جست‌وجوی استاد و پژوهشگر

Ricardo Soares de Oliveiraمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Comparative Politics and Government
• Political Economy
• International Political Economy
• +۹ مورد دیگر

Ricardo Soares de Oliveira is a Professor of International Politics of Africa at the Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Oxford, and Full Professor of Political Science at CERI Sciences Po. He is an Official Fellow at St Peter's College, University of Oxford, and a Fellow with the Global Public Policy Institute, Berlin. His work spans comparative politics, political economy, and global governance, with a focus on African states and their interactions with offshore economies. BA, MPhil, PhD in Political Science His research explores the international political economy of African states, particularly extractive industries, financial sector dynamics, conflict/post-conflict reconstruction, and African-Asian relations. He investigates transnational kleptocracy, authoritarianism's influence on the global economy, and offshore finance's impact on African politics. Recent publications analyze trends in kleptocratic networks, offshore finance, and authoritarian economic strategies. His work underscores the role of global financial systems in enabling corruption and the challenges of statebuilding in resource-rich contexts. Leverhulme Trust/British Academy Senior Research Fellowship (2023–24) British Academy Senior Research Fellowship (2023) Leverhulme Trust Fellowship (2011) Soares de Oliveira advises PhD students and has secured grants from the Leverhulme Trust, ESRC, DFID/FCDO, and the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation. He co-directs the Oxford Martin Programme on African Governance and collaborates with institutions like the European Commission, World Bank, and UNCTAD. His media commentary appears in the Financial Times , Foreign Affairs , and Times Literary Supplement .

Royce Novakمشاهده پروفایل

استادیار مهمان

• Modern Southeast Asian History
• Legal History
• Carceral History
• +۱۲ مورد دیگر

Royce Novak is a Visiting Assistant Professor in the Department of History at Kenyon College, where he teaches courses on Southeast Asia and Vietnam. He holds a PhD and MA in Southeast Asian History from the University of Wisconsin-Madison (2022) and a dual BA and BS from Cornell University (2013). Prior to joining Kenyon, he taught at the University of St. Thomas in Minnesota. Education: Doctor of Philosophy in Southeast Asian History, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2022 Master of Arts in Southeast Asian History, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2022 Bachelor of Arts, Cornell University, 2013 Bachelor of Science, Cornell University, 2013 Royce Novak specializes in the environmental, legal, and social history of modern Southeast Asia, with a regional focus on Indonesia and Vietnam. His research investigates the history of prisons and prisoners during the colonial and Cold War periods, particularly analyzing prison islands as a distinct carceral form that shaped state-building and revolutionary movements. He also conducts pioneering research on the 'comfort women' system in Vietnam, exploring its historical obscurity, the absence of collective memory, and the intersection of gender, race, and empire under Japanese occupation. His recent publications span journals such as The Journal of Asian Studies , Journal of Vietnamese Studies , and Women's History Review . These works analyze the life of Vietnamese martyr Võ Thị Sáu through intertextual sources, uncover new archival evidence on Vietnam’s role in the comfort women system, and examine the political and social reasons behind the erasure of Vietnamese comfort women from historical memory. His scholarship reveals a strong methodological focus on rumor, narrative construction, and archival recovery in postcolonial contexts. Royce Novak actively engages in public scholarship, having contributed invited articles to BBC News Vietnam, particularly in a series commemorating the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War. His work bridges academic research and public understanding, emphasizing the importance of diasporic voices and further archival inquiry. Advising and Grants: No formal students or advisees are listed in the available materials. No grants or funded research projects are explicitly mentioned. Labs and Research Teams: No dedicated research labs, centers, or collaborative teams are mentioned in the provided texts. However, his interdisciplinary approach suggests engagement with networks in Southeast Asian studies, carceral history, and gender-based violence research.

