Fewsmith Publishes “Forging Leninism in China“
Professor Fewsmith demonstrates how the Chinese Communist Party reshaped itself to become far more violent, more hierarchical, and more militarized during the Chinese revolution and ensuing CCP transformation from 1927 to 1934.
Heine’s “Active Non-Alignment and Latin America” Reviewed in “Global Policy“
As “Global Policy” writes, “at a time when nations are being pressured to pick sides, this book will make an important contribution to global debates on the options open to states and regions.”
Hefner Publishes Book Chapter on Character Education in Modern Societies
Professor Hefner outlines how efforts to build a sustainable consensus on both character education and citizenship have been made more difficult by two contemporary trends.
Schmidt Publishes Article on Populism in Europe
Professor Schmidt’s research considers not only the rise of populist anti-system parties in European countries but also the special challenges this poses for the European Union.
Nolan Book Chapter Details U.S. History of Child Separation
With Trump out of office, will people’s attention turn away from the border again? If so, how will separating children from their parents continue, under what legal guise?
Heine Publishes Article on the Indo-Pacific and Active Non-Alignment for Latin America
In light of an evolving security landscape in the Indo-Pacific, Ambassador Heine argues for a strategy of “active non-alignment,” which would allow Latin American countries to focus internally without being swept up in confrontations between the U.S. and China.
Gallagher Coauthors Article on Chinese Energy Finance
Professor Gallagher and fellow researchers deploy novel data to perform the first econometric analysis to examine the determinants of Chinese overseas financing for electric power plants.
Lori Explores Relationship Between UAE Immigrant Groups
The mere possibility of inclusion in the citizenry may generate hierarchies between immigrants, precluding solidarity, and encouraging boundary-policing.
Gallagher Publishes Article on U.S.-China Development Finance in CSIS Report
“It is paramount that a stepwise mobilization of capital is harnessed alongside meaningful levels of debt relief for emerging market and developing countries.”
Goldstein Authors Book Chapter Peacekeeping and Partition of Ireland
Professor Goldstein’s chapter looks at the historical background to the use of partition as an attempt to resolve communal conflict.
Nolan Guest Edits Issue of “Journal of Social History“
“In Latin America and the Caribbean, as elsewhere, conflicts over credibility and truth abound in the historical archive, leaving traces of rumor, denunciation, and even outright forgery that pose interpretative challenges for historians.”
Garčević Discusses Standing of Small States in Global Affairs
“If the countries [in Southeast Europe] want to keep up with new trends, they have to create modern, professional, cost-effective, non-orthodox diplomacies.”
Lori’s Book Receives Honorable Mention for AGAPS Best Book Award
This is the fourth time Offshore Citizens has received an honor for academic excellence, and it has already received a number of accolades from APSA and ENMISA.
Heine Argues for Active Non-Alignment in “TI Observer” Article
“The strengthening of regional bodies, a commitment to multilateralism…and a radical reorientation of foreign policies and of the priorities of foreign ministries are some of the steps any such policy of Active Non-Alignment would entail.”
Mako Publishes Article on Foreign Intervention During Arab Uprisings
Professor Mako argues that domestic instability caused by mass uprisings altered the relative distribution of power, producing system-wide changes to the MENA state system.
Heine Publishes Article on January 6 U.S. Capitol Riot
In exploring what led to the January 6 Capitol riots, Ambassador Heine places the event within the broader crisis of Western democracies and the rise of populism that has been its hallmark.
Heine Publishes New Book on Active Non-Alignment for Latin America
Ambassador Heine’s new book makes the case for a policy of Active Non-Alignment by Latin American countries, in which countries would steer clear of siding with either the U.S. or China in ongoing conflicts and focus strictly on Latin America’s own interests.
Ye Guest Edits Special Issue of Journal of East Asian Studies
“As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to shift China’s relationship with the world, this special issue contributes to a more nuanced understanding of the modus operandi of Chinese capital going global.”
Lori Publishes Article on the Global Mobility Rights
“Without ‘humanitarian corridors’ that allow for safe passage under duress, vulnerable groups are forced to engage human traffickers and undertake increasingly dangerous journeys as ‘illegal’ migrants.”
Lori Publishes Article on Racial Formations in Africa and the Middle East
In a new article based on archives as well as the authors’ legal advocacy for stateless populations in the UAE, Professor Lori Yoana Kuzmova examine the contested legal status of Zanzibaris and other East African minorities in the UAE.