| Abbreviation | ISA |
|---|---|
| Formation | 1959 |
| Type | Nonprofit |
| 87-0485763 | |
| Legal status | Public charity |
| Headquarters | University of Connecticut,Storrs, Connecticut, US |
Executive Director | MJ Bosia |
| Website | www |
TheInternational Studies Association (ISA) is a US-based professional association for scholars and practitioners in the field ofinternational studies. Founded in 1959, ISA has been headquartered at theUniversity of Connecticut inStorrs since 2015.[1] Its executive director isMJ Bosia.[2] It has been a member of theInternational Science Council since 1984.[3]
ISA has more than 7,000 members in over 100 countries and describes itself as "one of the oldest interdisciplinary associations dedicated to understanding international, transnational and global affairs."[4] ISA encompasses six geographic subdivisions (regions), 29 thematic groups (sections), and four caucuses, providing opportunities to exchange ideas and research with local colleagues and within specific subject areas.[5] ISA's annual convention routinely draws over 6,000 attendees.[6]
ISA publishes seven academic journals (International Studies Quarterly,International Studies Review,International Studies Perspectives,Foreign Policy Analysis,International Political Sociology,Journal of Global Security Studies, andGlobal Studies Quarterly) and co-sponsors an eighth (International Interactions). ISA also publishes theOxford Research Encyclopedia of International Studies in conjunction withOxford University Press and maintains other online resources.[7] Since 1981, it has awarded theKarl Deutsch Award to scholars under age 40 or within ten years of defending their doctoral dissertation.[8]
In 2014, ISA came under criticism for a proposed ban on blogging by its journals' editors.[9]