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China Focus, a graduate publication at UC San Diego's School of Global Policy and Strategy, would like to extend an invitation for Elliott School graduate students interested in China to submit articles for publication in our online magazine.

Our current theme is China in the World, and we particularly welcome topics related to China’s bilateral relations with countries besides the U.S. Some of our weekly articles also cover Chinese current events. 

Submissions should be original articles of around 800-1200 words in length. Pieces should properly cite references in a consistent format, preferably including in-text links. If we select your article for publication, you will be asked to provide a short bio and headshot for an author’s box. 

If you have any ideas for articles, please reach out to us at chinafocus@ucsd.edu and we can talk it out! If you’re interested in writing and not sure where to start, we also have ideas.

  • Career Development Drop-In Hours with Sharon Swabb will be from 12:00-1:00 p.m. on Monday, April 26 instead of 12:00-2:00 p.m.
  • Academic Advising Drop-In Hours with Patrick Murphy will be from 6:00-8:00 pm on Monday, April 26 instead of 12:00-2:00 p.m.
  • Academic Advising Drop-In Hours with Elizabeth Lusk will be from 1:00-2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 27 instead of 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
  • Career Development Drop-In Hours with Amanda Rey will be from 12:00-2:00 p.m. on Friday, April 30 instead of Tuesday, April 27.
  • Career Development Drop-In Hour with Jim Wylde is cancelled.

We apologize for any inconvenience and appreciate your understanding.

Academic Advising Drop-in Hours with Elizabeth Lusk on Tuesday, April 20 will be from 12:30-1:30 p.m. instead of 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.

Career Development Drop-In Hours with Amanda Rey will be from 12:00-2:00 p.m. on Friday, April 23 instead of Tuesday, April 20.

We apologize for any inconvenience and appreciate your understanding.

Career Development Drop-In Hours with Amanda Rey will be from 12:00-2:00 p.m. on Friday, April 16 instead of Tuesday, April 13.

Career Development Drop-In Hour with Jim Wylde will be moved to 3:00-4:00 p.m. instead of 2:00-3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, April 14.

We apologize for any inconvenience and appreciate your understanding.

The 148th edition of the Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs Journal of International Affairs (JIA) seeks to provide an enduring/definitive examination of how the growth and proliferation of cities, and the contemporary entities and dynamics in international affairs, are shaping and transforming each other.

JIA seeks contributions that establish compelling ways of thinking about urban and rural contexts as independent or dependent, in ways that directly influence practical international affairs.

JIA welcomes contributions that cross-cut themes of interest with an explicit regional focus. JIA encourages contributors focusing on a particular country to clearly state the implications of their arguments in an international or transnational context.


Submission Guidelines

JIA publishes peer-reviewed academic essays of 4,000-6,000 words and analytical arguments of 1,500-3,000 words, which are not peer reviewed. Those interested in contributing are welcome to submit for either format.

All articles must represent original, unpublished work. JIA follows Chicago style, and its citation format is an adaptation of Chicago’s Notes and Bibliography system. Adaptations of existing work, such as book chapters, are considered if they are distinct enough from the original, and conference papers are welcome.

Interested contributors may submit a 200-word abstract or pitch detailing key questions, arguments, methodology and findings (for an essay), and implications for scholars and policy practitioners. Full drafts are welcome and encouraged. Please email jiasenioreditor@columbia.edu with “JIA 2021 Submission” in the subject line.

Abstracts will be considered on a rolling basis until April 16, 2021 and drafts will be considered on a rolling basis until April 23, 2021 for academic essays and until May 7, 2021 for analytical arguments. Earlier submission is preferred.
Please visit https://jia.sipa.columbia.edu/2021-urbanization-and-international-affairs

Academic Advising Drop-In Hours with Elizabeth Lusk will be from 11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 30.

Career Development Drop-In Hour with Jim Wylde will be moved to 3:00-4:00 p.m. instead of 2:00-3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 31.

We apologize for any inconvenience and appreciate your understanding

Career Development Drop-In Hours with Amanda Rey on Tuesday, March 9 will be shortened to 3:00-4:00 p.m.

Career Development Drop-In Hour with Jim Wylde on Wednesday, March 10 will be moved to 3:00-4:00 p.m. instead of 2:00-3:00 p.m.

We apologize for any inconvenience and appreciate your understanding.

During Spring 2021, the Nuclear Science and Security Consortium will be hosting a speaker series featuring recent program alumni. Alumni have gone on to critical and exciting careers working in the US DOE National Laboratories or in other government organizations that are maintaining national and international nuclear security. 

