Welcome! I am a 2024-2026 UC President’s Postdoctoral Fellow at the Charles and Louise Travers Department of Political Science at UC Berkeley. I received my Ph.D. from the Department of Political Science at UC San Diego in the summer of 2024.
My research focuses on the politics of race and racism in international law. In my dissertation and book project, I examine norms and agreements between states as legal outcomes of racial hierarchy in world politics. I have published or have work forthcoming in the Annual Review of Political Science, Security Studies, International Studies Review, and International Politics.
My research has been supported by the UC Office of the President (UCOP), UC Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation (UCIGCC), and the American Political Science Association (APSA).
Some of our best thinking (and resting) is done away from the desk. Outside of work, I can often be found taking a ballet class or spending time at the beach.
biancafreeman@berkeley.edu