Julian Millieمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Anthropology of Indonesia
• Islamic Culture and Society
• Religion and Politics
• +۷ مورد دیگر

Julian Millie is a Professor in Indonesian Studies at Monash University, Faculty of Arts, where he coordinates and teaches in the Indonesian Studies program. His academic work bridges anthropology, religious studies, and Southeast Asian studies, with a focus on the social and political dimensions of Islamic practice in Indonesia. His research centers on embodied Islamic routines, including preaching, ritual, and commemoration of regional Islamic figures. He has led major ARC-funded projects such as Preaching Islam: politics, performers and publics and Glocalisation and sub-national Islams , and currently leads the international project Islamic Bureaucracies and Pious Publics in Turkey and Indonesia . Anthropology of Indonesia Islamic Culture and Society Ritual and Religion Public Islam and Preaching Social Change in Muslim Societies Political Anthropology His recent publications (2023–2024) reveal a continued focus on Islamic consumerism, reformist critiques of consumption, ritual embodiment, and the politics of Islamic education. These works span journals like Asian Studies Review and edited volumes on preaching and Malay-Indonesian Islamic studies, showing strong interdisciplinary reach into sociology, cultural studies, and education policy. Julian Millie has contributed to scholarly discourse through editorial roles, including guest editorships for Asian Studies Review (2023) and International Journal of Cultural Studies (2013). His media engagements highlight his commitment to public anthropology, commenting on the state of Indonesian studies in Australia and Islamic education policy. He is actively involved in research grants, including current funding from 2020 to 2025, and has collaborated with scholars across Australia, Indonesia, and Turkey. While no formal advisees are listed, his leadership in research projects suggests mentorship and team coordination. He is a central figure in the study of contemporary Indonesian Islam, contributing to both academic and public understanding.

James Mahoneyمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Comparative Sociology
• Political Development
• Methodology
• +۳ مورد دیگر

James Mahoney is the Gordon Fulcher Professor of Decision-Making, Professor of Sociology, and Professor of Political Science at Northwestern University. His work focuses on comparative-historical analysis, political development in Latin America, and methodological innovations in social sciences. He has authored and edited influential books such as Advances in Comparative-Historical Analysis (2015) and A Tale of Two Cultures: Qualitative and Quantitative Research in the Social Sciences (2012). Mahoney has held leadership roles including President of the Qualitative and Multi-Method Research Section at APSA and Chair of Sociology at Northwestern. His research has received multiple awards from ASA and APSA for methodological contributions and his book Colonialism and Postcolonial Development earned six major awards. His teaching includes courses like Comparative Historical Analysis and Global Development . Mahoney advocates for methodological pluralism, emphasizing integration of qualitative and quantitative approaches. His recent work examines historical institutionalism, Latin American political trajectories, and causal mechanisms in social science explanations. He has also contributed to debates on process tracing and set-theoretic methods in comparative research. Key areas of study include colonial legacies, state formation, and constitutional evolution in Latin America. Mahoney’s interdisciplinary approach bridges sociology, political science, and historical analysis, producing foundational texts for graduate and undergraduate education in social sciences.

Shakirah Hudaniمشاهده پروفایل

استادیار

• African Urbanism
• Post-Conflict Urban Change
• Urban Planning Processes
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Shakirah Hudani is an Assistant Professor in the Department of City and Regional Planning at the University of North Carolina, with an affiliation in the Department of African, African American, & Diaspora Studies. She holds a PhD in City and Regional Planning from UC Berkeley. Her work centers on African urbanism, post-conflict urban change, and spatial politics in East Africa. Key research focuses include Rwanda's post-genocide urban reconstruction, Nairobi's peripheral development, and Luanda's oil-driven transformations. Her research examines how urban spaces reflect and reshape social dynamics, particularly around memory, identity, and governance. Recent projects analyze commemoration practices in Rwanda, land disputes in Nairobi, and carceral architectures. She critiques master planning processes and explores grassroots urban agency in marginalized communities. Publications span urban studies, critical geography, and postcolonial theory, with a focus on decolonizing urban narratives. Her work bridges academic analysis with practical urban policy debates, emphasizing equity and participatory planning in transitional societies.

