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Slomczynski inducted into Academia Europaea
Mershon affiliate Kazimierz M. Slomczynski, professor emeritus of sociology, has been inducted as a member of the Academia Europaea (known also as Academy of Europe, AE), an organization of eminent…
Kurtz named director of International Studies Program
Mershon affiliate Marcus Kurtz has been named director of the Undergraduate International Studies Program, effective January 1, 2019. Kurtz is professor of political science with research and…
Climate change, rising sea levels a threat to farmers in Bangladesh
Study: Salty soil drives changes in agriculture, migration Rising sea levels driven by climate change make for salty soil, and that is likely to force about 200,000 coastal farmers in Bangladesh…
Four Mershon affiliates featured in latest issue of 'Ascent'
Research by four Mershon Center affiliates is featured in the Autumn 2018 issue of Ascent, published by the College of Arts and Sciences at Ohio State. Bear Braumoeller, associate professor of…
Youth vote could help Democratic Party
Will a historically apathetic group show up to the polls? Young voters could sway the outcome of this month’s midterm elections in favor of Democrats — if they vote. They usually don’t. Generally…
Mershon Center welcomes new peace studies coordinator
The Mershon Center for International Security Studies has a new peace studies coordinator on staff by way of Northern Ireland. Teri Murphy was most recently deputy executive director at Corrymeela…
Madokoro's 'Elusive Refuge' wins Mershon Center's Furniss Book Award
The 1949 Chinese Communist Revolution is a subject of inexhaustible historical interest, but the plight of millions of Chinese who fled China during this tumultuous period has been largely forgotten…
Mershon graduate student affiliate receives Fulbright-Hays grant
Mershon graduate student affiliate Barbara Roth is one of five doctoral candidates from The Ohio State University to be awarded the prestigious Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad …
Mershon Center co-sponsors conference in Moscow
The Mershon Center for International Security Studies is a co-sponsor for "Diplomatic Dialogue: Public opinion and public diplomacy in international relations," a one-day conference to be held on…