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Civic engagement is a core value for me. I have always aspired to help the communities I’m from.” Mazaher Kaila, a Maxwell alumna and third-year student at Syracuse University's College of Law, moved with her family from Sudan to Central New York when she was four years old. “I realized that to make meaningful change in society, I needed to understand the systems that power it—government and politics—and that’s insight I would gain by studying political science.”
Mazaher Kaila ’19, L’22
political science, law
Gadarian Quoted in CS Monitor Article on Democrats’ Rhetorical Challenge After Trump’s Shooting
July 19, 2024
Christian Science Monitor
In polls, President Joe Biden's race against Republican nominee Donald Trump remains close. But Saturday’s assassination attempt on the former president has reshaped the race in ways large and small—and potentially consequential.
Words matter more than ever, as President Biden and other Democratic leaders call for national unity, while also highlighting what many party members see as a threat to democracy posed by a second Trump term.
“You don’t have to say that Trump all of a sudden is a perfect candidate, and doesn’t pose a potential threat to the electoral system, in saying he also shouldn’t be a victim of a crime,” says Shana Kushner Gadarian, professor of political science and associate dean for research.
“Interpersonal conversation can both rile people up and also tamp things down,” Gadarian says. “That’s part of the importance of political leadership on both sides saying, ‘This is not how we do things.’”
Read more in the Christian Science Monitor article, “After Trump shooting, rhetorical challenge for Democrats is bigger than ever.”
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BaoBao Zhang Joins First Cohort of AI2050 Early Career Fellows
One of only 15 scholars chosen from across the U.S., Zhang will receive up to $200,000 in research funding over the next two years. Zhang will use the funding to partner with the nonprofit, non-partisan Center for New Democratic Processes to test whether public participation in AI governance is increased through the creation of public assemblies, known as “deliberative democracy workshops.”
Baobao Zhang
Assistant Professor, Political Science Department
Gadarian Quoted in CS Monitor Article on Democrats’ Rhetorical Challenge After Trump’s Shooting
July 19, 2024
Christian Science Monitor
In polls, President Joe Biden's race against Republican nominee Donald Trump remains close. But Saturday’s assassination attempt on the former president has reshaped the race in ways large and small—and potentially consequential.
Words matter more than ever, as President Biden and other Democratic leaders call for national unity, while also highlighting what many party members see as a threat to democracy posed by a second Trump term.
“You don’t have to say that Trump all of a sudden is a perfect candidate, and doesn’t pose a potential threat to the electoral system, in saying he also shouldn’t be a victim of a crime,” says Shana Kushner Gadarian, professor of political science and associate dean for research.
“Interpersonal conversation can both rile people up and also tamp things down,” Gadarian says. “That’s part of the importance of political leadership on both sides saying, ‘This is not how we do things.’”
Read more in the Christian Science Monitor article, “After Trump shooting, rhetorical challenge for Democrats is bigger than ever.”
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