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Qualitative Data Repository granted award from NSF

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has granted its fourth major award since 2011 to support the Qualitative Data Repository (QDR). The repository is hosted by the Center for Qualitative and Multi-Method Inquiry, which is affiliated with the Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs, a unit of Syracuse University's Maxwell School for Citizenship and Public Affairs.
April 18, 2019

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Reeher comments on Assange extradition, Democrats in Boston Herald

"The longer the Democrats stay on this [Julian Assange's extradition], the more it’s helping the president [Donald Trump]," says Grant Reeher, professor of political science and director of the Campbell Public Affairs Institute.

April 12, 2019

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Thorson weighs in on study of uncivil online discourse in The Atlantic

"I’d argue that much of the dysfunction we see in online interactions is just a symptom of much larger and older social problems, including but not limited to racism and misogyny," says Emily Thorson, assistant professor of political science.

April 8, 2019

See related: Media & Journalism, United States

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