International Security Studies Section

INTERNATIONAL SECURITY STUDIES SECTION International Studies Association

To: International Studies Association Governing Council

From: Joyce P. Kaufman, Chair International Security Studies Section

Date: December 8, 2003

Re: Rechartering the International Security Studies Section

In compliance with Article VI, Section 1(b) On the International Studies Association Constitution regarding the rechartering of ISA Sections. As chair, I hereby request that the International Security Studies Section be rechartered by the ISA Governing Council for the period 2003-2008.

The following information is submitted in support of this request:

1) Report of Section Activities

The International Security Studies Section remains an active and vital part of the International Studies Association and is one of the major participants in the ISA Annual conferences. The Section sponsored or was a co-sponsor for 71 panels at the 2003 Annual Meeting in Portland, 66 panels at the 2002 Meeting in New Orleans, and 54 at the 2001 meeting in Chicago. Our list of sections co-sponsors has expanded considerably as well, including Foreign Policy Analysis, Intelligence Studies, Peace Studies and Feminist Theory and Gender Studies. Additionally, ISSS has co-sponsored a reception with Women in International Security at each Annual Meeting and in the past few years, we have broadened that to include Foreign Policy Analysis.

The International Security Studies Section also organizes and runs an annual section conference (usually in conjunction with the International Security and Arms Control Section of the American Political Science Association). The 2003 conference was held at the U.S. Army War College at Carlyle Barracks, Pennsylvania; in 2002 it was held in Virginia in conjunction with ISA south, and in 2001 it was held in Whittier, California. Typically, more than 100 attendees participate in this conference. The relatively intimate nature of the conference means that we have tried to use is as an opportunity for established scholars to introduce or “try out” new research ideas, and for graduate students to have the experience of sharing their work as well as having the chance to network with others in the field.

of 5 The Section has been relatively successful in attracting funds from both public and private institutions to support the section conference as well as the receptions. As part of the section’s ongoing efforts to attract young scholars to ISA/ISSS, the Section has been awarding cash prizes in recognition of the most outstanding conference paper submitted to graduate students.

Another area of emphasis of the Section has been to attract more international scholars to participate in our sponsored-panels at the ISA Annual Meeting as well as at the Section conference. To make attendance at these as appealing as possible, much as ISA does we have tried to rotate the regional location of our Section conference so that it can attract scholars from both Asia and Europe. In addition, in the interests of broad representation we try to include a non-American each year as a nominee to serve on the Governing Council.

ISSS used to publish a newsletter quarterly but in the interest of being current, have switched to a web site instead (www.intlsecurity.org). This has become the primary vehicle for getting information to our members and has the advantage of being available and updated periodically. We have a graduate student at the University of Denver who has been maintaining it, and who the ISSS Governing Council has agreed to reimburse for some of her time.

2) Section Membership

Since its founding as the Section on Military Studies in the 1970s, ISSS has grown to become one of the largest and most active in the International Studies Association. Information provided by ISA headquarters indicates that section membership averages more than 600, depending on time of year and the general ebb and flow of ISA membership. That level has remained fairly constant, thus making us one of the largest organized sections in ISA.

3) Financial Base

According to ISA financial information, the Section maintains a balance of between about $5,500 and $7,000 in its account. Most revenue is derived from Section dues, although the Section has received financial support for its activities from outside sources. Recurring annual expenses include cash prizes for graduate students, part of the cost of the reception at the ISA Annual Meeting, and support for other Governing Council and meeting expenses. While we no longer mail a newsletter, which saves postage and printing, we do offer some financial support to the graduate student who maintains our web site (as noted above).

4) Section Charter

A copy of the Charter of the International Security Studies Section is included with this memo. 5) List of Section Leadership with Terms of Office

As indicated in the ISSS charter, an elected Governing Council is the governing body of the Section. According to the amended charter approved at the April 1996 ISSS Business

of 5 Meeting at the ISA Annual Meeting, the size of the Council was increased to 12 members who will serve staggered terms. The Governing Council is elected by a vote of the ISSS membership with the Governing Council then electing a Chair and Vice-Chair.

The names of the serving members of the Governing Council with their terms of service follows:

Name Term of Service Joyce P. Kaufman, Chair 2000-20041 Department of Political Science Whittier College Whittier, CA 90608 [email protected]

Jay M. Parker, Vice-Chair and Chair-elect 2001-20052 US Military Academy West Point, New York 10996 [email protected]

Carolyn James 2000- 2003 Department of Political Science Stephens College Columbia, MO 65215 [email protected]

Peter Lavoy 2000-2003 Center for Contemporary Conflict Naval Postgraduate School Department of National Security Affairs Monterey, CA 93943 [email protected]

Benny Miller 2000-20003

1 I was asked by the Governing Council to serve an additional year so that I could serve out my term as Chair. This is consistent with Article V of the Charter.

2 When Jay Parker was asked to serve as Vice-Chair and then to take over as Chair as of 2004, he, too was granted a one year extension to his term on the Council, consistent with Article V.

of 5 Department of International Relations Faculty of Social Sciences Hebrew University of Jerusalem Jerusalem, Israel [email protected]

Peter Feaver 2000-20003 Department of Political Science Duke University Durham, North Carolina 27708 [email protected]

Steven Biddle 2001-2004 U.S. Army War College Carlyle Barracks, PA 17013 [email protected]

Emily Goldman 2001-2004 Department of Political Science University of California, Davis Davis, CA 95616 [email protected]

Cynthia Watson 2001-2004 Department of National Security National War College 300 Youkum Parkway Alexandria, VA 22304 [email protected]

Deborah Avant 2002-2005 Political Science and International Affairs George Washington University 2201 G Street, NW Washington, DC 20052 [email protected]

Chris Demchak 2002-2005

of 5 School of Business and Public Administration and Policy Political Science Department University of Arizona Tucson, AZ 85271 [email protected]

Mike Desch 2002-2005 Patterson School 455 Patterson Office Tower 0027 University of Kentucky Lexington, KY 40506 [email protected]

Fred Tanner3 2002-2005 Head of Academic Affairs Geneva Center for Security Policy Geneva, Switzerland [email protected]

3 Non-North American member of the Governing Council