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Mershon post-doctoral scholar Sefa Secen published in European Politics and Society
Mershon post-doctoral scholar Sefa Secen published "Electoral competition dynamics and Syrian refugee discourses and policies in Germany and France" in European Politics and Society.…
Serhun Al asks "Is Turkey Ready for the Post-Erdoğan Era" for Democracy Paradox
Recent Mershon lecturer and visiting scholar Serhun Al of Izmir University of Economics writes that Turkey's opposition should lead a conflict-resolution process and establish long-lasting…
Ideology in U.S. Foreign Relations wins ISA Fletcher Prize for Best Edited Volume
This year's Joseph Fletcher Prize for Best Edited Book in Historical International Relations was awarded to "Ideology in U.S. Foreign Relations: New Histories", edited by the Mershon Center's…
Breyfogle awarded the Herbert Feis Award for distinguished contributions to public history
Congratulations to Mershon Center Faculty Fellow, Nicholas Breyfogle, Department of History, who was recently awarded the Herbert Feis Award for distinguished contributions to…
Lerner elected president of the Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations (SHAFR)
Mitch Lerner, professor of history and director of the East Asian Studies Center, was recently elected president of the Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations (SHAFR). Founded…
"The Cold War from the Margins" Receives Honorable Mention for AWSS Heldt Prize
Theodora Dragostinova’s recent book, The Cold War from the Margins: A Small Socialist State on the Global Cultural Scene (Cornell, 2021), received an Honorable Mention for The Heldt…
Cambodian filmmaker Rithy Panh discusses difficult storytelling with Erin Lin
"You have to go and run to the image; the image will not run to you," Panh said, speaking about how he tells the story in his films.
Internationally acclaimed Cambodian filmmaker…
Liddle receives Indonesia's Achmad Bakrie Award
In a ceremony in Jakarta in August, Mershon Center fellow and Professor Emeritus of Political Science R. William Liddle was recognized for his six decades of intellectual dedication to…
Mershon and College of Public Health hosts Virtual Symposium, The Far-Right: Examining its Roots and Challenging its Reach, with Plans to Build a Community Consortium to Address Concern
On October 12 and 13, the Mershon Center and the College of Public Health are hosting the virtual symposium, The Far-Right: Examining its Roots and Challenging its Reach. This symposium is…