Maxwell School News and Commentary
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McCormick Quoted in BNN Bloomberg Article on Crises Confronting Mexico’s New President
“She both inherited a crisis as well as the commitments AMLO made to a range of stakeholders like the National Guard,” says Gladys McCormick, Jay and Debe Moskowitz Endowed Chair in Mexico-U.S. Relations, referring to the former president by his initials.
See related: Crime & Violence, Government, Latin America & the Caribbean, National Security
On Continuity and Exceptionality in Our Present Crisis: A Conversation with Silvia Federici
“On Continuity and Exceptionality in Our Present Crisis: A Conversation with Silvia Federici,” co-authored by Associate Professor of Sociology Selina Gallo-Cruz, was published in Capitalism Nature Socialism.
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.
See related: Crime & Violence, Elections, Latin America & the Caribbean
Taylor Quoted in Vox Article on the US-Russia Prisoner Swap
“Putin wanted to bring home a Russian assassin...and other spies, to show people who work in the Russian intelligence services that their government will try to bring them home if they get caught. The U.S. government and its allies wanted to free innocent people being held hostage in Russian prisons,” says Brian Taylor, professor of political science.
Taylor Speaks With ABC News About Evan Gershkovich, Possible Prisoner Trade
Russia has maintained that discussions about trades for Gershkovich can only start in earnest after the trial is over, says Brian Taylor, professor of political science. “So the quicker the trial and the inevitable verdict, the quicker they can offer Evan as a piece in a possible trade,” Taylor says.
See related: Crime & Violence, International Affairs, Russia
Pains of privacy: Mapping carceral practices onto electronic monitoring
“Pains of privacy: Mapping carceral practices onto electronic monitoring,” authored by Assistant Professor of Sociology Gabriela Kirk-Werner, was published in Theoretical Criminology.
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Feminism, Violence and Nonviolence: An Anthology
Selina Gallo-Cruz, associate professor and graduate director of sociology, has edited and written the introduction for “Feminism, Violence and Nonviolence: An Anthology” (Edinburgh University Press, 2024).
See related: Colonialism, Conflict, Crime & Violence, Gender and Sex, Race & Ethnicity
McCormick Talks to NewsNation About Mexico’s New President, Ability to Deal With Drug Cartels
“When she [Claudia Sheinbaum] comes in, she is inheriting this mess, but she doesn’t necessarily have the charisma that (López Obrador) does,” says Gladys McCormick, Jay and Debe Moskowitz Endowed Chair in Mexico-U.S. Relations. “So it’s going to be a tall ask.”
See related: Crime & Violence, Government, Latin America & the Caribbean, National Security
Keck Quoted in Democracy Docket Article on SCOTUS’s Argument on Trump’s Immunity
“It seems almost definitely the case that Trump couldn’t be tried, convicted and sentenced [before the election],” says Thomas Keck, professor of political science and Michael O. Sawyer Chair of Constitutional Law and Politics.
See related: Crime & Violence, Federal, Law, SCOTUS, United States
Women’s Role in Violence and UN Women, Peace, and Security Agenda
“Women’s Role in Violence and UN Women, Peace, and Security Agenda,” authored by Assistant Professor of Political Science Çağlayan Başer, was published in Alternatif Politika.