News & Announcements Archive

PhD Candidate Sheharyar Imran featured in The Johns Hopkins-Newsletter

Sheharyar Imran discussed the history and importance of the Program in Racism, Immigration, and Citizenship on “What Comes Next: Racism, Immigration, and Citizenship after Affirmative Action,” an RIC event.

PhD Candidate Sabrina Axster publishes article on the Millennium

PhD Candidate Sabrina Axster published an article titled “We try to Humanise their Stories’: Interrogating the Representation of Migrants and Refugees Through the Shift from ‘Poverty Porn’ to Humanisation and […]

Professor Inés Valdez publishes new book, Democracy and Empire

Professor Inés Valdez’s new book, Democracy and Empire: Labor, Nature, and the Reproduction of Capitalism (2023) was recently published by Cambridge University Press. Stay tuned for her book talk on […]

PhD Candidate Sabrina Axster publishes essay in Oxford University Border Criminologies booklet

PhD candidate Sabrina Axster published an essay in the booklet, The Changing Landscape of immigration detention (2023), published by the Oxford University Border Criminologies series. Sabrina’s piece, titled “Targeting Jewish […]

Professor Sebastian Schmidt promoted to Associate Professor with Tenure

Sebastian Schmidt has been promoted to Associate Professor with tenure. Congratulations, Sebastian!

Professor Joshua Simon promoted to Associate Professor with Tenure

Joshua Simon has been promoted to Associate Professor with tenure. Congratulations, Josh!

John Yasuda joins editorial board of the China Quarterly

Professor John Yasuda has joined the editorial board of the prestigious journal, The China Quarterly. Congratulations, John!

PhD Alumna Valerie de Koeijer and Professor Sarah Parkinson publish article in International Studies Quarterly

PhD alumna Valerie de Koeijer, Professor Sarah Parkinson, and Sofia J. Smith published an open-access article in International Studies Quarterly on the social ecology of sexual violence in the humanitarian […]

Sarah Parkinson’s book wins Routledge Lee Ann Fuji Award

Professor Sarah Parkinson’s book, Beyond the Lines: Social Networks and Palestinian Militant Organizations in Wartime Lebanon (Cornell University Press, 2023) won the 2023 Lee Ann Fujii Award for Innovation in […]

Political Science Weekly Seminar Series Fall 2023

The Department announces the line-up for its weekly Seminar Series for Fall 2023, featuring external speakers, faculty debates, and graduate focused topics. Save the dates and please join us for […]