full-time faculty teaching and conducting research in political science
of Maxwell faculty conduct research focused outside of the U.S.
graduate students in residence; fewer than 12 admitted each year
Undergraduate Studies
Graduate Studies
![Mazaher Kaila](/images/default-source/testimonials/mazaher-kaila-560.jpg?Status=Master&sfvrsn=b090e10a_1)
I am Maxwell.
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
Taylor Speaks With ABC News About Evan Gershkovich, Possible Prisoner Trade
July 19, 2024
ABC News
The espionage trial of The Wall Street Journal's Evan Gershkovich resumed on July 18, proceeding behind closed doors in a remote Russian courtroom after Washington and Moscow officials each raised the potential for the journalist to be part of an international prisoner exchange.
Gershkovich was arrested in March 2023 while reporting in the Sverdlovsk region, where Russian officials claimed he was collecting secrets on the “production and repair of military equipment” for the CIA.
Russia has maintained that discussions about trades for Gershkovich can only start in earnest after the trial is over, says Brian Taylor, professor of political science and director of the Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs. “So the quicker the trial and the inevitable verdict, the quicker they can offer Evan as a piece in a possible trade,” Taylor says.
Read more in the ABC News article, “As WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich's espionage trial resumes, US and Russia raise potential for trade.”
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![Gabriela Kirk](/images/default-source/people-listings/gabriela-kirk-560px.tmb-peoplehead.jpg?Culture=en&sfvrsn=afa9d1bc_3)
Jul 17, 2024
Research
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Jul 9, 2024
Commentary
![Brian Taylor](/images/default-source/people-listings/brian-taylor.tmb-peoplehead.jpg?Culture=en&sfvrsn=2222ec96_7)
Jul 5, 2024
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
![Baobao Zhang](/images/default-source/people-listings/baobao-zhang.jpg?Status=Master&sfvrsn=94c9b54_7)
Taylor Speaks With ABC News About Evan Gershkovich, Possible Prisoner Trade
July 19, 2024
ABC News
The espionage trial of The Wall Street Journal's Evan Gershkovich resumed on July 18, proceeding behind closed doors in a remote Russian courtroom after Washington and Moscow officials each raised the potential for the journalist to be part of an international prisoner exchange.
Gershkovich was arrested in March 2023 while reporting in the Sverdlovsk region, where Russian officials claimed he was collecting secrets on the “production and repair of military equipment” for the CIA.
Russia has maintained that discussions about trades for Gershkovich can only start in earnest after the trial is over, says Brian Taylor, professor of political science and director of the Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs. “So the quicker the trial and the inevitable verdict, the quicker they can offer Evan as a piece in a possible trade,” Taylor says.
Read more in the ABC News article, “As WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich's espionage trial resumes, US and Russia raise potential for trade.”
Related News
Research
![Gabriela Kirk](/images/default-source/people-listings/gabriela-kirk-560px.tmb-peoplehead.jpg?Culture=en&sfvrsn=afa9d1bc_3)
Jul 17, 2024
Research
![gallo-cruz-selina-feminism-violence-and-nonviolence](/images/default-source/book-covers/gallo-cruz-selina-feminism-violence-and-nonviolence.tmb-newsfeat.jpg?Culture=en&sfvrsn=8996f1b0_1)
Jul 9, 2024
Commentary
![Brian Taylor](/images/default-source/people-listings/brian-taylor.tmb-peoplehead.jpg?Culture=en&sfvrsn=2222ec96_7)
Jul 5, 2024