International & Global Studies

Assistant Professor of Political Science Baris Kesgin’s recent research is based on the premise that when leaders depart from their long-held, publicly known policy positions, one possible explanation is changes in their personality. Kesgin puts this assumption to test in the case of Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon’s withdrawal from the Gaza Strip in August 2005.

Winter Term 2019 will offer students a broad array of opportunities to explore these themes throughout the next month.

Model United Nations (MUN) at Elon is an academic club and a class, where students work together to simulate the United Nations Security Council on and off campus. Elon’s MUN is a student-administered club, with a faculty advisor overseeing its activities.

The assistant professor of religious studies will use the support from the National Endowment for the Humanities fellowship to support her work on a book manuscript. 

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.  

Spanish and International Studies major Isabel Treanor presented her research for the panel on “(Socio)Political: Where Culture and Genre Meet” at Undergraduate Research Forum at South Atlantic Modern Languages Annual Conference in Birmingham, Alabama.

 

 

Religious Studies Professor Geoffrey Claussen's new article appears in the journal Interreligious Studies and Interreligious Theology.

Ebru artist, Bingul Sevimli, recently offered a hands-on experience to Elon students, faculty and staff.

 

Elon’s affiliate partner, The Beijing Center, will be on campus on Monday, Oct. 22.

The senior journalism and international & global studies major completed the interview as an intern with Diverse Issues in Higher Education.