BEST DISSERTATION AWARD
The Best Dissertation Award recognizes outstanding work by young scholars in the field of International Relations. It is awarded to dissertations that make a highly original and significant contribution to International Relations based on rigorous research.
ELIGIBILITY
- the dissertation must be written in English
- it must have been defended in the previous calendar year
- it must be nominated by an EISA member
PRIZE
- the option to publish the dissertation in the PSIR book series, subject to proper editorial review and revision
- the book will be advertised as the winner of the EISA Best Dissertation Award
- Palgrave book vouchers worth 250 Euros
- a presentation of the award at the annual EISA conference
- an invitation to the Section Chairs' Dinner at the EISA conference
- free conference registration
- a year's free membership in EISA
NOMINATIONS MUST
- be made by the supervisor and one external member of the examination committee
- include a maximum one-page description and justification setting out the originality, significance and rigour of the study
- include the contact details of nominators and nominee
- include an electronic copy of the dissertation (pdf or docx file)
- be submitted electronically to info@eisa-net.org by 31 October 2019
If you have any queries about this award, please contact EISA Office at info@eisa-net.org.
RECIPIENTS
2019
Sorana-Cristina Jude: “Israel´s Military: Emotions, Violence, and the Limits of Dissent”
2018
Frank Stengel: “Discursive Change and Foreign Policy: A Discourse Analysis of Germany’s Changing Stance on the International Use of Force”
Akanksha Mehta: “Right-Wing Sisterhood: Everyday Politics of Hindu Nationalist Women in India and Zionist Settler Women in Israel- Palestine”