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 (from 1.1.2023 until 31.12.2023.)
- author must be EISA member
PRIZE
- the winner will be invited to discuss their PhD with the Voices in International Relations Series Editors, and submit their revised manuscript to the series for consideration
- the book will be advertised as the winner of the EISA Best Dissertation Award
- 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 January 2024
We will announce the award winner Mid-July 2024.
If you have any queries about this award, please contact EISA Office at info@eisa-net.org.
RECIPIENTS
2023
Henry Maher: “Abandoning the Free Market to Save the Free Market: A Discursive Analysis of Neoliberalism in the Global Financial Crisis or Why Won’t Neoliberalism Die”
2022
Joseph Leigh: “The Emergence of Global Power Politics: Imperialism, Modernity and American Expansion, 1870-1914”
2021
Kerry Goettlich: “From Frontiers to Borders: The Origins and Consequences of Linear Borders in International Politics”
2020
Sean Fleming: “Leviathan on a Leash: A Political Theory of State Responsibility“
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”