The Martin Diskin Memorial Lectureship is offered at each LASA International Congress to an outstanding individual who combines Professor Diskin’s commitment to both activism and scholarship.
This distinguished lectureship is made possible largely by a generous contribution from Oxfam America, an organization committed to grassroots work–and one with which Martin Diskin was closely associated. Ricardo Falla, S.J., was the 1998 Diskin Lecturer. Professor Gonzalo Sánchez Gómez of the Instituto de Estudios Políticos y Relaciones Internacionales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, was the Lecturer in 2000. At LASA2001, Professor Elizabeth Lira Kornfeld, Universidad Alberto Hurtado, Santiago, Chile, delivered the Memorial Lecture. In 2003, the Lectureship was shared by Rodolfo Stavenhagen, El Colegio de México, and Rosalva Aída Hernández Castillo, CIESAS, Mexico City. Professor Jonathan Fox, University of California/Santa Cruz presented the 2004 Lecture, and Professor William Leogrande, American University, was the Lecturer in 2006. Dr. Orlando Fals-Borda delivered the Lecture in 2007 and Professor Terry Karl was selected in 2009 (her lecture will be presented at LASA2010).
Nominations, including self-nominations, are welcome. A nomination should include a statement justifying the nomination, the complete mailing address of the nominee, telephone and fax numbers, and email address.
To nominate a candidate, send these materials no later than January 15, 2010,
to:
Milagros Pereyra-Rojas
LASA Executive Director
LASA Secretariat
416 Bellefield Hall
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA 15260
E-mail: lasa@pitt.edu
Members of the 2010 Martin Diskin Memorial Lectureship Committee are: Laura Enriquez, University of California/Berkeley, Chair; Cecilia Blondet, Instituto de Estudios Peruanos; Cecilia Menjivar, Arizona State University; Greg Grandin, New York University; Kathryn Sikkink, University of Minnesota; Kimberly Theidon, Harvard University; and Jonathan Fox, Oxfam America.