International Studies Association

The International Studies Association (ISA) is a professional association for scholars, practitioners and graduate students in the field of international studies. Founded in 1959, ISA now has over 6,200 members in 80 countries and is the most respected and widely known scholarly association in this field. Endeavoring to create communities of scholars dedicated to international studies, ISA is divided into 6 geographic subdivisions (Regions), 24 thematic groups (Sections) and 3 Caucuses which provide opportunities to exchange ideas and research with local colleagues and within specific subject areas. ISA publishes leading journals in the field of international studies and the annual convention routinely draws over 6,000 attendees.

ISA publishes five academic journals (International Studies Quarterly, International Studies Review, International Studies Perspectives, Foreign Policy Analysis, International Political Sociology, co-sponsors a sixth (International Interactions), publishes a comprehensive compendium of international studies and maintains a variety of online resources for the international academic community.

It is a US association with headquarters in Storrs, Connecticut.

List of presidents

1. Minos Generales (1959–1961)
2. Wesley Posvar (1961–1962)
3. Fred Sondermann (1962–1963)
4. Ross Berkes (1963–1964)
5. John Grange (1964–1966)
6. Vernon Van Dyke (1966–1967)
7. F. Field Haviland, Jr. (1967–1968)
8. William Olson (1968–1969)
9. Robert North (1969–1970)
10. Norman Palmer (1970–1971)
11. Richard C. Snyder (1971–1972)
12. William T.R. Fox (1972–1973)
13. Alexander George (1973–1974)
14. Kenneth Boulding (1974–1975)
15. Richard Rosecrance (1975–1976)
16. Vincent Davis (1976–1977)
17. Herbert Kelman (1977–1978)
18. Chadwick F. Alger (1978–1979)
19. Ole Holsti (1979–1980)
20. Dina Zinnes (1980–1981)
21. Henry Teune (1981–1982)
22. Harold K. Jacobson (1982–1983)
23. Bruce Russett (1983–1984)
24. James N. Rosenau (1984–1985)
25. J. David Singer (1985–1986)
26. Kal J. Hosti (1986–1987)
27. Harold Guetzkow (1987–1988)
28. Robert Keohane (1988–1989)
29. Charles F. Hermann (1989–1990)
30. Helga Haftendorn (1990–1991)
31. Maurice East (1991–1992)
32. Hayward R. Alker, Jr. (1992–1993)
33. Charles Kegley, Jr. (1993–1994)
34. Ted R. Gurr (1994–1995)
35. Susan Strange (1995–1996)
36. Davis Bobrow (1996–1997)
37. James A. Caporaso (1997–1998)
38. Margaret G. Hermann (1998–1999)
39. Michael Brecher (1999–2000)
40. Craig Murphy (2000–2001)
41. Bruce Bueno de Mesquita (2001–2002)
42. John A. Vasquez (2002–2003)
43. Steve Smith (2003–2004)
44. Jacek Kugler (2004–2005)
45. William Thompson (2005–2006)
46. J. Ann Tickner (2006–2007)
47. Jack Levy (2007–2008)
48. Nils Petter Gleditsch (2008–2009)
49. Thomas G. Weiss (2009–2010)
50. David A. Lake (2010–2011)
51. Beth Simmons (2011–2012)
52. Etel Solingen (2012–2013)

External links

• International Studies Association
• ISA Publications