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, […]
Erasmus Mundus Partner
Boston University, through the International Relations and Political Science Departments, has become an associate partner in a multimillion euro project for a joint PhD: the Erasmus Mundus Joint Doctorate program on “Globalisation, the EU, and Multilateralism.” Named the GEM PhD school, it is funded by the Education, Audiovisual & Culture Executive Agency (EACEA) of the […]
GREEN Grant Partner
Boston University’s International Relations and Political Science Departments have just become a partner in a multimillion euro project to study the role of the European Union in world. GREEN is a 10 million euro grant from the European Union Commission to study the current and future role of the EU in an emerging multi-polar world. […]
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 […]
December Newsletter
We are delighted to inform you that our first newsletter for alumni and graduate students is being distributed right now. You can see a copy by clicking on the link below. http://www.bu.edu/cas/faculty-staff/newsletter/polisci/12_10/
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 […]
Junior Juliette Miller Receives Phi Beta Kappa Award for 2010
We are very pleased to inform everyone that Juliette Miller, a junior in Political Science, has been selected to receive a Phi Beta Kappa Award for 2010 in recognition of her demonstrated level of scholarship and academic achievement. She will receive this honor at the Phi Beta Kappa Initiation Ceremony. Professor Wiebke Denecke, Professor of Chinese, […]