The inauguration of the Transatlantic Studies Association took place on 11 July 2002 with the first of its annual conferences. Lord Robertson, Secretary General of NATO welcomed the delegates with a video message commending the new initiative. The conferences have grown in strength ever since and now attract over 100 delegates each year drawn mainly from North America (35%), from Europe excluding the UK (25%), and UK (35%). In 2008 the Association was granted charitable status and formally adopted its constitution with Alan Dobson as Chair (Dundee University), David Ryan as Vice Chair (University College Cork), Tony McCulloch as Secretary (Canterbury Christ Church University), and Tony Jackson as Treasurer (Dundee University) with Joe McKinney (Baylor University) and Fiona Venn (Essex University) as founding trustees.
The Association has created a database of its members providing information on over 150 specialists throughout the world, including their current research and past publications. Please take the opportunity to browse through the database. Feel free to add your own information by contacting Michael Patrick Cullinane.
* to provide focus for transatlantic area studies and bring together scholars from different disciplines in order to further research and understanding of transatlantic relations;
* to nurture research networks and disseminate research outputs in an interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary environment;