Lana Salmanمشاهده پروفایل

استادیار

• International Development
• Urban Politics
• Social Reproduction
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Lana Salman is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Toronto . A scholar of international development and urban politics, her research focuses on everyday statecraft, social reproduction, and urbanism in the Middle East and North Africa. PhD, University of California, Berkeley (City and Regional Planning, Global Metropolitan Studies) MUPP, American University of Beirut Her research explores how urban populations negotiate citizenship and state formation through: Land access and infrastructure development Microfinance institution operations Post-revolutionary governance practices Transdisciplinary north-south comparative analysis Current projects include: Tunisia State-Making: Ethnographic study of urban poor communities' role in statecraft Brussels-Beirut Comparison: Analysis of social workers' roles in refugee resettlement and urban displacement

• State Surveillance and Repression
• Eritrean Diaspora Mobilization
• Cryptography and Digital Security
• +۳ مورد دیگر

David Manuel Bozzini is a Full Professor at the University of Fribourg , affiliated with the Faculty of Letters and Human Sciences within the Department of Social Sciences . He also serves as a Lecturer in the Department of Computer Science (Faculty of Science and Medicine), indicating interdisciplinary expertise. Joined University: 2017 Research Focus: Bozzini's work examines state surveillance mechanisms in militarized contexts, particularly in Eritrea and its diaspora. His research spans political anthropology, digital security, and cryptography, analyzing how insecurity is socially constructed and resisted through both traditional and technological means. Publications: His recent works explore: Ethnographic analysis of surveillance practices Digital repression in authoritarian regimes Political mobilization among exiles Technological resistance strategies Contact: Email: david.bozzini@unifr.ch Phone: +41 26 300 7840

• Religion and politics
• American and comparative political development
• Collective violence
• +۷ مورد دیگر

Associate Professor David Smith is a Senior Lecturer in American Politics and Foreign Policy at the University of Sydney, jointly appointed between the United States Studies Centre and the School of Social and Political Sciences. Dr. Smith earned his BA from the University of Sydney and his PhD from the University of Michigan. His academic journey has positioned him as a leading expert in American politics with a distinctive Australian perspective. Dr. Smith's research focuses on the intersection of religion and politics, American and comparative political development, collective violence, and theories of the state. His work often examines how religious identity shapes political behavior and policy outcomes, with particular attention to the American context. His comparative approach extends to examining Australian politics through the lens of American political development, creating a unique transnational perspective that informs both fields. His recent publications demonstrate a strong trend toward examining the relationship between identity politics, religious values, and public policy. He has made significant contributions to understanding vaccine policy acceptance across political spectrums, the role of religion in foreign policy decisions, and the dynamics of racism and anti-racism in contemporary politics. His research bridges theoretical political science with practical policy implications, particularly in the areas of public health communication and international relations ethics. Dr. Smith has supervised several graduate students including Anastasiya BYESYEDINA working on "The Re-construction of Ukrainian Identity During Revolutions" and Yiyang XU researching "Rationality and Beauty in International Politics." He is currently leading an Australian Research Council Discovery Project titled "The ideologies and practices of anti-racism in Australia" alongside colleagues Soutphommasane T and Park J.

Karen Leickمشاهده پروفایل

استادیار بالینی

• Literary Modernism
• Digital Humanities
• Media Studies
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Karen Leick is a Clinical Assistant Professor and Director of Professional Writing at the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC), Department of English. Her research focuses on literary modernism, digital humanities, and media studies, with emphasis on the intersection of modernist writers with mainstream culture and media. Leick’s major publications include Gertrude Stein and the Making of an American Celebrity (Routledge, 2009) and Modernism on File: Writers, Artists, and the FBI, 1920-1950 (Palgrave, 2008). She is currently working on a digital humanities project analyzing American poetry anthologies (1910-1950) and a biography of poet Mary Carolyn Davies (under contract with SUNY Press). Her work explores how modernist figures like Stein were portrayed in popular media, revealing the deep entanglement between avant-garde art and mass culture. Leick teaches courses in literature, professional writing, and first-year writing. Her research has been published in venues such as Modernism/modernity and Journal of Modern Periodical Studies , addressing topics ranging from FBI surveillance of artists to the cultural role of little magazines. Her recent projects include exploring digital methodologies for literary analysis and examining media panics around childhood through works like Parents, Media and Panic Through the Years (2018). Leick’s interdisciplinary approach bridges traditional literary scholarship with emerging digital humanities practices.

