Research at the Pardee School brings together talent from across Boston University. The School’s research portfolio includes projects undertaken by Pardee School’s core faculty, Centers and Institutes, and research initiatives.
The Pardee School's 7 affiliated research centers are dedicated to advancing human progress. Each center has a regional or thematic focus: African Studies; Asian Studies; European Studies; Latin American Studies; Culture, Religion, and World Affairs (CURA); Global Development Policy (GDP Center); and the Study of the Longer-Range Future.
Written by Deniz Oray, Pardee School of Global Studies, Dean’s Ambassador (BAIR’26) On October 21st 2025, the Pardee School of Global Studies, alongside Boston University's History Department, had the utmost pleasure in hosting Professor Gretchen Heefner, Chair of the History Department at Northeastern University, to discuss her recent book Sand, Snow, and Stardust. Accompanied by...
Written by Jack Whitten, Pardee School of Global Studies, Dean’s Ambassador (MAIA ‘26) For the November 5th installment of the Global Security Initiative Speaker Series, the Pardee School of Global Studies hosted Julia Mead, a postdoctoral fellow at Harvard’s Mahindra Humanities Center. To a full audience, she shared stories from her research on coal mining,...
Three Pardee students share their research experiences in Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, and the United Kingdom supported by the Keylor Travel Fund.
From Europe and Africa, three graduate students from the Pardee School for Global Studies were given the chance to travel and conduct their research across seas, thanks to the Gilman Grant. Established through the generous support of Lynda Gilman, the grant empowers graduate students to pursue self-directed research for their MA Papers and Capstone projects. ...
Dean Emeritus Adil Najam's research on environmental negotiations was cited in an editorial, published October 28, 2025, by the leading science journal, Nature, which posed ideas on how the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and their chair might be able to bridge agreements between countries after a series of explosive and tense talks this August....
Professor Kaija Schilde recently received the EURYDICE grant which will help her advance the academic inquiry around the EU's role as a global security state.
Professor Menchik testified before the Massachusetts Special Commission on Combating Antisemitism at the Massachusetts State House in Boston.
Professor Lori recently published a research article in Geopolitics journal named “Zombies, Miracles, and Memory: Towards a Research Agenda on Mobility, Temporality, and Political Possibility.”