Maxwell School Events Calendar
Social Science and Public Policy Events
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Book Talk - Indebted Mobilities: Indian Youth, Migration and the Internationalizing University
Eggers Hall, 341
The South Asia Center at the Moynihan Institute presents a book talk with Susan Thomas, assistant professor of cultural foundations of education at SU’s School of Education.
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Institutional Fit and Policy Design in Nebraska’s Natural Resources Districts
Virtual
Tomás Olivier of Syracuse University and Sechindra Vallury of the University of Georgia will present at the February Institutional Grammar Research Initiative (IGRI) research seminar.
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Energy Security in Central Asia: Challenges and Opportunities
Eggers Hall, 341
The Moynihan Institute's Central Asia and the Caucasus Initiative presents a hybrid CACI-SU Alumni Talk Series event with Mikhail Strokan, Ph.D. candidate from the University of Pennsylvania.
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Capital's Chaos: Ruling Class Futility Under Late Latin American Neoliberalism
Eggers Hall, 060
"Capital's Chaos: Ruling Class Futility Under Late Latin American Neoliberalism," presented by Rene Rojas, Assistant Professor, Department of Human Development, Binghamton University.
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Syracuse-Chicago Webinar Series on Property Tax Administration and Design: Nathan Seegert
Virtual
Nathan Seegert (University of Utah) to present “Implicit Land Taxes and Their Effect on the Real Economy." Discussion will follow with John Anderson (University of Nebraska-Lincoln).
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CPR Seminar Series: Communicating with Policymakers
Eggers Hall, 220
CPR Seminar Series: Communicating with Policymakers (Co-sponsored with the Maxwell Dean’s Office).
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A Myanmar Democrat’s Reflections on the NLD Era in Parliament and Hopes for the Future
Eggers Hall, 341
Aye Mya Mya Myo will discuss her experiences as a candidate, MP, and activist for democracy and women in politics in Myanmar
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Dialogue Meeting: Stories from the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Virtual
Parents Circle-Families Forum members Arab Aramin (Palestine) and Ofer Lior (Israel) will tell their personal bereavement stories and explain their choice to engage in reconciliation over revenge.
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Citizenship in Perspective: World Bank’s Anti-Corruption Works in Central Asia
Eggers Hall, 341
Zakirov will focus the talk on his anti-corruption work in Europe and Central Asia with examples from the field. The presentation will be followed by a Q&A session. (hybrid event)
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The Social Construction of Geography: Identity and Military Intervention in China-Korea Relations
Virtual
Challenging the view that Korea was frequently invaded due to its location, Ji-Young Lee, using historical scrutiny, shows China's rare military interventions in Korea were mostly at Korea's request.
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Strangers and Settlers: Migration and Conflict in a Nativist World
Eggers Hall, 341
Moynihan Institute’s Program for the Study of Global Politics welcomes Bethany Lacina from the University of Rochester.
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Taiwan 2024 Election Roundtable: Decoding the Democratic and Geopolitical Ripples
Virtual
This virtual roundtable brings together experts from Asia and the U.S. to discuss the fallout of one of the year's most consequential elections.
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2023 Bharati Memorial Awardee Presentations
Eggers Hall, 341
The Bharati Memorial Award was established in 1992 to support graduate students at Syracuse University working on South Asia. Awardee's Mohammad Ebad Athar and Shanel Khaliq, will present their work.
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Many Rivers to Cross: Current Developments and Challenges in US Refugee and Asylum Policy
Eggers Hall, 341
The Moynihan Institute’s Migration Group presents John Slocum, executive director of Refugee Council USA.
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Policy for Women in the Sex Trade: A Human Trafficking Awareness Month Panel
Eggers Hall, 220
Sex trade survivors discuss their state-level advocacy work for equality model policies.
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Black Women's Experience in the Sex Trade: Film Showing and Discussion with Melanie Thompson
Eggers Hall, 220
Melanie Thompson of the Coalition Against Trafficking in Women will be showing and discussing the film, "Can Oppression Be Liberation?"
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MPA Open House Session
Eggers Hall, 426 (CPR Conference Room)
An informal, voluntary opportunity for current M.P.A. students to meet with the director of the M.P.A. program.
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Application of Large Language Models to Legal Texts IG Coding
Virtual
Stanisław Giziński and Bartosz Pieliński of the University of Warsaw will present at the January Institutional Grammar Research Initiative virtual research seminar.
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MPA Open House Session
Eggers Hall, 426 (CPR Conference Room)
An informal, voluntary opportunity for current M.P.A. students to meet with the director of the M.P.A. program.
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Syracuse-Chicago Webinar Series on Property Tax Administration and Design: Damian Damianov
Virtual
Damian Damianov (Durham University, UK) to present “A Roof for Rent: Shared Occupancy and Property Tax Compliance” (Ghana case). Discussion to follow with Santosh Anagol (University of Pennsylvania).
We’re Turning 100!
To mark our centennial in the fall of 2024, the Maxwell School will hold special events and engagement opportunities to celebrate the many ways—across disciplines and borders—our community ever strives to, as the Oath says, “transmit this city not only not less, but greater, better and more beautiful than it was transmitted to us.”
Throughout the year leading up to the centennial, engagement opportunities will be held for our diverse, highly accomplished community that now boasts more than 38,500 alumni across the globe.