PhD Alumni Sheharyar Imran was awarded the 2025 Best Pre-PhD Paper Award from the ISA Theory Section for his paper, “Wastelanding and the Colonial Ecology of Racial Capitalism: An Indo-Atlantic […]
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Professor Adam Sheingate’s research team launches ‘Election Spending Dashboard’
Professor Adam Sheingate’s research team recently launched the Election Spending Dashboard, which provides public access to millions of campaign finance records from 2020 through October. Congratulations, Adam!
Professor Sarah Parkinson on Israel’s tactics against Hezbollah
In a coauthored article in Foreign Affairs, titled “Targeted Killings Won’t Destroy Hezbollah,” Professor Sarah Parkinson argues that Israel’s assassinations of Hezbollah officials will backfire, as they have in the […]
Professor Sarah Parkinson discusses mass displacement in Lebanon
In a coauthored article in Foreign Policy, titled “Israel Is Weaponizing Forced Displacement—Again,” Professor Sarah Parkinson examines the growing humanitarian crisis in Lebanon.
Professor Dawn Teele featured on WYPR Midday
On October 2nd, Professor Dawn Teele appeared on WYP Radio’s Midday and discussed key themes from the U.S. vice-presidential debate held on October 1st. The interviewed covered the candidates’ views […]
Professor Inés Valdez’s podcast interview in the New Books Network
Professor Valdez was interviewed on the New Books Network podcast, about her open-access book, Democracy and Empire: Labor, Nature, and the Reproduction of Capitalism (Cambridge UP, 2023).
Professor Vesla Weaver tells the “Story of America” through the American Prison Writing Archive
The Fall 2024 issue of Johns Hopkins Magazine features the American Prison Writing Archive, highlighting the work of one of the authors Levert Brookshire, Professor Vesla Weaver, and Doran Larson.
Inaugural Issue of Johns Hopkins Undergraduate Journal of Political Science Published
The Political Science Steering Committee (PSSC) recently published the inaugral issue of Johns Hopkins Undergraduate Journal of Political Science (Spring 2024).The PSSC is a student body that aims to foster […]
Professor Consuelo Amat and PhD student Claire Trilling publish article in Comparative Politics
Professor Consuelo Amat and PhD student Claire Trilling published a new article in Comparative Politics, titled “Who Gains from Nonviolent Action? Unpacking the Logics of Civil Resistance.” The article argues […]
Professor Inés Valdez receives APSA Adaljiza Sosa-Riddell Mentoring Award
Professor Inés Valdez was awarded the Adaljiza Sosa-Riddell Mentoring Award for Exceptional Mentoring of Junior Faculty from the American Political Science Association (APSA) Committee on the Status of Latinos y Latinas […]