Gabriela Jarzębowska-Lipińskaمشاهده پروفایل

استادیار

• Critical Animal Studies
• Environmental Humanities
• Rhetoric of Environmental Conflicts
• +۲ مورد دیگر

Gabriela Jarzębowska-Lipińska is an Assistant Professor at the School of Liberal Arts, University of Warsaw, specializing in Critical Animal Studies and Environmental Humanities. Her work examines interspecies relations through historical, cultural, and sociological lenses. Education: PhD in Cultural and Religious Studies (2020, University of Warsaw) International Experience: Fulbright Junior Fellow (2018–2019), visiting scholar at Linköping University (2016) and UC Santa Cruz (2019) Research focuses on animal representation in culture, environmental conflict rhetoric, and modernity's impact on human-animal relations. She explores topics like rat extermination as cultural practice, interspecies ethics in state socialism, and posthumanist collectives. Her recent publications address factory farming as capitalist imagination failure, animal biographies, and urban rodent media narratives. Key scientific contributions include the concept of "species cleansing" and critical analysis of sanitary discourse in totalitarian regimes. She advocates for animal welfare frameworks that challenge anthropocentric policies.

Malcolm H. Murfettمشاهده پروفایل

استاد مهمان

• Naval Warfare
• Cold War Studies
• Anglo-American Relations
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Malcolm H. Murfett is a Visiting Professor in the Department of War Studies at King's College London, specializing in naval history, Cold War studies, and British foreign policy. He holds a doctorate from New College, Oxford (1980), and is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society since 1990. His career spans over four decades with affiliations at institutions including the National University of Singapore, York University, and the Australian Defence Force Academy (ADFA). He has authored or edited over a dozen books on naval warfare, decolonization, and Anglo-American relations. Research focuses include Cold War Southeast Asia, British naval strategy in the 20th century, and the intersection of political leadership with military policy. Notable works include European Navies and the Conduct of War (2018), Cold War Southeast Asia (2012), and Political Leadership in an Era of Decolonisation (2024). He serves as associate editor of the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography and series editor for Cold War in Asia . Teaching spans undergraduate to honours levels, covering topics like 20th-century European history, Cold War dynamics, and naval history. He has won multiple teaching excellence awards at the National University of Singapore. Public engagement includes media consulting for networks like The History Channel, TV/radio scriptwriting, and crisis management training for multinational corporations. Key awards include the Royal Historical Society Fellowship. Ongoing projects involve analyzing decolonization's global impact and British political leadership's evolution through the 20th century. He has organized public lecture series on military history topics and remains active in media-historical collaborations.

• American Poetry of Migration
• Ecocriticism
• Science and Technology Studies
• +۸ مورد دیگر

JProf. Dr. Judith Rauscher is a Junior Professor for American Literature and Culture at the University of Cologne since 2020. Her research bridges ecocriticism, mobility studies, and speculative fiction, with a focus on 19th-21st century American poetry of migration. She previously held research and teaching positions at the University of Bamberg (2012-2020) and served in leadership roles, including as Postgraduate Forum Spokesperson for the German Association for American Studies. PhD in American Studies (University of Bamberg, 2018), funded by DFG MA in American Studies (University of Bamberg, 2012) MA in Comparative Literature (Dartmouth College, 2010) Her research interests include American poetry of migration , ecocriticism , speculative fiction , and gender studies . Her 2023 monograph Poetic Place-Making analyzes works by Derek Walcott, Agha Shahid Ali, Etel Adnan, Juliana Spahr, and Craig Santos Perez through ecological and mobility frameworks. Her article trends show engagement with postcolonial environmentalism , queer ecologies , and technoscientific imaginaries . Scientific Awards : Dissertation Award of the Bavarian American Academy (2019) DAAD Travel Grant for ASLE Conference (2019) Rotary Club Bamberg-Schloss Geyerswörth Dissertation Award (2018) Bavarian American Academy Stipend (2018) Step by Step Scholarship (2013) Fulbright Scholarship (2008/2009)

