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
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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 Spectrum News About the NATO Summit, President Biden
July 12, 2024
Spectrum News
World leaders wrapped up a significant NATO summit in Washington this week. President Joe Biden hosted this year's event as he faced questions over his ability to lead the country after his dismal performance in his debate with Trump.
Those questions brought new attention to Trump’s ambivalence toward the alliance, and new questions about the U.S. role in NATO should Trump be returned to the White House.
“There's this huge cloud hanging over it and NATO member states are aware of it that a Trump presidency might mean quite a shaky time period for the alliance going forward,” says Brian Taylor, professor of political science and director of the Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs.
“President Biden has decades of experience with respect to dealing with NATO member countries and understanding the alliance. And President Trump has a much more negative and hostile attitude towards the alliance. So in terms of what the November election means for foreign policy, there's a pretty sharp difference between the likely Democratic and likely Republican candidate in the coming election,” he says.
Read more in the Spectrum News article, “NATO summit wraps up as Biden faces questions about his candidacy.”
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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
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Taylor Speaks with Spectrum News About the NATO Summit, President Biden
July 12, 2024
Spectrum News
World leaders wrapped up a significant NATO summit in Washington this week. President Joe Biden hosted this year's event as he faced questions over his ability to lead the country after his dismal performance in his debate with Trump.
Those questions brought new attention to Trump’s ambivalence toward the alliance, and new questions about the U.S. role in NATO should Trump be returned to the White House.
“There's this huge cloud hanging over it and NATO member states are aware of it that a Trump presidency might mean quite a shaky time period for the alliance going forward,” says Brian Taylor, professor of political science and director of the Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs.
“President Biden has decades of experience with respect to dealing with NATO member countries and understanding the alliance. And President Trump has a much more negative and hostile attitude towards the alliance. So in terms of what the November election means for foreign policy, there's a pretty sharp difference between the likely Democratic and likely Republican candidate in the coming election,” he says.
Read more in the Spectrum News article, “NATO summit wraps up as Biden faces questions about his candidacy.”
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