Established in 1997, the Robert W. and Jessie Cox Award honors the best graduate student paper of critical inquiry into international relations. The purpose of the prize is to encourage critical study of international political economy, world orders, and civilizations. Papers submitted should relate, broadly, to the main normative principles for which the Coxes stand, including: diffusion of power; democratization; mutual respect for distinct civilizations, concern for the biosphere; and, greater equality among societies, genders, and races.
ABOUT THE AWARD:
- The winner will receive a $500.00 cash prize and a plaque at the awards presentations at the annual ISA conference.
- Graduate students are invited to submit their papers for the competition themselves. In addition, department chairs, program directors, deans, chairs of sessions at ISA annual or regional meetings, or from chairs of sessions at other meetings of international studies associations are invited and encouraged to nominate submissions.
- Nominations, including copies of the paper, should be sent to the Chair of the Cox Award Committee. Submissions should arrive by October 1st of each year. Submissions should, if possible, be made electronically.
- Stephen Gill and James Mittelman, co-editors of the book Innovation and Transformation in International Studies, a volume honoring Robert W. and Jessie Cox and funding this Award, will name two (2) members of the Committee to award this prize. The ISA President will name three (3) members, including the Committee Chair. All members will serve three-year terms.
- The Committee Chair is responsible 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.
ELIGIBILITY:
To be eligible for the award, submitted papers must:
- be in English
- be submitted in Microsoft Word format
- include a title page with name, institutional affiliation, email and the total word count
- not exceed 10,000 words for the total paper (the word count includes title, notes and references)
- not be considered for any other ISA award
- not be accepted for publication as of the submission deadline
- be authored by graduate students who have not received their PhD as of the submission deadline
- relate, broadly, to the main normative principles for which the Coxes stand, including: diffusion of power; democratization; mutual respect for distinct civilizations, concern for the biosphere; and, greater equality among societies, genders, and races
- while paper submitters are encouraged to attend the 2011 ISA conference, this is NOT a condition of eligibility
AWARD RECIPIENTS:
- 2010: Jeff Ballinger, Columbia University, "The Threat Posed by 'Corporate Social Responsibility' to Trade Union Rights"
- 2009: Renk Ozdemir, University of Sussex
- 2008: Sandy Hager, York University-Toronto; Arne Ruckert, Carleton University
- 2007: James Perry, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
- 2006: Martijn Konings, York University
- 2005: Daniel Preece, University of Alberta
- 2004: No Recipient Selected
- 2003: Latha Varadarajan, San Diego State University
- 2002: No recipient information on file
- 2001: M. Patrick Ngcoya, American University
- 2000: Gary Burn, University of Connecticut
COMMITTEE:
Adam Harmes, 2009-2012*
CHAIR, FEB 2009 - APR 2012
University of Western Ontario
aharmes@uwo.ca
Michèle Rioux, 2009-2012
MEMBER, FEB 2009 - APR 2012
Department of Political Science
Université du Québec à Montréal
rioux.michele@uqam.ca
J. Magnus Ryner, 2009-2012
MEMBER, FEB 2009 - APR 2012
Department of IR, Politics & Sociology
Oxford Brookes University
mryner@brookes.ac.uk
Matt Davies
MEMBER, FEB 2009 - APR 2012
Newcastle University
Matt.Davies@ncl.ac.uk
Heikki Patomäki
MEMBER, FEB 2009 - APR 2012
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University
Globalism Research Centre
RMIT University
heikki.patomaki@helsinki.fi
* Members nominated by the founders.
