Bianca Freeman

Bianca Freeman is a 2024-2026 UC President’s Postdoctoral Fellow at the Travers Department of Political Science at UC Berkeley. She holds a Ph.D. from UC San Diego’s Political Science Department (2024). Her research focuses on racial hierarchies in international law and state agreements, examining how legal norms reflect global racial power structures. Supported by grants from UC Office of the President, UCIGCC, and APSA, her work bridges critical race theory with international relations.

Research Interests:

• Politics of race in international law
• Racial dynamics in state agreements
• Global legal order’s colonial legacies
• Methodological innovations in studying race

Publications span journals like Annual Review of Political Science, Security Studies, and International Politics, emphasizing empirical and theoretical explorations of race in global governance. Current projects include a book analyzing racial hierarchies in international legal frameworks.

Awards:

• UC President’s Postdoctoral Fellowship (2024-2026)

Grants:

• UC Office of the President
• UC Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation
• American Political Science Association