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So there\u2019s always sort of a constant navigating and negotiating of who you are. And I think that\u2019s fine. You don\u2019t have to decide to stay in that box.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen I was young it was hard,\u201d she adds. \u201cBut now it\u2019s like a superpower.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hamidi, assistant professor of <a href=\"\/political-science\/\">political science<\/a>, is bringing that power and an impressive resume to Eckerd College as one of 12 new tenure-track faculty members. Before coming to Eckerd, she was an assistant professor of political science at Stetson University in DeLand. 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Her work also has been presented at the International Studies Association, the American Political Science Association, and the Program on International Politics, Economics and Security at the University of Chicago.<\/p>\n<p>Along the way, she\u2019s continued to deepen her interest in the study of international relations. \u201cWhy do leaders and states behave the way they do?\u201d she asks herself and others.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s that curiosity she wants to spark in her students.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=&#8221;full_width_content&#8221; full_screen_row_position=&#8221;middle&#8221; column_margin=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_tablet=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_phone=&#8221;default&#8221; scene_position=&#8221;center&#8221; top_padding=&#8221;32&#8243; text_color=&#8221;dark&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; row_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; row_border_radius_applies=&#8221;bg&#8221; overflow=&#8221;visible&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; shape_divider_position=&#8221;bottom&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; shape_type=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column column_padding=&#8221;padding-2-percent&#8221; column_padding_tablet=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_phone=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_position=&#8221;all&#8221; column_element_spacing=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; column_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; column_link_target=&#8221;_self&#8221; column_position=&#8221;default&#8221; el_class=&#8221;lg_text&#8221; advanced_gradient_angle=&#8221;0&#8243; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; tablet_width_inherit=&#8221;default&#8221; tablet_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; phone_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; animation_type=&#8221;default&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; border_type=&#8221;simple&#8221; column_border_width=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; gradient_type=&#8221;default&#8221;][vc_column_text]<span class=\"accent-color\">\u201cI think, because of globalization, the world is getting increasingly smaller,\u201d she says, \u201cso that if some event happens around the globe, it\u2019s not something that happens way out there. 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