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.
Professor Rachel Nolan earned a Pulitzer Prize nomination for her debut book Until I Find You.
Professor Rachel Nolan is awarded the prestigious New Directions Fellowship for Cross-Disciplinary Research.
Prof. Quinn Slobodian of the Pardee School has been honored with the 2025 Guggenheim Fellowship.
Frederick S. Pardee School’s Readers in Ajami (RIA) project has developed three African Ajami Readers in Wolof, Mandinka, and Hausa.
The Institute on Culture, Religion, and World Affairs (CURA) at Boston University's Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies hosted its Second Annual Conference on the Jewish Left on February 28, 2025. Since its launch in 2024, the conference has quickly become an important space for discussions on Jewish intellectual and political issues, bringing together...
A question echoed through Boston University's halls: what counts as knowledge, and who gets to decide? For graduate students Soffía Blystra and Estef Calderón Villón from BU's Spanish Literature Department, the answer led to the creation of Zine Lugar, a publication that challenges traditional academic boundaries while amplifying diverse voices. The idea emerged one evening...
In the International Journal of Intelligence and Counterintelligence, Joseph Wippl, former CIA officer and damage assessment team member, provides unprecedented first-hand account of the investigation following America's most devastating spy case.
Professor Sanne Verschuren receives Stanton Foundation grant to study strategic weapons development and nuclear deterrence, combining extensive archival research across four countries with an elite-level survey of defense community experts.