Abstract
The International Studies Association (ISA) has gone through a variety of internal changes as a result of growth in our membership. Such growth transformed the association from a regional American enterprise into a global organization, diversified our disciplinary profile away from the dominance of political science, and incorporated individuals represented by a wide array of cultural identities into the membership. These changes have had huge effects on ISA's organizational identity and our attempts to manage it. I describe various options available for organizations to manage identity, including ISA's traditional strategy for identity management, and conclude with a plea for an aggregation strategy that refocuses attention on international studies as our master identity. I argue that such a strategy allows us to embrace and enhance the diversity of the association to pursue the major challenges facing the globe today.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 259-265 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | International Studies Quarterly |
Volume | 64 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jun 1 2020 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Sociology and Political Science
- Political Science and International Relations