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ATWS Members:
The Association is soliciting proposals for future annual conferences. If you would like to help organize a conference (normally in September, October, or November) and your institution would be willing to help sponsor it, please contact our President, Gary Kline, wgk@canes.gsw.edu or our Executive Director, William D. Pederson wpederso@lsus.edu
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TWENTY-FIFTH ANNUAL ATWS MEETING IN PERU GREAT SUCCESS The Twenty-Fifth Silver Anniversary Annual Meeting of the Association of Third World Studies (ATWS), Inc., the largest organization of its kind in the world, was held in Lima, Peru, November 18-20. The conclave featured 130 attendees who participated in 45 panels and round tables which focused on the theme, “Development Strategies: Struggles for Peace, Justice, and Democracy.” The conference was sponsored by ATWS, Georgia Southwestern State University, and Louisiana State University-Shreveport. The Keynote Banquet Address, “AIDS in Africa: On the Cusp of Hope,” was presented by Mark Kline, M.D., President, Baylor College of Medicine International Pediatric AIDS Initiative (BIPAI). Emmanuel I. Udogu, Ph.D., professor of political science at Appalachian State University, gave the presidential address, “The Issue of Political leadership in the Third World: What is to be Done?” Dr. Mark Kline received the ATWS Humanitarian Award for “His Untiring and Courageous Work in Combatting Pediatric HIV/AIDS in the Third World.” The prestigious ATWS “Presidential Award” for 2007 was presented to Michael Hall, Ph.D., associate professor of history, Armstrong Atlantic State University, “In Recognition of His Outstanding Contributions to the Promotion of Scholarship Devoted to the Third World.” Several awards were presented to recognize individuals who have made significant scholarly contributions to the academic discipline of Third World studies. The winner of the “Lawrence Dunbar Reddick Memorial Scholarship Award,” for the best article published on Africa in the year 2006 issues of Journal of Third World Studies (JTWS), was Assefaw Bariagaber, Ph.D.,professor and chair of the Whitehead School of Diplomacy and International Relations at Seton Hall University.Professor Bariagaber received this honor for his outstanding article, “United Nations Peacekeeping Operations: A Cookie-Cutter Approach?” published in Volume 23, No. 2, Fall 2006 issue of JTWS. The winners of the “Cecil B. Currey ATWS Book Award,” presented to the author(s) of the best book published in the area of Third World studies during 2006-2007, were Farhad Nomani, Ph.D., professor of economics and business administration, The American University of Paris, and Sohrab Behdad, professor and John E. Harris chair in economics, Denison University. Professors Nomani and Behdad received the award for their superlative work, “ Class and Labor in Iran: Did the Revolution Matter,?” published by Syracuse University Press in 2006. The Toyin Falola ATWS Africa Book Award, given for the best book on Africa published in 2006-2007 was presented to Assefaw Bariagaber for his outstanding work, “Conflict and the Refugee Experience: Flight, Exile, and Repatriation in the Horn of Africa,” Ashgate Press (UK), 2006. The “Harold Isaacs Graduate Student Award,” given to the author of the top graduate student paper presented at the annual ATWS meeting, was presented to Daniel Ogbaharya, Northern Arizona University, for his excellent paper, “The Impact of Institutional Degradation on Pastoral Livelihoods in the Horn of Africa: The Case of the Borana of Ethiopia.” John Mukum Mbaku, Ph.D., who served over two decades (l986-2007) as associate editor of the African sections of the Journal of Third World Studies (JTWS), received the “ATWS Award for Outstanding Leadership and Service..” Outgoing President Emmanuel I. Udogu also presented “ATWS Outstanding Service Awards” to John Mbaku, Gary Kline, and William Pederson, Ph.D, professor of political science, Louisiana State University-Shreveport, ATWS , who is Executive Director of ATWS The Fidelis E. Udogu Africa Award for Outstanding Scholarly and Humanitarian Services,” was presented to Akwasi B. Assensoh, Ph.D., professor of history at Indiana University-Bloomington. Entertainment at the “Welcoming Reception” was provided by the Peruvian Folklore Show. Newly
elected ATWS officers are: Gary Kline, President; Peyi Soyinka-Airewele,
Ph.D., The Twenty-Sixth annual ATWS meeting will be held at Millersville University (PA), October 26-28, 2008.
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DR. ISAACS EDITS FALL 2007
JTWS ISSUE ON “HISTORICAL Dr. Harold Isaacs, Professor Emeritus of History at Georgia Southwestern State University, has edited “Historical and Contemporary Political, Economic, and Social Developments in the Third World,” which is the Fall 2007 issue (Volume XXIV, No. 2) of the JOURNAL OF THIRD WORLD STUDIES (JTWS), published by the Association of Third World Studies (ATWS), Inc. The 282 page volume contains selected papers presented at the GSW Third World in Perspective Program Seminar Series during the 2006-2007 academic year, and additional manuscripts and book reviews and book review essays approved for publication by the JTWS Board of Editors, comprised of scholars who are nationally and internationally-recognized experts in their respective fields. Since 1984, when the bi-annual scholarly periodical was founded by Dr. Isaacs, ATWS has published 48 issues of JTWS for a worldwide readership of scholars, practitioners in the area of Third World development, U.S. and foreign government officials, and employees of non-governmental organizations (NGO). The next issue of JTWS will focus on “Development Strategies: Struggles for Peace, Justice, and Democracy,” the theme of the 25th annual ATWS meeting held in Lima, Peru, November 18-20, 2007.
