March 2022
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,…
Find out more »February 2024
Innovation In International Affairs – Phuong Pham
Phuong Pham, Duke University – February 12th at 12:30 Complex Global Value Chains and Economic Interdependence: A New Look at the Opportunity Costs Argument” (with Melle Scholten). Abstract: Among today’s pressing security concerns, increased political and economic tensions between the USA and PRC rank highly for policymakers and the general public in both countries and beyond. Some have raised worries that Beijing’s One-China policy vis-a`-vis Taiwan will ultimately lead to militarized conflict between the two superpowers, with tremendous consequences for…
Find out more »Innovation in International Affairs – Umut Uzer
Umut Uzer, Istanbul Tech- February 26th at 12:30pm Realism and Constructivism as Analytical Tools for Turkish Foreign Policy Analysis Abstract: By focusing on the basic assumptions of realism and constructivism, power and identity, respectively, Turkish foreign policy can be explicated utilizing both theories of international relations depending on different cases. With this purpose in mind, I will take three cases under consideration. The first one is Turkey’s involvement in Cyrus and its eventual intervention in 1974, which can be explained…
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Innovation in International Affairs – Gabriela Okundaye
Gabriela Okundaye, UT Dallas – March 25th at 12:30pm Transcending and Intersecting: Premigratory Experiences, Conflict, and Gender Abstract: How do the premigratory experiences of immigrants (defined as the experiences an immigrant has in their country of origin) affect the political attitudes, behavior, institutions, and societal structures when immigrants arrive at their country of residence? In this talk, I discuss the origins of their literature, what has been observed, what has been explored, and where the research can go from its…
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Innovation in International Affairs – Kate Perry
Kate Perry, Georgia Southern – April 15th at 12:30pm Outside the Box: Building an Academic Identity Beyond the IR Canon Abstract: While research and teaching in International Relations has evolved considerably over the years, many topics outside of the "traditional" IR canon remain marginalized and present challenges to early researchers who want to remain relevant in the discipline but have new and creative ideas they wish to pursue. Some students or early career academics may even be dissuaded from pursuing…
Find out more »Innovation in International Affairs – Hye Ryeon (Helen) Jang
Hye Ryeon (Helen) Jang, Morehouse College - April 22nd at 12:30pm Building Artificial Islands in Troubled Water: The Impact of Artificial Islands on Maritime Conflict Abstract: China, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Vietnam have constructed competing artificial islands in the South China Sea. However, according to the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, man-made artificial islands cannot possess the status of islands (Article 60(8) and 80). If such artificial islands are not granted the legal status of islands to…
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