An Enlightening Visit: Former President Fernández
On October 26, 2023, we welcomed former Dominican President Leonel Fernández to a meaningful lunch at the Pardee School of Global Studies. Later, he delivered a captivating lecture on “Globalization & Geopolitics in the Digital Age”, enriching the academic and political discourse.
Pardee Center Accepting Applications for 2023 Graduate Summer Fellows Program
Open to all BU graduate students from all Schools and Colleges, the Graduate Summer Fellowship offers graduate students from across BU an opportunity for intensive interdisciplinary research and writing on topics aligned with the future-focused research interests of the Pardee Center.
Pardee Center Kicks Off Spring 2023 Global Health Politics Workshop
In presenting her findings from research on barriers to treating high viral load (HVL) HIV/AIDS cases in Malawi, Dr. Ann Swidler outlines her experiences in Malawi and called on global health infrastructure to tailor their global policies more specifically to individual countries.
Year In Review: 2022 Highlights from the Pardee School
In 2022, the Pardee School went through numerous big changes, welcomed new members to our community, and set the stage for a period of substantial progress as we approach our second decade as stewards of global studies education at BU. As the New Year approaches, we want to highlight some of the biggest stories and moments from the year.
Heine Appointed Interim Director of the Pardee Center
Upon announcement of his new role, Ambassador Heine stated, “I have always been a future-oriented person, and being appointed director of the Center, even if only on an interim basis, is a great privilege. At a time when the world is in turmoil, it is especially important to ask the big questions that need to be asked as to which way we are going, and that is what I plan to do.”
Pardee Center Concludes Fall 2022 Global Health Politics Workshop Series
The monthly GHPW series brought together leading social scientists from the disciplines of anthropology, political science, and sociology, along with practitioners in Boston and around the world, to advance understanding of health phenomena in a globally interconnected world.
Pardee Center Summer Fellows Present Current Findings of Research
The eight fellows gave presentations on their research progress and next steps, which covered topics including vaccine hesitancy and implications for future interventions, the backsliding of women’s and LGBTQ+ rights in Poland and Hungary, and much more.
Pardee Center Welcomes 2022 Graduate Summer Fellows
Over the course of the next 10 weeks, the 8 fellows will write research papers to be considered for the Pardee Center’s publication series while participating in programs designed to advance interdisciplinary research and learning.
Pardee Center Announces 2022 Graduate Summer Fellows
Over 10 weeks, the Graduate Summer Fellows will develop research papers to be considered for publication as part of the Pardee Center’s publication series.
Pardee Center’s IHI Hosts Northern Ireland Scholar for Lectures on Brexit
Dr. Michael Potter – Visiting Research Fellow at the Institute for the Study of Ethnic Conflict at Queen’s University Belfast and a member of the Research Service of the Northern Ireland Assembly – provided background information on the situation in Northern Ireland and explained how Brexit created significant political difficulties for the country.
Pardee Center Welcomes New Faculty Research Fellows
The nine new Faculty Research Fellows will launch one- or two-year interdisciplinary research projects exploring topics such as the future of work, climate change, wartime diplomacy, global health, and more.
Pardee Center’s IHI Hosts Symposium on Impacts and Aftermath of Pearl Harbor
Over 200 attendees heard five diplomatic and military historians speak on a wide range of topics about the origins, course, and meaning of great power war in China and the Pacific between 1937-1945.
Pardee Center’s IHI Hosts Lecture on “Nazis of Copley Square“
On Charles Gallagher’s latest book, Pardee School Professor John Woodward commented, “He is the first scholar to document the leading role Nazi intelligence and specifically, SS officer Herbert Scholz, played in organizing and supporting covert action in Boston.”
Assessing China’s Belt and Road Initiative: A Pardee School Series
This event series will examine the economic, social, political, and security impacts of China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).
Pardee Center Hosts Book Talk on “China’s Civilian Army“
Author Peter Martin joins a panel of Pardee School Professors to discuss his book, which tells the story of China’s transformation from an isolated and impoverished communist state to a global superpower from the perspective of its diplomats.
Najam Interviewed on Global Inequality and “The World After Coronavirus”
The world was already complicated before COVID-19, but Pardee School Dean Adil Najam has wondered if the pandemic has given us the opportunity to reconfigure it.
Weinstein Leads IHI Lecture on U.S. Military-Civilian Divides
Lt. Gen. Weinstein (Ret.) discussed the continuous presence of United States forces in the Middle East since Desert Shield/Desert Storm, the need for all Americans to understand its military, as well as the need for a new doctrine of military force to be applied before the U.S. gets into another conflict.
Pardee Center Concludes 13th Graduate Summer Fellow Session
The Pardee Center’s 13th class of graduate summer fellows examined the representation of China during the COVID-19 pandemic, the history of philosophy by extremist far-right groups, trends in cyber threats and the public policy effects of the evolution of cyber warfare, and much more.
Pardee Center Hosts Conference on Carbon Pricing
The Pardee Center’s two day conference was composed of panels and keynote addresses exploring the future of carbon pricing.
Pardee Center Graduate Summer Fellows Present Research
Summer 2021 Graduate Fellows at the Pardee Center presented the current progress and findings of research conducted during their 10-week fellowship program.