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Ackerman Examines Two Nationalist Insurrections to Explain Origin of the Mass Party in New Book

March 3, 2022

Edwin Ackerman examines two nationalist insurrections that were largely composed of a peasant-base in Mexico in 1921 and Bolivia in 1952 in his new book, "Origins of the Mass Party: Dispossession and the Party-Form in Mexico and Bolivia in Comparative Perspective" (University of Oxford Press, 2021).

Murphy examines race and borders in the colonial Caribbean in new book

December 18, 2021

In her new book, "The Creole Archipelago: Race and Borders in the Colonial Caribbean" (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2021), Tessa Murphy, assistant professor of history, traces how generations of Indigenous Kalinagos, free and enslaved Africans and settlers from a variety of European nations used maritime routes to forge connections that spanned the eastern Caribbean.

Student Spotlight: Rachelly Buzzi Named as a 2022 Pickering Fellow

December 8, 2021

Rachelly Buzzi ’22, an international relations major, has been named a 2022 Thomas R. Pickering Graduate Foreign Affairs Fellow.

Campbell quoted in USA Today article on Haitians at Texas border

September 21, 2021

Horace Campbell, professor of political science, calls the expulsion of Haitians "inhumane" and "criminal." Read more in the USA Today article, "White House calls video of border agents chasing Haitian migrants 'horrific,' DHS promises to investigate."

McCormick quoted in Al Jazeera article on use of spyware in Mexico

July 30, 2021

Gladys McCormick, associate professor of history and Jay and Debe Moskowitz Endowed Chair in Mexico-U.S. Relations, is included in the Al Jazeera article, "Rights group calls for moratorium on the use of spyware in Mexico."

Campbell Quoted in Guardian on the Death of Haiti's President

July 22, 2021

Horace Campbell, professor of political science, was quoted in The Guardian article, "What do we know about investigation into the assassination of Haiti’s president?"

Campbell speaks to LA Times about assassination of Haiti's president

July 13, 2021

Read more in the Los Angeles Times article, "Who killed Haiti’s president? Plot thickens as Moise’s guards come under scrutiny."

McCormick comments on violence ahead of Mexico elections in Al Jazeera

May 27, 2021

"There’s always been violence with elections and electoral cycles especially at the mayoral level where you really see things get heated, but this time it feels like it’s way more than ordinary," says Gladys McCormick, Jay and Debe Moskowitz Endowed Chair in Mexico-U.S. Relations.

McCormick quoted in Associated Press article on deadly protests in Colombia

May 10, 2021

Police in Colombia have been "armed to the teeth" for decades as they fought along the military against guerrillas and drug traffickers, says Gladys McCormick, Jay and Debe Moskowitz Endowed Chair in Mexico-U.S. Relations, noting that has led to a broader culture of law enforcement favoring a hard-line response.

Lovely quoted in Reuters article on Biden's nominee for US Trade Representative

March 18, 2021

"The 98-0 vote in favor does, I believe, show her views are in line with many senators on trade," say Professor Mary Lovely.

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