Prof. Andrew Reeves’ New Publication
Professor Andrew Reeves has a new publication coming out in the American Journal of Political Science, “Make It Rain? Retrospection and the Attentive Electorate in the Context of Natural Disasters.” It can be found here. His publication was recently used by the Sydney Morning Herald, you can find the article here.
Prof. William Grimes Invited to the Council on Foreign Relations
Professor William Grimes (IR) has been invited to join the Council on Foreign Relations as a life member. The Council is an independent membership organization and thinktank that contributes to public policy discourse on issues of international affairs through its meetings, task forces, publications, and outreach efforts. Membership is selective, and based on exceptional achievement, […]
Recent Publications by Professor James Schmidt
Professor James Schmidt’s article, “Misunderstanding the Question: ‘What is Enlightenment?’ — Venturi, Habermas, and Foucault,” has just appeared in History of European Ideas. Also in early January, Prof. Schmidt presented a paper entitled “Constructing a Counter-Enlightenment: Liberalism, Nihilism, and Totalitarianism” at the meetings of the American Historical Association in Boston. It draws on his recent research in […]
Prof. Gendzier to Speak at the University of Iowa
Prof. Gendzier will be participating in a symposium, “Ten Years After 9/11: Rethinking Counter-Terrorism,” at the University of Iowa, Feb. 10-11. She will be presenting a paper on a panel with Prof. Richard Falk, entitled, “Rethinking Israel-Palestine Policy.” This symposium, which is being hosted by the law journal, Transnational Law and Contemporary Problems, is also […]
Prof Walter Clemens Gives The Glasmacher Lecture
Professor Walter Clemens, Department of Political Science, on February 3 gave the Glasmacher Lecture in Ottawa, Canada, at the Symposium on Conflict Resolution, Centre for Research on Conflict of Saint Paul University, Department of Law of Carleton University, and the Faculty of Law of the University of Ottawa. The topic was “Can–Should–We Negoiate with Evil? Spirituality, […]
New Publications by Prof. Sofia Perez
Prof. Sofia Perez and former Boston University Ph.D student Jonathan Westrup write about the politics of financial regulation in Europe. You can find this piece in the last issue of the European Journal of Public Policy (Perez, S. A. and Westrup, J. (2010). “Finance and the macroeconomy: The Politics of Regulatory Reform in Europe.”Journal of […]
New Addition to the Political Science Faculty
Professor David Glick will be joining the Political Science faculty staring Fall 2011 as an Assistant Professor of Law and Politics in the US. David Glick received his B.A. in astrophysics and political science from Williams College in 2002, his Ph.D. from Princeton University in Politics in 2010, and is currently a post-doctoral fellow and […]
Prof. Doug Kriner, Helping Out Students on Campus
Political Science Professor Doug Kriner helps out students everyday in class and during his office hours, but he takes this passion home, to Myles Standish Residence Hall. Check out the article in the Daily Free Press about him and other amazing faculty members at Boston University.
Prof. Cathie Jo Martin to Have Article Published in “World Politics”
Prof. Cathie Jo Martin and Duane Swank wrote “Gonna Party Like It’s 1899: Party Systems and the Origins of Varieties of Coordination.” It will appear in World Politics during the month of January 2011. Prof. Martin has presented this at various different locations throughout the world: NordWel/REASSESS Summer Institute at the Centre for Welfare State […]
Department Chair Graham Wilson, Doing Scholarly Work Outside of BU
Professor Graham Wilson is part of an external review team for Purdue University’s Political Science department. He said “External reviews are one of the many accountability mechanisms in academic life. But you don’t go in looking to find fault but rather to try to make helpful suggestions. And I learn a lot by seeing how […]