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Jonathan Rodden awarded a 2021 Guggenheim Fellowship

News April 9, 2021

Jonathan Rodden awarded a 2021 Guggenheim Fellowship

News April 9, 2021

All Eyes on Georgia, an Election Battleground -- Again | Q&A with Jonathan Rodden

Q&As January 4, 2021

All Eyes on Georgia, an Election Battleground -- Again | Q&A with Jonathan Rodden

Q&As January 4, 2021

By May Wong || It’s been a long election season, and it’s still not over. Two pivotal runoffs on Jan. 5 in Georgia will determine which party will control the U.S. Senate, as well as the fate of President-elect Joe Biden’s political agenda. Political scientist Jonathan Rodden discusses how Georgia’s electoral dynamics reflect trends in America’s political landscape.

Self-inflicted wounds: The Church and dissipation of Christianity in Europe

Commentary August 11, 2020

Self-inflicted wounds: The Church and dissipation of Christianity in Europe

Commentary August 11, 2020

Christianity in Europe is fading. A vague and symbolic identity is replacing belief in God, belonging to denominations, and attendance at religious services. Olivier Roy documents these changes in Is Europe Christian?, and shows how long-term secularism, recent populism, and the cultural shifts of the 1960s are responsible for this fall from grace.

Stanford professor sees Hagia Sophia as a “time tunnel” linking Ottomans to the Roman Empire

Commentary August 7, 2020

Stanford professor sees Hagia Sophia as a “time tunnel” linking Ottomans to the Roman Empire

Commentary August 7, 2020

Stanford history professor says conquest narratives don’t fully explain Hagia Sophia’s lasting legacy.

Norman Naimark Awarded the 2020 Norris and Carol Hundley Award

News July 31, 2020

Norman Naimark Awarded the 2020 Norris and Carol Hundley Award

News July 31, 2020

Norman Naimark received the 2020 Norris and Carol Hundley Award from the Pacific Coast Branch of the American Historical Association

Ran Abramitzky Appointed H&S Senior Associate Dean of Social Sciences

News July 28, 2020

Ran Abramitzky Appointed H&S Senior Associate Dean of Social Sciences

News July 28, 2020

Professor of economics Ran Abramitzky has been named the new senior associate dean of the social sciences in the School of Humanities and Sciences. He will begin his term on September 1, 2020.

EU Passes Stimulus Plan of Over $850 Billion to Jumpstart Economy, Radio Interview with Christophe Crombez

Commentary July 27, 2020

EU Passes Stimulus Plan of Over $850 Billion to Jumpstart Economy, Radio Interview with Christophe Crombez

Commentary July 27, 2020

Arvind Krishnamurthy: PhD Faculty Distinguished Service Award

News July 24, 2020

Arvind Krishnamurthy: PhD Faculty Distinguished Service Award

News July 24, 2020

PhD students awarded Arvind Krishnamurthy, the John S. Osterweis Professor of Finance, the PhD Faculty Distinguished Service Award during a virtual ceremony.

The Spread of Populism Around the World is a Threat to Democracy According to New Stanford Report

News June 2, 2020

The Spread of Populism Around the World is a Threat to Democracy According to New Stanford Report

News June 2, 2020

Global populism is on the rise, and four FSI scholars are working to understand why populist parties and leaders have seen increased support in recent years.

Joshua Landy on the radio show "Philosophy Talk," celebrating its 500th episode

Q&As May 21, 2020

Joshua Landy on the radio show "Philosophy Talk," celebrating its 500th episode

Q&As May 21, 2020

As Philosophy Talk reaches 500th episode, the well-loved radio show discusses how humanities can help during the pandemic

COVID-19 and Implications for Europe

Commentary May 18, 2020

COVID-19 and Implications for Europe

Commentary May 18, 2020

The Europe Center at Stanford's Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies (FSI) presents "How Different is Europe?" exploring how the coronavirus pandemic has affected Europe. Why have some countries been hit so hard, while others seemingly escape? How do we make sense of the very different government responses?

Paula Findlen, Ubaldo Pierotti Professor of Italian History

For Renaissance Italians, combating black plague was as much about politics as it was science, according to Stanford scholar

Q&As May 12, 2020

For Renaissance Italians, combating black plague was as much about politics as it was science, according to Stanford scholar

Q&As May 12, 2020

The inability of 14th-century medicine to stop the plague from destroying societies throughout Europe and Asia helped advance scientific discovery and transformed politics and health policy, says Stanford historian Paula Findlen.