Claudine Kuradusenge-McLeod's new article in the Journal of Genocide Research explores Kwibuka, a commemoration of the Genocide against the Tutsi, and how it has become a state-crafted narrative that silences trauma.
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Graduate student researchers in SIS Professor Jonathan Crock’s Futures of Democracy, Tech & Human Rights Lab received international recognition in a report by UN Secretary-General António Guterres on advancing human rights and cultural diversity.
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Postdoctoral Fellow Arman Azedi's new research article examines why human rights organizations choose to shame and criticize some states over others for human rights abuses.
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Carolyn Gallaher's new co-authored book with SPA Professor Kimberly Cowell-Meyers explores how the Irish-American lobby reemerged post-Brexit to shape the U.S. foreign policy approach.
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SIS professor Shadi Mokhtari answers a few questions about her new research article on the “Reverse Savages, Victims, Saviors” metaphor of human rights.
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Dr. Grace Benson, SIS PhD '24, was awarded the inaugural Cosmos Scholars Prize from the Cosmos Club Foundation.
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Sara Nawaz and Giulia Belotti's new report for the Institute for Responsible Carbon Removal serves as a guide on how to engage coastal communities on ocean alkalinity enhancement.
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AU’s new Storytellers program empowers students to share the impact of research through film, writing, and media—turning their unique perspectives into stories that spotlight innovation at American University.
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Sumitra Badrinathan's new co-authored article in American Political Science Review is "Countering Misinformation Early: Evidence from a Classroom-Based Field Experiment in India."
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Jeff Bachman and Esther Brito Ruiz's new article in the Journal of Genocide Studies explores how the United States contributes to and distances itself from the atrocities of others, and how genocide studies lets the US get away with it.
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