Global Conversations with Professor JP Singh

Professor JP Singh, Distinguished Professor at George Mason University and Weizsäcker Fellow with the Robert Bosch Academy, Berlin, delivered the first Global Studies’ Global Conversations lecture on "World Politics After Trump" to a room full of students, faculty, staff, and community members on October 30, 2025.  He emphasized the importance of understanding history, laying out variables for change and continuity, and contingencies in unpacking the transformations to the world order.

Global Conversations with Professor Justin Gest

On November 18th, Justin Gest, Professor of Policy and Government at George Mason University, delivered the second Global Conversations lecture on "Democratic Drain: Global Migration And The Struggle For Democracy", organized by Global Studies. He presented novel findings from his forthcoming seventh book, discussing how emigration, by filtering out individuals with liberal democratic values, contributes to democratic backsliding in migrant-sending countries.