Centers, Institutes, and Initiatives

Centers, Institutes, and Multidisciplinary Research Initiatives

Maxwell’s unique strength derives from its multidisciplinary approach to the study of contemporary policy issues. Within the school’s research units, you will find faculty scholars and practitioners with expertise across the full spectrum of social sciences and public affairs specialties analyzing and problem solving alongside our students.

From aging, population, and public health, to the environment, conflict resolution, and the governance of autonomous systems, Maxwell faculty and students engage in the sort of silo-busting work that is essential to developing solutions and educating tomorrow’s effective leaders.

Aging Studies Institute

Promoting aging-related research, training, and outreach. Co-sponsored with SU’s Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics.

Autonomous Systems Policy Institute

Advancing knowledge and teaching in the field of autonomous systems by exploring new frontiers in policy, law and governance of these fast-expanding technologies.

Campbell Public Affairs Institute

Serving a better understanding of contemporary challenges in democratic governance — particularly, the idea of citizenship, its evolution, and the conditions under which it thrives.

Center for Environmental Policy and Administration

Exploring environmental issues from an integrated perspective that considers technical, social, and humanistic aspects.

Center for Policy Research

A home for domestic policy concerns — among them health studies, econometrics, public education, public finance, social welfare, poverty and income security, and urban and regional studies.

Institute for the Study of the Judiciary, Politics, and the Media

Assessing the ways in which judicial independence is established and maintained. Co-sponsored with SU’s College of Law and with the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications.

Lerner Center for Public Health Promotion

Dedicated to creating public health programs that are motivating, sustainable, and effective replicated in community and national prevention programs.

Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs

Facilitating research on issues raised by an increasingly interdependent world and studies challenges to the quality of governance worldwide.

Program for the Advancement of Research on Conflict and Collaboration

Dedicated to the enhancement of knowledge about social conflicts and to collaborative governance and collaborative problem solving.

Syracuse University Infrastructure Institute

Bringing together public and private sector groups and companies to plan, design and suggest ways to implement new infrastructures.

Syracuse University Institute for Security Policy and Law

Educating and inspiring the next generation of national security thought leaders and practitioners, through interdisciplinary research, teaching, public service, and policy analysis. Co-sponsored with the SU College of Law.
Formerly known as the Institute for National Security and Counterterrorism (INSCT).

Research News

Landes study on COVID, people with IDD living in group homes published
"COVID-19 outcomes among people with intellectual and developmental disability living in residential group homes in New York State," co-authored by Scott Landes, was published in Disability and Health Journal. The study shows that people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) living in residential group homes are more likely to be diagnosed with COVID-19 and die from the virus than those without IDD.

Popp discusses green investments, post-COVID recovery in SPI blog post
In his recent blog post for the Smart Prosperity Institute, David Popp, Caroline Rapking Faculty Scholar in Public Administration and Policy, looks at how government investments can help workers affected by environmental regulation and provides guidance on the role green investments can play in post-COVID recovery. "Our research shows that green investments can help smooth the transition to a green economy, but must be used carefully," says Popp.

Dean’s Office, CPR fund summer project assistantships
Eleven faculty members recently received awards from the Maxwell School to support emerging research projects this summer. The awards, granted in two separate programs by the Dean’s Office and by the Center for Policy Research (CPR), each fund a graduate assistant to work on preliminary research that will enable the faculty member to submit a related proposal for external funding.

Kyle co-edits history of early political communication in England
Chris R. Kyle, associate professor of history, is the co-editor of Connecting Centre and Locality: Political Communication in Early Modern England, published recently by Manchester University Press. The collection, co-edited by Jason Peacey, a professor of early modern British history at University College London, explores the dynamics of local and national political culture in 17th-century Britain, with an emphasis on political communication.

Gueorguiev, McDowell study on capital controls in China published
"Inside looking out: how international policy trends shape the politics of capital controls in China," co-authored by Dimitar Gueorguiev and Daniel McDowell, was published in The Pacific Review. Gueorguiev, McDowell, and co-author David Steinberg present evidence showing that the international policy context features heavily in domestic political debates about capital controls in China. They also show that information about other countries’ policy choices influences mass public attitudes about capital controls in China.

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