Baris Kesgin, assistant professor of political science and associate coordinator for the International and Global Studies Program, recently presented his ongoing research projects at the International Studies Association (ISA)-Midwest annual convention in St. Louis.
One of Kesgin’s papers is a collaborative project with Leah Windsor of the University of Memphis. Kesgin and Windsor look at the path of the Israeli-Palestinian peace process through the language of one of its architects, Israel’s Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin. By analyzing Rabin’s language, the authors seek to gain an understanding of the underlying linguistic patterns for negotiating a peace process among a diverse constituency, revealing sources of anxiety, power, and optimism.
This year, Kesgin has been elected to serve as the program chair for the ISA-Midwest conference in 2019, and upon completion of his term, Kesgin will become the president of ISA-Midwest in 2020. ISA is one of the oldest interdisciplinary associations dedicated to the understanding of international, transnational and global issues. More information about the International Studies Association can be found at www.isanet.org. ISA-Midwest is one of the six recognized regions of the organization.