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The ISA Theory section is pleased to announce the results of its annual award process. The awards will be presented — virtually — at the 2021 ISA meeting, during the section’s annual business meeting. We would like to extend a warm congratulations to winners, entrants and the awards committees for their work. For the best book of the year award, the awards committee has chosen to honor two co-winners, noting that they represent two distinct styles of international theory, and that between them they illustrate the breadth of the section’s research interests. The best book of the year award...

On September 24, the ISA Theory section was proud to host a graduate student webinar, with a specific focus on the concept of human nature, its underlying ontology and issues related to its use in IR theory. The webinar began with presentations by two senior scholars, Professor Stefano Guzzini (Uppsala University & PUC-Rio de Janeiro) and Professor Laura Sjoberg (Royal Holloway University of London & University of Florida). Their presentations focused on how they had previously used the concept of human nature in their own research, as well as how it can/should be criticized. Stefano...

It's that time of year again! The ISA Theory Section is going through the process of determining its executive board for the following 1-2 years. We are actively soliciting nominations for the position of Graduate-Student representative, and are happy to place any other interested parties on the slate for any of the other four positions as well (see descriptions below). Please e-mail ptjack@american.edu if you are interested in running for any of the five officer positions, by the 6th of March. The Chair is responsible for calling meetings and presiding over them, coordinating...

Hello all! We hope that you are busily finalising preparations for Honolulu, and we at the Theory Section are excited to see you all there. We recently finalized decisions on the book and paper awards we will hand out in Honolulu.  You may find the details about the selection process and results below. —>  Theory Section Awards: As you know, Theory Section presents section awards for the Best Monograph, Best Edited Volume/Special Issue/Symposium and two awards (at pre-PhD and Post PhD Levels) for papers presented at ISA’s Annual Convention. Here are the results: Best Monograph:...