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Prize Competition Theme: Human Rights Type: Lynne Rienner Publishers Award for Best Dissertation Institution: Human Rights Section, International Studies Association Deadline: 31.7.2020 __________________________________________________ The purpose of this award is recognize the best dissertation in the field of human rights defended within two years of the award nomination deadline. Dissertations that ask timely and important questions and deploy innovative methods to answer those questions, as well as dissertations that engage directly with ongoing debates within the human rights field are particularly invited for consideration. Eligibility and Award Criteria Dissertations in the field of human rights that are successfully defended during the two-year period prior to the nomination deadline are eligible for nomination. (For example, for nominations received in June 2020, the dissertation must have been defended between July 2018 and June 2020.) Self-nominations are welcome but all nominations must be accompanied by a letter from a member of the dissertation committee, preferably the dissertation advisor. Prize The award is accompanied by $500 and a plaque. Selection Process All nominations, including dissertation files themselves, should be submitted by July 31st through a nomination form, available here: https://goo.gl/forms/Q6T9syZ7Gcdd9lyv2 Please do NOT send dissertations or nomination information directly to the committee members. For more information please see: https://www.isanet.org/Programs/Awards/HR-Best-Dissertation-Award __________________________________________________ InterPhil List Administration: https://interphil.polylog.org InterPhil List Archive: https://www.mail-archive.com/interphil@list.polylog.org/ __________________________________________________
