A Few Faculty Highlights
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Some Areas of Expertise (does not include all areas or faculty)
Democratization
The study of democratization is a growing field, especially in relation to foreign policy of western countries. This field investigates why, how, and when democratic political regimes emerge, why they collapse or stabilize, and why democratization can sometimes be problematic. Special attention is often paid to the ways that democratization does or does not help marginalized groups, such as women, native peoples, and other minorities.
- Professor Val Moghadam International Affairs and Sociology
Current Research: Women and democratic transitions after the Arab Spring; social policy after the Arab Spring
- Professor Denis Sullivan International Affairs and Political Science
Current research: Civil Society vs. ‘The Deep State’ in Egypt
- Professor Berna Turam International Affairs and Sociology
Current Research: Global Refugee Crisis, Freedom and Democracy
International Conflict and Negotiation
Conflict and Negotiation deals with the ever-present need to resolve or end international conflict and foster multilateral cooperation. Researching why and when conflict occurs, and what can be done to end it, is a critical need in today’s world.
- Professor Denise Garcia International Affairs and Political Science
Current Research: Robotic Arms Control, International Policy
- Professor Youly Diamanti-Karanou International Affairs
International Economics and Economic Development
- Professor Bilge Erten International Affairs and Economics
- Professor Catalina Herrera-Almanza International Affairs and Economics
International Law
- Professor Denise Garcia International Affairs and Political Science
Space, Urbanism, Mobility and Security
Migration and increasing urbanization make space and the city increasingly contentious areas. Faculty who specialize in these fields study the ways in which people move and by what means, and how groups of people interact with migrants and their spaces.
- Professor Berna Turam International Affairs and Sociology
Current Research: Politics of Space, Urban Contestation, City and Government, Muslim Spaces in Europe
- Professor Zoltan Gluck International Affairs and Anthropology
Europe and the European Union
- Professor Mai’a Cross International Affairs and Political Science
Current Research: EU integration, EU crises, EU foreign and security policy, European Defence Agency, epistemic communities, soft/smart power
- Professor Denise Garcia International Affairs and Political Science
- Professor Ioannis Livanis International Affairs and Political Science
Current Research: Europe and EU Policy Compliance in the CEE; European Neighborhood Policy and Western Balkans administrative reform; Administrative Shirking and the Greek Debt Crisis
Climate Adaptation, Resilience in Developing Countries, Environmental Issues
- Professor Laura Kuhl International Affairs and School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs
Health & Healthcare Access for Immigrants, Public Policy
- Professor Tiffany Joseph International Affairs and Sociology
Ethics & Politics of Global Philanthropy, Civil Society
- Professor Emily Clough International Affairs and Political Science
Human Rights, Transitional Justice
- Professor Risa Kitagawa International Affairs and Political Science
The Middle East and North Africa
- Professor Val Moghadam International Affairs and Sociology
Current Research: Women and democratic transitions after the Arab Spring, Social policy after the Arab Spring
- Professor Denis Sullivan International Affairs and Political Science
Current Research: Syrian refugee crisis and its impact on Jordan and Lebanon; Egypt’s ‘Deep State’ and the return of a military-backed regime
- Professor Berna Turam International Affairs and Sociology
Gender and Globalization
As our world grows ever smaller with the increase in globalization, special attention is needed to examine how globalization affects marginalized groups. The study of gender and globalization looks specifically at the ways that globalization affects women by investigating transnational networks, labor markets, and political and societal shifts.
- Professor Val Moghadam International Affairs and Sociology
Current Research: Women and democratic transitions after the Arab Spring; social policy after the Arab Spring
Latin America and the Caribbean
- Professor Amilcar Barreto International Affairs and Political Science
- Professor Catalina Herrera-Almanza International Affairs and Economics
Africa
- Professor Bilge Erten International Affairs and Economics
- Professor Catalina Herrera-Almanza International Affairs and Economics
- Professor Risa Kitagawa International Affairs and Political Science
