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The Mershon Center for International Security Studies 
(Mershon Center) explores the human and social dimensions 
of complex security challenges. Through research 
and engagement, we reframe the big issues as we
create new models for ground-level problem-solving.

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Upcoming Events

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Mon, November 2, 2026
Event Start Time: 12:00 pm
Event Location: 1039 Derby Hall
Amanda McVety
Thu, November 5, 2026
Event Start Time: 3:30 pm
Event Location: Mershon Center, 1039 Derby Hall
Alex Wendt
Mon, November 9, 2026
Event Start Time: 12:00 pm
Event Location: The Faculty Club

Recent News

Amazon AWS Cosgray Data Center Complex in Hilliard, Ohio.

Madhumita Dutta and Larkin Cleland published an article in The American Prospect about the data center boom, new land market, and other issues in the Silicon Heartland.

Fiona Cunningham and Mitch Lerner

Thank you to everyone who helped us welcome our 2025 Edgar S. Furniss Winner Fiona Cunningham, whose book Under the Nuclear Shadow: China’s Information-Age Weapons in International Security…

Mural of rivers and people in India

Read how Madhumita Dutta and her team transformed research into art in The Lantern.

Middle age man in blue suit with fists raised yelling into TV microphones

Laura Dugan and Jack Wipple talked to PsyPost about their research on political rhetoric and extremist activity. At the national level, the researchers found a positive association between the…

People Directory

Ralph D. Mershon Professor of Human Security, Professor of Sociology
Social and Behavioral Sciences Distinguished Professor Emeritus
Professor and Chair, Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies
Assistant Professor, African American and Africa Studies