The New School will hold a conference on Friday, November 7, from 10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., highlighting the multiple contributions made by Aristide Zolberg, Walter A. Eberstadt and University-in-Exile Professor Emeritus of Political Science, to all aspects of the field of political science as well as a host of other disciplines.

Zolberg’s work defies labeling. As a political scientist, he is a comparativist, an international relations specialist, and, most recently, an Americanist. Across disciplines, he is also an historian and a sociologist. Around the world, he’s been an Africanist, an expert on Europe, and a scholar of the United States. His work has never been contained by institutional boundaries. In calling attention to his work, the conference hopes to present his combination of scholarly rigor and adventurousness as a model for the rest of us.

Speakers will include Richard Alba, David Apter, Craig Calhoun, Gary Gerstle, Ira Katznelson, Mae Ngai, and Mary Waters.