Umida Hashimova is a doctorate student and a graduate research assistant at the Institute for Immigration Research. Her primary research centers around the leverages migration tends to give to migrant receiving countries over migrant sending countries. Umida returned to academia after years of exper...
The BA in sociology helps students understand the social forces that shape the world. Students learn how social movements emerge from the collective efforts of individuals. They study the role that social forces play in defining racial identities and gender roles.
The BA in anthropology helps students acquire an understanding of human culture, language, and biology. They develop analytical skills, strong writing skills, and a thoroughly cross-cultural perspective.
Lester Kurtz is the editor of the Encyclopedia of Violence, Peace and Conflict (4 vols., Elsevier Academic) and The Warrior and the Pacifist (Routledge), co-editor of Women, War, and Violence (2 vols., Praeger), Nonviolent Social Movements (Blackwell), The Paradox of Repression and Nonviolent Movemen...
In 2019, more than 270 million people globally were on the move. Push and pull factors, such as the demand for both skilled and unskilled laborers, declining fertility rates in the global North, as well as economic, political, and environmental crises in the global South, have contributed to increase...
Dr. Huwy-min Lucia Liu received her Ph.D. in Anthropology at Boston University, an MPhil and an MA in Anthropology at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, and a BA in Journalism at National Chengchi University in Taiwan. Prior to joining the faculty at George Mason University, she was a tenure track ...
