Orfalea Center Media & Publications
The Orfalea Center for Global & International Studies receives a pair of major grants
The Orfalea Center for Global & International Studies at UC Santa Barbara has long been a bastion of informative conferences on vital topics. Two significant grants will invigorate the center’s research mission and spark innovative collaborations across campus. The center has received $240,000 ($200,000 of which is allocated for UCSB) from the […]
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 […]
New Book: The Future of Human Rights
By Alison Brysk Human rights have fallen on hard times yet they are more necessary than ever. People all over the world – from Amazonian villages to Iranian prisons – need human rights to gain recognition, campaign for justice, and save lives. But how can we secure a brighter future […]