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Upcoming Events

  • Restorative Justice and Lived Religion: Transforming Mass Incarceration in Chicago

    This lecture by Jason Springs (Professor of Religion, Ethics, and Peace Studies at the University of Notre Dame) introduces a novel understanding of what restorative justice is and how it should be implemented. It explores the ways in which restorative justice ethics and practices exhibit moral and spiritual dynamics, and what difference such “lived religious” dynamics can make in transforming structural violence.

    Franklin Environmental Center, The Orchard-Hillcrest 103

    Open to the Public

  • Weekly Politics Luncheon

    Students, staff, alumni and the public are invited to attend this weekly nonpartisan discussion of recent political events, hosted by Professor Matthew Dickinson. Held in person and by zoom almost every Tuesday, 12:30-1:30 pm EST. Check the calendar for dates. No expertise assumed. All viewpoints welcome. To register for the zoom sessions, please contact Prof. Dickinson at his email: dickinso@middlebury.edu

    Franklin Environmental Center, The Orchard-Hillcrest 103

  • The War On Ukraine: How The Civic Resistance Is Defining The New Ukraine

    As the war in Ukraine enters its fourth year, Ukrainians remain more determined than ever to resist the Russian invasion. The defense of their country is happening beyond the front lines: ordinary people are going to extraordinary lengths to support the military, enrich democracy in their country, learn and practice emergency medicine, and preserve national culture. There is a sophisticated civic resistance that is largely female, tech savvy, decentralized, nonhierarchical, multilingual, and highly innovative. This is the new Ukraine.

    Robert A. Jones '59 Conference Room

  • Weekly Politics Luncheon

    Students, staff, alumni and the public are invited to attend this weekly nonpartisan discussion of recent political events, hosted by Professor Matthew Dickinson. Held in person and by zoom almost every Tuesday, 12:30-1:30 pm EST. Check the calendar for dates. No expertise assumed. All viewpoints welcome. To register for the zoom sessions, please contact Prof. Dickinson at his email: dickinso@middlebury.edu

    Franklin Environmental Center, The Orchard-Hillcrest 103

  • Why Nothing Works: Who Killed Progress - And How to Bring it Back

    The Rohatyn Center for Global Affairs program on Global Economics, Development and Political Economy presents Marc Dunkelman and “Why Nothing Works: Who Killed Progress - And How to Bring it Back.”

    America was once a country that did big things—we built the world’s greatest rail network, a vast electrical grid, interstates, abundant housing, Social Security, and more. But today, even we feel stuck. Why?

    Robert A. Jones '59 Conference Room

    Open to the Public

  • 2025 IP&E Annual Symposium: Trump’s Trade Wars in Global and Historical Perspective

    The second Trump administration is implementing trade policies that have major impacts on international relations, supply chains, and more. This interdisciplinary symposium brings together leading scholars to assess how these policies are reshaping geopolitics and the global economy.

    Speakers

    Inu Manak, Fellow for trade policy at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR)

    Robert Staiger, Loren M. Berry Professor of Economics, Dartmouth College; and Research Associate, National Bureau of Economic Research

    Robert A. Jones '59 Conference Room

    Open to the Public

  • Weekly Politics Luncheon

    Students, staff, alumni and the public are invited to attend this weekly nonpartisan discussion of recent political events, hosted by Professor Matthew Dickinson. Held in person and by zoom almost every Tuesday, 12:30-1:30 pm EST. Check the calendar for dates. No expertise assumed. All viewpoints welcome. To register for the zoom sessions, please contact Prof. Dickinson at his email: dickinso@middlebury.edu

    Franklin Environmental Center, The Orchard-Hillcrest 103

  • India in the 1940s: War, Partition, and Decolonization

    The Rohatyn Center for Global Affairs program on Global and International History presents Dr. Sunil Purushotham and “India in the 1940s: War, Partition, and Decolonization.”

    Robert A. Jones '59 Conference Room

    Open to the Public

News and Accomplishments

Assistant Professor Caileigh Glenn and Jon Pevehousehave published “International Dimensions of Democratization” in World Politics.

Assistant Professor Margaret Hanson andGaukhar Baltabayeva have published “Exit as voice, for the economically mobile: Explaining first‑wave Russian migration to Central Asia & the Caucasus” in the Journal of Ethnic & Migration Studies.

Assistant Professor Margaret Hanson and colleagues won the Heinz I. Eulau Award for “Under the Veil of Democracy: What Do People Mean When They Say They Support Democracy,” published in Perspectives on Politics.

Associate Professor Gary Winslett has published “Digital Trade in Services: Globalization’s Exciting New Frontier” in the edited volume Defending Globalization: Facts and Myths About The Global Economy and Its Fundamental Humanity.

Associate Professor Ajay Verghese has won a three-year Fulbright Flex Grant to support his research in India.

Associate Professor Sebnem Gumuscu has published “How to Fight Turkey’s Authoritarian Turn” in the Journal of Democracy.

Associate Professor Sebnem Gumuscu and colleagues have published “Competitive yet unfair: 2023 elections and authoritarian resilience in Turkey” in South European Society and Politics.

Professor Kemi Fuentes-George has published “‘Music Gonna Teach’: Decolonizing IR Through a Musical Exploration of Knowledge” in the Review of International Studies.

Professor Kemi Fuentes-George and colleagues Guntram Herb and Sujata Moorti have published the Middlebury Atlas of Globalization: A Concise, Visual Guide to Our Globalized World.

Professor Kemi Fuentes-George has received a five-year NSF/UVM Study of Online Corpora, Knowledge, and Stories (SOCKS) Grant.

Professor Jessica Teets has been awarded the Guang Biao Distinguished Chair Professor, Zhejiang University, a position she will hold for three years.

Professor Jessica Teets and her colleague Xiang Gao have published “China ushers in a new era governance framework” in East Asia Forum Quarterly.

Professor Jessica Teets and colleagues have published “The Civic Participation in China Survey: Key Trends in Philanthropic and Voluntary Activities” in the Journal of Contemporary East Asia Studies.

Professor Jessica Teets and colleagues have published the dataset “Civic Participation in China Surveys – 3 waves of surveys from China available with questions focused on volunteering, donating, and perspectives on citizenship.”

Professor Sarah Stroup has published “Humanitarian Organizations” in the Handbook on Humanitarianism and Inequality.

Professor Sarah Stroup has been named Visiting Senior Research Fellow at the Finnish Institute of International Affairs during her leave year, and has support from the Marion and Jasper Whiting Foundation and the Jeffrey R. Cason Memorial Field Work Fund.

Charles A. Dana Professor Erik Bleich and colleague A. Maurits van der Veen have published “The Advantages of Lexicon-based Sentiment Analysis in an Age of Machine Learning” in PLOS ONE.

Charles A. Dana Professor Erik Bleich and colleague A. Maurits van der Veen have been awarded the International Studies Association International Communications Section Best BookAward for Covering Muslims: American Newspapers in Comparative Perspective.

Jennifer Nuceder, Interim Coordinator

(802) 443-2579

jmnucede@middlebury.edu

Erik Bleich, Charles A. Dana Professor of Political Science and Department Chair

Munroe Hall 301

(802) 443-3254

ebleich@middlebury.edu

By appointment