Elizabeth Shakman Hurd

Elizabeth Shakman Hurd

Beth Hurd, Professor of Politics at Northwestern University, studies religion, politics, and international relations. She is also interested in public understandings of religion and politics. Hurd co-directs the Buffett Faculty Research Group on Global Politics and Religion, the Politics of Religion at Home and Abroad and the Talking Religion: Publics, Politics and the Media projects, and the Teaching Law and Religion Case Study Archive.

Why Did a Muslim Civil Rights Group Oppose Democrats’ Plans to Confront White Nationalism?

Elizabeth Shakman Hurd & Brannon Ingram

Though compelling arguments have been made that CVE programs contribute to the marginalization and alienation of the very communities they’re meant to engage, they continue to receive significant funding from major cities, universities, and other institutions.

The Conflation of Antisemitism and Israel Criticism Isn’t Unique, But It Is a Problem

Elizabeth Shakman Hurd

Our focus should be on the capture of the debate over U.S.-Israeli relations by a dominant narrative in which a single set of authorities (both political and religious) claims exclusive access to a rich and fluid set of political and religious traditions.