Stanford Global Studies

We Are Stanford Global Studies (SGS)

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Vol. 2, Issue 3

SGS PROGRAMS & CENTERS:

CENTER FOR AFRICAN STUDIES

CENTER FOR EAST ASIAN STUDIES

CENTER FOR LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES

CENTER FOR RUSSIAN, EAST EUROPEAN AND EURASIAN STUDIES

CENTER FOR SOUTH ASIA

THE EUROPE CENTER

FORD DORSEY PROGRAM IN INTERNATIONAL POLICY STUDIES

FRANCE-STANFORD CENTER FOR INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES

GLOBAL STUDIES INTERNSHIP PROGRAM

HAMID AND CHRISTINA MOGHADAM PROGRAM IN IRANIAN STUDIES

INNER ASIA @ STANFORD

MEDITERRANEAN STUDIES FORUM

PROGRAM IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

SOHAIB AND SARA ABBASI PROGRAM IN ISLAMIC STUDIES

THE STANFORD HUMAN RIGHTS EDUCATION INITIATIVE

TAUBE CENTER FOR JEWISH STUDIES

Starting in January 2014, the Division of International, Comparative and Area Studies (ICA) has changed to Stanford Global Studies (SGS) and will remain a division of the School of Humanities and Sciences.

“The rationale for the change came from a series of discussions with [ICA] Centers and Programs and the Global Studies Task Force in the H&S Dean's Office,” said Norman Naimark, Director of Stanford Global Studies. “The idea was that ‘Global Studies’ better fit the broad set of tasks that we now do and will better fit our aspirations for the future.”

A formal launch of SGS is planned for early spring, with keynote presentation by SGS alumnus and Political Science Professor Michael McFaul. ]

More than students.

More than scholars.

We are global citizens.

The Co-optation of Muslims in Putin's Russia

Sohaib and Sara Abbasi Program in Islamic Studies Director Robert

Crews discusses the co-optation of Muslims in Putin's Russia in

his latest essay "Moscow and the Mosque," published by Foreign

Affairs. Crews' article can be found here:

www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/140722/robert-d-crews/moscow-and-the-mosque

© Creative Commons 3.0 www.kremlin.ru

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In 2013, 45 students participated in Summer Research College, a program that gives Stanford undergraduates the opportunity to assist faculty with research during the 10-week break. Students were matched with faculty mentors and participated in research about international relations and political science.

Topics in political science ranged from racial identity and political attitudes to corporate environmentalism. Research projects of the international relations program included the politics of energy, regulating trade and investment, and political violence in Iraq.

International relations student Claire Colberg, ’14, mapped militant organizations while serving as a research assistant for Professor Martha Crenshaw. Claire credits the opportunity to build relationships with faculty as a notable benefit of the program.

“The best part of Summer Research College is the opportunity to interact

with professors and faculty in the Political Science and International Relations Departments,” she said. “Especially for younger students, this is an invaluable opportunity to get to know faculty and learn from them. Some may also find an advisor.”

“The program also offers seminars twice a week on research methods, game theory, and graduate school, among other topics,” Colberg continued, “so there are plenty of opportunities to learn while still working on your projects.”

During these seminars, students exchange ideas with their peers, discuss their projects and highlight their findings.

“Students go in depth with their faculty mentor, but they also get exposed to other projects by other research teams,” said Professor Michael Tomz, director of both departments’ programs.

Caitlyn Littlepage, ’16, partnered with Professor Gary Cox to study the constitutional history of fiscal autocracy. Littlepage said that Summer Research College prepared her for what to expect as she pursues her degree.

“This experience has been extraordinarily valuable in giving me insight into the reality of political

science research,” she commented, “which I believe will aid me enormously moving forward, possibly completing my own research for an honor’s thesis and going into graduate school.”

In addition to the benefits noted above, the program provides research assistants with a $6,000 living stipend.

For students interested in participating in Summer Research College and guidelines on how to apply, visit internationalrelations.stanford.edu/summerresearchcollege.

