Elizabeth Cohen discusses sanctuary cities on CNY Central
Elizabeth Cohen, professor of political science, says it won't be easy for Trump to withhold money from sanctuary cities as there are numerous conditions, privacy laws and civil rights protections he will need to navigate.
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Kriesberg op-ed on MLK Jr., Trump in Huffington Post
"To some degree... both [Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and President Donald Trump] sought to mobilize their potential followers and defeat their adversaries as one waged a struggle for civil rights for African Americans and the other for winning a national presidential election," says Louis Kriesberg, professor emeritus of sociology.
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Bybee book on civility featured in The New York Times
Given how nasty and intractable the conflicts in our society can be, Keith Bybee, professor of political science, argues that it is naïve to imagine we can somehow transcend our clashing sets of values and miraculously agree on what counts as acceptable behavior and tolerable opinion.
O'Keefe discusses the transfer of presidential power on CNY Central
University Professor Sean O'Keefe notes that there will always be tensions that accompany presidential transitions.
Mitra op-ed on India's jobless growth in Bloomberg Quint
According to Devashish Mitra, professor of economics & Gerald B. and Daphna Cramer Professor of Global Affairs, "to fully employ the growing labour force gainfully and productively, India will probably have to create tens of millions of modern-sector jobs over the next few years."
Kriesberg op-ed on Israeli-Palestinian conflict published in Foreign Policy in Focus
"There are many Israelis who are highly dismayed by the extreme rightist developments in Israel and Obama’s and Kerry’s actions lend them support. Trump’s electoral vote victory threatens to make Israeli-Palestinian relations much worse," Louis Kriesberg, professor emeritus of sociology.
Keck discusses free speech and the judiciary on Life of the Law
Thomas Keck, professor of political science, spoke on the political beneficiaries of free expression jurisprudence worldwide
Reeher comments on Trump's transition in The Hill
According to Professor of Political Science Grant Reeher, "watching the transition so far, it is a continuation of what we saw during the campaign: the normal rules are not being followed, and he is rewriting the expectations and the rule book as he goes.”
Mitra op-ed on demonetization in India published in Indian Express
"In terms of effectiveness, the move undoubtedly prevents further circulation of existing counterfeit currency in the two demonetised denominations (Rs 500 and Rs 1,000)," writes Devashish Mitra, professor of economics, and his co-author.
Geography faculty to participate in recently funded research project on unmanned aerial systems
Reeher weighs in on challenges facing Trump in Washington Examiner
Grant Reeher is featured in the Washington Examiner article, where he analyzes the effect of Trump's political maneuvering " According to Reeher, "He [Trump] needs to both challenge the status quo and be able to work within it in order to succeed.
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Who Works Here? Contingent labor, Nonfamily Labor, and Immigrant Labor on U.S. Dairy Farms.
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INSCT awarded grant to study law & policy of unmanned aerial systems
The INSCT project—Law and Policy of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles—was awarded $68,248. The project will develop a policy and legal framework that supports the use of various types of unmanned aerial systems throughout the state, while ensuring public safety, protecting civil liberties and promoting industrial growth.
Maxwell alumna Megyn Kelly ’92 (PSc) to join NBC News
Social Media Management: Exploring Facebook Engagement among High Asset Foundations
Buzard op-ed on reunifying Cyprus in Washington Post
"The E.U. must therefore promise to enforce political autonomy for the North after reunification—by, for instance, threatening to impose sanctions on the Cypriot government if it fails to live up to the deal," writes Kristy Buzard, assistant professor of economics, on the reunification of the Republic of Cyprus with the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.
M. Elman interview on Kerry, UN Security Council resolution on WAER
“Many aspects of the speech and the points that Secretary Kerry was trying to give as a framework for peace contradict what was stated in the U.N. Security Council resolution. There’s quite a bit of discrepancy in these two documents when you look at them,” says Miriam Elman, associate professor of political science.
O'Keefe weighs in on Trump's involvement in federal contracting
Sean O’Keefe, University Professor, says what President-elect Donald Trump is doing, by targeting specific federal contracts, is unheard-of, in a Politico article.
In Memoriam: Assistant Professor Peter E. Howe Remembered
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Congress’ U-turn on flood insurance reform shows that lawmaking power can very quickly go from free rein to constrained