
The School of International and Area Studies at the University of Oklahoma announces a contest for the best paper that addresses any aspect of conflict resolution, affecting any country that borders the Mediterranean Sea. Any OU graduate or undergraduate student is eligible to compete for the award. Submissions can be prepared especially for this competition, or they can be based on term papers, Honors research projects, or graduate theses.
This award is named for Thomas W. Adams, a former officer in the US State Department who has published extensively on the conflict between Turks and Greeks on the island of Cyprus.
Submissions should be at least 2500 words in length. They should be typed, double-spaced and include a complete bibliography of cited works. Submissions are due no later than 18 April 2008. Awards will be announced 16 May 2008. All submissions will be evaluated by a committee of faculty. The award recipient will receive $750.00 and a plaque commemorating their accomplishment.
For questions or inquiries, please contact Dr. Mitchell Smith, Dale Hall Tower 205 mps@ou.edu.
2007 Recipient: William Caldwell, graduate student in the School of International and Area Studies for his paper titled, "A Critical Analysis of U.S. Foreign Policy Towards the Hizbullah of Lebanon."
2006 Recipient: Adam Tyner, International Studies major for his paper titled, "Hydropolitics and Conflict Resolution in the Euphrates-Tigris Region."
2005 Recipient: Mohamed Daadaoui, graduate student in the Political Science department for his paper titled, "The Western Sahara Conflict: Regional Dimensions and the Failure of the Self-Determination Discourse."
2004 Recipient: Valerie D'Erman, graduate student in the Political Science department for her paper titled, "Will the EU bring peace to Cyprus?."