Georgia Nichols (MAIA ‘ 23) Recounts Her Field Research Experience in Vanuatu
Vanuatu is the world’s most at-risk nation for natural disasters, and its vulnerability continues to grow under the current climate crisis. Georgia Nichols (MAIA ‘ 23) recently traveled there with the support of the Pardee School’s Gilman Travel Grant in order to interview climate policy leaders whose knowledge and expertise she will incorporate into her final MA paper. This is the story of her experience.
Pardee Center Accepting Applications for 2023 Graduate Summer Fellows Program
Open to all BU graduate students from all Schools and Colleges, the Graduate Summer Fellowship offers graduate students from across BU an opportunity for intensive interdisciplinary research and writing on topics aligned with the future-focused research interests of the Pardee Center.
GDP Center Seeking Applications for 2023 Summer in the Field Fellowship
The GDP Center Summer in the Field Fellowship Program provides stipends to a select group of qualified BU Masters and/or Ph.D. students to participate in unpaid internships or field research for a dissertation project related to GDP Center’s mission of advancing policy-oriented research for financial stability, human well-being and environmental sustainability across the globe.
Maggie Toombs (BA/MAIA ’23) Shares Story of Her Graduate Research in Serbia
Maggie recently traveled to Belgrade, Serbia with the help of the Pardee School’s Gilman Travel Grant. As she describes it, “The way this has enhanced my research and helped me develop skills in interviewing, interpersonal relations, as well as networking has provided an invaluable educational experience and inspired me to begin planning my next trip as soon as possible!”
Student Run Pardee Atlas Publishes Premier Research Papers
Originally known as The Pardee Periodical, The Pardee Atlas: Journal of Global Affairs is a revitalized academic journal focused on creating a publication that highlights the works of Pardee students while also being a portable forum for the dispersion of ideas into the wider IR community.
Pardee Center Concludes 13th Graduate Summer Fellow Session
The Pardee Center’s 13th class of graduate summer fellows examined the representation of China during the COVID-19 pandemic, the history of philosophy by extremist far-right groups, trends in cyber threats and the public policy effects of the evolution of cyber warfare, and much more.
Pardee Student Publishes Research on China Food Security
Jardine’s paper analyzes recent literature and studies regarding climate change and food production in China while also looking at current Chinese policies in this field.
Dasouki (Pardee ’22) Featured on BU Career Podcast
Tima Dasouki (Pardee’22) discussed her research interests, how she has utilized career resources at BU, as well as as well as her experience at Urban Refuge where she turned her passion into a meaningful career development experience.
Pardee Students Showcase Research on “Race and Radioactivity”
Morrison (’22) and Thorpe (’22) studied uranium mining in Namibia, Niger, and New Mexico as well as the political, legal, and social processes of systematic disenfranchisement of populations in those sites.
Sarkar & Pardee School Students Present Research at Princeton Seminar
Professor Sarkar, Sophia Poteet (’22), Ariana Thorpe (’22), Cristina Morrison (’22), Cait Meyer (’22), and Sydney Pickering (’22) presented their research on “Race and Radioactivity: Global Interconnectedness Across Nuclear Sites.”
Pardee Students Published in Cornell International Affairs Review
Acosta (‘22), Kuckes (‘22), and Schumann (’21) examine how “hybrid insurgent groups” behave, react to state actions, and rise to prominence.
Pardee School Student Publishes Op-Ed on U.S.-Venezuela Relations
“The United States must work towards supporting the soon-to-be election in Venezuela instead of fanning the flames of political polarization.”
Call for Research Grant Applicants
Attention students – Pardee School has announced the second annual call for applicants for its Student Research Travel Grant program.