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SEEKING Potential contributors are sought for the 2-volume, 800,000 word Encyclopedia of United States-Latin American Relations scheduled for publication in early January 2008 by the Francis/Taylor Group, the reference division of Routledge Publishers. Interested persons should refer to the project’s website for listing topics, related details and, answers to the most frequently asked questions: http://www.routledge-ny.com/enc/USLatinRelations For assignment consideration please submit via email a maximum one page vitae (listing relative courses taught and publications) to one of the individuals listed below.
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"CALL FOR BOOKS" ATWS wishes to announce the formal request for submissions of books for the Cecil B. Currey Book Award for 2007-2008. This award is named in honor of one of the foremost experts on the war in Vietnam. Topics on any part of the Third World are acceptable. ATWS members are encouraged to have their works published and submit them for the book award. The award will not necessarily be given out each year, but only when the committee determines that a book of sufficient merit is submitted. Publications must be 2007 through May 15, 2008. Submission deadline is June 30, 2008. Qualifications:
Committee members are:
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"CALL FOR BOOKS" The Toyin Falola ATWS Africa Book Award, in honor of Toyin Falola, one of Africa's outstanding historians and intellectuals, was initially given for the best book on Africa published in 2005-2006. The first award was presented at the Twenty-Fourth Annual Meeting of ATWS, November 2-4, 2006, Winston -Salem State University. Book submissions must be published in 2007 through May 15, 2008. Deadline for submission of entries is June 30, 2008. The award will not automatically be given each year, but only whenever the committee decides that a book of considerable merit has been submitted. ATWS members are encouraged to enter their publications into the competition. The recipient will receive a plaque, citation, and a $500 cash award Qualifications are:
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Lawrence Dunbar Reddick Scholarship Award Named
in honor of the late Lawrence Dunbar Reddick, professor of history and
friend of several post-colonial leaders, the Reddick Award is given
annually to the best article to appear in the Journal of Third
World Studies, the flagship journal of the ATWS. The award was
established during the ATWS presidency of John Mukum Mbaku as a result
of the initiative and funding provided by A.B. Assensoh and Yvette Alex-Assensoh,
both of Indiana University, Bloomington. A selection committee is named
each year to pick the recipient. Dr. Reddick, a prolific scholar who wrote the first authorized biography of the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. (Crusader Without Violence), died a few years ago in New Orleans, Louisiana.
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THE ATWS ANNOUNCES THE 2008 ISAACS AWARD COMPETITION FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS At its 2001 meeting the Association of Third World Studies (ATWS) instituted The Harold Isaacs Award competition for graduate students. The Award is named in honor of the Association's founding president and aimed toward supporting research focusing on the various problems facing "Third World" peoples. The Award will be made to the top graduate student paper to be presented at the annual meeting of the Association. The Award is designed to encourage high quality research and writing among graduate students who have an interest in Third World studies. All candidates MUST have their papers accepted for presentation at the meeting in order to be eligible for the competition AND they must be present at the 2008 ATWS meeting to deliver their paper. The winner will be presented with a $400 check award at the annual meeting's banquet. Other selected graduate student papers will also be presented with Certificates of Excellence AND they must be present at the 2008 ATWS meeting to deliver their paper. The selection procedure is as follows: students will submit abstracts of their papers according to established procedures of the Association (see Call for Papers above). Paper submissions MUST follow "Guidelines for Submission of Manuscripts" for Journal of Third World Studies (JTWS). Click-on Journal of Third World Studies at http://itc.gsw.edu/atws. Upon acceptance for presentation at the meeting, the student will send three copies of the completed paper to the Education Committee Chair. The deadline for receipt of the papers is 30 SEPTEMBER, 2008. The current chair is Dr. S. Lily Mendoza, Human Communication Studies, 2142 South High St., Denver, Colorado 80208, USA. E-mail: lmendoza@du.edu. Dr. Mendoza and two other ATWS members will compose the Graduate Student Award Selection Subcommittee. Interested graduate students must submit papers that 1) demonstrate originality in terms of research area and/or interpretation, 2) contribute to the intellectual debates within the subject area in which they are framed, and 3) present well-substantiated arguments. Please note that submissions should be near ready for publication. The winning paper will be published in the Journal of Third World Studies after any revisions suggested by the Review Subcommittee. For more information, please check out the ATWS website at: http://itc.gsw.edu/atws
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YI SUN APPOINTED NEW ASSOCIATE
EDITOR Dr. Yi Sun, Associate Professor of History at the University of San Diego (USD) has been appointed by a unanimous vote of the Executive Council of the Association of Third World Studies (ATWS) to be the new Associate Editor of the Asian sections of the Journal of Third World Studies (JTWS). Dr. Sun replaces Dr. Dorothea A.L. Martin who performed seven years of superlative service in this position. A life member of ATWS, Dr. Yi Sun received her B.A. degree in English from Nankai University, Tianjin, China, and her M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in History from Washington State University in 1994. She is the author of numerous scholarly articles, and co-author of one book, Mapping the Historical Path of Chinese Americans (2003). Dr. Sun has presented papers at many professional conferences, given public lectures on crucial Third World issues, and has been involved extensively in academic life on the University of San Diego campus. Her courses include: "World Civilizations," "Contemporary China," "Women in East Asia," "China in Revolution," and "Chinese History Through Film." She has been awarded numerous research and travel grants, and is the recipient of the "Mortar Board Outstanding Faculty Award" (2001-2002, and "Women of Impact at USD" Award (2001). Individuals interested in submitting manuscripts or books reviews on Asia should contact Dr.Yi Sun at:
University of San Diego 5998 Alcala Park San Diego, California 92110 Telephone: (619) 260-6811 E-mail: ysun@sandiego.edu |
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Membership is open to any person interested in Third World
Studies. Membership Fee Levels
We will include your name in our membership directory once we receive your membership dues. Please make checks payable to: Association of Third World studies, Inc., and send to:Dr.
Doyin Coker-Kolo
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