Dr. Anil Menon argues that "forced migration can foster a strong group identity among refugees, which can mobilize them toward political parties that champion their identity-based grievances." Join us to discuss and hear Dr. Menon present his methodologies, analysis, and results of this argument in his recently published work The Political Legacy of Forced Migration: Evidence from Post-WWII Germany.

Dr. Anil Menon is a Klarman Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Government at Cornell University. His research examines how traumatic experiences – ranging from interstate wars and forced migration to public health crises – shape short- and long-term political attitudes, behaviors, and institutions. Dr. Menon's work on these issues has been published at both academic and policy journals – American Political Science Review, Comparative Political Studies, The Economic Journal, PLOS ONE, International Journal of Public Health, and Current History – and has been featured in popular press outlets like the Washington Post: Monkey Cage and The Conversation.

In-person capacity for this event will be limited, please register using the Zoom link below. Lunch will be provided.