“Ich hätte ihn weggeschickt” says Prof. Joseph Wippl
As relations between USA and Germany became tense this summer after revalations that American agents had recruited at least one German foreign intelligence officer, Joe Wippl’s opinion mattered on the future of US intelligence relations with Germany, and more broadly, with Europe.
Pardee School Invites Applications for Faculty Positions
The Frederick S. Pardee School for Global Studies invites applications for four faculty positions to begin July 1, 2015.
Prof. Adil Najam Gives Keynote Talk on IPCC
Dr. Adil Najam presented the keynote address at the Asia launch of the 5th Assessment Report (AR5) of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), held in Islamabad.
Prof. Fewsmith on China’s New Leader and His Leadership Style
Prof. Joseph Fewsmith has recently been in demand by the media to explain the leadership style of Chinese President Xi Jinping.
How US ‘Tapering’ will Impact Emerging Markets
Prof. Kevin Gallagher of the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies explains “why emerging markets are going to hate Janet Yellen.”
Dean Najam on President Obama’s Africa Summit
“Africa remains the land of great future opportunity, but it has never been a place for easy opportunity.”
Faculty in the Media: Fewsmith on China, Woldemariam on Ethiopia, Keylor on Ukraine
Faculty members were in demand by the media in recent days.
Pardee School Hosts Talk on Energy Crisis in Pakistan
Pakistan finds itself mired in a serious energy crisis that, by some estimates, leaves the country with 8-12 (and sometimes more) hours a day without any electricity.
Prof. Keylor asks: Where Is Europe While Ukraine Burns?
In a ‘POV’ opinion essay published in BUToday (July 24, 2014), William Keylor, Professor of History and International Relations at the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies, points out: “In the course of that war of secession in the past several months [in Ukraine], one voice has been conspicuously muted amid the global debate about how to resolve this crisis:…
Prof. Vivien Schmidt Awarded EU Research Fellowship
BU Pardee School of Global Studies professor and EU expert Vivien Schmidt was recently awarded a research fellowship by the European Commission, Directorate General of Economic and Financial Affairs (DG ECFIN). The award involves producing a paper entitled “The Political Economy of the European Monetary Union: Rebuilding Trust and Support for Economic Integration.” Schmidt explains:…
Prof. Menchik: Militarization of the South and East China Sea Disputes is a Lose-Lose-Lose Situation
Professor Jeremy Menchik of the Fredrick S Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University recently returned from Japan where he was part of a 10-day visit by a delegation of American specialists on Southeast Asia. The trip was organized by the East-West Center in Washington, DC, with support from the Embassy of Japan. The…
Prof. Schilde’s Research Asks: “Who are the Europeans?”
A new research paper published by Prof. Kaija E. Schilde of the Boston University Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies asks an obvious but interesting question: Who are the Europeans? The paper, published in the Journal of Common Market Studies (2014, Vol. 52, No. 3: 650-667), looks at European identity outside of European integration…
Prof. Woldemariam publishes research on lessons from Eritrean War
New research published by Assistant Professor Michael Woldemariam, of the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University, in the journal Terrorism and Political Violence, brings out a new and more refined understanding of how battlefield losses, stalemates and victories change the patters of fragmentation and consolidation within rebel groups in factional rebel…
Gallagher Sees Global Economic Governance Shift
Leaders of the five BRICS countries – Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa – were busy this week in Fortaleza, Brazil, at the 5th BRICS Summit. So was Prof. Kevin Gallagher of the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University. Prof. Gallagher, who also leads the Global Economic Governance Initiative (GEGI) at BU…
Prof. Menchik Publishes Paper on “Godly Nationalism in Indonesia”
A new scholarly paper published by Prof. Jeremy Menchik, of the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston Univeristy, suggests that a new and dangerous form on “godly nationalism” is emerging in Indonesia and, in particular, targeting its marginalized Ahmadiyah community. In a paper titled “Productive Intolerance: Godly Nationalism in Indonesia” published in the…
Opening of BU’s newest School featured in Bostonia and BU Campaign
The opening of the Boston Univeristy Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies and the generous endowment gift that has made this possible was featured news this week in the new issues of Bostonia (the Alumni magazine of Boston Univeristy) and the newsletter of The Campaign for Boston Univeristy. The lead feature in the BU Campaign newsletter reports…
Prof. Keylor returns from Israel: Sad to see hope being extinguished
Historian William R. Keylor of the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University recently returned from Israel where he was for a week-long academic visit conducted by the Israel Studies Institute. While in Israel, Prof. Keylor, along with a small group US international relations scholars, held a number of meetings with official, intellectuals…
Senior Kayla Wodzicki’s Global Transformation
How Rising Senior Kayla Wodzicki found her life-changing transformational moment in South Africa, during her Study Abroad semester.
Prof. Kevin Gallagher on BRICS Summit
As the leaders of the worl’s most important emerging economies – the BRICS: Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa – move directly from the gala of the Football World Cup in Brazil to the BRICS Summit, also in Brazil’s coastal city, Fortaleze, Prof. Kevin Gallagher of the Boston University Frederick S. Pardee School of…
Bethany Saul follows her passion to Syrian refugee camps in Jordan
BU Alumna Bethany Saul is in Jordan helping with field research on Syrian refugees and life in refugee camps.