Current students

Postdoctoral fellow Elena Caruso: Feminist Activism, Medical Doctors and Abortion Law

In this talk, Dr. Caruso will focus on the three-month feminist occupation of a Rome hospital in 1978 in the immediate aftermath of this legislative reform, which aimed to embed a feminist approach to the provision of abortion care. Drawing on overlooked archival materials and original interviews with feminist abortion campaigners, I will bring to light the little-known history of this occupation.

What international issues become national interests worth fighting for, and why?

In her upcoming article in the American Political Science Review, Professor Soyoung Lee of Yale University argues that, contrary to conventional wisdom, issues without clear economic value, such as barren lands, are more likely to be perceived as national interests and hence more likely to trigger international conflicts.

Admissions representatives from Columbia University SIPA in New York City, Johns Hopkins SAIS and Georgetown Walsh School in Washington, D.C., and Tufts Fletcher in Boston will host a graduate school presentation on: 

• The application process
• Admissions requirements
• Financial aid and scholarships
• Career opportunities 

Every Tuesday, the PSCI Chair, Faculty, Undergraduate & Graduate students and staff are invited to gather together to catch up on and to discuss the latest news and events happening around us - whether from across our campus, in our communities or around the globe!

All Are Welcome! 

Sabrina Lei is currently a Visiting Scholar with the Department of Poltiical Science from School of Public Affairs, Xiamen University, China. Sabrina's research theme focus is “Diplomatic Positioning of the States: A Comparison between China and Canada”, and she is currently working on the book  “Consensus and Control: Analysis of Human Political Life”.

Dr. Tamara Troyakova is Head of the International Studies Department in the Oriental Institute, School of Regional and International Studies, Far Eastern Federal University (FEFU, Vladivostok, Russia). She received her High Education Diploma in History from Leningrad State University and her Candidate of Sciences (PhD) in History from the Institute of General History, USSR Academy of Sciences, Moscow.