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Riverine Citizenship: A Bosnian City in Love with the River

Azra Hromadžić

 In the book (Central European University Press, 2024), Azra Hromadžić, associate professor of anthropology, explores how residents of Bihać, a town in northwest Bosnia, mobilized to block construction of a hydroelectric dam on the Una River in 2015. 

October 1, 2024

See related: Europe, Sustainability, Water

Centennial Celebration Honors Alumni, Students, Staff and Faculty for a ‘Century of Service’

The Maxwell School’s 100th anniversary celebration will be held on Oct. 18 in Goldstein Auditorium.

October 1, 2024

Landes Article on Official US Census Data Missing Millions of Disabled People Published by STAT

“Many disabled people are not included in official U.S. data. This is because there is ‘No Box to Check’ to indicate their particular disability on surveys from the U.S. Census Bureau and other federal agencies. The questions used to identify people with disabilities are missing millions,” writes Scott Landes, associate professor of sociology.
September 30, 2024

Reeher Talks to Spectrum News About Upstate NY Congressional Races

“Because the district [New York District 22] was slightly redistricted in a way that made it somewhat more favorable to Democrats and because of the nature of the two candidates in this race, I would say that Mannion would probably be the favorite in this race,” says Grant Reeher, professor of political science.

September 30, 2024

Trudeau Explains How Criminal Governance Undermines Elections on Scope Conditions Podcast

“I've also heard stories from candidates who refused to cooperate with criminal group members and they were met with a lot of resistance,” says Jessie Trudeau, assistant professor of political science.

September 27, 2024

Gadarian Comments on Harris’s Bid for Women Voters in Business Insider Article

Harris reshaped the election race by “advocating for women's health, reproductive freedom and abortion access more vocally and more powerfully than Biden did and than the Trump/Vance ticket is,” says Shana Gadarian, professor of poltical science. 

September 26, 2024

Fringe Archaeology: Unraveling the Mysteries of the Past

Christopher DeCorse

In this book, Christopher DeCorse, Distinguished Professor and chair of anthropology, explores the intertwining of archaeology and popular culture, as well as depictions of archaeology in film and fiction. (Cognella Academic Publishing, 2024)

September 25, 2024

See related: Archaeology

Central Eurasian Studies Conference at Maxwell Examines Regional Challenges and Citizenship

The three-day gathering drew top experts from around the globe to explore issues such as cultural identity and regional economics. 

September 25, 2024

See related: School History

Institutional fit and policy design in water governance: Nebraska's Natural Resources Districts

Tomás Olivier, Sechindra Vallury
This brief provides a summary of "Institutional fit and policy design in water governance: Nebraska's Natural Resources Districts," co-authored by Tomás Olivier and Sechindra Vallury in the journal Policy Studies Journal.
September 24, 2024

Murrett Discusses Ukrainian President Zelenskyy’s Upcoming Trip to Washington With Fox News

Vice Adm. Robert Murrett (Ret.), professor of practice of public administration and international affairs, says President Zelenskyy is here to “garner additional support from the administration, the Congress, and address the United Nations in ways that will provide the military support and also looking forward to negotiations.”

September 24, 2024

Kids in Limbo: War, Uncertainty, and the School Experiences of Ukrainian Refugee Students in Poland

Iwona B. Franczak, Amy C. Lutz

Findings by Amy Lutz, associate professor of sociology, and Ph.D. student Iwona B. Franczak, suggest changes to family and school routines caused by the war hindered academic performance and social–emotional well-being of some Ukrainian school-age refugees regardless of mothers' advantageous socio-economic backgrounds. Published in Sociological Forum.

September 23, 2024

See related: Conflict, Education, Europe, Refugees

Parity and Post-Reproductive Mortality Among US Black and White Women

Cheryl Elman, Angela M. O’Rand, Andrew S. London

Professor of Sociology Andrew London and co-authors examine non-Hispanic Black and White women, born 1920–1941, using zero-inflation methods to estimate infecundity risk and parity by race/ethnicity. Published in PLOS ONE.

September 23, 2024

Michael John Williams Named Treasurer of International Studies Association

The association is a hub for networking, programmatic initiatives and the exchange of ideas in international studies teaching and practice.

September 23, 2024

Barton Weighs In on Elon Musk’s Proposal for 'Drastic' Cuts to Trump Government in AFP Article

Richard Barton, assistant teaching professor of public administration and international affairs, suggests that Trump could decide to “do whatever he wants and let somebody file a lawsuit and bring it to the Supreme Court, who have been pretty favorable to Trump on matters of executive power.”

September 23, 2024

McFate Quoted in Business Insider Article on the Detonation of Pagers Used by Hezbollah

If Israel was indeed behind the attack, as U.S. officials have said, then it comes as no surprise from a country that has already proven its technical prowess, says Sean McFate, adjunct professor in Maxwell's Washington programs. “Israel is a very tech-savvy state with its own ‘Wadi Valley,’ as they put it,” McFate says.

September 20, 2024

If Harris, If Trump: Ukraine War Trajectories after November 5, 2024

Jeffrey Michaels, Michael John Williams
How might a new administration’s policy differ from Biden’s on Russia’s war against Ukraine? In an effort to think through the implications of the two possible election outcomes, the Carnegie-Maxwell Policy Planning Lab conducted a strategic-level political-military wargame during a three-day retreat in the Adirondack Mountains of New York.
September 20, 2024

Lamis Abdelaaty Awarded the 2024 Montonna Fund

The fund was created in 1997 with a generous gift from the honoree’s daughter and Maxwell alumna, the late Mary Lou Williams. 

September 20, 2024

See related: Awards & Honors, Giving

Monarch Talks to Marketplace About US Dollar Movements, the Fed and International Trade

Ryan Monarch, assistant professor of economics, says imported products are going to go up a bit in price. “Whether we’re talking about furniture from China, or we’re talking about bananas from Colombia, or whatever, dollar movements are going to make those things more expensive in the medium run,” he says.

September 20, 2024

Tevis Speaks With WPR About the Milwaukee Mural Showing a Swastika With the Star of David

“To my eye, the mural intentionally attempts to implicate Jews writ large for the actions of the Israeli government, and it does so by taking a universal Jewish symbol, the star of David, and attempts to merge it with a swastika,” says Britt Tevis, assistant professor of history.

September 19, 2024

Evidence-based Practices and US State Government Civil Servants

Yuan (Daniel) Cheng, Leslie Thompson, Shuping Wang, Jules Marzec, Chengxin Xu, Weston Merrick, and Patrick Carter

This university-government-nonprofit collaborative research project aims to better understand how civil servants access and use evidence in their decision-making process. Published in Public Administration Review.

September 19, 2024
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