Dear All:
I was part of a virtual conversation among the conference greening committee of ISA ESS a while back and recommended that ESS propose that ISA meet only every other year. My points included most of those made on this thread. Admittedly this is easy for me as I no longer go to ISA as it conflicts with my children's school vacation (you will have to put up with me again in a few years when they are off to college). However, I doubt very much that annual vs. biannual conferences would advance knowledge or action that much more significantly (laughter) and holding large bi annual conferences in would increase attendance, stretch resources, and allow people to attend other meetings. Now if we could just eliminate 50% of the journals....
We should also push for the complete elimination of paper at academic conferences. If the global environmental negotiations on ozone and certain other issues can go paperless so can the far less important APSE, ISA, regional, and other meetings. Its really easy. I know that some meetings have but going whole hog is not that difficult. If anyone is involved in such decision making and is interested I could probably put them in touch with the relevant meeting organizers at UNON, UNEP Chem or the ozone sec so they can talk logistics.
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I'm in total concurrence with Paul; the technology that many schools now has
also made it very easy to see and hear speakers connected remotely. We need to
be an example. wil
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Lorraine makes excellent points; that's all worthy stuff. But when I think
about how incredibly connected young (and old) scholars are today via the
internet compared to only 20 years ago, I'm not convinced. My point is that we
have to decide where our impact on the planet becomes more important than our
personal interests (including our careers). If ESS people (and others on this
list) aren't able to change our lifestyles to reduce our ecological footprints
in significant ways, I have to assume that there's little or no hope of getting
others to do so. I think the only ethical position we can take is oppose
conferences for anyone who isn't very near the venue. If this would be bad for
the ISA budget, then I think it ought to be a mission of the ESS to show that
that budget is less important than nature. We really have to draw the line
somewhere.
I just think this is an issue that we have been avoiding for far too long. It's
a tough one because it forces each of us to look in the mirror and to change
our behaviors. Many of us argue in our writings that failure to do this is
causing environmental problems. But if we don't behave accordingly, aren't we
all hypocrites?
Perhaps I'm being too provocative. Or maybe I'm not being provocative enough.
All best,
Paul
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as a lurker who is not a member of isa, i'm wondering about the possibility of
reducing the frequency of the big conference . . .
if the isa meeting were every other year, would this reduce the carbon
footprint by half while still accomplishing a large percentage of the functions
that lorraine mentions ?? . . .
cheers,
craig
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Hi all
I certainly agree that we should be looking at creative and alternative ways of
'meeting', I'm not advocating massive carbon footprints and, as an antipodean
myself, I certainly do appreciate the financial constraints ... but let me
throw a slightly different perspective into the discussion. Conferences like
ISA have other functions as well, including the opportunity for PhD students
and early career researchers to meet more established scholars to discuss their
work, get advice and mentoring ... it's often those 'corridor' and one-on-one
conversations and feedback opportunities (as well as finding out about jobs)
that are useful for younger colleagues who are making their way in the
increasingly global academic world. I do think that this is more difficult to
do through video-conferencing alone. And while video-conferencing can work well
for countries and universities that have excellent facilities for this
(including reliable telecommunications), it doesn't always work well in those
countries and those universities that are less well-resourced ... and there are
lots of them!
Maybe what this means is that instead of moving to sessions that are entirely
virtual, we look at options for broadcasting or streaming sessions so that
those who can and/or choose to get to ISA can still do so and those who can't
or choose not to are still able to participate. In fact, this could actually
also help us to expand participation for students and colleagues from poorer
countries/universities as long as we can also find ways to support their access
to the facilities necessary for this.
Cheers
Lorraine
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May I add support to Paul's point. If we, of all communities, cannot take this
step, how can we expect change to happen?
Best,
Olivia
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On 12 Mar 2010, at 04:03, HARRIS, Paul Gordon wrote:
Dear Pam,
Whatever happened to the ESS discussion about trying to persuade ISA to move
some of the annual convention online? I'm always uncomfortable that the section
(along with ISA more generally) is encouraging people to fly from far and wide
to attend these meetings. The planet just can't afford this kind of lifestyle,
however much we might want to argue that our face-to-face collaboration might
outweigh the resulting pollution (carbon offsets, such as they are,
notwithstanding).
All best,
Paul
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Hi everyone:
I am forwarding the call for papers for ISA's 52nd Annual Convention in
Montreal in March 2011. The deadline for submission of proposals is June 1,
2010.
For those of you who weren't at ISA this year in New Orleans, I want to repeat
a few of the reminders I gave out then:
1. If you submit panel proposals, please do your best to include 5 papers, a
chair and a discussant. Chances are, at least one paper will drop off the panel
between June and March.
2. If you submit individual paper proposals, the most important thing to
include is a list of good descriptive key words so that I will be able to match
you with other papers to create panels.
3. It's always useful to submit to more than one section -- you have a greater
chance of getting chosen and it makes it easier for me to find co-sponsors of
panels to increase our overall number.
4. If you volunteer to serve as a discussant or chair, ISA asks you to list your areas of
expertise. Just saying "environment" is not sufficient. If you could be more
specific (ie chemicals, biodiversity, environmental law, Asian environmental issues,
climate change, air pollution) that will help in matching you to appropriate papers.
5. You can only present 2 papers at the conference, but you can also serve as a
chair or discussant.
If you have any questions, please let me know.
Good luck!
Pam Chasek
Program Chair, Environmental Studies Section, ISA
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Subject: 2011 ISA Annual Convention Call for Papers
International Studies Association
52nd Annual Convention
Montréal, Québec, Canada
March 16-19, 2011
Call for Papers
David A. Lake, President
Matthew A. Baum, Program Co-Chair
Kristian Skrede Gleditsch, Program Co-Chair
For the full call for papers, see the ISA 2011 page at
http://www.isanet.org/montreal2011/
Theme: Global Governance - Political Authority in Transition
The nation-state is generally regarded as inadequate to cope with the expanding
global problems of the 21st century. Global climate change, international
economic crises, transnational terrorism and crime, pandemics, nuclear
proliferation, and more, all challenge the capabilities of states individually
and collectively. Nation-states are also challenged from below by secessionist
and other sub-national movements and from above by global civil society. In
response to these competing pressures, political authority has begun to flow
upwards to supranational or multilateral bodies, downwards to regional and
local governments, and sideways to private actors - both within nations and
transnationally - who assume previously
public responsibilities. Governance is no longer the exclusive preserve of
sovereign states, if it ever was. But neither is it moving uniformly in a
single direction. Despite growing interest in problems of global governance and
decades of research, four key questions still lack clear answers. Where is
political authority moving? Why is authority moving? Is global governance good?
How can global governance be improved and reformed?
We invite proposals for papers and panels that address these and other issues
related to the problems of global governance in the 21st century. We especially
welcome proposals that bridge different theoretical, epistemological and
ontological divides within international studies to address common substantive
problems.
DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF PROPOSALS IS JUNE 1, 2010
All proposals should be submitted online using the MyISA Conference Management
System at http://isanet.ccit.arizona.edu/MyISA
Program Chairs contact information:
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John F. Kennedy School of Government
Harvard University
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Kristian Skrede Gleditsch
Department of Government
University of Essex
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Colchester CO4 3SQ
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Associate Professor Lorraine Elliott
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Department of International Relations
School of International, Political and Strategic Studies
College of Asia and the Pacific
The Australian National University
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AUSTRALIA
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