Assistant Professor David Mednicoff (public policy and Middle Eastern studies) has been named a fellow in the Interdisciplinary Studies Institute’s (ISI) 2013-2014 seminar centered around the theme of emancipation.
During the year-long faculty seminar, fellows take turns leading discussions and “inevitably approach [the topic] from their own points of view and disciplinary perspectives,” according to the ISI website. This year’s theme honors the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation.
Mednicoff’s research focuses on the rule of law in contemporary Arab societies and their prospects for political democratization. He has served as a Fulbright scholar in both Morocco and Qatar, and most recently has been studying the regulation of migrant workers in Arab countries.