• Contemporary History
• Genocide Studies
• Media History
• +۳ مورد دیگر

François Robinet serves as a Lecturer in Contemporary History at the University of Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (UVSQ), where he is an elected member of the Council of the Institute of International Cultural Studies. He concurrently directs the Graduate School of Humanities and Heritage Sciences at the University of Paris-Saclay and holds appointments with the Laboratory Center for the Cultural History of Contemporary Societies (CHCSC) and the 22nd section of the CNU. Education: Doctor of History (2012) Robinet's research centers on 20th-21st century cultural and political history, with concentrated expertise in the Rwandan Tutsi Genocide, post-colonial Franco-African memory politics, and media history since 1990. His work critically examines French journalistic coverage of African conflicts, international information manufacturing during wartime, and the cultural history of colonial and post-colonial societies. He employs interdisciplinary approaches bridging media studies, genocide research, and digital humanities to analyze historical narratives and memory construction. His 15 most recent publications (2016-2023) reveal consistent thematic focus on Rwandan genocide documentation, Franco-Rwandan historical accountability, and media's role in shaping political memory. Key trends include digital methodologies for genocide archives, analysis of French state-media interactions during crises, and evolving commemorative practices through digital platforms. The work demonstrates increasing engagement with digital humanities tools while maintaining rigorous historical analysis of colonial legacies. No scientific awards were documented in the source material. Robinet coordinates the international RwandaMAP2020 research network mapping genocide documentation sites and serves as Vice-president of the Association for the Development of Cultural History. He is an active member of the Society for the History of Media (SPHM) and editorial board of Le Temps des Médias , demonstrating significant scholarly leadership beyond traditional academic advising. His institutional presence spans laboratory governance (CHCSC), university administration (UVSQ Board of Directors), and major conference organization including the 2014 Rwanda international conference and 2022 International Communication Association pre-conference on empires in media history.

George K. Dannsمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Caribbean Studies
• Race and Ethnic Relations
• Political Leadership
• +۸ مورد دیگر

George K. Danns is a Professor of Sociology in the Department of Sociology and Human Services at the University of North Georgia, Gainesville Campus. Holding a PhD from SUNY Stony Brook, he has received prestigious awards including the Ford Foundation Fellowship and Complete College Georgia Champion Award. His leadership roles include Chair of UNG Faculty Senate (2015-2016), former Dean of Social Sciences at the University of Guyana, and Senior Fulbright Fellow at the University of Michigan. Ph.D. in Sociology, State University of New York at Stony Brook M.A. in Sociology, State University of New York at Stony Brook B. Soc. Sc. in Social Sciences (Distinction), University of Guyana Dr. Danns specializes in Caribbean socio-political dynamics with emphasis on Guyana, examining race/ethnic relations, political leadership, national security, and community development. His research explores intersections of identity, class, and power in postcolonial contexts, addressing critical issues like environmental disasters, homicide patterns, youth vulnerability, and gender disparities. His fieldwork combines theoretical rigor with practical applications for policy development. His 15 most recent publications (2014-2020) reveal three dominant thematic clusters: Caribbean political economy (35%), diaspora/identity studies (30%), and entrepreneurship/financial literacy (35%). The work demonstrates consistent focus on Guyana while expanding to broader Latin American and Caribbean contexts, with increasing attention to youth entrepreneurship and financial inclusion in developing economies since 2017. Ford Foundation Fellowship for Doctoral Research in Latin America and the Caribbean Complete College Georgia Champion Award (2016) Senior Fulbright Fellowship Dr. Danns has mentored students through diverse sociology courses while securing consultancy grants from major international organizations including UNICEF, UNFPA, USAID, IADB, OAS, and PAHO. His funded research focuses on social policy development, with particular emphasis on youth programs, gender initiatives, and national security frameworks for Caribbean governments. As former Director of the Center for Economic & Social Research & Action (CESRA) at the University of Guyana, he led multidisciplinary teams conducting critical studies on suicide prevention, military roles in national security, and environmental disaster response. His current UNG affiliation involves collaborative research networks addressing regional social challenges through the Sociology and Human Services department.

Karen E. Smithمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• EU Foreign Policy
• Genocide Prevention
• UN Diplomacy
• +۲ مورد دیگر

Karen E. Smith is Professor of International Relations at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), specializing in EU foreign policy, genocide prevention, and UN multilateralism. She currently leads the Women in Diplomacy project at LSE IDEAS and served as Head of the IR Department (2019-2022). Recent research examines feminist foreign policy analysis, emotional dimensions of EU decision-making, and group politics in UN diplomacy. Her award-winning book Group Politics in UN Multilateralism (2020) won the ACUNS best book prize. She has supervised 21 PhD students to completion, with alumni in academia, international organizations, and government. Current teaching includes the graduate course 'The EU in the World'. Education: PhD (LSE), MA (Johns Hopkins SAIS). Key Awards: ACUNS Book Award (2020), Anna Lindh Award (2007), Royal Society of Arts Fellowship (2016) Grants: EU-funded network on EU-UN relations (2016-2019)