Graduate Student June Park Publishes Chapter in New Book About China
June Park, a Fulbright Fellow and PhD Candidate (ABD) in International Relations and International Political Economy, has recently published a chapter in a new book about China. Her contribution, “Bargaining for More: China’s Initiatives for Regional Free Trade in East Asia by June Park” is chapter 7 of China Joins Global Governance Cooperation and Contentions.
PO Major Becca Rutenberg Featured as a Seventeen Magazine “Electionista” Blogger
Becca Rutenberg, a student in the department’s BA/MA and Honors programs, is one of the six politically active young women featured an “Electionista” in Seventeen Magazine. According to the magazine, “Politics can be confusing, overwhelming, and well, a little boring. That’s where Electionista comes in! Our Electionista bloggers are here to give you the facts […]
Professor Neta Crawford on Drone Strikes at the Huffington Post
Professor Neta Crawford recently published an opinion and analysis piece titled “‘Targeted’ Drones Strikes and Magical Thinking” on the widely read Huffington Post news site. Professor Crawford, an expert in International Relations who is Co-Director of the “Costs of War” project writes about the realities about the United States’ use of drones arguing, among other […]
Professor Gerring Wins NSF Grant For Massive Database Project
Professor John Gerring was recently awarded a grant by the National Science Foundation to support his contributions to the Center for Historical Information and Analysis (CHIA) database project which is expected to provide an invaluable resource to historians and social sciences. The NSF award will allow Gerring to link his current project based at Boston University, […]
Cal Berkeley Prof David Vogel to Speak About Health and Safety Regulations
Join us for a talk with David J. Vogel, Professor of Political Science and the Solomon P. Lee Chair in Business Ethics at the Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley, and one of the foremost experts on business-government relations and on corporate social responsibility. Professor Vogel focuses on the comparative and international dimensions […]
Einstein Hosts Delegation of German Students
On Friday Sept 7th Assistant Professor Katie Einstein hosts a delegation of students from the Helmut- Schmidt-University in Hamburg, Germany. The students are visiting the US to study issues of social change and politics and will meet with Einstein to discuss racial politics and diversity in the United States.
BU Students Cover the Political Conventions for Local Media Outlets
In a program organized by department member Denise Baer as director of BU’s Study Abroad in Washington, six College of Communication students are in Tampa covering the Republican National Convention and another six will go to Charlotte to cover the Democrats’. As the BU Today explains, the students have access to the convention floors and […]
Department Members Conquer the White Mountains
Led by Department Chair Graham Wilson, faculty members David Glick and Katie Einstein, graduate student Alex Oliver, and two of the department’s canine visitors Panda and Zoe, completed an 11 mile hike of the Kinsmans in New Hampshire’s White Mountains.
Professor Vivien Schmidt Publishes Boston Globe Op-Ed
Vivien Schmidt, Professor of Political Science and Professor of International Relations recently published an Op-Ed in the Boston Globe – “Eurozone Crisis Reveals Lack of Clear Leadership”. Drawing on her expertise in European Politics and Political Economy, Schmidt argues that Europe’s financial issues are tied to problems in politics, political institutions, and leadership. As Schmidt […]