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Chair, Vice-Chair/Program Chair, Publicity Officer, and Graduate Student Representative Wanted!The ISA Theory Section seeks nominations for its executive board; at our Business meeting at ISA 2019 in Toronto a new Chair, Vice-Chair/Program Chair, Publicity Officer, and Graduate Student Representative will be announced. Email nominations for each of the positions should be made to Asli Calkivik at acalkivik@itu.edu.tr . We welcome self-nominations. Those nominating a third party should get their express permission first. Please specify which position the nomination is for, and provide...

Dear Friends and Colleagues, I wanted to share some news from our Section. We recently finalized decisions on the book and paper awards we will hand out in Toronto.  You may find the details about the selection process and results below. I would also like to note some good news regarding our collaborative efforts to advance the goals of our section with the Millennium journal, as well as an issue that is of interest for our section. —>  Theory Section Awards: As you know, Theory Section presents section awards for the Best Monograph, Best Edited Volume/Special Issue/Symposium and two...

The Theory Section Paper Awards recognize superlative work in International Theory presented at the previous year’s ISA Annual Conference (2018 in San Francisco). All papers with a strong theoretical focus are eligible. Two awards are made: one for a paper presented by a graduate student or other non-PhD holder, and another for a paper by a post-PhD scholar. The pre-PhD paper award includes a $500 travel grant to be used to attend a future ISA meeting, generously sponsored by Millennium: Journal of International Studies. Nominations may be made by anyone in the profession. We encourage...

We would like to solicit nominations for the Theory Section Distinguished Scholar Award, which is given annually to recognize a scholar's lifetime contribution to international theory.  Ideal nominees will have made significant advances in theorizing world politics that transcend areas of specialization within international studies. They will also have superlative records of service and mentorship within the wider international-studies community. Nominees should be members of the International Studies Association. The winner will be honored at the 2019 ISA Annual Convention in Toronto with a...

Theory Section is pleased to announce the following recipients of our 2017 book and paper awards, to be awarded at the 2018 Annual Convention in San Francisco. Thank you to all who submitted books and papers for consideration for these awards and to those who served on the award selection committees. Congratulations to all of the winners! Theory Book Award: Emma Hutchison (University of Queensland), Affective Communities in World Politics (Cambridge University Press) Emotions underpin how political communities are formed and function. Nowhere is this more pronounced than in times of trauma....

Thank you to all who ran and voted in the 2018 Theory Section Executive Election! The results are in and Theory Section would like to welcome Stefano Guzzini (DIIS/Uppsala University) as our new Vice-Chair/Program Chair, Jason Weidner (Universidad de Monterrey) as our new Treasurer, and Rafael Bittencourt (Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais) as our new Graduate Student Representative! For detailed breakdowns of election results, please click here.

The Theory section has opened its elections for officers. The election will be conducted with SurveyMonkey the following address: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/XQY5QV6 Please remember to cast your ballot by March 16, 2018. Vice-Chairman/Program-Chair Anna Agathangelou Anna Agathangelou teaches in the areas of international relations and women and politics. Some of her areas of expertise are in global politics, international feminist political economy and feminist/postcolonial and decolonial thought. She is the co-director of Global Change Institute, Cyprus and was a visiting fellow in the...

The ISA Theory Section seeks nominations for its executive board; at our Business meeting at ISA 2018 in San Francisco, a new Vice-Chair, Treasurer, and Graduate Student Representative will be announced.  Email nominations for each of the positions should be made to Marta Bashovski at martavb@uvic.ca. We welcome self-nominations. Those nominating a third party should get their express permission first. Please specify which position the nomination is for, and provide institutional affiliation and contact information of the nominee. All nominees must also provide a curriculum vitae and a brief...

The Theory Section Paper Awards recognize superlative work in International Theory presented at the previous year’s ISA Annual Conference (2017 in Baltimore). All papers with a strong theoretical focus are eligible. Two awards are made: one for a paper presented by a graduate student or other non-PhD holder, and another for a paper by a post-PhD scholar. The pre-PhD paper award includes a $500 prize. Nominations may be made by anyone in the profession. We encourage discussants and chairs on Theory panels to let us know about outstanding papers you encountered. Self-nominations are also...