La Verne Political Science Professor Invited to Write for Oxford Research Encyclopedia

Political science scholars from around the world converged at the University of La Verne in January to discuss monarchies and explore historical sites in Southern California during a 3-day conference. What came out of that event was more than just knowledge, networking and shared ideas.

Juli Minoves Triquell, a University of La Verne Assistant Professor of Political Science, received an invitation to write about monarchies for the highly-respected Oxford Research Encyclopedia. He plans to spend the next year completing the project.

“For those who work in this field, it’s a big deal,” Minoves Triquell said. “For me, it’s a big deal and I’m very honored to do it.”

The Oxford Research Encyclopedia is an evolving digital collection of articles focused on various fields of study. It serves faculty, students, librarians and others looking for up-to-date information on a particular subject. Leading scholars, scientists and researchers provide content, which is peer-reviewed.

The invitation came after Minoves Triquell organized an academic conference on monarchies at La Verne, the second gathering of its kind. Another took place in 2012 at the University of Copenhagen.

Scholars came to La Verne from as far away as Sweden, Spain and the United Kingdom, but also from Southland universities such as UCLA and the Claremont colleges. It was a chance for professors to present perspectives on empires in the Americas, European monarchies and the evolution of the American political system, among other subjects.

Attendees also had the chance to tour the University and various sites in the area, such as the Mission San Gabriel, a historical site that has a baptism container gifted to the mission by King Charles III of Spain, Minoves Triquell said. They examined books by James I and Henry VIII at the Huntington Library, and even paid a visit to “Hollywood royalty” at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery.

Minoves Triquell said University of La Verne President Devorah Lieberman and Provost Jonathan Reed also participated in the conference and gave a warm welcome to the visiting professors.

After the conference, Josep M. Colomer, a professor at Georgetown University and editorial board member for the Oxford Research Encyclopedia, asked Minoves Triquell to write on the subject of monarchies for the political edition of the Encyclopedia.

He says the article will define the term of monarchy with all its different facets.

“It’s going to be a synthesis of where the research is at this point,” he said.