Reppy Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies
Info Session: Migrations Studies Minor
February 11, 2021
4:30 pm
The Migration Studies minor is a university-wide, interdisciplinary undergraduate minor that prepares students to understand the historical and contemporary contexts and factors that drive international migration and shape migrant experiences around the globe. This minor draws on the rich course offerings found across the humanities and social sciences at Cornell, and is designed to draw students outside of their major fields and to extend their knowledge beyond a single country.
Contact: migration-minor@einaudi.cornell.edu, https://einaudi.cornell.edu/migration-studies-minor
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Einaudi Center for International Studies
Reppy Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies
East Asia Program
Southeast Asia Program
Latin American and Caribbean Studies
Institute for African Development
Institute for European Studies
South Asia Program
Info Session: European Studies Minor & Undergraduate Funding Opportunities
February 10, 2021
4:30 pm
Through an interdisciplinary curriculum that you can mold to your interests, the European Studies (ES) Minor provides the opportunity to explore Europe’s past, present, and future. You will cultivate a knowledge of European languages, culture, history, politics, and international relations. The minor offers the chance to take courses across colleges on subjects that shape your understanding of a globalizing world, while also providing you with an area of expertise. You will gain critical thinking skills, language abilities, and helpful frameworks for assessing today’s most pressing issues in Europe and around the world. https://einaudi.cornell.edu/programs/institute-european-studies/academi…
Several funding opportunities are available for you to pursue undergraduate research projects focused on Europe. Join the information session to learn about application requirements, deadlines, and how to construct a strong proposal. https://einaudi.cornell.edu/programs/institute-european-studies/funding
Contact: ies@cornell.edu
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Einaudi Center for International Studies
Reppy Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies
Institute for European Studies
Info Session: Einaudi Center International Research Travel Grants
February 9, 2021
4:30 pm
The Einaudi Center International Research Travel Grants provide travel support for Cornell graduate students conducting short-term research and/or fieldwork outside the United States. They also provide travel support for professional students engaged in various academic experiences in the international arena.
Contact: einaudi_center@einaudi.cornell.edu; https://einaudi.cornell.edu/funding/travel-grants
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Program
Einaudi Center for International Studies
Reppy Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies
East Asia Program
Southeast Asia Program
Latin American and Caribbean Studies
Institute for African Development
Institute for European Studies
South Asia Program
Police Bias Explains the Capitol Riot
Sabrina Karim, PACS
"There was some degree of complicitness, not among all of the police officers or law enforcement agents, but some," says Sabrina Karim, professor of government. "White supremacy has really crept into police forces."
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What Is a Cyber Warrior? The Emergence of U.S. Military Cyber Expertise, 1967–2018
Rebecca Slayton, PACS
PACS Director Rebecca Slayton explores the evolution of military cyber operations in new article out in Texas National Security Review.
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Disruptive Strategies: The Military Campaigns Of Ascendant Powers And Their Rivals
Barry Strauss, PACS
Barry Strauss, PACS faculty associate and visiting fellow at the Hoover Institution, contributes to newly published book, writing on the Punic Wars fought between Carthage and Rome.
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Seed Grants
Details
The Einaudi Center's faculty seed grants launch international studies research and activities that show promise to grow and secure external follow-on funding.
Tenured and tenure-track Cornell faculty are eligible to apply. All disciplines and topics are welcome. Read about recent research Einaudi seeded.
Building International Studies Capacity
Einaudi Center seed grants support international studies research and collaborations that reach across world regions and bring together researchers who have deep knowledge in different regions and disciplines. The awards launch early-stage interdisciplinary research projects with clear plans for scaling up and securing external funding support.
The Einaudi Center is dedicated to international studies. Our seed grants focus on complex global and regional issues and community-engaged methodologies across the social sciences, hard sciences, and humanities. Some research conducted abroad and international collaborations—while valuable—do not qualify for the awards.
Proposals must align with the mission and interests of at least one of our international studies programs. The application requires only your own thoughtful assessment of how your project might contribute to the work of one or more programs.
Proposals that engage with two or more geographical regions are eligible for larger awards of up to $25,000.
Eligibility
Tenured and tenure-track Cornell faculty in all colleges and schools are eligible to apply as individuals or teams. The Einaudi Center will not accept proposals from past awardees who failed to submit the required final report by the deadline stated in the award letter.
- Funding-eligible activities: Data collection, research assistance, travel, meetings
- Not eligible for funding: Salary offset, summer salary, computers and equipment, student stipends/tuition
Requirements
- All funds must be used within one year of the award date.
- You must submit a final report to the Einaudi Center director within one year of the award date. The report must include:
- A summary and assessment of the research and activities you accomplished.
- An update on your external follow-on funding proposal.
- A promotional paragraph written for nonspecialists (100 words maximum) describing the outcome and value of your project.
- The Einaudi Center must be acknowledged in all publications, promotion, and media coverage related to your funded research and activities. Please inform the Einaudi Center in advance of publications and other project outcomes.
How to Apply
Complete the seed grant funding application and submit a proposal including the following:
- Curricula vitae (CVs) for principal faculty
- Statement including objectives, activities, work plan, expected outputs, beneficiaries, and impact
- Human subjects approval, if relevant
- Detailed budget with justification of expenses
- Plans for pursuing future research and external funding support
Evaluation
All successful proposals will meet these criteria. The proposal:
- Shows a high likelihood of generating new knowledge of key economic, environmental, social, cultural, or political problems in the world.
- Includes clearly articulated deliverables.
- Includes a budget appropriate for planned activities.
- Includes a plan for obtaining full project funding to sustain and expand the research.
Questions?
Please email our academic programming staff if you have questions about the seed grant program or your application.
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- Faculty
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Video: The Police and the Public (Lund Critical Debate)
The Lund Critical Debate (December 11, 2020) brought together the United Nations’ police commissioner and a noted expert on political conflict resolution to discuss strategies—both inside and outside the policing framework—for public safety, police accountability, and racially motivated violence.
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Jeffrey Prescott, Joe Biden Aide Noted for Experience and Calm, May Become Point Person on China
Sarah Kreps, PACS
“His appointment would be consistent with what we’re seeing overall, which is a preference for experience, possibly at the expense of fresh ideas,” says Sarah Kreps, a professor of government. “That said, to be able to think out of the box, you need to know where the box is and there have been times in the past few years that people in the executive branch didn’t even know how to identify the framework.”
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Doctoral Candidate Selected as Finalist in Essay Competition
Naomi Egel, PhD candidate in government, wins second place for OSCE's essay competition on conventional arms control.
Ms. Egel came second in the competition. She learned about the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) through her research on multilateral weapons governance. In her opinion, the OSCE is a unique political grouping of countries that offers a distinctive approach to governing the production, possession, and use of different weapons. She found however, that scholars studying arms control, non-proliferation, and disarmament often overlook the role of the OSCE. Therefore, she began to examine the OSCE’s history in this area, as well as its unique organizational structure and political dynamics.
Egel’s essay focused on the rise of the importance of autonomous weapons systems (AWS) in military operations and how this could increase the risk of inadvertent escalation. Her essay brought innovative ideas forward on how the OSCE should develop confidence-building measures (CBMs) for AWS. Her essay highlighted that the OSCE has a strong history of creating CBMs for other types of weapons and is therefore uniquely positioned to develop CBMs for AWS. She wrote that by doing so, the OSCE would be contributing to reducing the risks AWS pose.