Professor
Western Washington University
InvestigatorResearch Affiliate
Office Address:
Western Washington University, AH 415, Bellingham, WA 98105
Phone:
360-650-6596Email:
bidisha.biswas@wwu.eduBiography:
Bidisha Biswas is Professor of Political Science at Western Washington University. In 2012-2013, she served as a Franklin Fellow policy adviser to the United States Department of State. Bidisha works on international security, diaspora and immigration related issues. Her recent book publications are Managing Conflicts in India: Policies of Coercion and Accommodation (2013, Rowman and Littlefield) and Indian Immigrant Women and Work: The American Experience (2016, Routledge). Biswas has taught courses on terrorism, civil wars, American foreign policy and democratization. Her publications on pedagogy can be found in PS: Political Science and Politics.
Research Areas:
Terrorism and Society Violent Groups and Movements Counterterrorism Radical Beliefs and BehaviorBackground
Education:
- University of Maryland, College Park, Department of Government and Politics, Ph.D., 2006
- Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, New Delhi, Postgraduate Diploma in International Business, 1996
- Hindu College, University of Delhi, B.A. with honors, Political Science, 1994
Honors:
- Curriculum Development Award: National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism, University of Maryland, 2009-2010
- Research Consultant: National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism, University of Maryland, 2009
- Post-Doctoral Fellowship: National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism, University of Maryland, 2006-2008
Professional Experience:
- Western Washington University, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, 2010-Present
- Western Washington University, Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, 2006-2010