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Professor Martin delivers 2019 Kleh Family Foundation Distinguished Lecture

Cathie Jo Martin, Professor of Political Science, delivered the 2019 Kleh Family Foundation Distinguished Lecture on November 21, 2019 at the Boston University London Centre. Martin’s address, entitled “Neoliberalism, Social Investment, and the Fortunes of Low-skill Youth,” discussed themes about culture and the treatment of marginal groups in the Anglo and Nordic Worlds. Held annually since 2001 in […]

Professor Liah Greenfeld gives public lectures in Europe

On November 11, 12, and 13, Professor Liah Greenfeld gave 2 public lectures (one on her new book on nationalism, Nationalism: A Short History, which was published this summer by Brookings Institution Press; another on the theory of culture she is developing) and a masterclass at ASEN (Association for the Study of Ethnicity and Nationalism) […]

Professor Liah Greenfeld on “On Point”

Professor Liah Greenfeld was a guest on NPR’s “On Point” in early November to discuss a new book on nationalism. More info on this appearance can be found here.

Professor David Mayers publishes in Journal of Transatlantic Studies

Professor David Mayers was recently published in the Journal of Transatlantic Studies with his essay entitled, “The Lure of Ethiopia and the Saga of Colonel John Robinson, 1935-1937”. Abstract: This essay is centered on the Ethiopian resistance to the Italian invasion of 1935–1936. Among other impacts, this war greatly disturbed African-American activists. They perceived in […]

Professor Martin receives an honorary doctorate from the University of Southern Denmark

Professor Cathie Jo Martin received an honorary doctorate from the University of Southern Denmark on October 25, 2019. In the words of Jens Ringsmose, the Dean of Social Sciences at Southern Denmark University, “Your work on welfare state issues and comparative politics in general truly deserves to be recognized – so giving you an honorable […]

Professor Christenson publishes in APSR

Professor Dino Christenson and former faculty member Doug Kriner recently had an article published in APSR: Does Public Opinion Constrain Presidential Unilateralism? can be found here.

Profs Boas and Schmidt Recognized as some of top cited in PhD cohort

Professors Taylor Boas and Vivien Schmidt were mentioned in an article published one of the American Political Science Association’s official journals, PS: Political Science & Politics that “identifies the 100 currently most-cited scholars, the 25 most-cited in each PhD cohort and subfield, the 40 most-cited women scholars, and the 25 most-cited emeriti.” It uses 2017 […]

Prof. de Benedictis-Kessner publishes in APSR

Our newest faculty member, Professor Justin de Benedictis-Kessner, had two articles published recently in APSR: The first, “Persuading the Enemy: Estimating the Persuasive Effects of Partisan Media with the Preference-Incorporating Choice and Assignment Design,” is here. The second, “Concentrated Burdens: How Self-Interest and Partisanship Shape Opinion on Opioid Treatment Policy,” is here.  

Prof. Martin to be awarded Honorary Doctorate

Professor Cathie Jo Martin will receive an honorary doctorate from Southern Denmark University in October 2019. She recently gave a keynote at the Copenhagen Business School on “The Past, Present and Future of the Danish Social Investment Society form a Comparative Perspective”. Congratulations to Professor Martin on this extraordinary achievement!