Join us for the launch of SFS Professor Emily Mendenhall’s book Invisible Illness: A History, from Hysteria to Long Covid.
🗓️ Monday, Jan 12, 2026
⌚️4:00pm - 5:30pm
📍 Mortara Center
With Dr. Amy Kenny, Dr. Lakshmi Krishnan, and Dr. Libbie Rifkin.
RSVP: events.georgetown.edu/mortara/even...
Write-up about the Award Ceremony and Lecture by Mortara Undergraduate Research Fellow, Robert Chong, available on our website: mortara.georgetown.edu/news/technol...
Congratulations again Dr Ding for your work and for this book, Technology and the Rise of Great Powers: How Diffusion Shapes Economic Competition @princetonupress.bsky.social
Many thanks to the event attendees for the lively and engaged conversation and to the 2025 Award Committee, professors Diana Kim, Andrew Bennett, and @erikvoeten.bsky.social .
Group portrait of fifteen college students smiling, displayed in three rows with a vibrant autumnal tree backdrop.
SFS is thrilled to announce the 2026 Paul F. Pelosi Scholars! Each year, PSI selects students committed to public service. Next summer, they’ll intern across government and nonprofit organizations.
Learn more: https://bit.ly/48iF92X
On November 19th, Professor @jeffreyding.bsky.social from The George Washington University received the prestigious Lepgold Book Prize at the Mortara Center. This award recognizes the best book in international relations published in 2024.
Photo credit: @georgetown-sfs.bsky.social
It was great to attend Volha Charnysh’s presentation of her new work on Nazi repression in Poland and legacy effects on religiosity and support for the PiS today at the @mortaracenter.bsky.social!
Last Thursday, we hosted the launch of SFS Assistant Professor Killian Clarke's new book, Return of Tyranny: Why Counterrevolutions Emerge and Succeed. Congratulations to Professor @kbclarke.bsky.social on this great accomplishment!
Congratulations to GWU Professor @jeffreyding.bsky.social as the winner of the Georgetown University Lepgold Prize for his book Technology and the Rise of Great Powers!
He will be giving a book talk on Nov. 19 at the GU Mortara Center. Mark your calendars, and stay tuned for more information!
On April 8, we hosted The Geopolitics of Critical Minerals event organized by @erikvoeten.bsky.social and Diego von Vacano!
Thanks to Dr. Johannes U., Sarah Brooks, @katemcnamara.bsky.social, @profdavidhart.bsky.social, Courage Mlambo, Anna Tucker Ashton, @jonasnahm.com,
@joannalewis.bsky.social.
Congratulations to our new cohort of MURFs! These students will embark on a four-year faculty-led research project which will culminate in a research symposium. MURFs will research a diverse array of interests and regions.
📢 Event Recap
@csis.org Korea Chair interns Hyunseung Yu & Grace Chung moderated a book launch for @victordcha.bsky.social's The Black Box: Demystifying The Study of Korean Unification and North Korea.
Co-sponsored by @mortaracenter.bsky.social & the Georgetown University Asian Studies Program
Welcome to the new cohort of MURF Fellows! Yesterday, the Mortara Center hosted a first gathering with some amazing MURF alumni to share some advice about their journey as part of the Mortara Center’s Undergraduate Research Fellowship.
🗓️ Fri, 3/14 | 12-1:30 PM EDT
Join the @mortaracenter.bsky.social and the Georgetown University Asian Studies Program for the launch of "The Black Box: Demystifying the Study of Korean Unification and North Korea" by @victordcha.bsky.social
Register here:
events.georgetown.edu/mortara/even...
Thank you Aala Abdelgadir, @mamalik.bsky.social, Adam Auerbach, @nickrushsmith.bsky.social, Jane Gingrich, @jlynch13.bsky.social, Carmen Jacqueline Ho, @profsorelle.bsky.social, @noamgidron.bsky.social, and @erikvoeten.bsky.social for all the engaging discussions!
Last week the Mortara Center and Professors Diana Kim and @pauliinapatana.bsky.social, with the support of @cgesgeorgetown.bsky.social, hosted the Politics of Social Stratification: Global Perspectives, a workshop aimed at examining the politics of social stratification, inequality, and identity.
We had an awesome book launch with Professor Michael David-Fox, the Center for Eurasian, Russia, and East European Studies, and the Department of History!
UPDATE: "In the News: The New Administration and the Future of Trade" has been rescheduled to Tuesday, February 18th, from 12 - 1 pm.
Registration link: events.georgetown.edu/mortara/even...
We hope to see you there!
POSTPONED: The "In the News: New Administration and the Future of Trade" event scheduled for today has been postponed due to the weather. We will announce the new date and time as soon as possible. Stay tuned!
The Mortara Center for International Studies will be hosting a book launch to commemorate a new publication: "Crucibles of Power" by Michael David-Fox. RSVP to join a discussion between Professor Michael David-Fox and Professor Charles King. events.georgetown.edu/mortara/even...
Join us at the Mortara Center for a panel on trade's future under the new presidential administration, part of our “In the News” events series! The Mortara Center Director @erikvoeten.bsky.social will be joined by professors Marc Busch, Nuno Limão, and Nita Rudra.
Registration link: lnkd.in/exQEJYiM
Check out this awesome podcast with Professor Marc Busch and the Baratta Center for Global Business!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NcIa...
The Mortara Center is excited to sponsor Democracy and the Rule of Law Under Pressure, an event hosted with the McCourt School of Public Policy and the Georgetown University Law Center. RSVP for the one-day symposium here:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
As the transatlantic relationship evolves, what does this mean for Europe’s future? SFS Prof Abraham Newman, director of @cgesgeorgetown.bsky.social, breaks down the pressures facing Europe under Trump.
Read more: sfs.georgetown.edu/the-new-admi...
🎉 Explore our latest semester highlights! Check out the December edition of the Mortara Center Newsletter. 📚✨
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2022 Lepgold Prize Winner: Didac Queralt for Pawned States (Princeton University Press)
The @mortaracenter.bsky.social is thrilled to announce that @didacqueralt.bsky.social is the 2022 Lepgold Prize winner for his book Pawned States! Join us on Nov. 30 for the Lepgold lecture (lunch will be served!), RSVP here: www.eventbrite.com/e/annual-lep...
The Mortara Center for International Studies @ Georgetown is here! Please add us to polisky @profmusgrave.bsky.social.