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A New Beginning: Model United Nations in Iraq and Kurdistan Regional Government
By Léa Faure In close partnership with the Kurdish Political Studies Program (KPSP) at the University of Central Florida (UCF), Soran University in Iraqi Kurdistan hosted the first Model United Nations Conference in Iraq from March 31 to April 2, 2022. Around 100 students from different parts of Iraqi Kurdistan and Iraq as well as […]
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Security Studies Student Wins Best Paper Award
Sandor Fabian, a first-year Ph.D. student in the Security Studies program, is the winner of the March 2018 Florida Political Science Association’s (FPSA) Best Graduate Paper Award. His paper was titled “Why does David sometimes defeat Goliath? The effects of military culture on the outcome of asymmetric wars,” and examines why the weak can sometimes […]
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A Dyadic Approach to Diaspora Politics
Dr. Nikola Mirilovic, assistant professor, has recently published an article titled “Regime Type and Diaspora Politics: A Dyadic Approach.” This article was published by Foreign Policy Analysis. The article examines why some diaspora groups are more influential then others in helping facilitate cooperation between their country of origin and their country of residence. Dr. Mirilovic […]
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Role of Ideology in International Relations
Dr. Nikola Mirilovic, assistant professor, recently published a co-authored article with associate professor Dr. Myunghee Kim. The article appears in Political Studies titled “Ideology and Threat Perceptions: American Public Opinion toward China and Iran.” The article examines what determines threat perceptions in the context of potential interstate conflict. The authors argue that ideological cleavages and issues usually regarded […]
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International Recognition and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Dr. Nikola Mirilovic recently published an article in Politics and Religion titled, “Two States in the Holy Land?: International Recognition and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict.” The article was co-authored with Dr. David Siroky. A brief summary of the article is below. How do states decide to extend or withhold international recognition in cases of contested sovereignty? Israel is […]
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Dr. Mirilovic Examines Dual Citizenship Across Nations
Dr. Nikola Mirilovic recently published an article in International Political Science Review entitled “Regime Type, International Migration, and the Politics of Dual Citizenship Toleration.” Dual citizenship toleration has been growing cross-nationally. Scholars have explained dual citizenship toleration by pointing to increases in international immigration and to the pursuit of remittances by sending countries. Dr. Mirilovic […]
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Political science professor visits universities in Japan
UCF Political Science Professor Dr. Nikola Mirilovic recently concluded doing presentations in Japan at the Hokkaido University and the Waseda University. The presentations were organized by the Slavic Research Center based at Hokkaido University, and Dr. Mirilovic was invited to present by Professor Kimitaka Matsuzato. Dr. Mirilovic presented “A Preliminary Theory of Contested International Recognition of New States: the Case […]