A Scholarly Association of Women Who Engage in Scientific Research on International Conflict and Cooperation
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Women in Conflict Studies (WICS) |
A Scholarly Association of Women Who Engage in Scientific Research on International Conflict and Cooperation |
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WICS History and Purpose | |
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WICS was born as a result of casual conversations among a small group of assistant professors. These women were puzzled by their perception that qualified women working in their area of research seemed to be dropping out of the discipline at a higher rate than men. They were concerned that the small numbers of women in their field did not seem to be improving at an adequate rate, so they agreed to invite some other women to gather at the 2001 annual meeting of the American Political Science Association to brainstorm about what they could do to help alter this trend. Eight faculty members participated in this initial meeting. The group discussed a number of societal and institutional explanations that can help to account for the low numbers of women following and succeeding in this career path. They agreed that discipline-wide and university-wide women’s caucuses are strong advocates for policy change on issues that disproportionately affect women. There was also agreement, however, that networking, support, and mentoring make a big difference in the probability that women choose to continue in academia and that providing opportunities for networking and mentoring was a role that a small group of women working in a similar research area could play. Their solution was WICS. In essence, the primary goal of WICS is to help integrate women into the profession early, and to provide women with an additional source of contacts working in the same general research area with whom they can collaborate and exchange feedback on their work, as well as gain advice on professional matters, both gender related and non-gender related. Since 2001, we have hosted gatherings at major conferences at least twice per year. In addition, we maintain two listservs, one for faculty members and one for graduate students, that encourage discussion and interaction regarding professional matters. Most of our members are women who study international conflict and cooperation using formal modeling and/or statistical analysis. Many are also members of the Peace Science Society, the Conflict Processes Section of the American Political Science Association, and the Scientific Study of International Processes Section of the International Studies Association. As of August, 2007, our faculty listserv has 77 members, and our graduate student listserv has 102 members. We believe that a sense of community is important in integrating young women into our profession, and that women who have the opportunity to get to know other women working in their area of research are more likely to be both successful and satisfied. WICS hopes to complement the variety of venues available for professional socialization, networking, and mentoring by providing another outlet aimed to encourage and support the participation of women in our field. | |
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Join the WICS Listserv | |
| WICS operates two listservs, one for women in faculty positions
and one for female graduate students. Both listservs serve as forums for discussion and networking as well
as venues through which we coordinate and announce upcoming gatherings. We welcome all women who are engaged
in scientific research on international conflict and cooperation to join the WICS listservs. To join the WICS faculty listserv, go to https://mailman.rice.edu/mailman/listinfo/irwomen-l or email WICS@rice.edu. To join the WICS graduate student listserv, go to https://mailman.rice.edu/mailman/listinfo/wicsgrads-l or email WICS@rice.edu. | |
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Upcoming WICS Events | |
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WICS Faculty Participants | |
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Susan Allen, Texas Tech University, susan.allen@ttu.edu Katherine Barbieri, University of South Carolina, katherine.barbieri@sc.edu Bethany Barratt, Roosevelt University, bbarratt@roosevelt.edu Michelle A. Benson, University at Buffalo, SUNY, mbenson2@buffalo.edu Marie Besancon, Harvard University, Marie_Besancon@harvard.edu Shannon L. Blanton, University of Memphis, sblanton@memphis.edu Dawn Brancati, Harvard University, dbrancati@hmdc.harvard.edu Rachel Bzostek, California State University-Bakersfield, rbzostek@csub.edu Mary Caprioli, University of Minnesota-Duluth, mcapriol@d.umn.edu Sabine C. Carey, University of Nottingham, sabine.carey@nottingham.ac.uk Lisa Carlson, University of Idaho, lcarl@uidaho.edu Kathleen Gallagher Cunningham, Iowa State University, kgc@iastate.edu