Bernard Brennan (he/him)
Assistant Professor College of Arts & Sciences Social Sciences Providence
Biography and Expertise
Bernard Brennan is an assistant professor of political science with a background in international relations and comparative politics. His research focuses on democracy, human rights, multi-level governance, and new state creation with specific focus on the politics of Latin America and Europe. Brennan is a native of Chicago and a combat veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps, having served two tours of duty in Iraq.
Education
PhD
University of Illinois
MA
Northeastern Illinois University
BA
Northeastern Illinois University
A. Belden Fields Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching
University of Illinois
Foreign Language & Area Studies Fellowship
US Department of Education
Shirley Castelnuovo Memorial Scholarship
Northeastern Illinois University
Robin Archia Prize for Service
Northeastern Illinois University
Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal
United States Marine Corps
Combat Action Ribbon
United States Marine Corps
Bringing Veterans and JWU Community Together (Internet)
JWU Connects
December 11, 2025
https://www.jwu.edu/news/2025/12/jwu-connects-veterans-and-community.html
Is Turkey’s Kurdish Rebellion Coming to An End? (Internet)
Trill Magazine
September 9, 2025
https://www.trillmag.com/news/is-turkeys-kurdish-rebellion-coming-to-an-end/
The Juneteenth ceremony on 6/21 was a beautiful memorial celebration of the brave Black Civil War veterans interred here at NBG at Prescott Post (Internet)
North Burial Ground Social Media
June 24, 2025
https://www.facebook.com/PVDNorthBurialGround/posts/the-juneteenth-ceremony-on-621-was-a-beautiful-memorial-celebration-of-the-brave/1279661117504912/
Moving tribute by the Juneteenth Project to the 52 Black Civil War veterans buried at Providence’s North Burial Ground. (Internet)
US Rep. Gabe Amo (RI-1) social media
June 21, 2025
https://x.com/RepGabeAmo/status/1936457427857076281
Juneteenth weekend event to honor Black Civil War veterans (TV)
WLNE ABC 6
June 20, 2025
https://www.abc6.com/juneteenth-weekend-event-to-honor-black-civil-war-veterans/
Black soldiers helped save the Union during the Civil War. They will be honored June 21. (Internet)
Yahoo! News
June 19, 2025
https://www.yahoo.com/news/black-soldiers-helped-save-union-090414887.html
RI Juneteenth Ceremony WIll Honor Black Veterans (Newspaper)
The Providence Journal
June 19, 2025
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://www.providencejournal.com/story/news/good-news/2025/06/19/rhode-island-juneteenth-ceremony-will-honor-black-civil-war-soldiers/
Honoring our Veterans at JWU and Beyond (Podcast)
J Who
November 9, 2023
https://johnsonandwales.podbean.com/e/honoring-our-veterans-at-jwu-and-beyond/
15 Things People Get Wrong About Impeachment (Magazine)
Reader’s Digest
October 21, 2019
https://www.rd.com/list/things-people-get-wrong-about-impeachment/
1st Marine Division Association
American Political Science Association
New England Political Science Association
National Montford Point Marines Association
Midwest Political Science Association
Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America
Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States
Brennan, B.
Human Rights During Transition: Accountability Mechanisms in Mexican States 1997–2008
Journal of Politics in Latin America
14
3
264-288
Juneteenth 2025 at North Burial Ground
Oral Presentation
Juneteenth
City of Providence
North Burial Ground
Providence
RI
Still the Cause of All Nations
Paper
Democracy Between Resilience and Regression
The Japan Foundation
Northeastern Illinois University
Chicago
IL
United States
The Logic of Secessionist Politics in Eastern and Western Europe
Paper
MPSA Annual Conference
MPSA
Palmer House Hilton
Chicago
IL
United States