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Personal bio
Margaret Peters (Ph.D. Stanford University 2011) will join the faculty as an Assistant Professor and the Thrice Family Scholar starting in Fall 2012. For the 2011-2012 academic year, she is a Visiting Scholar in the Department of Political Science at Stanford University. Peters is broadly interested in international political economy, especially the politics of migration and the effects of globalization on economic policies. Her book project explores the effect of trade and capital liberalization on business preferences over immigration and immigration policy. Her other current projects examine the role of remittances in local politics in India, the role of international law in controlling immigration and the effects of the economic downturn on public opinion on immigration. |