UC and CSU EDUCATORS ANNOUNCE NEW CLIMATE EMERGENCY TEACHING TOOL — NXTerra
UC-CSU NXTerra is both a Knowledge Action Network (KAN) and Digital Platform (web site) for teaching the climate crisis. As part of the University of California Office of the President (UCOP) UC Carbon Neutrality Initiative and the sustainability efforts of the California State University system — our mission at NXTerra is to enable and scale […]
An Afternoon and Evening with Dr. Ruken Sengul
On December 3, 2019, the Orfalea Center for Global & International Studies and the Center for Middles East Studies will host Dr. Ruken Sengul for a series of events associated with her work with Kurdish feminist history and current political reality. Please join us for an afternoon of thoughtful conversation during […]
FROM BEIRUT TO BAGHDAD – Vices from the Ground
Goleta Valley Community Center, Room 7 Please join us at a live video conference with UCSB Professor Sherene Seikaly, Nadya Sbaiti and Omar Sirri (American University of Beirut) this Sunday morning to learn about the latest situation of the demonstrations across Lebanon and Iraq. This event is organized by the […]
RESEARCH FOCUS GROUP TALK: DAYLIGHTING CONFLICT: BOARD GAMES AS DECISION-MAKING TOOLS
Janette Kim will join us to discuss Win-Win, a series of board games that play out climate risk scenarios. By designing interactions among players, objectives and resources, these games model the social justice implications of innovative financial and legal strategies. […]
Orfalea News
Senior Seminar on Nuclear Weapons and International Security, Professor Neil Narang Winter 2019
UCSB’s The Current featured Professor Neil Narang’s “Nuclear Weapons and International Security” class in Winter 2019. Professor Narang is the Co-Convener of The Orfalea Center’s Global Security Hub and an Assistant Professor in the Political Science Department. As he told The Current – “I don’t think there is a single […]
Critical Studies on Terrorism Special Section
An upcoming special section of the journal Critical Studies on Terrorism will feature articles from participants of the After After 9/11 Working Group hosted by the Orfalea Center’s Global Security Hub. The six articles assembled in the special section interrogate the important question, “Is there an After, After 9/11?” from a number of […]
Lella Nouri, visiting Fulbright Scholar, receives Rising Star Award
Dr. Lella Nouri, Lecturer of Criminology at Swansea University and former visiting Fulbright Scholar at the Orfalea Center for Global and International Studies at UCSB, received the Rising Star (Early Career Researcher) Award at Swansea University’s 2018 Research and Innovation Awards. […]