Research Bio
Daniel Sargent is an associate professor in the Department of History, and Co-Director of the Institute of International Studies. His primary field is America since 1607. Interests include international relations, political economy, human rights, and U.S. foreign relations.
Research Expertise and Interest
American history, International History, contemporary History
In the News
Executive Actions Aim To Reshape America’s Cultural Institutions
As the Trump administration seeks to redirect museum and arts organizations, Berkeley academics assess the impact of pulled funding and new directives.
Economy, Sexism and Conspiracies Fueled Trump’s Reelection
UC Berkeley scholars offer a sharp and sometimes unsettling assessment of election dynamics at play.
Shock, insecurity and endless war: How 9/11 changed America and the world
For tens of millions of Americans alive on Sept. 11, 2001, the images are indelible: Flames exploding from a tower of the World Trade Center against a brilliant blue sky. In the shock that followed those terror attacks, it was common to imagine that the world had changed forever. Just how, exactly, no one could know. Twenty years later, after so many other turns of history, the ragged withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan is a reminder of how the nation has struggled to answer the attacks.
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