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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

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.

Teaching

Courses taught during the three most recent terms
2026 Spring

  • Directed Dissertation Research  [HISTORY 296]  

  • Directed Reading  [HISTORY 299]  

  • Directed Group Study  [PUBPOL 198]  

  • Directed Advanced Study  [PUBPOL 292]  

2025 Fall

  • Proseminar: Problems in Interpretation in the Several Fields of History: United States  [HISTORY 103D]  

  • Directed Dissertation Research  [HISTORY 296]  

  • Directed Reading  [HISTORY 299]  

  • Special Topics in Public Affairs  [PUBAFF 290]  

  • Introduction to Security Policy  [PUBPOL 155]  

  • Directed Group Study  [PUBPOL 198]  

  • Supervised Independent Study and Research  [PUBPOL 199]  

  • Introduction to Security Policy  [PUBPOL 255]  

2025 Summer

  • Research Methods for Policy Leaders  [PUBAFF 235]  

  • Special Topics in Public Affairs  [PUBAFF 290]  

2025 Spring

  • Directed Dissertation Research  [HISTORY 296]  

  • Directed Reading  [HISTORY 299]  

  • Special Topics in Public Affairs  [PUBAFF 290]