PhD Student Publishes Article in Foreign Affairs Journal
Yasser El-Shimy, of the Ph.D. program, has (with Professor Nathan Brown of George Washington University) just published a most impressive article in the influential journal Foreign Affairs. The essay is: “Did Sisi Save Egypt? The Arab Spring at Five.” Here is a link to the article: https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/egypt/2016-01-25/did-sisi-save-egypt
Professor Crawford’s timely opinion essay on WBUR’s cognoscenti
WBUR’s cognoscenty recently featured an important and timely piece by Professor Neta Crawford. A link the the article can be found below. http://cognoscenti.wbur.org/2016/01/21/civilian-casualties-iraq-syria-us-war-on-isis-neta-c-crawford
Join Us at the BU Data Science (BUDS) Day
The Data Science Initiative at the Hariri Institute for Computing is proud to announce the inaugural BU Data Science (BUDS) Day on January 22nd, 2016. Co-Chaired by professors Christenson (Political Science) and Ishwar (ECE), the day will feature talks from researchers across BU — from social sciences, humanities, law, business and medicine — to engineering, […]
BA/MA Student Article Publication
Alison Dorsi, a BA/MA student in last year’s class, has published an excellent article in the Journal of Politics and International Affairs: “Remedy’s Rhetoric: Differences in the Banking Crises of Ireland and Cyprus.” https://www.scribd.com/fullscreen/294242566?access_key=key-TntREJNGnLrRNN8l2VlI&allow_share=true&escape=false&view_mode=scroll
PO Grad Student publication
Ahmet Tekelioglu, one of PO’s outstanding graduate students, has had an article published re. religious pluralism and relations between Muslim, Catholic, and secular communities. This important article is featured on the Contending Modernities Project blog. The article nicely summarizes Ahmet’s research in Los Angeles (alongside Boston and the San Francisco Bay Area) for the Contending […]
New faculty publication
Professors John Gerring and Max Palmer have just published this important article in the American Political Science Review. “Demography and democracy: A global, district-level analysis of electoral contestation” – pdf
Professor Martin’s book published
Professor Cathie Jo Martin’s most recent book has just been published by Brookings Institution Press. This important work (coedited with Professor Jane Mansbridge of Harvard) is Political Negotiation: A Handbook.
Fall 2015 Department Newsletter
Click here for the latest issue of the Political Science Department Newsletter featuring articles from Judith Swanson, Efraim Inbar, Helen Knowles, Irene Gendzier, Doug Kriner, and Katherine Einstein.
Professor Cathie Martin Interviewed in Washington Post on Denmark, Socialism, and Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders invoking Denmark and Democratic-Socialism has been a prominent part of the Democratic Party primary. Recently, the Washington Post devoted substantial attention to the question of whether Denmark is “socialist” or “business friendly.” To do so, it interviewed (at length) Cathie Jo Martin, a Professor of Comparative Politics in the Department (along with her […]
Updates from Graduate Alumni
Dennis Sullivan (Ph.D., 2016) is receiving his PhD from Boston University in January 2016 after successfully defending his dissertation on mechanisms providing indications and warning relating to intra-state conflict. Dennis received his M.A. (International Relations, Comparative Politics, and Security Studies) from Boston College in 2008 and his B.A. (Political Science and East Asian Studies) from […]