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Presidents of ISA

The ISA Presidents Series is an initiative by ISA's Professional Development Committee. Designed as a resource for faculty and students alike, former ISA presidents discuss a range of topics, from their favorite (or current) research agendas, to their recommendations for early scholars, or the discipline as a whole.

The goal of these videos is to enable past presidents of ISA to share thoughts on their prior research and the future of the discipline. We hope that academics and non-academics alike will enjoy and benefit from these thoughtful, short, discussions by some of the most well-known and respected scholars in the field.
Patrick James
2018-2019
University of Southern California
Brett Ashley Leeds
2017-2018
Rice University
TV Paul
2016-2017
McGill University
Paul Diehl
2015-2016
University of Texas-Dallas
Amitav Acharya
2014-2015
American University
Harvey Starr
2013-2014
University of South Carolina
Etel Solingen
2012-2013
University of California, Irvine
Beth Simmons
2011-2012
Harvard University
David A. Lake
2010-2011
University of California, San Diego
Thomas G. Weiss
2009-2010
Ralph Bunche Institute for Intl Studies, CUNY
Nils Petter Gleditsch
2008-2009
International Peace Research Institute, Oslo
Jack S. Levy
2007-2008
Rutgers University
J. Ann Tickner
2006-2007
University of Southern California
William Thompson
2005-2006
Indiana University
Jacek Kugler
2004-2005
Claremont Graduate University
Steve Smith
2003-2004
University of Exeter
John A. Vasquez
2002-2003
Vanderbilt University
Bruce Bueno de Mesquita
2001-2002
Stanford University
Craig Murphy
2000-2001
Wellesley College
Michael Brecher
1999-2000
McGill University
Margaret G. Hermann
1998-1999
Ohio State University
James A. Caporaso
1997-1998
University of Washington
Davis Bobrow
1996-1997
University of Pittsburgh
Susan Strange
1995-1996
University of Warwick
Ted R. Gurr
1994-1995
University of Maryland
Charles Kegley, Jr.
1993-1994
University of South Carolina
Hayward R. Alker, Jr.
1992-1993
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Maurice East
1991-1992
The George Washington University
Helga Haftendorn
1990-1991
Free University of Berlin
Charles F. Hermann
1989-1990
Ohio State University
Robert Keohane
1988-1989
Harvard University
Harold Guetzkow
1987-1988
Northwestern University
Kal J. Holsti
1986-1987
University of British Columbia
J. David Singer
1985-1986
University of Michigan
James N. Rosenau
1984-1985
The George Washington University
Bruce Russett
1983-1984
Yale University
Harold K. Jacobson
1982-1983
University of Michigan
Henry Teune
1981-1982
University of Pennsylvania
Dina Zinnes
1980-1981
University of Illinois
Ole K. Holsti
1979-1980
Duke University
Chadwick F. Alger
1978-1979
Ohio State University
Herbert Kelman
1977-1978
Harvard University
Vincent Davis
1976-1977
University of Kentucky
Richard Rosecrance
1975-1976
Cornell University
Kenneth Boulding
1974-1975
University of Colorado
Alexander George
1973-1974
Stanford University
William T.R. Fox
1972-1973
Columbia University
Richard C. Snyder
1971-1972
Ohio State University
Norman Palmer
1970-1971
University of Pennsylvania
Robert North
1969-1970
Stanford University
William Olson
1968-1969
American University
F. Field Haviland, Jr.
1967-1968
Tufts University
Vernon Van Dyke
1966-1967
University of Iowa
John Grange
1964-1966
University of Oregon
Ross Berkes
1963-1964
University of Southern California
Fred Sondermann
1962-1963
Colorado College
Wesley Posvar
1961–1962
Air Force Academy
Minos Generales
1959-1961
San Diego State College

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