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The Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies is pleased to present the second issue of the Pardee Magazine. Building on last year’s inaugural edition, this issue reflects the school’s enduring commitment to rigorous, interdisciplinary, problem-driven research and education focused on the world’s most pressing challenges.
CURA Director Jeremy Menchik has been named the Jewish Heritage Center’s 2026 Genevieve Geller Wyner Research Fellow, an honor that supports original scholarship rooted in the Center’s rich archival collections. The Fellowship provides an opportunity for Menchik to do research in the Jewish Heritage Center’s archives, which contain Greater Boston/New England-based records of Jewish institutions....
Muskism: A Guide for the Perplexed, published by HarperCollins, examines a new ideological framework shaping contemporary debates about technology and power. In this new book, co-authors Ben Tarnoff and Professor Quinn Slobodian move beyond Elon Musk’s outsized public persona to analyze the broader system implied by his business practices and political ambitions: one that promises...
Protests and Radicalization in the Digital Age: The Reopen Movement, published by Cambridge University Press, examines how social movements emerge, evolve, and radicalize in an era shaped by social media and digital infrastructure. The book is the result of a deeply collaborative, interdisciplinary effort between Boston University faculty and alumni. Together, they combine political science,...
In her newest publication, The Power of Ideas and Discourse in Political Analysis: A Discursive Institutionalist Perspective, Professor Vivien Ann Schmidt brings decades of influential scholarship on ideas and discourse into a single, ambitious volume that reframes how political scientists and social scientists understand power, legitimacy, and change. Drawing on work begun in the late...
At Pardee's first-ever Defense Forum, undergraduate and graduate student present their research in a conference-style setup.
On March 26, 2026, Boston University alumni, financial leaders, and friends of the Pardee School of Global Studies gathered at the University Club in New York City for an evening focused on the Prospects for the African Future. Organized as a tribute to and celebration of Pardee’s African Studies Center (ASC), the event highlighted the...
Family, friends, and colleagues gathered to celebrate the legacy of China expert and Pardee Professor Joseph Fewsmith.
On March 31st, the Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University hosted its third annual Career Night, bringing together students, alumni, faculty, employers, and career professionals for an evening focused on connection and career exploration. More than 15 organizations participated, representing a wide range of international affairs–related industries, including government, international development, humanitarian assistance,...