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Fulbright Fellows and Fellowships
The Peace and War Center at Norwich
University proudly sponsors visiting Fulbright Scholars. The Fulbright Program, including the Fulbright–Hays Program, is one of several United States Cultural Exchange Programs whose goal is to improve intercultural relations, cultural diplomacy, and intercultural competence between the people of the United States and other countries through the exchange of persons, knowledge, and skills. It is one of the most prestigious and competitive fellowship programs in the world.
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FELLOWS
Nancy Teeple (Spring 2020)
Nancy Teeple, Ph.D., is a postdoctoral fellow with North American and Arctic Defense and Security Network. Her research areas include nuclear strategy and deterrence, nuclear non-proliferation and arms control, and Arctic security. During her visiting research position at Norwich, Steeple investigated the causal processes involved in the formulation of US Arctic security and defense policy, within the context of the Canada-U.S. continental defense relationship.
“As the 2019-2020 Fulbright Canada visiting Chair in Peace and War Studies at Norwich University, my experience working with the excellent faculty at PAWC provided opportunities for exchanging ideas and perspectives on issues of mutual Canada-US defense interests. I was impressed with the collaborative spirit and high quality of interdisciplinary research produced by the Center, including its peer-review publication Journal of Peace and War Studies. PAWC provides students, faculty, and visiting scholars with the opportunity to network and establish partnerships with research institutes and military commands. I am eternally grateful for my enriching experience at PAWC and highly recommend it to my colleagues and peers.” —Nancy Teeple
Grazia “Grace” Scoppio (Spring 2021)
Grazia (Grace) Scoppio, Ph.D., is Professor of Defence Studies at the Royal Military College of Canada, cross-appointed in the Queen’s University Department of Political Studies, and a Fellow with the Centre for International and Defence Policy at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario. Her interdisciplinary research areas include diversity and gender in military organizations, organizational culture, migration, and military education. During her residency at Norwich University as Fulbright Canada Research Chair in Peace and War Studies, Dr. Scoppio’s research will focus on immigrant participation in the military from an international perspective.
FELLOWSHIPS
Eszter Szenes (Spring 2020-2022)
Dr. Eszter Szenes is a Research Fellow at the Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology, Central European University, Vienna, Austria/Budapest, Hungary. She holds a Ph.D. in Systemic Functional Linguistics from the University of Sydney, Australia. Her research interests include far-right extremism and radicalization,critical thinking and disciplinary literacies. During her two-year visiting research position at Norwich, Szenes will focus on online radicalization strategies, especially the power of language and symbolism in the construction of far-right propaganda and disinformation campaigns that incite violence. Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) are a set of significant research fellowships created by the European Union/European Commission to support research in the European Research Area (ERA). These fellowships are among Europe’s most competitive and prestigious research and innovation awards.
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement No 845643
Lisa L. Chalidze
Lisa Chalidze is a Visiting Assistant Professor in the School of Justice Studies and Sociology. She continues a passionate commitment to continuing her husband Valery’s noble work in human rights and the rule of law. An American trial lawyer, she practiced law for 35 years before closing her practice to enter the academe. Her particular research interest at present is societies (including the Republic of Georgia) struggling to overcome a dictatorial legacy and make a transition to democracy.
The Valery Chalidze Initiative
The Initiative reflects a collaboration among the National Parliamentary Library of Georgia (Tbilisi), Columbia University (Butler Library, New York, New York), and Norwich University (Peace and War Center). It encompasses three integrated, focused strategies for this proactive Initiative in its first year. Together, these strategies synergistically support Georgia’s movement to democracy through a) promotion and defense of human rights and the rule of law; b) facilitation of freedom of critical information and independent media; and c) the strengthening democratic ideals and values.
