
February 2022
Spring 2022 Innovations in International Affairs Speaker Series: Dr. Michael Tomz
The Spring 2022 Innovations in International Affairs Speaker Series presents Dr. Michael Tomz from Stanford University who will discuss international relations and international political economy. Michael Tomz is the William Bennett Munro Professor in Political Science and Chair of the Department of Political Science at Stanford University. He is also a Senior Fellow at the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research, a Senior Fellow at the Stanford Center on Global Poverty and Development, and the Landreth Family University Fellow…
Find out more »Spring 2022 Innovations in International Affairs Speaker Series: Dr. Erica Chenoweth
The Spring 2022 Innovations in International Affairs Speaker Series presents Dr. Erica Chenoweth from Harvard University who will discuss protests and terrorism. Erica Chenoweth is the Frank Stanton Professor of the First Amendment at Harvard Kennedy School and a Susan S. and Kenneth L. Wallach Professor at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study. Chenoweth's research focuses on political violence and its alternatives. Chenoweth was ranked among the Top 100 Global Thinkers of 2013 by Foreign Policy magazine and also…
Find out more »SPRING 2022 INNOVATIONS IN INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS SPEAKER SERIES: Dr. Jaskiran Dhillon
The Spring 2022 Innovations in International Affairs Speaker Series presents Dr. Jaskiran Dhillon from The New School who will discuss political movements. Dr. Jaskiran Dhillon is an Associate Professor of Global Studies at The New School. Her scholarship, organizing, and teaching aims to work in the service of political movements advancing decolonization, justice, and freedom across the world. She earned a Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania in 2009, an M.A. from York University in 1998, and a B.A. from…
Find out more »March 2022
Spring 2022 Innovations in International Affairs Speaker Series: Dr. Gary Goertz
The Spring 2022 Innovations in International Affairs Speaker Series presents Dr. Gary Goertz from the University of Notre Dame who will discuss peace and rivalry. Gary Goertz is a scholar of international conflict, conflict management, and peace. He is the author or co-author of 10 books and more than 50 articles and chapters on international conflict and peace, institutions, norms, and methodology. His publications in this area include Contexts of International Politics (1994, Cambridge), Explaining War and Peace (2007)…
Find out more »SPRING 2022 INNOVATIONS IN INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS SPEAKER SERIES: DR. JESSICA WEEKS
The Spring 2022 Innovations in International Affairs Speaker Series presents Dr. Jessica Weeks from the University of Wisconsin who will discuss international relations and conflict. Dr. Jessica Weeks is a Professor of Political Science and the H. Douglas Weaver Chair in Diplomacy and International Relations at the University of Wisconsin. Her research interests include Foreign Policy, Non-democracy, Peace, Political Institutions, Public Opinion, Weapons of Mass Destruction, Domestic Politics of Foreign Policy, the Domestic and International Politics of Authoritarian Regimes, and Public…
Find out more »Spring 2022 Innovations in International Affairs Speaker Series: Dr. Rochelle Terman
The Spring 2022 Innovations in International Affairs Speaker Series presents Dr. Rochelle Terman from the University of Chicago who will discuss human rights and gender. Rochelle Terman is an assistant professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Chicago. She studies international norms, gender, and advocacy, with a focus on the Muslim world. Her current book project, Backlash: Defiance, Human Rights, and the Politics of Shame, investigates counter-productive consequences of global “naming and shaming” campaigns. The…
Find out more »SPRING 2022 INNOVATIONS IN INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS SPEAKER SERIES: DR. ROCHELLE TERMAN
The Spring 2022 Innovations in International Affairs Speaker Series presents Dr. Rochelle Terman from the University of Chicago who will discuss human rights and gender. Dr. Rochelle Terman is an assistant professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Chicago. She studies international norms, gender, and advocacy, with a focus on the Muslim world. Her current book project, Backlash: Defiance, Human Rights, and the Politics of Shame, investigates counter-productive consequences of global “naming and shaming” campaigns. Dr. Terman earned her…
Find out more »April 2022
SPRING 2022 INNOVATIONS IN INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS SPEAKER SERIES: DR. MOLLY MELIN
The Spring 2022 Innovations in International Affairs Speaker Series presents Dr. Molly Melin from Loyola University Chicago who will discuss peace and conflict. Dr. Molly Melin is an Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science at Loyola University Chicago. Her research and teaching interests are in the areas of international relations and foreign policy decision-making, with emphasis on international conflict and conflict management. Her current research focuses on third party interventions in ongoing international conflicts, the role of the…
Find out more »Spring 2022 Innovations in International Affairs Speaker Series: Dr. Megan Stewart
The Spring 2022 Innovations in International Affairs Speaker Series presents Dr. Megan Stewart from American University who will discuss rebel governance and civil war. Dr. Megan Stewart is an Assistant Professor at American University's School of International Service. Her research investigates how and why political actors attempt to revolutionize societies, and the consequences of their efforts. She explores questions related to this topic using quantitative, qualitative, and experimental methods. Her book, Governing for Revolution, explains why some rebel groups undertake…
Find out more »November 2022
Screening of Israeli short “Bunchi” & Discussion with the Filmmakers
Join SPIA students, faculty members, and alumni for a screening of the Israeli short "Bunchi" and a discussion with the filmmakers. “Bunchi” is a 29-minute short about “a family of Ethiopian immigrants to Israel that deals with the unexpected escape of its patriarch, Malkamo, back to his homeland. His daughter-in-law Bunchi is left to care for her demented mother-in-law, her deceitful husband and their two adolescent daughters. When Malkamo unexpectedly returns to Israel, raising hopes and a promise of relief,…
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