Posted on September 07, 2010
She received this award in recognition of her sterling service and contribution to Political Sciences in South Africa, in particular her research and publications on SA foreign policy and diplomacy, and her involvement in international efforts to promote peace and security through disarmament and arms control. She served as President of SAAPS in the mid-1990s and in the early 2000s as President of the Pugwash Conferences on Scientific and World Affairs, an organisation that was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1996 for its work in the field of nuclear disarmament.
Prof Muller's nomination was supported and seconded by members of the Pugwash Council, political scientists from a range of local universities and a group of her former students, some of whom are now also academics in their own right. The award was made during the 2010 SAAPS Biennial Conference in Stellenbosch on Friday 3 September.
For our Department and many other colleagues Prof Muller embodies the ideal of a true political scientist: somebody whose academic work continues to contribute to our knowledge and understanding of South Africa's role and place in the world; a lecturer who inspires her students, and an activist for global peace and security in line with the Charter of the United Nations.
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