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Sandal Publishes Article in British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies

Dr. Nukhet Sandal. Photo by Ben Siegel

Dr. Nukhet Sandal, Associate Professor and Chair of Political Science, authored an article titled “Solidarity theologies and the (re) definition of ethnoreligious identities: the case of the Alevis of Turkey and Alawites of Syria” in British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies, the official journal of the British Society of Middle […]

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September 10, 2019 at 1:07 pmResearch

Waterbury Part of Oxford Foundation Research Grant

Dr. Myra Waterbury

Dr. Myra Waterbury, Professor of Political Science, is part of a research team that has been awarded £29,408 from the Oxford Noble Foundation Programme on Modern Poland, with Prof. David J. Smith and Dr. Andreea Udrea of University of Glasgow as co-PIs. Waterbury is part of the grant team with […]

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September 5, 2019 at 9:49 amResearch

Sandal Becomes Chair of APSA Section on Religion and Politics

Dr. Nukhet Sandal. Photo by Ben Siegel

  Dr. Nukhet Sandal, Associate Professor and Chair of Political Science, has become the new Chair of the Religion and Politics Section of the American Political Science Association. The purpose of the Religion & Politics Section is to encourage the study of the interrelations between religion and politics, including the […]

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September 3, 2019 at 12:02 pmNews Research

Washington Post Calls Kendhammer’s Boko Haram ‘Book You Need’

Dr. Brandon Kendhammer

A new book by Dr. Brandon Kendhammer was featured in a Washington Post review headlined “Here are the three new books you need to understand Nigeria.” Brandon Kendhammer and Carmen McCain’s “Boko Haram” narrates and richly contextualizes the story of Boko Haram, the jihadist group based in Nigeria, tying together […]

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August 28, 2019 at 8:17 amFaculty in the News In the News

Burgess Edits New NYU Book Series on LGBTQ Politics

During her lecture, Dr. Burgess spoke about how LGBT life has changed over the years at OHIO and in the United States.

Ohio University Distinguished Professor Dr. Susan Burgess of the Political Science Department and Professor Heath Fogg Davis of Temple University are editing a new book series on LGBTQ Politics at New York University Press. Twelve years ago, Burgess and Angelia Wilson of Manchester University organized the Sexuality and Politics Research […]

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August 25, 2019 at 6:03 pmNews Research

Six OHIO Students Selected as Fulbright Students

Max Annable at West Point Academy

Six Ohio University students have been selected as recipients for the Fulbright U.S. Student Program and will spend eight to 12 months working to promote international education and cultural exchange in host countries across Asia, Europe and South America, according to an Ohio University news release. The Fulbright U.S. Student […]

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June 6, 2019 at 1:22 pmNews

Elliott-Dorans Receives Provost Award for Excellence in Teaching

Dr. Lauren Elliott-Dorans

From Compass Dr. Lauren Elliott-Dorans has been named the recipient of the Provost Award for Excellence in Teaching for 2019-22. Elliott-Dorans is Assistant Lecturer of Political Science. Two other awards for excellence in teaching and meritorious academic pursuits both inside and outside of the classroom were announced. Associate Professor of […]

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April 28, 2019 at 3:09 pmNews