In the Media

Assistant Teaching Professor Selin Bengi Gümrükçü's Protest and Politics in Turkey in the 1970s: Echoes of Dissent, is now available for pre order. Prof. Gümrükçü's inaugural publication, Protest and Politics in Turkey offers the first comprehensive academic study of Turkey’s 1970s protest cycle, analyzing the political dynamics of the decade and its long-term consequences. Drawing on an original dataset of protests, the book examines the interplay between state repression and protests. On the significance of the publication, Jillian Schwedler, Professor of Political Science, Hunter College, City University of New York, says, "An important corrective to the lack of any comprehensive analysis of protests and social mobilization in Turkey during the 1970s…essential reading for understanding the demise of the left, the rise of religious conservatism, and the origins of democratic backsliding in Turkey." Publish date for the book is February 26, 2026.

Associate Professor Yalidy Matos has co-authored the new book, Politics in our Veins: the Rise of Dominican American Political Power in the United States  The book captures the complex journey of how Dominican Americans mobilized to become key progressive players in American politics.  Prof. Matos tells us, "This book was both personally and professionally a joy to work on and with my co-authors." Co-authors are Domingo Morel, Associate Professor of Political Science and Public Service at New York University and Michelle Bueno Vásquez, Doctoral Student in Political Science at Northwestern University. Set to publish this May (2026), preorders can receive 30% off at NYU Press using the code NYUAU30. 

PhD Candidate Santos Rivera-Cardona, having completed an internship at the General Archive of Puerto Rico published a blog aimed to shed light on the issue of “no flag” in Puerto Rico. Drawing on over 200 archival documents collected and digitized during the two-month internship at the GAPR, the essay discusses the absence of an official flag in Puerto Rico, specifically from 1930 to 1952. Rivera-Cardona also mentions fascinating design proposals submitted in 1908 by a Massachusetts resident. 

Distinguished Professor Jan Kubik delivered the keynote address, “Says who? Ideological and political policing in history-making and collective memory entrepreneurship,” at the October 2025 Institute of International Relations and Political Science of Vilnius University's (IIRPS VU) international conference “The Past and Future of Public History," Lithuania.  While in Lithuania he was interviewed by EuroPast Podcast  addressing "The Battle for Memory: Populism vs. Pluralism in Public History."

Associate Professor Robert Schub's Wars of Ignorance: Silenced Advisors and International Crises has been published. From Oxford University Press, "examining case studies including the Bay of Pigs, Iraq War, and turbulence in Laos, as well as analyzing measures of advisory input generated from declassified documents spanning dozens of crises, Wars of Ignorance offers important lessons on the enduring worth of competently staffed national security bureaucracies and the value of diligent and curious leaders who seek out the information that advisers have to offer." Wars of Ignorance is available at Oxford University Press. Click Here.  

Rutgers Distinguished Professor Jan Kubik and UCLA professor Richard Mole's The Anatomy of Right-Wing Populism: Dealing with transformational fatigue in Central and Eastern Europe is now available. From UCLPress, "The Anatomy of Right-wing Populism examines the two original concepts of neo-traditionalism (to capture the construction of the pure people in opposition to the corrupt elites and the threatening others) and neo-feudalism (to capture an economic strategy whereby a relatively small elite controls the apex of political power and a sizable portion of the country’s economy). This book argues that the causes and consequences of populism cannot be fully understood without a multidisciplinary analysis, drawing on the theories and approaches of politics, history, economics, sociology and anthropology. Grounded in empirical research, this volume provides theoretical insights into how populism became such a powerful political force and formulates policy recommendations on how to...

Haley Norris (2022 Ph.D., Rutgers Political Science) published an opinion piece  in USA Today on disinformation and conversion therapy for LGBTQI+ youth, in relation to arguments this week at the U.S. Supreme Court in the case of Chiles v. Salazar. Haley was previously an APSA Congressional Fellow in the office of Becca Balint (D-VT) and is currently an analyst for LGBTQI+ policy at the Center for American Progress.

A senior majoring in political science and public policy Rafael Escalante continues to advocate for democracy and human rights – both on and off campus. Read the full article published in Rutgers Today, July 23, 2025, using the link above.  Author: Mike Lucas  (Neal Buccino contributed to this article). Image: Jeff Arban/Rutgers University

Associate Professor, Yalidy Matos &  5th year doctoral candidate India Lenear recently authored  “In Solidarity: Predicting African American and Black Immigrant Women’s Solidarity with Immigrants.”  Available through Open Access  and published March 21, the article seeks to unpack and complicate traditional findings of Black Americans’ ambivalent progressivism of immigrants and immigration by seriously considering gender as an analytic tool. Specifically, they aim to highlight how Black women’s political and social uniqueness contextualizes their perception of attitudes toward immigrants and immigration. Click here to read the full article