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.
On March 26, 2026, Boston University alumni, financial leaders, and friends of the Pardee School of Global Studies gathered at the University Club in New York City for an evening focused on the Prospects for the African Future. Organized as a tribute to and celebration of Pardee’s African Studies Center (ASC), the event highlighted the...
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...
On March 31st, a full house of 80 attendees gathered at the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies for a timely and wide-ranging discussion titled War and Peace: The Results of Four Years of War, hosted by the Center for the Study of Europe (CSE). Students, faculty, and guests convened to hear retired General...
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...
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...
During the 2026 spring break, Cole Hecker (BA IR ’26), traveled to Zambia to conduct original field research on critical mineral supply chains and international partnerships. The trip capped a year‑long directed study under Professor of the Practice of Diplomacy and former US Ambassador to Zambia, Mark Storella, and combined academic research with on‑the‑ground engagement...
During a series of recent classroom visits across Boston University, Dr. Zoliswa O. Mali, Director of the African Language Program and Senior Lecturer at the Pardee School's African Studies Center (ASC), shared information about Boston University’s expanding African Language Program, highlighting the unique academic and professional advantages students gain from studying an African language. Mali's...
A recent review titled Torn Asunder, written by Oscar Lopez for The New York Book Review, spotlights Professor Rachel Nolan, Assistant Professor of International History, and her groundbreaking book Until I Find You, a Pulitzer Prize finalist that uncovers the little‑known story of how Guatemala became the site of one of the world's most coercive and...