Summer Research

The IR Summer Research Program is coordinated by the IR Program Office and is designed to foster close intellectual exchange by engaging students in research with a faculty member on a new or ongoing research project. The program is a unique opportunity to undertake research with a faculty mentor and get paid for the work! Faculty projects will vary (see list of faculty project descriptions), and the IR Program Office will pair students with faculty members in their interest area. Students will also have an opportunity to learn about other research projects through the IR Summer Colloquium. The Colloquium will meet one to two times a week, and the faculty and student participants in the IR Summer program will present their research topics to the group.

Eligibility

Students must be current undergraduate students at Stanford, with a declared IR major (certain exceptions will be made). Freshmen and sophomores who have not yet declared are encouraged to apply. Co-term students and seniors are eligible only if the bachelor’s degree will not be conferred before the end of the research appointment.

Restrictions

The Research Program is a full-time program. Students should be taking no more than 5 units of class or working no more than 8 hours/week in another job while participating in the Summer Research Program.

Dates

The 2009 Research Program will run from June 23 to August 29 (tentative date).

Stipend

Each student will receive a stipend of $5200 for their research work. This stipend is based on full-time status or 40 hours per week for 10 weeks.

Housing

Students can apply for on-campus summer housing via Housing Assignment Services, and more information will be made available in mid to late March. Room, board, house dues, and other academic expenses are paid by the student, and you are required to purchase a meal plan. You are not required to live on-campus.

Application Deadline

Applications are due to the IR office (216 Encina Hall West) by Friday, February 27, 2009.

2009 IR Summer Research Topics

Crenshaw, Martha
The Effectiveness of Counterterrorism Strategies in Democracies

Gili S. Drori
Project 1: Managerialism of Higher Education
Project 2: The Globalization of Professional Service Firms

Judith Goldstein
Project 1: Comparative Study of Immigration Policy
Project 2: Ethical Consumption: Understanding how and when American Values Predict Market Behavior

Karen Long Jusko
The Partisan Representation of the Poor

Stephen D Krasner
External Influence on Domestic Authority Structures

Phillip Lipscy
The Political Economy of Energy Efficiency

Norman Naimark
The History of Ethnic Conflict and Genocide

Scott Sagan
Democracy and Disarmament

Ken Schultz
The Resolution of Violent Interstate Conflict