Welcome to IO

Welcome to the homepage of the International Organization Section of the International Studies Association. The IO Section is dedicated to the study of contemporary and historical international integration processes, transnational interactions, and formal and informal international institutions.  At present, there are some 200 IO Section members, mainly comprised of international relations scholars, practitioners, and graduate students.

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The IO Section offers two annual awards -- the Chadwick F. Alger Prize for the best book published in the area of international organization studies, and the Lawrence S. Finkelstein Award for the best panel paper proposal submitted at the ISA Annual Conference.  All members of ISA are encouraged to apply for these awards.

Join IO

Thank you for your interest in joining the International Organization (IO) Section of ISA. The IO Section is dedicated to the study of contemporary and historical international integration processes, transnational interactions, and formal and informal international institutions.  At present, there are some 200 IO Section members, mainly comprised of international relations scholars, practitioners, and graduate students.

Any member of the ISA who shares the purposes of the IO Section may become a member upon payment of dues ($5 per year; $3 per year for students). ISA members may easily add section membership by logging in to their account on MyISA.

Don't forget to renew your membership on a yearly basis!

Members are entitled to attend annual business meetings, vote, nominate candidates, hold office, receive newsletters and other publications produced by the section, and participate in all activities and projects sponsored by the section.

Members are encouraged to participate in section projects, serve on committees, and help recruit new members. Tell your friends about us!

Awards

If you know of a graduate student that is planning to give a paper at the Annual Convention, please encourage him/her to submit it for consideration for the Lawrence Finkelstein Prize -- this award is open to all ISA members.  Likewise, we encourage all section members to nominate recently-published works in the area of international organization for the Chadwick F. Alger Prize.  Descriptions of each award are listed below for your convenience.  Many thanks!

  • The International Organization Section is seeking nominations for its annual Chadwick F. Alger Prize. This prize recognizes the best work, usually a book, of the previous year in the area of international organization. The Awards Committee is particularly interested in works dealing with the issues of civil society and local political interaction that characterize many of the writings of Chadwick F. Alger.  For more information on the prize, please see the ISA Awards website: http://www.isanet.org/awards/
  • The International Organization Section seeks nominations for its annual Lawrence S. Finkelstein Prize. This prize will be awarded to the best paper given by a graduate student at this year's ISA annual meeting.  Papers must be on the subject of International Organization broadly understood. For more information on the prize, please see the ISA Awards website: http://www.isanet.org/awards/

Blog

The International Organization Section maintains a blog hosted by the Blogger.com service. The blog is used for brief announcements about events and activities, and can be found here:
http://isaionet.blogspot.com/

Listserv

The International Organization Section maintains a listserv hosted by the Yahoo Groups service. The listserv is located here, and you may subscribe and manage your subscription from the Yahoo Groups website.

Officers

The 2008-2010 Executive Committee:

Chair: Roger Coate
March 2008 – March 2010
Department of Political Science
University of South Carolina
Columbia, SC 29208 USA
tel.: (803) 777-7833; fax: (803) 777-9308
email: roger.coate@sc.edu

Treasurer: Eric K. Leonard
March 2007-2010
Member, 2008 Finkelstein Prize Committee
Department of Political Science
Shenandoah University
E-Mail: eleonard@su.edu

Secretary: Boyka Stefanova
March 2008-2010
Department of Political Science and Geography
University of Texas at San Antonio
Email: boyka.stefanova@utsa.edu

 

At-Large Members

Carolyn Shaw, 2007-2010
Department of Political Science
Wichita State University
Member, 2008 Finkelstein Prize Committee
Email: carolyn.shaw@wichita.edu

Carolyn Stephenson, 2008-2011
Department of Political Science
University of Hawaii at Manoa
Email: cstephen@hawaii.edu

Michael J. Tierney, 2008-2011
Department of Government
College of William and Mary
Email: mjtier@wm.edu

Catherine Weaver, 2007-2010
University of Kansas
Member, 2008 Finkelstein Prize Committee
Email: cweaver@ku.edu