The Glass Is Half Full: The Safety Net for Low-Income Women Around Childbirth
Co-authored by Colleen Heflin, professor of public administration and international affairs, and Maxwell alumna Hyojeong Kim, the article was published in Demography.
See related: Economic Policy, Income, Labor, Parenting & Family, United States
Nonprofit Organization Management in China: Research and Practice
Jiahuan Lu, associate professor of public administration and international affairs, has co-edited a new research handbook, Nonprofit Organization Management in China: Research and Practice (Routledge, 2026). The volume examines nonprofit management in China through a comparative, organizational lens rather than the state-society framework common in earlier scholarship.
See related: China, Non-governmental Organizations
The Effects of Recalling Health Insurance and Health Care Experiences on Policy Attitudes
The article, co-authored by Associate Professor of Political Science Emily Thorson and Maxwell alumna Emma Dreher, was published in the Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law.
See related: Government, Health Insurance, U.S. Health Policy, United States
The Effects of Policy Success Versus Failure Narratives
Co-authored by Sarah Pralle and Emily Thorson, both associate professors of political science, the article was published in Policy Studies Journal.
See related: Government, Media & Journalism, United States
A Global Scale of Economic Left–Right Party Positions: Cross-National and Cross-Expert Perceptions of Party Placements
The article, co-authored by Professor and Chair of Political Science Seth Jolly, was published in the Journal of Politics.
From Metabolic Rift to Metabolic Repair: A Comment on Ariel Salleh’s ‘DeColonize EcoModernism! The Androcene and Its Others’
The article, authored by Associate Professor of Sociology Selina Gallo-Cruz, was published in Globalizations.
See related: Colonialism, Crime & Violence, Environment, Gender and Sex, Inequality
Untrustworthy Sources on Facebook and Instagram in 2020: Concentrated Exposure but No Attitudinal Effects
The article, co-authored by Associate Professor of Political Science Emily Thorson, was published in Science Advances.
See related: Media & Journalism, United States
Comparing Perceptions of Algae Feed Supplements for Dairy Cows Among Organic Dairy Farmers, Dairy Nutritionists, and Academic Literature
The article, co-authored by Professor of Sociology Rick Welsh, was published in Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems.
See related: Agriculture, United States
Susan Bibler Coutin, On the Record: Papers, Immigration, and Legal Advocacy
Part-time instructor of anthropology Fethi Keles's review of the book On the Record: Papers, Immigration, and Legal Advocacy, written by Susan Bibler Coutin, was published in the International Journal of Refugee Law.
See related: U.S. Immigration, United States
Creative Practice and Spatial Storytelling in the Cartographic Classroom
Co-authored by Assistant Professor of Geography and the Environment Meghan Kelly; Maxwell Ph.D. students Cameron Kline, Rachel Ameen and Brooklyn Montgomery; and Maxwell alum Simone Yoxall, the article was published in Cartographic Perspectives.
See related: Cartography, Education, GIS, New York State
Demobilization by Policy Paradoxes: Confrontations Between Civic Sustainability Movements and City Governance
The article, authored by Associate Professor of Sociology Selina Gallo-Cruz, was published in the Journal of Political Power.
See related: State & Local Government, Sustainability, United States
Changes in the Education-Health Gradient Within U.S. States, 1993–2019
Co-authored by Maxwell faculty members Jennifer Karas Montez, Iliya Gutin and Scott Landes, along with Ph.D. student Julia Finan, the article was published in Population Research and Policy Review.
See related: Health Equity, U.S. Education, United States
Arbitrators as Advisors: Evidence From Changes in Investment Treaty Design
The article, co-authored by Assistant Professor of Political Science Minju Kim, was published in The Review of International Organizations.
See related: International Agreements, Law
Elgar Encyclopedia of International Trade
Devashish Mitra, professor of economics and Gerald B. and Daphna Cramer Professor of Global Affairs, has co-edited a new reference work, Elgar Encyclopedia of International Trade (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2026), with Priyaranjan Jha, professor of economics at the University of California, Irvine. The volume is part of the Elgar Encyclopedias in Economics and Finance series.
See related: Economic Policy, International Affairs, Trade
State Policy Contexts and Disability Risks Among Midlife Working-Age Latino Adults in the U.S.: Variation by Nativity and Citizenship Status
Co-authored by Associate Professor of Sociology Marc Garcia, the article was published in Population Research and Policy Review.
See related: Disability, LatinX, State & Local Government, United States
How Does SNAP Access Prior to Pregnancy Affect Maternal and Infant Health Outcomes?
The article, co-authored Sarah Hamersma, associate professor of public administration and international affairs, and Ph.D. student Mitchell McFarlane, was published in The Milbank Quarterly.
See related: Food Security, Labor, Maternal and Child Health, Nutrition, U.S. Health Policy, United States
Taming the Careerists: The Politics of Foreign Policy Implementation
Minju Kim, assistant professor of political science, has written Taming the Careerists: The Politics of Foreign Policy Implementation (Cambridge University Press, 2026). The book asks how the design of employment contracts, specifically, the features that strengthen or weaken job protections, shapes bureaucratic behavior and, in turn, American foreign policy.
See related: Economic Policy, Federal Government, Foreign Policy, International Affairs, Labor
Ambiguous Inclusion: Migration and Race on the Russia-China Border
Lauren Woodard, assistant professor of anthropology, has written Ambiguous Inclusion: Migration and Race on the Russia-China Border (University of Toronto Press, 2026). The book draws on 17 months of ethnographic fieldwork in Moscow and Vladivostok, Russia, and Almaty, Kazakhstan.
How Shale Boom-Era Municipal Debt Could Undermine Community Resilience During the Energy Transition
This brief describes how shale boom-era municipal debt could become a long-term fiscal burden for impacted communities and identifies four policy approaches for managing these risks before the transition leaves communities holding the bill.
Sicker Americans Are More Likely to Misuse Prescription Medications