ISA In The News

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Here you will find links to news reports, commentaries and op-eds, as well as press releases from institutions that mention ISA and the work our members are doing. If you are a member and your work has been mentioned in the press, please use the Comment link below to send us the URL and we will link to it here. You may also use this online form to send us your member news. Thank you.

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Equal Rights for Women? Survey Says: Yes, but... (July 1, 2010)

This report on a recent public opinion poll conducted by the Pew Research Center's Global Attitudes Project features commentary by ISA member Jacqui True:

People around the world say they firmly support equal rights for men and women, but many still believe men should get preference when it comes to good jobs, higher education or even in some cases the simple right to work outside the home, according to a new survey of 22 nations [...] "When you're left out of the club, you know it," said Prof. Jacqui True, an expert in gender relations and senior lecturer at the University of Auckland. "When you're in the club, you don't see what the problem is." [....] Professor True, who is the author of five books on international relations and gender politics, is also head of the feminist theory and gender studies section of the International Studies Association, an organization of scholars and publisher of academic journals.

Click here to read the full report and the original report in The New York Times (for those of you who have registered with their site) can be found here.

The JHU Gazette - Cheers — (Feb. 22, 2010)

This press release notes notes that ISA member Daniel Deudney was named as one of three winners of the Outstanding Book of the Decade in International Studies Award:

Daniel Deudney, associate professor of political science, was honored by the International Studies Association for his book Bounding Power: Republican Security Theory From the Polis to the Global Village (Princeton University Press, 2007), which was named one of the three joint winners of its award for Outstanding Book of the Decade in International Studies. The honor was announced Feb. 18 during the organization’s annual meeting, held in New Orleans.

Foreign Policy Magazine - The FP Top 100 Global Thinkers (December 2009)

Foreign Policy magazine is honoring the "Top 100 Global Thinkers" in their December 2009 issue. ISA's Vice-President-Elect Valerie Hudson and former ISA President Bruce Bueno de Mesquita have been recognized in the top 100. Introducing the special feature, FPA notes that they are recognizing a special group, "From the brains behind Iran's Green Revolution to the economic Cassandra who actually did have a crystal ball, they had the big ideas that shaped our world in 2009." Dr. Hudson, #97 in the list, is noted for, "showing that gender imbalances have global consequences." Her work in studying the social, political and military impact of unequal sex ratios is highlighted. Former ISA President Dr. Bruce Bueno de Mesquita is listed at #60, "for hitting the bull's-eye more often than anyone," with his predictive analyses of international events. You may review the full list of the top 100 on the Foreign Policy website.

University of Pittsburgh News - University of Pittsburgh Names Phil Williams Posvar Chair (Nov. 16, 2009)

This press releases by the University of Pittsburgh notes a new appointment to the Wesley W. Posvar Chair in International Security Studies, a position named in honor of one of the founders of ISA. The full press release can be found here.

Foreign Policy - So that's why there are fewer Russians presenting at the International Studies Association (Oct 28, 2009)

Daniel Drezner explains in this blog post how new requirements for professors at St. Petersburg State University may cause a decrease in the number of Russian scholars presenting their research at ISA conventions and conferences. 

Montgomery Advertiser - AUM to host evening lecture on the Arab-Israeli conflict (Oct. 14, 2009)

In this online newspaper report a lecture by Dr. David Sorenson, former chair of our International Security Studies Section, is noted.

World Politics Review - Under the Influence: The UN is the United States' to Lose (April 20, 2009)

This column from Andrew Blast, in World Politics Review, notes the annual convention keynote address by ISA President Thomas G. Weiss on the demise of the idea of world government:

At the 50th convention of the International Studies Association earlier this year, Thomas G. Weiss offered a remarkable keynote address entitled, "What Happened to the Idea of World Government?" Likely the foremost historian of the United Nations (and full disclosure, a former professor of mine), Weiss explained how the idea of world government was once a vogue concept, on the minds of the top thinkers of the day. Not anymore. As he said, "world government is a term no longer used in polite company." Instead, what prevails is a confounding attempt at international order, widely known as global governance. According to Weiss, global governance is "the patchwork of formal and informal arrangements among states, international agencies, and public-private partnerships." In other words, what we have today is an international, anarchic mess.

Click here to read the full column.

UA News - UA Conference Examines International Media Views of U.S. Election (Jan. 12, 2009)

This press release by the University of Arizona notes the participation of ISA Executive Director Tom Volgy in an upcoming conference on International Media Views of U.S. Election:

A one-day conference this month, sponsored by The University of Arizona, will look at journalism and reporting on President-elect Barack Obama, with a particular focus on the Middle East and Latin America. Panels of faculty and journalists will discuss a range of topics, including new media, blogging, international reaction to the new administration, Web-based reporting and access to information. [...] Panelists include Alan Weisman, author and UA associate professor of journalism, Notre Dame University historian Asher Kaufman and Tom Volgy, UA political science professor and executive director of the International Studies Association.

Click here to read the full press release.

News At Princeton - Talk focuses on women and war (Dec. 4, 2008)

Princeton University's news website notes a talk by ISA member and Susan Strange Award winner Cynthia Enloe:

"Taking Women Seriously to Make Sense of the Iraq War" is the title of a talk by Cynthia Enloe, a professor of international development and director of women's studies at Clark University, set for 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 11, in 16 Robertson Hall. [...] Enloe has been named Clark's Outstanding Teacher of the Year three times. In 2007, she received the International Studies Association's Susan Strange Award, which recognizes scholars who challenge conventional wisdom and intellectual and organizational complacency in the international studies community.

Click here to read the full press release.

St. John's University - Academic Lecture Series 2008 (April 24, 2008)

This university press release notes a lecture by ISA member Craig Warkentin on Laptops, Rats and Taxis: Ordinary People and The Politics of Global Change. Click here to read the full press release.