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Sheyda Jahanbani
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sfaj@ku.edu
 
 
   
Current Research
Exploring the democratization of American and Western European foreign policy in the post-World War II period, charting the rise and exploring the significance of the celebrity-diplomat, people-to-people diplomacy, overseas volunteer programs, and the non-governmental organization as major players in international relations.
 
Current Projects
'A Different Kind of People:' The Poor at Home and Abroad, 1935-1975, seeks to historicize the origins of a global conception of poverty.
 
Research Interests
History of the U.S. and the world (1776-2001), modern U.S. history, the history of international cooperation, the cold war at home and abroad, the U.S. and the "third world," global poverty, U.S.-Latin American relations
 
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Courses Taught
U.S. Diplomatic History
U.S. History
20th Century U.S. History
 
Education
PhD, Brown University, 2008
MA, Brown University, 2001
BA, Georgetown University Walsh School of Foreign Service, 1994