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….
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….
Adil Najam Speaks at Reception Hosted by Governor-General of Australia
The Governor General of Australia, Her Excellency the Honorable Ms. Sam Mostyn, hosted a special reception for visiting leaders of the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) including WWF’s Global President, Professor Adil Najam, Dean Emeritus and Professor of International Relations at the Pardee School. The event was held at Admiralty House in Sydney, overlooking Sydney Bay…
Garčević on Why Diplomacy Still Matters for Small States
The second panel discussion on the role of diplomacy in global affairs today, “A World in Flux: Does Diplomacy Matter?”, held April 21 at Emmanuel College, brought together former Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Suriname, Niermala Badrising; Croatian Ambassador to the United States Pjer Šimunović and Vesko Garčević, Pardee Professor of the…
Nolan on Guatemalan Adoption for the Center on Forced Displacement’s 2026 Conference
On April 13th, Professor Rachel Nolan, Assistant Professor of International History, opened Boston University’s Center on Forced Displacement’s 2026 Annual Conference with a powerful keynote and discussion of her book Until I Find You, moderated by Carrie Preston. Drawing on her historical research, Nolan reframed international adoption as more than a humanitarian practice, describing it…
Woodward Talks About Biometrics in Defense to Harvard University’s STS Circle
On April 13, 2026, Professor John D. Woodward Jr. delivered a keynote presentation: Biometrics in the U.S. Department of Defense: From an Abstract Idea to Identity Intelligence to the members of Harvard University’s Science, Technology, & Society (STS) Circle. The event was hosted by Professor Sheila Jasanoff, Pforzheimer Professor of Science and Technology Studies at…
Book Talk at Pardee: Woodward Hosts Dr. David Tuch, Author of The Wireless Operator
David Tuch, author of The Wireless Operator uncovers the fascinating role his distant cousin Harold Derber played in modern drug trade.
Commemorative Symposium Honors the Life and Work of Pardee Professor Joseph Fewsmith
Family, friends, and colleagues gathered to celebrate the legacy of China expert and Pardee Professor Joseph Fewsmith.
Quinn Slobodian on Understanding Muskism and the Politics of Tech Power
Muskism: A Guide for the Perplexed, published by HarperCollins, examines a new ideological framework shaping contemporary debates about technology and power. In this new book, co-authors Ben Tarnoff and Professor Quinn Slobodian move beyond Elon Musk’s outsized public persona to analyze the broader system implied by his business practices and political ambitions: one that promises…
Vivien Schmidt on Understanding Power Through Ideas and Discourse
In her newest publication, The Power of Ideas and Discourse in Political Analysis: A Discursive Institutionalist Perspective, Professor Vivien Ann Schmidt brings decades of influential scholarship on ideas and discourse into a single, ambitious volume that reframes how political scientists and social scientists understand power, legitimacy, and change. Drawing on work begun in the late…
Woodward Attends USS Massachusetts Commissioning Ceremony
John D. Woodward, Jr. Professor of the Practice of International Relations at the Pardee School of Global Studies and the director of the BU Division of Military Education, represented Boston University at the commissioning ceremonies for the USS Massachusetts (SSN-798), the US Navy’s most advanced attack submarine. The ceremonies were held on March 28 in…
Nolan on Drug War Narratives, Violence, and the Limits of National Security Frameworks
On March 28th, Professor Rachel Nolan, Assistant Professor of International History and author of Pulitzer Prize finalist Until I Find You: Disappeared Children and Coercive Adoptions in Guatemala, took part in a panel discussion titled ‘Drug War Narratives and the Violence of National Security Paradigm’ that took place at Harvard University. The discussion was part…
Slobodian’s ‘Hayek’s Bastards’ Receives NBCC Award for Criticism
Congratulations to Professor Quinn Slobodian, whose book, Hayek’s Bastards: Race, Gold, IQ, and the Capitalism of the Far Right, has been awarded the 2025 National Book Critics Circle Award for Criticism! The NBCC Awards are among the most distinguished literary honors in the United States, recognizing outstanding writing and critical achievement across genres. Published by Zone…
Nolan Visits MN to Discuss Adoption, Migration, and “Home” in Book Talk
On March 19th, Professor Rachel Nolan, Assistant Professor of International History, discussed her book, Until I Find You: Disappeared Children and Coercive Adoptions in Guatemala, at The College of St. Scholastica as part of the Alworth Center for the Study of Peace and Justice’s annual lecture series. This year’s theme, Home, explores the many ways belonging…
Erosion of Trust puts Diplomacy under Siege, Say Pardee Professors Garcevic and Storella
In a panel discussion on “The End of Diplomacy? Multilateralism under Siege,” held March 26 at Emmanuel College, Ambassadors Riyad Insanally; Mark Storella, Pardee Professor of the Practice of Diplomacy; and Vesko Garčević, Pardee Professor of the Practice of International Relations; agreed that the current state of global affairs can be characterized as a geopolitical…
Storella Addresses the Future of Multilateralism in a Fractured World
Professor of the Practice of Diplomacy Mark Storella warned that a convergence of interrelated global challenges (including demographic change, public health, climate stress, artificial intelligence, and migration) is placing unprecedented strain on an already disrupted international system. Speaking at the First Annual Boston International Affairs Summit, Storella noted that what many analysts describe as a…