Comparative and Regional Studies | SIS

The Comparative and Regional Studies program (CRS) bridges comparative analysis and regional specializations. Whereas comparative reasoning focuses on uniformities and variation among cases, examining a specific region grounds knowledge and provides insight. Melding these two approaches, CRS offers an innovative program of study.

Regional concentrations:

  • Africa
  • The Americas
  • Asia
  • Europe
  • Middle East
  • Russia and Central Asia
  • Islamic Studies

CRS Professors' Recent Books

 

 

James Mittelman: Contesting Global Order: Development, Global Governance, and Globalization

Questions?

Contact:
Irina Douda
SIS 335B
Program Associate
(202) 885-1760
crs@american.edu

Graduate Advising

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The Graduate Advisors work with current SIS graduate students to assist with course selection and registration, degree progress tracking, curriculum information, and a variety of other academic affairs-related matters. We also process graduate non-degree registration requests.

Find out more


 

 

Akbar Ahmed: Journey Into America: The Challenge of Islam. Click here to watch Dr. Ahmed's appearance on "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" from August 5, 2010.

 

Maina Chawla Singh: Being Indian, Being Israeli: Migration, Ethnicity, and Gender in the Jewish Homeland

 


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