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Robert & Jessie Cox Award

Established in 1997, the Robert W. and Jessie Cox Award honors the best graduate student paper of critical inquiry into international relations. The purpose of the prize is to encourage critical study of international political economy, world orders, and civilizations. Papers submitted should relate, broadly, to the main normative principles for which the Coxes stand, including:  diffusion of power; democratization; mutual respect for distinct civilizations, concern for the biosphere; and, greater  equality among societies, genders, and races.

ABOUT THE AWARD:

  • The winner will receive a $500.00 cash prize and a plaque at the awards presentations at the annual ISA conference.
  • Graduate students are invited to submit their papers for the competition themselves. In addition, department chairs, program directors, deans, chairs of sessions at ISA annual or regional meetings, or from chairs of sessions at other meetings of international studies associations are invited and encouraged to nominate submissions.
  • Nominations, including copies of the paper, should be sent to the Chair of the Cox Award Committee. Submissions should arrive by October 20 of each year. Submissions should, if possible, be made electronically.
  • Stephen Gill and James Mittelman, co-editors of the book Innovation and Transformation in International Studies, a volume honoring Robert W. and Jessie Cox and funding this Award, will name two (2) members of the Committee to award this prize. The ISA President will name three (3) members, including the Committee Chair. All members will serve three-year terms.
  • The Committee Chair is responsible for notifying the Recipient of the Award and encouraging the Recipient to attend the Annual Convention at which the Award is to be presented so as to receive the Award in person.

ELIGIBILITY:
To be eligible for the award, submitted papers must:

  • be in English
  • not exceed 10,000 words
  • not be considered for any other ISA award
  • not be published as of the 20 October submission deadline
  • be authored by graduate students who have not received their PhD as of the 20 October deadline


AWARD RECIPIENTS

  • 2009, Renk Ozdemir, University of Sussex
  • 2008: Sandy Hager, York University-Toronto; Arne Ruckert, Carleton University
  • 2007: James Perry,  Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
  • 2006: Martijn Konings, York University
  • 2005: Daniel Preece, University of Alberta
  • 2004: No Recipient Selected
  • 2003: Latha Varadarajan, San Diego State University
  • 2002: No recipient information on file
  • 2001: M. Patrick Ngcoya, American University
  • 2000: Gary Burn, University of Connecticut

CHAIR

Adam Harmes, 2008-2011*
University of Western Ontario
213 Phelps Road
Brantford, ON N3T 5L5 CANADA
Phone: (416) 346-4770
Email: aharmes@uwo.ca

MEMBERS

Michèle Rioux, 2009-2012
Department of Political Science
Université du Québec à Montréal
Case Postale 8888, Succ. Centre-ville
Montréal, Quebec H3C 3P8 CANADA
Telephone: 514.987.3000 ext.0327
Fax: 514.987.0397
Email: rioux.michele@uqam.ca

J. Magnus Ryner, 2009-2012
Department of IR, Politics & Sociology
Oxford Brookes University
Gipsy Lane
Headington, Oxford, OX3 0BP
Telephone: +44 (0) 1865 483758
Fax: +44 (0) 1865 48 3937
Email: mryner@brookes.ac.uk

Matt Davies, 2009-2012
Newcastle University
40-42 Great North Rd
Newcastle-upon-Tyne NE1 7RU UK
Telephone: +44 (0)191 2226737
E-Mail: Matt.Davies@ncl.ac.uk

Heikki Patomäki, 2009-2012
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University
Globalism Research Centre
RMIT University
GPO Box 2476V
Melbourne, Victoria VIC 3001 AUS
E-Mail: heikki.patomaki@helsinki.fi


* Members nominated by the founders.