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Prof. Crawford Costs of War Project in NYT

A recent New York Times article, “What Did the U.S. Get for $2 Trillion in Afghanistan?”, draws on estimates from the Costs of War Project, co-directed by our own Professor Neta C. Crawford.

Professor Martin delivers 2019 Kleh Family Foundation Distinguished Lecture

Cathie Jo Martin, Professor of Political Science, delivered the 2019 Kleh Family Foundation Distinguished Lecture on November 21, 2019 at the Boston University London Centre. Martin’s address, entitled “Neoliberalism, Social Investment, and the Fortunes of Low-skill Youth,” discussed themes about culture and the treatment of marginal groups in the Anglo and Nordic Worlds. Held annually since 2001 in […]

Professor Liah Greenfeld gives public lectures in Europe

On November 11, 12, and 13, Professor Liah Greenfeld gave 2 public lectures (one on her new book on nationalism, Nationalism: A Short History, which was published this summer by Brookings Institution Press; another on the theory of culture she is developing) and a masterclass at ASEN (Association for the Study of Ethnicity and Nationalism) […]

Professor Liah Greenfeld on “On Point”

Professor Liah Greenfeld was a guest on NPR’s “On Point” in early November to discuss a new book on nationalism. More info on this appearance can be found here.

Professor David Mayers publishes in Journal of Transatlantic Studies

Professor David Mayers was recently published in the Journal of Transatlantic Studies with his essay entitled, “The Lure of Ethiopia and the Saga of Colonel John Robinson, 1935-1937”. Abstract: This essay is centered on the Ethiopian resistance to the Italian invasion of 1935–1936. Among other impacts, this war greatly disturbed African-American activists. They perceived in […]