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Section editor: Sai Felicia Krishna-Hensel, Global Studies Research Initiative, Auburn University Art in International Relations Historical Approaches to Security/Strategic Studies Historical Sociology and International Relations Interdisciplinarity: Its Meaning and Consequences International Relations and Comparative Politics International Relations and the Study of History Technology and International Relations Sai Felicia Krishna-Hensel, Global Studies Research Initiative, Auburn University The mission of the Comparative Interdisciplinary Studies section (CISS) states that “the section is dedicated to the application of an interdisciplinary perspective to the study of international, transnational, and regional issues, with special emphasis on sources of conflict, patterns of change and continuity, and the development of societies and institutions within the international system.” Consistent with this mission, beginning in the late 1990s, the section began actively encouraging scholarship and dialogue between the disciplines, while simultaneously attempting to move away from generalities and to focus more specifically on the implementation of diverse perspectives on critical issues of a globalizing world. Incorporating established theory, as well as innovative thinking, the section has sought to involve academics, as well as members of a wider community ... log in or subscribe to read full text