| | Paul Poast Wins Georgetown University Lepgold Book Prize | | | |
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| | October 27Comparative Politics Workshop Old World Trade Diasporas
12:30pm, Live Stream
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| | East Asia: Transregional Histories Workshop 4:00pm, Live Stream
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18th/19th Century Atlantic Cultures Workshop 5:30pm, Live Stream
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| | November 5Workshop on International Politics International Compliance in the US Asylum Admissions Process
3:30pm, Live Stream
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| | Workshop on Latin America & the Caribbean
5:00pm, Live Stream
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| | East Asia: Transregional Histories Workshop4:00pm, Live Stream
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| | Please note: Workshops are scholarly communities which pre-circulate papers. They meet regularly throughout the year and are generally not open to the public. | |
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| | | Program of African Studies at Northwestern University
12:00pm, Live Stream
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| | October 30Indiana University Islamic Economies: Joint Annual Symposium 12:00pm, Live Stream
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| | Weinberg College Center for International and Area Studies at Northwestern University Global Lunchbox Series: New Directions in Japanese Studies
12:00pm, Live Stream
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| | November 3Latin American and Caribbean Studies & Latina and Latino Studies Program at Northwestern University
12:30pm, Live Stream
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| | November 9Chicago Council on Global Affairs
2:30pm, Live Stream
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| | NYT op-ed on Chilean democracy from CISSR Faculty Fellow Michael Albertus
Chile’s previous constitution has consistently protected conservative interests and the military, suppressing political dissent over the past 40 years. Chile now faces the risky process of adopting a new constitution. However, CISSR Faculty Fellow Michael Albertus argues that should Chile’s new constitution succeed, the country will serve as a model for other emerging democracies like Indonesia, Guatemala, and Peru. You can read more here…
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| | New research on fertility desires from CISSR Director Jenny Trinitapoli
CISSR Director Jenny Trinitapoli’s new Demography article, “The Enduring Case for Fertility Desires”, co-authored with Sara Yeatman and Sarah Garver, addresses long-standing questions in fertility research: How strong is the relationship between fertility desires and actual pregnancies? Are desires meaningful in contexts where unintended pregnancies are common? Using survey and biomarker data from Malawi, the authors show that unintended fertility and highly predictive fertility desires frequently coexist. The paradox is clarified by perspectives that emphasize the dynamic nature of fertility desires and the constraints people face on the path to achieving their fertility goals. Read more here...
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| | How do poor postcolonial states spy abroad?
2019-2020 CISSR Faculty Fellow Darryl Li’s essay on espionage was recently published by Cultural Anthropology. Professor Li writes that whereas powerful states typically have their spies pose as diplomats, weak states will frequently take advantage of their diasporas. His essay draws upon ethnographic research of Arab migrant communities and jihad fighters in Bosnia & Herzegovina, lending further understanding to state intelligence apparatuses as socially embedded institutions. You can read the essay here. Discover more about Professor Li’s research in his book titled The Universal Enemy.
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| | Examining the prospects for democratic survival in the Muslim world | |
| | For the University of Michigan's Wesier Center for Emerging Democracies, 2018-2019 Dissertation Fellow Hanisah Binte Abdullah Sani recently moderated the panel “Democratic Survival in the Muslim World”, bringing together scholars across the globe whose work span the the Middle East, sub-Saharan Africa, North Africa, and Southeast Asia. The panel was a lead-up to the publication of a special issue of the American Political Science Association's Democracy & Autocracy newsletter, which Dr. Sani will guest co-edit. You can watch the panel here...
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