Susan Strange Award

The Susan Strange Award was established in 1998 to recognize Susan Strange for her unique and extraordinary role within the International Studies Association and the worldwide community of scholars. This award recognizes a person whose singular intellect, assertiveness, and insight most challenge conventional wisdom and intellectual and organizational complacency in the international studies community.

Details

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Recipient Criteria

Recipients must be current members of ISA.

Prize

The recipient receives a plaque, which is presented at the Annual Convention by the President of ISA.
There is no monetary prize.

Selection Process

The recipient is selected by the President in consultation with the incoming president. There is no nomination or application process for this award.
The award is not necessarily given every year.

Recipients

Congratulations to the 2025 recipient of the Susan Strange Award, Amanda M. Rosen! See the previous recipients below.

Past Recipients

Year	Recipient
2024	Lene Hansen
2022	R. Harrison Wagner
2021	Barbara Walter
2020	Laura Sjoberg
2019	Jonathan Wilkenfeld
2018	J. Ann Tickner
2017	Scott Sagan
2016	Bruce Bueno di Mesquita
2015	Andrew Hurrell
2014	Dina Zinnes
2013	Kathryn Sikkink
2012	Robert O Keohane
2011	Peter J. Katzenstein
2010	Richard Falk
2009	John Mueller
2008	Hayward Alker
2007	Cynthia Enloe
2006	George Modelski
2005	Frank C. Zagare
2004	Ken Booth
2003	J. David Singer
2002	Steve Brams
2001	Robert W. Cox
2000	Steve Smith
1999	Rudolph Rummel

2026-2027 Committee Members

Audie Klotz | President
March 2026 - March 2027
Syracuse University

James M. Goldgeier | President- Elect
March 2026 - March 2027
American University

MJ Bosia | Executive Director
July 2024 - June 2029
International Studies Association, St. Michael's College of Vermont

Award Chairs, please review dates to ensure deadlines are met.

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