Excited to have a new paper Comparative Political Studies on authoritarian legacies of co-optation and mobilization. Based on lots of archival work in Portugal with Noah Schouela. Part of dialogue on consequences of #fascism w/ Andrea Ruggeri, Patricia Justino &others journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/00…

Read about previous CISSR Dissertation Fellow and Anthropology PhD '21 Assistant Professor, Hiroko Kumaki.

Join Assistant Prof. Eduardo Montero and Prof. Konstantin Sonin from Harris as they discuss the challenges faced by democratic movements in Latin America and the former Soviet states from a comparative perspective. RSVP for food and refreshments! events.uchicago.edu/event/228441-1

Thrilled to be organizing this event w/ CLAS "Reporting on World’s Longest Migration to the US" featuring Pulitzer-Prize winning journalist Molly O'Toole who traveled 20,000+ miles alongside migrants including across the Darién Gap more info👇 events.uchicago.edu/event/228781-l…

Our new digest out today announces the 2024-25 CISSR Faculty Research Fellows. 🔗Find our full announcement here: socialsciences.uchicago.edu/news/announcin… 🔗Plus more in this week's digest: conta.cc/4bpDQAf

Congratulations to previous CISSR Fellow Monika Nalepa!

Our digest out today spotlights our new CFP for 2024-25 Graduate Fellowships. Learn more in our digest here: conta.cc/3IqsbnD. Read more about these opportunities on our website and find out how to apply: 🔗cissr.uchicago.edu/calls-for-prop… 🔗cissr.uchicago.edu/calls-for-prop…

Countries use shaming as a way to confront human rights abusers, but is it effective or counterproductive? On Big Brains, UChicago scholar Rochelle Terman discusses her book, "The Geopolitics of Shaming." ms.spr.ly/6011c3uvU

Our latest digest highlights Professor Dali Yang's new book, upcoming events and workshops in spring quarter, and a CISSR staffing update. conta.cc/4a8hUbN

The fate of art, "Changing Women in a Changing Society" at 50, fieldwork in Colombia, and language production in children This digest highlights a new book from Alice Goff and research updates from Kimberly Kay Hoang, Nicolás Torres-Echeverry (@[email protected]), and Marisa Casillas. conta.cc/49ubYZl

Join CISSR and @uchihumanrights for a book launch celebrating Rochelle Terman’s new book: The Geopolitics of Shaming: When Human Rights Pressure Works - and When It Backfires. Professor Terman will be in conversation with John Mearsheimer. Sign up here: form.jotform.com/240584377391161

We are excited to announce two upcoming workshops with Visiting Senior Research Associates Eugene Arnaud Yombo Sembe and Mziwandile Ndlovu, Ph.D from AFIDEP. These CISSR-sponsored workshops are presented in partnership with Chicago Center on Democracy. Register here: …icagosocialsciencesdivision.wufoo.com/forms/w9igl591…

Meet the AFIDEP fellows, Eugene Arnaud Yombo Sembe, Mziwandile Ndlovu, Ph.D, and Nurudeen Alhassan, PhD, and read featured research from Yuting Dong, Natacha Nsabimana, Onursal Erol, and Carolina Lopez-Ruiz - plus an ICYMI on a The Pearson Institute Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures event with James Robinson: conta.cc/3W74skg

Join us today for the first workshop!

Join Dartmouth 🌲 Professor Darrin McMahon for a panel discussion of his new book, Equality: The History of an Elusive Idea. The conversation will explore the evolution of the idea of equality across history and how the broadening and narrowing of the concept have both mirrored and

Join us for the next workshop on May 21!

Our final digest of the year highlights research from Bastian Herre, Amir Jina, and Boaz Keysar; features a talk by Dan Slater; and thanks Paul Poast for his service on the CISSR Faculty Board! Read it here: conta.cc/3Kq1KiR

ICYMI: CISSR Board Member and 2021-22 Book Fellow, Michele Friedner, received the Llewellyn John and Harriet Manchester Quantrell Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching. Congratulations Michele! news.uchicago.edu/story/uchicago…

Congratulations CISSR Board Member Paul Cheney on receiving the Sorin and Imran Siddiqui Professorship in the Department of History and the College!