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Newell receives $492,000 grant from the Mellon Foundation
Margaret Newell, a distinguished professor in The Ohio State University Department of History, was “delighted” to learn she would be receiving $492,000 from the Mellon Foundation.
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Sooyeon Kang published in Journal of Peace Research
One of the unresolved puzzles in the civil resistance and contentious politics literatures is why some movements that begin seeking limited redress in a certain policy space escalate their claims…
Mershon Explores the Legacy of Empire in Zimbabwe
February 10 marked the first of a series of anticipated Mershon events on African affairs. Chase Barney (University of Arkansas) and Lawrence Mukusha (Kent State University) shared their…
Furniss Book Award for 2021 goes to The Long Game by Rush Doshi
The Mershon Center for International Security Studies at the Ohio State University is delighted to announce that the latest recipient of the Edgar S. Furniss Book Award is Rush Doshi, for his book…
Made By History: Brooks Marmon Offers Comparative Perspective on DeSantis’ Educational Shakeup
"While there is a difference in degree, curbing the discussion of the United States' history of racism, segregation and slavery puts American conservatives in the same camp as Smith's Rhodesia,"…
Mershon Monday presents three conversations on water security
This month, the Mershon Center takes up the historical, global, and local dimensions of water security, expected to top the 21st century’s agenda for communities, governments, industry, and…
The return of Mershon Monday for Spring
We welcome back our Mershon Monday series on Jan 30, with Yana Hashamova and Sunnie Rucker-Chang (both Slavic + East European Languages and Cultures) presenting their edited volume…
Mershon launches series of African affairs-oriented events
This semester marks the launch of a series of African affairs-oriented events at Mershon. With support from the Global Arts & Humanities Discovery Theme on ‘Archival Imaginations’,…