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.
Sanne Verschuren, Assistant Professor of International Security at the Pardee School of Global Studies, has published a new article in the Journal of Strategic Studies on September 21, 2026, examining an enduring puzzle in international security: why states repeatedly pursue collaborative military technology projects despite their frequent failures. In her article,“Why interstate arms collaborations fail: The...
Daivi Rodima-Taylor, research associate at the African Studies Center recently contributed new scholarship on collaborative economies, debt, diaspora, and digital platforms, with a focus on Africa and the Global South.
In a new article published in Security Studies, Jeremy Menchik, Associate Professor of International Relations and Political Science and Director of Boston University's Institute on Culture, Religion, and World Affairs (CURA), offers a provocative reassessment of one of the defining features of modern American foreign policy: democracy promotion. In his piece, "American Democracy Promotion and...
As climate change continues to reshape societies around the world, scholars are increasingly looking for new ways to connect human history with environmental change. Benjamin Goossen, Assistant Professor of International History at the Pardee School, is helping lead that effort through a newly funded international research collaboration that will explore the relationship between Asia and...
In July 2026, a group of researchers and staff from the Boston University Global Development Policy Center (GDP Center) traveled to Beijing, China. This was part of bi-annual trip to engage with Chinese partners and stakeholders, and share their latest research and exchange ideas with policymakers, development finance institutions, and academics through workshops and meetings....
Shamiran Mako, Associate Professor of International Relations at the Pardee School, has co-authored the opening chapter of a new edited volume from Stanford University Press, The Ba'th Party Archives and the Study of Iraqi Politics and History, edited by Samuel Helfont and Lisa Blaydes. Co-authored with Marsin Alshamary and titled "Arrested History: Hierarchized Knowledge Production...
The Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future welcomed eight Boston University graduate students as the 2026 cohort of its Graduate Summer Fellows Program. Running from May 26 through July 31, the 10-week fellowship provides master's and doctoral students with the opportunity to conduct independent, future-oriented, policy-relevant research while participating in...
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...