Named for Karl Deutsch, this award was established in 1981 to recognize scholars in IR under age 40, or within ten years of defending their dissertation. The Karl Deutsch Award is presented annually to a scholar who is judged to have made (through a body of publications) the most significant contribution to the study of International Relations and Peace Research.

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Recipient Criteria

Recipients must be current members of ISA.
Nominees must be under age 40, or have have defended their dissertation in 2011 or later.

Prize

A $500.00 (USD) cash prize and a plaque will be awarded to the recipient.

Selection Process

Only candidates satisfying the merit and age requirements will be considered.
The winner will be notified after November 3rd.

Nomination/Application Instructions

Each nomination must include a cover letter highlighting specific scientific merits (not merely generic praise) and an updated curriculum vitae of the nominee, including date of birth and date of the doctoral degree.
Self-nominations are welcome. Committee members may also nominate potential recipients.
Previous nominees are eligible for the award so long as they meet the merit and age requirements.
Nominations should be submitted electronically to each of the award committee members by August 1st.

Recipients

Congratulations to the 2021 recipient of the Karl Deutsch Award, Joshua D. Kertzer! See the previous recipients below.

Past Recipients

Year	Recipient
2021	Joshua D. Kertzer
2020	Nils B. Weidmann
2019	Susan Hyde
2018	Jessica Weeks
2017	Michael Horowitz
2016	Jacob Shapiro
2015	Halvard Buhaug
2014	Erica Chenoweth
2013	Jeremy M. Weinstein
2012	Emilie Hafner-Burton
2011	Michael Tomz
2010	Virginia Page Fortna
2009	Jon Pevehouse
2008	Ashley Leeds
2007	Kristian Skrede Gleditsch
2006	Christopher F. Gelpi
2005	Alastair Smith
2004	Allan C. Stam
2003	Kenneth A. Schultz
2002	Dan Reiter
2001	Beth A. Simmons
2000	Edward D. Mansfield
1999	James Fearon
1998	Paul Diehl
1997	Paul Huth
1996	Robert Powell
1995	T. Clifton Morgan
1994	James D. Morrow
1993	Alex Mintz
1992	Duncan Snidal
1991	Jack Snyder
1990	Joshua Goldstein
1989	Zeev Maoz
1988	Steve Chan
1987	Michael Don Ward
1986	Michael Wallace
1985	Bruce Bueno de Mesquita/ Richard Ashley

Committee Members

James Lebovic | Chair
April 2021- March 2022
George Washington University

Kristin Bakke | Member
April 2021- March 2022
University College London

Jacek Kugler | Member
April 2021- March 2022
Claremont Graduate University

Brian Urlacher | Member
April 2021- March 2022
University of North Dakota

Jessica Weeks | Member
April 2021- March 2022
University of Wisconsin-Madison

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