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Chinese Industrial Parks in South East Asia: Who is Building Them and Why? (10.08.26)
Beginning in the early 1990s—well before the Belt and Road Initiative—Beijing encouraged Chinese firms, both state-owned and private, to “Go Out/Go Global” (走出去). Research shows many companies responded, but we still know little about how they choose where to go and where they settle within host countries. Do firms from the same Chinese locality co-locate abroad? Do they cluster by sector—and if so, through what mechanisms? Through this talk Jean Oi will present preliminary findings that... More
The Power of Ideas and Discourse in Political Analysis: A Discursive Institutionalist Perspective (09.09.26)
Please join us at 4 PM on Wednesday, September 9, as we celebrate the release of The Power of Ideas and Discourse in Political Analysis: A Discursive Institutionalist Perspective by our colleague Vivien A. Schmidt, Professor Emeritus of International Relations at the Pardee School and Founding Director of BU's Center for the Study of Europe. In this masterful book, [Prof. Schmidt] provides a sweeping appraisal of the many different ways in which scholars in political science and... More
In the Shadow of Survival: Autocrats, Democrats, and Two-Level Games in Asia (09.02.26)
As elsewhere, countries in Asia have experienced increasingly polarized domestic politics alongside growing geopolitical tensions. How do Asian states—authoritarian and democratic, large and small—respond to these two power plays simultaneously? Do these dynamics intensify security flashpoints in the region, or can they help mitigate them? Join us on Wednesday, September 2 at 2 PM for answers to these questions and more as part of our pre-APSA panel discussion chaired by Lynn T. White III, Professor of Politics and... More
Global Health Politics Workshop Accepting Applications for Non-Resident Fellows
Non-Resident Global Health Politics Fellows Call for Applications Due July 3, 2026 Boston University’s Global Health Politics Workshop, sponsored by the Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future, invites applications for up to six one-year non-resident Global Health Politics Fellows. One of the major aims of the workshop is to be a training space for graduate students and young scholars working in the social sciences on issues related to the politics of global health. Selected fellows... More
Pardee Center Welcomes 2026 Graduate Summer Fellows
Earlier this week, the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future welcomed the 19th annual class of Graduate Summer Fellows. The 10-week program (May 26 – July 31, 2026), open to graduate students across the University, offers structured interaction with faculty and a collegial atmosphere that fosters peer support and intellectual growth. Summer Fellows conduct independent, future-oriented, policy-relevant research and produce a substantive research paper to be considered for publication by the... More