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Mitra comments on alleged capital dumping in India in Economic Times

"If there is predatory dumping (along with injury to indigenous firms and local labour), there needs to be an anti-dumping tax (equal to the calculated dumping margin), which is similar to anti-dumping duties on internationally traded goods," says Devashish Mitra, Gerald B. and Daphna Cramer Professor of Global Affairs.

February 26, 2018

CCE program featured as case study in AAC&U series on civic learning

Maxwell's Citizenship and Civic Engagement program "was thrilled when [The Association of American Colleges and Universities] chose to include us as a case study,” said Anne Mosher, chair of the program and professor of geography. “As a collection, the cases highlight a shared commitment to bringing theories of citizenship into civic practice in some way."

February 21, 2018

Winter ’18 Perspective features undergrad research, Ralph Ketcham

The Winter 2018 edition of Maxwell Perspective was recently printed and mailed to all alumni, faculty, staff, students, and other friends of the Maxwell School. At the same time, online editions of many of the articles are now available at the Maxwell Perspective website.
February 20, 2018

Bybee discusses the rules of civility in PolitiFact article

"In a static and homogenous society, one would expect homeschooling in civility to yield a consensus on the norms of appropriate public behavior," says Keith Bybee, professor of political science. "But the United States is not such a society."

February 20, 2018

Banks quoted in NY Daily News article on Russian meddling in election

"These indictments remind us that the Mueller investigation has always first and foremost been about Russian interference in the election," says William C. Banks, professor of practice of public administration and international affairs.

February 19, 2018

Banks weighs in on secret filings in Manafort case on Bloomberg

William Banks discusses why the judge in Paul Manafort’s money-laundering case is complaining that there have been too many secret filings in the case on the Bloomberg podcast "Judge Lashes Out at Lawyers in Manafort Laundering Case."
February 16, 2018

Kriesberg op-ed on Israeli-Palestinian conflict published in The Hill

"An imposed one-sided solution will have other grave consequences for America. There has been considerable security and other realms of cooperation between the Israeli government and the Palestinian Authority, which the U.S. government has aided. President Trump’s moves to impose a settlement will undermine such cooperation," writes Louis Kriesberg, professor emeritus of sociology.

February 15, 2018

PhD student Fabiola Ortiz discusses harassment on NY farms with NPR

Fabiola Ortiz '16 MA (Anth) and PhD student in anthropology was interviewed for the segment "A Sexual Harassment Nightmare in Rural New York" on NPR's Latino USA. "When you are an undocumented farmworker, you have very little resources," says Ortiz, who studies New York dairy farmworkers. "Maybe you don’t know the language well. Maybe you’re new to New York and you don’t know where you are." 02/15/18
February 15, 2018

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The Right Recipe

The Lerner Center is partnering with other local institutions to bring better health options to Syracuse’s Near Westside.

February 14, 2018

The Tanner Lectures and Citizenship

Even as Maxwell prepares to launch its undergraduate major in citizenship and civic engagement, another new program invites diverse perspectives on citizenship and civic responsibility into the life of the School.
February 14, 2018

Citizenship and Civic Engagement and the Policy Studies Major

At first glance, the new major in citizenship and civic engagement would seem to share a lot with another Maxwell major, policy studies. Both are interdisciplinary, nurture informed citizens, and emphasize action. But the similarities end there.

February 14, 2018

From the Ground Up

"We don't want to press our interests in citizenship upon the students," says Amy Lutz, associate professor of sociology, who will be teaching the new MAX course on research methods and civic engagement. "We want them to develop it themselves. We're there as mentors. So it shouldn't be that we give them the Action Plan and they fill it in. It should be initiated by the student's desire to engage with a particular social problem."

February 14, 2018

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Culture of Health

Maxwell’s Lerner Center is working with local government to encourage exercise and good snacking habits by students.

February 14, 2018

Partners No More

The United Kingdom's departure from the European Union could lead to other splits among the U.K.'s constituent parts, such as Scotland, says Seth Jolly, associate professor of political science. Jolly, who specializes in European regionalist movements, believes that the EU has strengthened the emergence of regionalist mentalities throughout Europe.

February 14, 2018

Monnat participates in NY Times panel on solving opioid problem

"I would include in this funding building opportunities/outlets for social cohesion, community engagement and civic participation," says Shannon Monnat, associate professor of sociology and Lerner Chair for Public Health Promotion, on how she would spend a hypothetical budget of $100 billion to solve the opioid crisis.

February 14, 2018

Elizabeth Cohen talks to WAER about US immigration

"There’s a set of priorities and most of the people have been waiting in the queue for years; frequently, even decades. So, we do not have large flows of people coming into this country based on any kind of chain system," says Elizabeth F. Cohen, professor of political science.

February 13, 2018

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