Twelve scholars, representing the fields of Anthropology, Sociology and Political Science, were selected from among 120 candidates nominated for Howard Fellowships in 2005. The 2006-2007 fellows and their projects are:
Anthropology:
Diane E. King, Washington State University, Kurdish Migration Histories.
Eriberto P. Lozada, Davidson College, The Impact of Sports on Civil Society in the People’s Republic of China.
H. Glenn Penny, University of Iowa, The German Love Affair with the American Indian, 1800-2006.
Adam T. Smith, University of Chicago, Rendering the Political Aesthetic: Archaeology, Desire, and the Dawn of Government in Eurasia and the Caucasus.
Sociology:
Loretta E. Bass, University of Oklahoma, The Assimilation of Sub-Saharan African Immigrant Children in France.
Jose E. Itzigsohn, Brown University, Worker-Owned Cooperatives and Workplace Democracy in Argentina.
Mary E. Pattillo, Northwestern University, Educating and Learning from Young African American Men.
Political Science:
Neil, J. Diamant, Dickinson College, The Politics and Sociology of Everyday Patriotism in China.
Jeffrey D. Grynaviski, University of Chicago, The Paradox of Partisanship: Party Unity in the Jacksonian Era.
Michael R. Tomz, Stanford University, Credible Commitments in International Relations.
Lisa J. Wedeen, University of Chicago, Peripheral Visions; Political Identifications in Unified Yemen.