International Relations is an interdisciplinary undergraduate major focusing on the changing political, economic and cultural relations within the international system in the modern era. The program explores how global, regional, and domestic factors influence relations between actors on the world stage. ]

Summer Research College Benefits Student Researchers

Claire Colberg, International Relations ('14)

Caitlyn Littlepage International Relations ('16)

International relations and political science majors participated in the 2013 Summer Research College.

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Stanford Human Rights Education Initiative Offers

New Workshops for Community College Instructors

In a one-of-a-kind professional development workshop, seventeen community college instructors from across the Bay Area convened at Stanford University on November 16, 2013 to seek new methods for incorporating human rights into their curricula. The SHREI Workshop on Human Trafficking for Community College Instructors was organized as a follow-up to the 2013 SHREI Symposium on Human Rights Education in the Community College Classroom, held at the Stanford Humanities Center on June 8, 2013.

Human trafficking was one of the major themes at the 2013 SHREI Symposium. “Many of the community college instructors participating in the symposium expressed a desire to further collaborate with colleagues on developing pedagogical approaches to teaching the subject,” said Jonas Edman, Curriculum Writer at the Stanford Program on International and Cross-Cultural Education (SPICE). “The workshop was set up to facilitate this process.”

The daylong event featured scholarly lectures, curricular presentations, and small-group breakout sessions. Lectures were presented by Dr. Helen Stacy, Director of the Program on Human Rights at the Stanford Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law (CDDRL), who spoke about her latest findings on cross-border trafficking in China, Burma, and Thailand; and Dr. Diane H. Steinberg, Visiting Scholar at CDDRL, who presented on strategies for teaching human rights.

In the afternoon, workshop participants broke into small groups to explore pedagogical practices for teaching human rights. Each group developed and shared a lesson plan on human trafficking that showcased a specific instructional approach. For example, one group developed an interview project for an English course featuring methods that combined both action-orientated and analytical approaches.

“The workshop included many key elements that make professional development seminars successful,” noted Dr. Gary Mukai, Director of SPICE. “These included rich content (both subject matter content and pedagogical content knowledge), active learning, and collective participation.”

Following the day’s activities, one community college instructor concluded, “The workshop was fantastic—it was informative, motivating, and practical, and I leave with several new lesson plans to try out and lots of ideas.”

“Our goal for this workshop is the same as our goal for SHREI,” explained Dr. Kim Rapp, Executive Director of the Stanford Global Studies Division (SGS), and Coordinator of the SHREI project, “To bring Stanford and community college resources together so that two- and four-year college instructors can

better integrate international subject content into their courses, and share their experiences doing so. The SHREI workshop is another opportunity, in addition to our annual symposium and fellowship program, for instructors to engage with the materials and with their colleagues.”

Due to the success of the fall event, SHREI will host another workshop on Saturday, March 15, 2014: Humanitarian Intervention: Crisis and Practice. This one-day workshop will feature Dr. Bertrand M. Patenaude speaking about humanitarianism in crisis and how humanitarian intervention became a human right, and Dr. Eugene Richardson discussing humanitarianism in practice and sharing first-hand accounts of humanitarian intervention in Africa and South America. After the lectures, workshop participants will explore best practices for teaching students to critically assess humanitarian intervention practices.

Space is limited to 20 community college instructors. Visit shrei.stanford.edu for additional information and to register now.

Led by Stanford Global Studies, the Stanford Human Rights Education Initiative (SHREI) is a collaborative effort between California community college teachers and Stanford University to increase human rights education in community college classrooms. ]

Jeramy Wallace, instructor at the College of San Mateo and Foothill College, presented at the 2013 SHREI Symposium.

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NORMAN NAIMARK The Sakurako and William Fisher Family Director of the Stanford Global Studies Division

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BITA PRIZE for Young Persian ArtistsWEDNESDAY, MARCH 12, 2014, 7:00 PM

MS. DENA TAHERIANFAR, pianistBing Concert Hall 475 Via Ortega

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SAID CONFERENCE 2014 Economies Unseen: SATURDAY, MARCH 1, 2014 10:30 AM - 5:00 PMNvidia Auditorium, Huang Engineering Bldg. 475 Via Ortegawww.saidconference.com

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Application deadline:April 15, 2014

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