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The purpose of this section is to encourage research and scholarship in international security and arms control, providing an opportunity for presentation of papers and discussion of theoretical and empirical work at APSA section meetings. Website: community.apsanet.org/intlsecurity 2011 - 2012 Officers
Awards The Joseph Kruzel Memorial Award for Distinguished Public Service is awarded to a scholar with a distinguished career in national security affairs both as an academic and a public servant. It's given to memorialize Joseph Kruzel, a security studies scholar and policy official who was killed while on a diplomatic mission to Bosnia. Process: Nominations should include an electronic copy of the nominee's professional C.V., highlighting her/his record of public service and scholarship, together with a summary statement of no more than 1,000 words concerning the individual's major achievements and contributions. The individual nominated need not be a member of the ISAC section. These should be submitted to the Kruzel Committee chair, Catherine McArdle Kelleher by 31 March 2012. Please email to kellehecster@gmail.com with the subject line title "Nominee for Kruzel Award," and with contact information for follow-up conversations if necessary. Prize and notification: $500 will be awarded from an APSA account along with an award certificate. The committee chair will notify the recipient of the award, who will be encouraged to attend the 2012 annual convention in New Orleans in order to receive the award in person. Committee Members: Catherine Kelleher, Chair Tom Mahnken, Johns Hopkins University
The Kenneth N. Waltz Dissertation Award is awarded to a successfully defended doctoral dissertation on any aspect of security studies, which has been submitted in final, library copy in calendar year 2011. The committee welcomes nominations for dissertations employing any approach (historical, quantitative, theoretical, policy analysis, etc.) to any topic in the field of security studies. Manuscripts are judged according to (1) originality in substance and approach; (2) significance for scholarly or policy debate; (3) rigor in approach and analysis; and (4) power of expression. Award Committee Chair: |