Furniss Book Award

This award commemorates the founding Director of the Mershon Center, Edgar S. Furniss, and is given annually to an author whose first book makes an exceptional contribution to the study of national and international security. The award will consider any work that makes a theoretical and policy impact on our understanding any of the following themes:

(1) The use of force and diplomacy
(2) The ideas, identities, and decisional processes that affect security
(3) The institutions that manage violent conflicts.

The winning author receives a cash award and is invited to address the faculty of the Mershon Center.

Nominations for the Furniss Book Award are accepted annually and are due by May 31 of each year, for books copyrighted in the previous year. For example, to nominate books for the 2012 Furniss Book Award, two non-returnable copies of each publication must be copyrighted in 2012 and received no later than May 31, 2013. Edited volumes are not eligible. We accept submissions from authors and publishers; please send books to the Mershon Center, c/o Cathy Becker, at the address below.

Click here to find a list of past winners of the Edgar S. Furniss Book Award.

For more information, please contact:

Cathy Becker
Coordinator of Public Relations
Mershon Center for International Security Studies
1501 Neil Avenue
Columbus, OH 43201
(614) 292-7529