Xinyuan Dai, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, xdai@uiuc.edu Vesna Danilovic, University at Buffalo, SUNY, vesna@buffalo.edu Christina Davis, Princeton University, cldavis@princeton.edu Songying Fang, University of Minnesota, fang@polisci.umn.edu Tanisha Fazal, Columbia University, tmf2001@columbia.edu Virginia Page Fortna, Columbia University, vpf4@columbia.edu Ismene Gizelis, University of Essex, tig@essex.ac.uk Joanne Gowa, Princeton University, jgowa@princeton.edu Alexandra Guisinger, University of Notre Dame, guisinger.1@nd.edu Caroline A. Hartzell, Gettysburg College, chartzel@gettysburg.edu Susan D. Hyde, Yale University, susan.hyde@yale.edu Zaryab Iqbal, Pennsylvania State University, iqbal@psu.edu Bernadette Jungblut, University of Central Florida, bjungblu@mail.ucf.edu Kelly M. Kadera, University of Iowa, kelly-kadera@uiowa.edu Deepa Khosla, Willamette University, dkhosla@willamette.edu Soo Yeon Kim, University of Maryland, skim@gvpt.umd.edu Anessa L. Kimball, Université Laval, anessa.kimball@pol.ulaval.ca Janet Laible, Lehigh University, jml6@lehigh.edu Catherine Langlois, Georgetown University, langlois@georgetown.edu Brett Ashley Leeds, Rice University, leeds@rice.edu Carmela Lutmar, Woodrow Wilson School, Princeton University, clutmar@princeton.edu Anne Mandeville, Université des Sciences Sociales de Toulouse, anmandevi@aol.com Michaela Mattes, Vanderbilt University, michaela.c.mattes@vanderbilt.edu Fiona McGillivray, New York University, fiona.mcgillivray@nyu.edu Sara McLaughlin Mitchell, University of Iowa, sara-mitchell@uiowa.edu Layna Mosley, University of North Carolina, mosley@unc.edu Kathy Powers, Pennsylvania State University, klp18@psu.edu Karen Rasler, Indiana University, krasler@indiana.edu Stephanie J. Rickard, Pennsylvania State University, sjr20@psu.edu Maria Rost Rublee, University of Tampa, mrublee@ut.edu Meredith Reid Sarkees, American University, sarkees@american.edu Nil Satana, Bilkent University, nsatana@bilkent.edu.tr Anne E. Sartori, Princeton University, asartori@princeton.edu Elizabeth N. Saunders, George Washington University, esaunder@gwu.edu Burcu Savun, University of Pittsburgh, burcu@pitt.edu Debra Shulman, College of William and Mary, dlshulman@wm.edu Megan Shannon, University of Mississippi, mshannon@olemiss.edu Etel Solingen, University of California-Irvine, esolinge@uci.edu Patricia Sullivan, University of Georgia, tsulli@uga.edu Monica Toft, Harvard University, monica_toft@harvard.edu Jana von Stein, University of Michigan, janavs@umich.edu Barbara Walter, University of California, San Diego, bfwalter@ucsd.edu Amanda E. Wooden, Bucknell University, amanda.wooden@bucknell.edu Kathleen Young, University of Maryland, kyoung@gvpt.umd.edu | |
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WICS Participants Seeking Faculty Positions | |
| The following women seek faculty positions to begin in 2008. We provide this listing for informational purposes only. The listing is not exhaustive (candidates are listed by their request), and information is provided by the candidates themselves. Click on a candidate's name to be linked to her website or curriculum vitae. If you would like to be listed as a job candidate on our site, please contact WICS. | |
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Emily Acevedo, (Ph.D., Claremont University, expected December 2007) Charity Butcher, (Ph.D., Indiana University, expected 2008) Erica Chenoweth, (Ph.D., University of Colorado, 2007) Sarah E. Croco, (Ph.D., University of Michigan, expected 2008) Ursula E. Daxecker, (Ph.D., University of New Orleans, expected 2008) Daniela Donno, (Ph.D., Yale University, expected 2008) Katja Favretto, (Ph.D., UCLA, expected 2008) Katharine M. Floros, (Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh, expected 2008) Molly M. Melin, (Ph.D., University of California-Davis, expected 2008) Jessica L. Weeks, (Ph.D., Stanford University, expected 2008) Jessica Chen Weiss, (Ph.D., UCSD, expected 2008) | |
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Contact WICS | |
| If you would like to receive more information about WICS or would
like to share announcements or ideas with WICS participants, please email
WICS@rice.edu. You will also find individual participant contact information
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Other Useful Links | |
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Bibliography of Articles About Women in Political Science APSA Report: Women's Advancement in Political Science American Political Science Association APSA Women's CaucusInternational Studies Association ISA Women's CaucusPeace Science Society Women in International Security (WIIS) American Association of University Women | |
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Maintained by Brett Ashley Leeds Send comments or questions about this site to leeds@rice.edu Last modified March, 2008 |
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