Maxwell School News and Commentary
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Schmeller Contributes Article to Collection of Essays on Democracies in America
Associate Professor of History Mark Schmeller's article, titled "Public Opinion," was included in "Democracies in America: Keywords for the Nineteenth Century and Today" (Oxford University Press, 2023).
See related: United States
Hern Examines How African Countries Achieve Political and Economic Success in New Book
Erin Hern, associate professor of political science, has written “Explaining Success in Africa: Things Don’t Always Fall Apart” (Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2023). The book focuses on normalizing the success of countries and analyzing their progress amid adverse circumstances.
See related: Africa (Sub-Saharan), Government
Constitutionalists, Despots, Whigs and Revisionists: Tudor Parliamentary History in the 20th Century
"Constitutionalists, Despots, Whigs, and Revisionists: Tudor Parliamentary History in the 20th Century," written by Associate Professor of History Chris Kyle, was published in Parliamentary History.
See related: Europe, Government
German Brass for Benin Bronzes: Geochemical Analysis Insights Into the Early Atlantic Trade
See related: Africa (Sub-Saharan), Archaeology, Europe, United States
Returns to Scale in Property Assessment: Evidence from NYS’s Small Localities Coordination Program
"Returns to Scale in Property Assessment: Evidence from New York State’s Small Localities Coordination Program," co-authored by Maxwell professors Yilin Hou and John Yinger, was published in the National Tax Journal.
See related: Housing, New York State, Taxation
The Social and Community Consequences of the Opioid Epidemic
"The Social and Community Consequences of the Opioid Epidemic," co-authored by Colleen Heflin, professor of public administration and international affairs, was published in The ANNALS of the Academy of Political and Social Science.
See related: Addiction, COVID-19, Food Security, Longevity, Opioids, U.S. Health Policy, United States
Exploring factors shaping transportation electrification in American cities
"Exploring factors shaping transportation electrification in American cities," co-authored by Saba Siddiki, associate professor of public administration and international affairs, was published in Renewable and Sustainable Energy Transition.
See related: Energy, Infrastructure, United States
Putin’s War of Recolonization
"Putin’s War of Recolonization," co-authored by Maxwell professors Renée de Nevers and Brian Taylor, was published in the Journal of Democracy.
See related: Conflict, International Affairs, Russia, Ukraine
Hammond Provides Insight into the Geographies of Islam in New Book
Timur Hammond, assistant professor of geography and the environment, has written “Placing Islam: Geographies of Connection in Twentieth-Century Istanbul” (University of California Press, 2023).
See related: Middle East & North Africa, Religion
Demographic and Geographic Variation in Fatal Drug Overdoses in the United States, 1999–2020
"Demographic and Geographic Variation in Fatal Drug Overdoses in the United States, 1999–2020," authored by Shannon Monnat, professor of sociology, was published in the ANNALS of of the American Academy of Political and Social Science.
See related: Addiction, Gender and Sex, Longevity, Opioids, Race & Ethnicity, Rural Issues, United States, Urban Issues