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Austin Zwick

Austin Zwick

Contact Information:

alzwick@syr.edu

315.748.5115

225 Eggers Hall

Austin Zwick

Associate Teaching Professor, Policy Studies


Director, BPS Policy Studies Program, College of Professional Studies

Courses

  • 2024 Spring
    • CRL 342 Customer Relations Leadership
    • PST 470 Experience Credit
    • PST 499 Honors Capstone Project
    • BPS 211 Introduction to Professional Studies
    • PST 315 Methods of Public Policy Analysis and Presentation
    • PST 367 Smart Cities and Urban Policy
  • 2023 Fall
    • PST 101 An Introduction to the Analysis of Public Policy
    • PST 470 Experience Credit
    • PST 499 Honors Capstone Project
    • PST 315 Methods of Public Policy Analysis and Presentation
    • CRL 311 Professional Issues in Creative Leadership
  • 2023 Spring
    • PST 470 Experience Credit
    • PST 499 Honors Capstone Project
    • PST 315 Methods of Public Policy Analysis and Presentation
    • PST 410 Practicum in Public Policy - Advanced Policy Research
    • PST 367 Smart Cities and Urban Policy
  • 2022 Fall
    • PST 101 An Introduction to the Analysis of Public Policy
    • PST 470 Experience Credit
    • PST 315 Methods of Public Policy Analysis and Presentation
    • PST 410 Practicum in Public Policy - Advanced Policy Research
    • PST 367 Smart Cities and Urban Policy
  • 2022 Summer
    • PST 270 Experience Credit
  • 2022 Spring
    • PST 470 Experience Credit
    • PST 499 Honors Capstone Project
    • PST 315 Methods of Public Policy Analysis and Presentation
    • PST 410 Practicum in Public Policy - Advanced Policy Research
    • PST 300 Selected Topics - Smart Cities and AI Policy

Highest degree earned

Ph.D., University of Toronto, 2018

Areas of Expertise

Smart cities, platform economy, autonomous systems, urban and regional planning, policy analysis, and quantitative methods

Research Interests

Zwick’s research focuses on policy learning and innovation at the municipal government level with respect to emerging industries, particular emphasis on technology regulation, transportation systems and economic development. His current research intersects with Smart Cities, autonomous systems and the platform economy. His work has been published in over 20 professional reports, academic articles and book chapters.

Research Grant Awards and Projects

"Closing the Racial Wealth Gap Thought Leadership Partnership with Syracuse University's Lender Center", Sponsored by MetLife Foundation.

Selected Publications

  • Book
  • Journal Articles
  • Book Chapters
    • Zwick, A. L., "Entrepreneurial finance capital and the gig economy." In The Routledge Handbook of the Gig Economy. , 2022.
    • Zwick, A. L., Spicer, Z., "A Smart City for Toronto: What Does Quayside Tell Us About the State of Smart City Building?." In The Rise of the Platform Economy and the Future of the Smart City. McGill-Queens University Press, 2021.
    • Zwick, A. L., Spicer, Z., "Conclusion." In The Rise of the Platform Economy and the Future of the Smart City. McGill-Queens University Press, 2021.
    • Zwick, A. L., Stewart, N., "From Processors to Platforms: Innovation and the Changing Nature of Space." In The Rise of the Platform Economy and the Future of the Smart City. McGill-Queens University Press, 2021.
    • Zwick, A. L., Spicer, Z., "Introduction." In The Rise of the Platform Economy and the Future of the Smart City. McGill-Queens University Press, 2021.
    • Dundon, E., Zwick, A. L., "Regulatory Paradigms for the Coming Age of Autonomous Vehicles." In The Rise of the Platform Economy and the Future of the Smart City. McGill-Queens University Press, 2021.
    • Zwick, A. L., Hartt, M. and Webb, J., "The Promise and the Peril of the Smart City." In The Rise of the Platform Economy and the Future of the Smart City. McGill-Queens University Press, 2021.
    • Hartt, M., Zwick, A. L. and Revington, N., "Resilient Shrinking Cities: Framing Our Understanding." In A Handbook on Regional Resilience. , 2020.
  • Essays
    • Zwick, A. L., Revington, N. and Hartt, M., "Anchors & Diversity: Understanding Decline and Resilience in Canadian Midsize Cities." Evergreen CityWorks: Midsize Cities Collaborative, 2018.
    • Zwick, A. L., "Public Finance and City Typology: A Case-Study of Ontario’s Midsize Cities." Evergreen CityWorks: Midsize Cities Collaborative, 2017.
    • Sotomayor, L., Zwick, A. L., "Overcoming the Middle-Child Syndrome: Immigrant Attraction and Retention in three Mid-Sized Municipalities." Evergreen CityWorks: Midsize Cities Collaborative, 2016.
  • Technical Reports
    • Zwick, A. L., "Fracking and The Public Finance Challenges for Municipal Governments in the United States." Institute on Municipal Finance and Governance, 2018.
    • Zwick, A. L., "Economic Specialization in Ontario’s Midsize Cities: Clusters and Anchor Institutions." Evergreen CityWorks: Midsize Cities Collaborative, 2017.

Presentations and Events

Urban Affairs Association, "Universities, Innovation, and Urban Social Structure: Gentrification, Studentification, and Youthification in Comeback Cities" (April, 2020)

Syracuse University, "Policy and Governance of Autonomous Systems" (May 6, 2019)

American Association of Geographers, "The Smart, Just City" (April, 2019)

York University, "Differing Municipal Approaches to Canada’s Smart City Challenge." (November 7, 2018)

Urban Affairs Association, "Ridesharing’s Impact on Canadian Cities" (April, 2018)

Honors and Accolades

Baldanza Faculty Advisor of the Year, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs (2022 - 2023)