Reminder: Nominations for ESS Section Awards
Fuentes-George, Kemi
Hi everyone,
I just wanted to send a gentle reminder for nominations to the various section awards for ESS. As a reminder, they are:
- The Graduate Student Paper Award
- The Sprout Award
- Distinguished Scholar
- Engaged Scholar
One very important note: in the past we have accepted and awarded graduate student papers where the paper has been co-authored with an established scholar. However, for a variety of reasons, I would very strongly recommend prioritizing papers where the sole author is a graduate student. Here is a breakdown of the different awards again, copying an earlier message from Kim Suiseeya.
Graduate Student Paper Award
Are you a graduate student? Did you present a fantastic paper at ISA 2025? Or did you see a graduate student present a terrific paper at ISA 2025? Please nominate yourself or others!
Harold and Margaret Sprout Award (Deadline August 1)
The award is given annually to the best (new) book in the field – one that makes a contribution to theory and interdisciplinarity, shows rigor and coherence in research and writing, and offers accessibility and practical relevance. Ask your publisher to submit your book for consideration, or recommend a publisher submit a fabulous book you recently read.
Distinguished Scholar Award
The Distinguished Scholar Award of the Environmental Studies Section of the International Studies Association recognizes outstanding scholars whose long history of excellent research and teaching has had a substantial impact on fields associated with international relations and environmental issues. Please consider nominating a scholar whose work or practice has been deeply impactful in our field.
Engaged Scholar Award
This award is given to a person at any stage of their career who has successfully spanned (or is successfully spanning) academia and social/political engagement or activism on issues related in some way to the environment. Self-nominations are encouraged!
Thanks,
-Kemi
Kemi Fuentes-George,
Associate Professor in Political Science,
Middlebury College
Global Environmental Politics, Book Review Editor
Recent Publications:
“Music Gonna Teach: Decolonising IR through a musical exploration of knowledge.” Review of International Studies, 2024: 1-18
“The Legacy of Colonialism on Contemporary Environmental Governance,” Georgetown Journal of International Affairs, 24 (1): 91-98 (Spring 2023)
"The Comparative Politics of Environmental Justice," Oxford University Handbook of Comparative Environmental Politics (2021, Oxford University Press)