We invite you to attend to learn more about the work of these individuals and hear directly from them how current students can work towards similar careers. 

To receive (infrequent) reminder emails and the call-in information for these upcoming talks, sign up here.  

More information is available here

Speakers Include:

- Sarah Laderman - (2/9/2021 10 am PST) - Associate Safeguards Information Analyst at the International Atomic Energy Agency - Sarah ensures countries use nuclear technology for peaceful purposes, and helps remove the threat of nuclear weapons proliferation.

- Dr. Daniel Hellfeld - (2/23/2021 11 am PST) - Senior Scientific Engineering Associate at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory - Daniel maps and visualizes radiation distributions in 3D. 

- Dr. David Weisz - (3/9/2021 12 pm PST) - Staff Scientist, Nuclear and Chemical Sciences Division at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory - David creates tools to determine the origin and history of nuclear materials. 

- Dr. Caleb Roecker - (4/7/2021 4 pm PST) - ISR-1 Space Science and Applications at Los Alamos National Laboratory - Caleb helps provide unambiguous, worldwide, highly survivable capability to detect, locate, and report nuclear detonations in the earth’s atmosphere or near space in near real time. The LANL team that he works with develops neutron, delayed gamma-ray, prompt gamma-ray, particle, and plasma detectors.

- Dr. Krystin Stiefel - (4/21/2021 10 am PST) - Experiment Safety Engineer at Oak Ridge National Laboratory - Krystin maintains the safety of a reactor facility while supporting a variety of projects including irradiation experiments and isotope production for medical, industrial, and research purposes.  She is part of a team that evaluates, designs, and coordinates experiments for insertion into the reactor vessel or into spent fuel.

- Dr. Eva Uribe - (Date TBD) - Systems Research Analyst at Sandia National Laboratories - Eva provides unbiased and objective information and frameworks for decisionmakers to understand the risks, benefits, and unintended consequences of options within complex national security landscapes.

St. Antony's International Review (STAIR) is now accepting book reviews for its February 2021 issue. They are seeking book reviews of recent publications from the disciplines of global affairs, including international relations, politcial science, area studies, development studies, and other related fields of research.

STAIR is the only peer-reviewed, student-run journal of global affairs at the University of Oxford. Founded in 2005 by graduate students of St Antony's College, the Review has carved out a distinctive niche as a cross-disciplinary outlet for research on pressing contemporary global issues, providing a forum for emerging scholars to publish their work alongside established academics and policymakers. Distinguished past contributors include Robert O. Keohane, John Baylis, Valerie J. Bunce, James N. Rosenau, and Alfred Stepan.

As the February issue will be titled Revolution, retrenchment, or reform? Social movements in a changing political world, STAIR especially welcomes book reviews related to that theme. Generally, book reviews can vary in scope but should not exceed 1,500 words. Some suggestions for topical literature to review include (but are not limited to):

  • City on Fire: the fight for Hong Kong. Antony Dapiran. Scribe UK, 2020.
  • Social Movements, 1768-2008. Charles Tilly, Lesley J. Wood. Routledge, 2020.
  • Power in Movement: Social Movements and Contentious Politics, Sidney G. Tarrow. Cambridge University Press, 2011.
  • Self, Identity, and Social Movements. Edited by Sheldon Stryker, Timothy Joseph. University of Minnesota Press, 2000.
  • Our History is the Future: Standing Rock Versus the Dakota Access Pipeline, and the Long Tradition of Indigenous Resistance. Nick Estes. Verso Books, 2019.
  • Environmental Activism on the Ground: Small Green and Indigenous Organizing. Piper, Liza, and Jonathan Clapperton. Calgary, Alberta, 2019.
  • Freedom Is a Constant Struggle: Ferguson, Palestine, and the Foundations of a Movement. Angela Davis. Haymarket Books, 2016.
  • Indigenous Amazonia, Regional Development and Territorial Dynamics. Leal Filho, Walter, Victor T. King, and Ismar Borges De. Lima. Springer, 2020.
  • Communicating for Social Change: Meaning, Power, and Resistance. Dutta, Mohan J., and Dazzelyn Baltazar Zapata. Singapore, 2019.
  • The End of Policing. Alex Vitale. Verso Books, 2017.
  • Twitter and Tear Gas: The Power and Fragility of Networked Protest. Zeynep Tufekci. Yale University Press, 2017.
  • Hands Up, Don't Shoot: Why the Protests in Ferguson and Baltimore Matter, and How They Changed America. Jennifer E. Cobbina, NYC Press, 2019.

Please send submissions in .docx or .rtf format to stair-journal@politics.ox.ac.uk

Submission Deadline: February 20