Anders Hardig Senior Professorial Lecturer Politics, Governance & Economics
- Degrees
- PhD, International Relations, School of International Service, American 青瓜视频, MA, International Relations, Link枚ping 青瓜视频, Sweden, BA, Political Science, Link枚ping 青瓜视频, Sweden
- Bio
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Dr. Anders C. H盲rdig is the Director of the Global Scholars Program, an accelerated BA program in SIS which gives students a cohort experience and incorporates study abroad programming. Dr. H盲rdig serves as Director of Graduate Studies in the Department of Politics, Governance, and Economics (PGE). His main fields of expertise are international politics and comparative and regional studies with a special focus on social movements and discursive framing in South Asia and Southwest Asia and North Africa (SWANA). His current research project examines the 2024 鈥淢onsoon Revolution鈥 in Bangladesh and seeks to employ social movement theory to explain the fall of the Awami League government, despite its willingness and capability to use force against protesters.
Dr. H盲rdig is the recipient of several scholarships and grants, including a Fulbright scholarship, the Smith Richardson Foundation World Politics and Statecraft Fellowship, and multiple grants from the Marcus Wallenberg Foundation. He has worked as a researcher and consultant for American and European companies on projects in Lebanon.
Dr. H盲rdig鈥檚 past publications include "Defending Europe: How Cultural Identity Shapes Support for Ukraine and Armed Resistance Against Russia;" "Stability over Democracy: Western Acquiescence to Tunisia's Authoritarian Slide;" "The Military Coup in Myanmar Presents Opportunities for Buddhist Nationalists;" "Too Many Enemies: Mobilization, Marginalization and Political Violence" (co-authored with Dr. Tazreena Sajjad); 鈥淏eyond the Arab Revolts: Conceptualizing Civil Society in the Middle East and North Africa.鈥
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Teaching
Summer 2024
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SISU-105 Intro to International Studies
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SISU-306 Adv Int'l Studies Research: Rsrch in Field of Intl Studies
Fall 2024
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SISU-105 Intro to International Studies
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SISU-206 Intro to Int'l Studies Rsrch
Spring 2025
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SISU-206 Intro to Int'l Studies Rsrch
Scholarly, Creative & Professional Activities
Research Interests
Dr. H盲rdig鈥檚 research interests include the politics of the Middle East, particularly civil society and the development of grassroots networks and social movements. His current research examines the impact of Middle Eastern Islamist movement frames聽in changing the role of political Islam in South Asia.聽
Recordings
聽Presentation on 聽at the Woodrow Wilson Center for International Scholars, December 9, 2015
Honors, Awards, and Fellowships
- SIS Dean's Summer Research Award (DSRA), 2015
- Tekn. Dr. Marcus Wallenbergs Stiftelse f枚r Utbildning i Internationellt Industriellt F枚retagande Fellowship (Sweden), 2006-2011聽 聽
- SIS Dissertation Fellowship, 2009-2010聽 聽
- Smith Richardson Foundation World Politics and Statecraft Fellowship, 2008-2009聽 聽
- Dean鈥檚 Fellowship, SIS, 2005-2008聽 聽
- Fulbright Fellowship (Sweden), 2005-2006