Dr. Marzenna James

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Biography

Marzenna James is a Lecturer in Public International Affairs at the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University. Her research interests encompass theories of economic power, asymmetrical power relations, and international political economy. She also focuses on European international security, Central European and Russian foreign policies, and employs qualitative historical methods in her analysis. Marzenna is an accomplished author, having contributed articles and book chapters that intersect international relations, comparative politics, and economics, with her work featured on Project Syndicate. Currently, she is developing a book regarding the political uses of foreign economic relations, particularly in the context of Soviet-satellite relations and today's conflict in Ukraine. She earned her PhD from Princeton University in 1996, detailing the foreign economic policies of small states within the political dimension of Polish-Soviet economic relations from 1945 to 1995. Additionally, Marzenna holds a B.A. in International Studies from Dickinson College, obtained in 1989, and has pursued prior studies in political science as well as Polish and English Philology at universities in Poland.

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Requirements for Princeton University

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
GRE General
TOEFL
Speaking
Required:27
IELTS
Speaking
Required:8
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in engineering or science Strong background in mathematics, materials, physics, or related engineering
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Specialization Notes

GRE scores are not accepted. Ph.D. is the primary degree; students are not required to hold an M.S.E. prior to admission.