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Research Assistant - Transnational Political Networks and the Future of Global Order

The SGA must be able to perform research and assist in event planning as part of Prof. Cross's research and Carnegie project managed through the Center for International Affairs and World Cultures at Northeastern University. Topics of research and editorial work include international cooperation in outer space, European Union foreign and security policy, and archival research on the global aviation regime. All work and meetings can be performed remotely. Event planning is mostly for Fall 2026 and includes professional-level emails, outreach, invitations and event planning.

  • Location:

    Boston

  • Semester:

    Summer 2026

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  • Project Title

    Transnational Political Networks and the Future of Global Order

  • Faculty / Project Lead

    Mai'a Cross

  • Project Description

    In October 2024, the Center launched its flagship program entitled, “Transnational Political Networks & The Future of Global Order.” Transnational political networks – groups of individuals who transcend national boundaries – are major forces shaping global order, even despite great power competition. They have championed groundbreaking ideas for international cooperation across a wide range of issue areas, such as climate change, nuclear weapons, outer space, and artificial intelligence. Under Professor Mai’a Cross’s leadership, the Center for International Affairs and World Cultures aims to break new ground in the investigation of transnational political networks through its focus on the types of networks that matter and how they gain influence. At both the societal and elite levels, certain networks have social power, derived from the legitimacy of their ideas, which are often ultrasocial in nature (i.e. inclusive, empathic, and aimed at the common good), global, and transformational. This flagship project (1) investigates why certain transnational political networks achieve (or fall short of) breakthroughs in international cooperation that were previously thought impossible, (2) identifies emerging issue areas where their impact is being felt, and (3) translates that knowledge into practical steps that empower these actors to contribute to solutions to disruptions in global order. Please see here for regular updates on this important work. Support for this project is provided by a grant from Carnegie Corporation of New York. Carnegie Corporation of New York is a philanthropic foundation created by Andrew Carnegie in 1911 to do “real and permanent good in this world.”

  • Qualifications Necessary

    Qualitative and case study research experience, familiarity with archival research, international relations theory and concepts, event support, professional communication.

  • Hours per Week

    10 Hour Position