St. Kitts and Nevis Information
St Kitts Native Wins Prestigious Award
2010-10-25 13:05:52 by
St. Kitts native Melissa Williams was awarded the 2010 Harold Isaacs Best Graduate Student Paper Award for her graduate research on the Caribbean Single Market and free movement of workers. The Award is designed to encourage high quality research and writing among graduate students who have an interest in Third World studies.
Ms. Williams graduated with a Masters of Public Administration (MAPA) in May from Howard University in Washington, DC. She is from New Town, and graduated from Cameron University in Lawton, OK summa cum laude in 2004. For her thesis, she conducted research through a survey to approximately 250 residents on St. Kitts and Nevis.
Her paper, titled "Free Movement under the Caribbean Single Market: St. Kitts-Nevis' Vision for Unity," focused on public opinion and awareness of CARICOM?s free movement of workers policy. She was presented the Award at the 28th Annual Conference of the Association of Third World Studies (ATWS) held in Savannah, Georgia.
Founded in 1983, ATWS is the only scholarly organization with United Nations membership. Its members, which include scholars and development professionals, are dedicated to the humane and scientific study of Third World peoples, problems and issues, with the ultimate goal of improving the quality of life. Ms. Williams? essay will be published in the prestigious peer refereed Journal of Third World Studies. It has also been included in the book Global Perspectives: International Development, Politics, and Public Administration.
Ms. Williams graduated with a Masters of Public Administration (MAPA) in May from Howard University in Washington, DC. She is from New Town, and graduated from Cameron University in Lawton, OK summa cum laude in 2004. For her thesis, she conducted research through a survey to approximately 250 residents on St. Kitts and Nevis.
Her paper, titled "Free Movement under the Caribbean Single Market: St. Kitts-Nevis' Vision for Unity," focused on public opinion and awareness of CARICOM?s free movement of workers policy. She was presented the Award at the 28th Annual Conference of the Association of Third World Studies (ATWS) held in Savannah, Georgia.
Founded in 1983, ATWS is the only scholarly organization with United Nations membership. Its members, which include scholars and development professionals, are dedicated to the humane and scientific study of Third World peoples, problems and issues, with the ultimate goal of improving the quality of life. Ms. Williams? essay will be published in the prestigious peer refereed Journal of Third World Studies. It has also been included in the book Global Perspectives: International Development, Politics, and Public Administration.