Cappella Zielinski Co-Authors New Research on Battlefield Coalition Formation
Rosella Cappella Zielinski, Associate Professor of Political Science, Director of Graduate Studies, and Associate Professor of the Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University, has co-authored a new article, “When Do Militaries Fight Battles Together?”, published in Security Studies (2026) with Ryan Grauer of the University of Pittsburgh. The article takes on a surprisingly…
Raymond Wang Joins Pardee School as Assistant Professor of International Relations
We’re pleased to announce that Raymond Wang will be joining the Pardee School of Global Studies as Assistant Professor of International Relations. Wang will assume his professorship on July 1, 2026. “In fact, we hired Raymond Wang back in early 2025, but he deferred his arrival in order to complete his postdoc at Columbia.” Dean…
Pardee School Welcomes Dr. Mariana Díaz Chalela as New Assistant Professor of International History
The Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University welcomes Dr. Mariana Díaz Chalela as Assistant Professor of International History. Dr. Díaz Chalela is a historian of modern Latin America whose research and teaching focus on economic development, political violence, property rights, and transitional justice. “We are thrilled to have Mariana Diaz Chalela…
Hefner Delivers Keynote Address at Rome Summer Seminar on Religion and Global Politics
Professor Robert Hefner presents the keynote address for the opening of the Rome Summer Seminar on Religion and Global Politics.
Lori Co-Edits Special Issue on Time, Migration, and Political Possibility
Professor Noora Lori co-edited a special issue of Migration Studies (Oxford University Press, 2026) that was published this June, and co-authored the introduction article titled “Mobile Temporalities and Political Possibilities: Expanding the Temporal Turn in Migration Studies.” Co-written with Anne McNevin (The New School for Social Research) and Loren B. Landau (University of Oxford), the introduction…
The Increasing Global Traction of Heine’s Concept of “Active Non-Alignment”
An article for The Hindustan Times titled When world leaders speak like academics, spotlit the book, The Non-Aligned World: Striking Out in an Era of Great Power Competition (Polity Press 2025), written by Ambassador Jorge Heine, former Research Professor at the Pardee School of Global Studies and Chilean ambassador, and his co-authors, Carlos Fortin and…
University of Chile Honors Professor Jorge Heine
Ambassador Jorge Heine, former Research Professor at Boston University’s Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies, has been appointed as Honorary Professor at the Institute of International Studies (IEI) at the University of Chile, one of Latin America’s oldest and most distinguished centers for the study of global affairs. Founded in 1966, the IEI has…
Mako Promoted to Associate Professor of International Relations
Congratulations to Professor Shamiran Mako, who was recently promoted to Associate Professor of International Relations with tenure at Boston University’s Pardee School of Global Studies! In his announcement, Dean Scott Taylor acknowledged her impactful scholarship, teaching, and service in the field of international relations. Awarded the Gitner Family Prize for Faculty Excellence at Pardee’s 2025…
Garčević Discusses Montenegro’s Referendum Legacy and EU Path Forward
On May 22, Ambassador Vesko Garčević, Professor of the Practice of International Relations at the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University, took part in a panel hosted by the German think-tank, Südosteuropa Gesellschaft (Southeast Europe Association) on 20 years since the referendum on independence in Montenegro and the situation in the…
Genell Explores Minority Rights and Imperial Law at International Conference in Budapest
Aimee Genell, Assistant Professor of International History at the Pardee School, presented new research at the international conference 500 Years Entwined History: Central and Ottoman Europe, held May 11–13, 2026, at ELTE University in Budapest. Sponsored by the Wirth Institute, the conference brought together leading scholars to explore the often-overlooked histories of cooperation and exchange between…
Stern Explores Preventive Approaches to Public Violence in University of St. Andrews Lecture
On April 29th, Research Professor Jessica Stern delivered the 2026 Paul Wilkinson Memorial Lecture at the Centre for the Study of Terrorism and Political Violence at the University of St Andrews, presenting new research on how societies can better prevent acts of public violence. This yearly lecture honors Paul Wilkinson, the prominent terrorism professor and…
Nolan’s ‘Until I Find You’ Awarded for its Contribution to Guatemalan History
Until I Find You, a Pulitzer Prize finalist and 2024 publication by Professor Rachel Nolan, Assistant Professor of International History, was recently given two awards which recognizes its deeply researched account of Guatemala’s international adoption industry, tracing how a system framed as humanitarian became entangled in inequality, war, and Indigenous dispossession. The first recognition comes…
Mamolea’s Chapter on Uruguay, International Law, and Latin America’s Turn to Geneva
Andrei Mamolea, Assistant Professor of International Relations, contributed a chapter titled “A Fanatical Support for the League of Nations” to The Cambridge Handbook of the League of Nations and International Law, published April 2026. Throughout the piece, Mamolea re-centers Latin America’s interwar internationalism on an unlikely but pivotal actor: Uruguay. The chapter argues that the…
Professor Woodward Represents BU at Japan Day
On May 07, 2026, Professor John D. Woodward Jr., Professor of the Practice of International Relations at the Pardee School and Director of the Boston University Division of Military Education, represented Boston University at the Japan Day ceremony held at the Massachusetts State House. This event, sponsored by the Massachusetts House Asian Caucus and the…
Owusu Pens Article on Rethinking Africa’s Path to Productivity Growth
In a newly article published by The World Bank Research Observer, “Taking Stock of Africa’s Economic Transformation: Rethinking Sources of Productivity Growth,” Solomon Owusu, Assistant Professor of Global Economic Policy at the Pardee School, and his collaborators, Douglas Gollin, Margaret McMillan, Emmanuel Mensah, and Gideon Ndubuisi, reexamine one of development economics’ most enduring questions: how…
Woodward Gives Keynote Address at Virginia Law Day Event
On May 1, 2026, Professor John D. Woodward Jr., Professor of the Practice of International Relations at the Pardee School, gave the keynote presentation at Law Day events hosted by the Virginia Mountain Valley Lawyers’ Alliance. Woodward spoke on the topic, “Operation Flavius: Who Guards the Guards, Who Watches the Watchers.” This title refers to…
Mamolea Pens Article on Latin America and the Global Remaking of International Law
In his article published in January 2026 for Journal of Global History, “Escaping Washington’s Tutelage: Latin America, the League of Nations, and International Law,” Andrei Mamolea, Assistant Professor of International Relations, reconsiders Latin America’s role in the interwar international order, arguing that the region was far more coordinated and influential in Geneva than existing scholarship…
From Protest to Polarization: A Collaborative Study of the Reopen Movement
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,…
Menchik Named Jewish Heritage Center’s 2026 Wyner Research Fellow
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….
Cappella Zielinski Awarded Dean’s Award for Excellence in Graduate Education on Behalf of the Department of Political Science
Congratulations to Rosella Cappella Zielinski, Associate Professor of Political Science, Director of Graduate Studies, and Associate Professor of the Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University, who has been named recipient of Boston University’s Dean’s Award for Excellence in Graduate Education! This award recognizes her outstanding contributions to the PhD program in Political Science….