Professor Fewsmith’s Recent Book Praised in Perspectives on Politics
Professor Joe Fewsmith’s recent book was positively reviewed Perspectives on Politics which is a widely read journal that the American Political Science Association produces. The book, published in 2013, is titled the Logic and Limits of Reform in China. As the review begins, Fewsmith’s book is “important if somewhat dispiriting” because his argument is not […]
Professor Thomas Berger’s Book Honored by Foreign Affairs
Professor Thomas Berger, a member of the International Relations Department and a member of the Graduate Faculty of Political Science at BU recently had his book honored by the journal Foreign Affairs. Specifically, his book,War, Guilt, and World Politics After World War II was named one of the three “Best Books of 2013 on Political […]
Professor Martin Leads APSA Task Force on Negotiating Agreement In Politics – Testifies Before Congress
Recently, the American Political Science Association (APSA) released a new major report from a special task force concerning political negotiation in the United States and around the world. BU Professor Cathie Jo Martin was co-chair of this task force which included many prominent political scientists from universities across the globe. According to APSA, “this report […]
Mayor Menino Visits PO 313 as a Guest Speaker
On December 10, Professors Katherine Levine Einstein and David Glick turned over the last day of their course “The Politics and Policy of HBO’s the Wire” to a very special guest. Boston Mayor Tom Menino visited the class for the entire 1:20 session. He spoke for a few minutes and then answered dozens of student […]
Professor Taylor Boas Named a Hariri Institute Junior Fellow
Taylor Boas, an assistant professor in the department, was recently named one of six new junior fellows of the Hariri Institute for computing. The fellows program was started in 2011 to recognize and support the work of outstanding junior faculty working in the computational sciences. Professor Boas joined the department four years ago. Much of […]
Professor Neta Crawford Publishes New Book About Civilian Casualties in Post 9/11 Wars
Professor Neta Crawford, an expert in international relations has just published her newest book titled Accountability for Killing Moral Responsibility for Collateral Damage in America’s Post-9/11 Wars with Oxford University Press. The book focuses on so called collateral damage in places like Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iraq and investigates questions of moral responsibility and tactics to […]
Professor Vivien Schmidt Publishes New Edited Volume About Europe
This week, Professor Vivien Schmidt (along with her colleague Mark Thatcher) published a new edited volume with Oxford University Press. The book: Resilient Liberalism in Europe’s Political Economy, was first published in the United Kingdom and it will be available in the United States shortly. The book focuses on the resilience of neo-liberal ideas through Europe’s […]
Professor Kriner’s Recent Work on the Presidency Featured in Washington Post and Elsewhere
Associate Professor Doug Kriner’s recent research with former BU department member Andrew Reeves has received substantial attention in the national media. Their research, presented last week at the 2013 American Political Science Association’s annual conference, focuses on Presidents’ role in directing federal resources to particular constituencies. Kriner and Reeves find that contrary to some conventional […]
Professor Dino Christenson and Colleagues Publish on Networks and the Supreme Court in the American Political Science Review
Assistant Professor Dino Christenson, along with two of his colleagues from The Ohio State University (Janet Box-Steffensmeier and Matthew Hitt), published an article titled: “Quality Over Quantity: Amici Influence and Judicial Decision Making” in the most recent edition of the field’s flagship journal – the American Political Science Review (APSR). The article focuses on interest […]
Professor Cathie Martin Awarded Prize for Best Book in Politics and History
Recently, Professor Cathie Martin was recognized with the prestigious J. David Greenstone Book Prize from the American Political Science Association’s Politics and History Section. This prize recognizes the best book taking a historical approach to politics written in the previous two years. Professor Martin was specifically recognized for her book The Political Construction of Business Interests […]