The United Nations Conference on the Environment and Development (Rio de Janeiro, 1992), annual follow-ups hosted by the Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD) at U.N. headquarters in New York, and the major World Summit Sustainable Development, Johannesburg, South Africa 2002. ISA's main contact on sustainable development issues is Carolyn Stephenson. For Small Island Developing States, see J. Braveboy-Wagner.

World Conference on Population and Development (Cairo, 1994), and World Summit for Social Development (Copenhagen, 1995), with regular follow-ups (in sectoral areas) sponsored by the U.N. Commission for Social Development. A major world conference/follow-up on social issues is planned for 2005. ISA's Charlotte Patton is the contact for general social issues.

Fourth World Conference for Women (Beijing, 1995), and "Beijing plus 5" follow-up (Special Session of the General Assembly) in 2000, as well as annual meetings in New York of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW). ISA's main participants have been C. Patton and J. Braveboy-Wagner.

ISA representatives also focused on narcotics and small-arms issues in the period 2000-03.

Responsibilities and Terms

  • Provide a channel through which information concerning the UN reaches the ISA Membership.
  • Monitor and support UN policies that conform with ISA’s goals and interests.
  • Facilitate access for ISA members to UN conferences and programs.
  • Disseminate information about the UN to interested ISA members and information about ISA to interested UN bodies.

Main Representatives

Jacqueline Braveboy-Wagner
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(Main Representative), 2008-2010
The City University of New York
65 Warner Rd.
Huntington, NY 11743
Telephone: (212) 650-5241
Facsimile: (613) 262-8990
Email: jbraveboy-wagner@gc.cuny.edu

Charlotte Patton
(Alternate Representative)
York College
905 West End Avenue, #52
New York, NY 10025-3530
Telephone: 718.262.2680
Fax: 718.262.2675
Email: patton@york.cuny.edu

Carolyn Stephenson
(Alternate Representative)
Department of Political Science
The University of Hawaii-Manoa
Honolulu, HI 96822
Telephone: (808) 956-8195
Facsimile: (808) 956-6877
E-Mail: cstephen@Hawaii.edu 

Committee on the Status of Women

Responsibilities and Terms:

  • TBA

CHAIR
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Joyce Kaufman, 2008-210 (Chair for 2008-2009)
Whittier College
PO Box 634
13406 East Philadelphia Street
Whittier, CA 90608 USA
Phone: (562) 907-4243
Email: jkaufman@whittier.edu

MEMBERS

Aysegul Aydin, 2008-2010
University of Colorado at Boulder
Department of Political Science
Ketchum Hall 333
Boulder, CO 80309 USA
Phone: 607-777-4379
Email: aysegul.aydin@colorado.edu

Heidi Hobbs, 2008-2009
North Carolina State University
1002 Kings Mill Rd
Chapel Hill, NC 27517 USA
Phone: 919-513-4389
Email: heidi_hobbs@ncsu.edu

Erik Melander, 2008-2009
Uppsala University
Dept. of Peace & Conflict Research
Box 514
Uppsala S-75120 SWEDEN
Phone: 46-18-18-22-06
Email: erik.melander@pcr.uu.se

Meredith Sarkees, 2008-2010
American University
Women/Politics Inst
4802 Wyoming Way
Crystal Lake, IL 60012 USA
Phone: 815.444.0692
Email: sarkees@sbcglobal.net