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Yarhi-Milo’s ‘Knowing the Adversary’ Wins Furniss Book Award
States are more likely to engage in military buildups and pre-emptive strikes if they think their adversaries pose a tangible threat. But how do they make that determination?
Keren Yarhi-…

Nyseth Brehm, Carlarne Headline TedX Ohio State
Two Mershon Center faculty affiliates will headline this year's TEDx Ohio State University.
Hollie Nyseth Brehm, assistant professor of sociology, teaches classes on conflict, global…

Nyseth Brehm, Shuman Win Distinguished Teaching Award for 2016
Mershon affiliates Hollie Nyseth Brehm and Amy Shuman have received the 2016 Alumni Award for Distinguished Teaching. This is the university’s most prestigious teaching…

Box-Steffensmeier Receives Professional Achievement Award
Janet Box-Steffensmeier, Vernal Riffe Professor of Political Science and divisional dean of social and behavioral sciences, will receive the Outstanding Professional Achievement award from the…

Newell's 'Brethren by Nature' Explores Native American Slavery
Mershon faculty affiliate Margaret Newell has been on the speaking circuit this year for her new book, Brethren by Nature: New England Indians, Colonists, and the Origins of…

McSweeney Publishes Report on Drug Policy and Environment
Mershon affiliate Kendra McSweeney, professor of geography, is the author of a new report, "The Impact of Drug Policy on the Environment" (Open Society Foundations, 2015). The report responds…

Q and A: Alexander Wendt on ‘Quantum Mind and Social Science’
Editor’s note: Mershon affiliate Alexander Wendt, Ralph D. Mershon Professor of International Security, is perhaps best known for his 1999 book Social Theory of International Politics. Winner…

Catholic Cardinal Reflects on Ecology With Ohio State Community
Mershon Auditorium was nearly filled to capacity with a crowd that gave Cardinal Peter Turkson a standing ovation after his discussion about world ecology on November 2.
Turkson visited…

Mershon-Supported Conference to Explore 'Costs of War'
The Responsibility, Morality, and the Costs of War symposium, organized by Kevin McClatchy and Janet Parrott in the Department of Theatre with support from the Mershon Center, blends…