Maxwell School News and Commentary
Three members of Maxwell School faculty earn promotion
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Faulkner discusses the simplification of past protest movements in NY Times
See related: Civil Rights, United States
Ma quoted in South China Morning Post article on BLM movement, Asian-American community
Those of an older generation, whether in China or the U.S., generally prefer to circumvent discussion of politics and socioeconomic issues, says Yingyi Ma, associate professor of sociology. "They have memories of the Cultural Revolution and they understand how divisive and how difficult it was and how much destruction it caused," she says.
See related: China, Civil Rights, United States
Long-time World Bank staffer Valerio will work with Dominican Republic
In her new position, Alexandria Valerio ’93 M.P.A. will lead strategic dialogue with the Dominican government, and manage the program and team by which the World Bank supports development priorities in the Dominican Republic.
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Khawaja book focuses on vision of one global humanity
Mahboob A. Khawaja ’81 M.A. (PSc)/’00 Ph.D. (SSc) offers a 21st-century vision of global harmony, transcending what he terms “obsolete systems of global governance, peace, security and conflict resolution,” in his new book titled "One Humanity and the Remaking of Global Peace, Security and Conflict Resolution."
See related: International Affairs
Reeher comments on Trump's campaign rally venue in The Hill
"At this point, it is just completely baffling to me,” says Grant Reeher, professor of political science, of President Trump's decision to hold his campaign rally in Tulsa, the site of one of the worst racial massacres in modern U.S. history back in 1921. "He is going all-in on ‘Law and Order’ and rejecting the very premise of the protests and sticking it in your eye."
See related: Race & Ethnicity, U.S. Elections, United States
Jackson speaks to Vox about the meaning of abolish the police
"By 'abolish the police,' I mean building a world where we do not rely on anti-Black, white supremacist institutions of order to regulate society," says Jenn Jackson, assistant professor of political science.
See related: Law, Race & Ethnicity, United States
White quoted in Agence France Press article on rethinking race in American history
"I think for a growing number of white Americans you are seeing more attention paid to the longer-term reasons that racial inequality persists in America," says Steven White, assistant professor of political science. "I guess the question is whether these changes in public opinion will last," he says. "Is this the beginning of a really substantial shift?"
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Wang paper on minimum distance estimation of Pareto exponent published in J of Applied Econometrics