Maxwell School Events Calendar

Social Science and Public Policy Events

• Hebrew Culture and Conversation Table

  November 12, 2024, 3:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m. EST

  Eggers Hall, 341

  Please join us for a great opportunity to practice your Hebrew conversation skills! All are welcome to attend, from beginners to native speakers!

• ‘Pushed or Pulled to Homeschool’ by Mahala Stewart

  November 12, 2024, 3:30 p.m.-5 p.m. EST

  Eggers Hall, 060

  "Pushed or Pulled to Homeschool: How Inequality Shapes Black and White Mothers’ Schooling Decisions" presented by Mahala Stewart, assistant professor at Hamilton College.

• Book Talk - ‘Confronting Climate Coloniality: Decolonizing Pathways for Climate Justice’

  November 11, 2024, 3:30 p.m.-5 p.m. EST

  Eggers Hall, 341

  Professor Farhana Sultana will discuss how climate justice fundamentally is about paying attention to how climate change impacts people differently, unevenly and disproportionately.

• South African Constitutionalism Through the Lens of the Grootboom Case

  November 11, 2024, 12:45 p.m.-2:05 p.m. EST

  Virtual

  South Africa’s Constitution enshrines socio-economic rights, inspired by anti-Apartheid ideals. The Grootboom case affirmed these rights' enforceability, though its implementation has faced criticism.

• Constitutionalism v. Populism - Are Britain and Germany less vulnerable than the USA?

  November 08, 2024, 2:30 p.m.-4 p.m. EST

  Eggers Hall, 060

  This question frames populism as democracy’s ‘dark side,’ often countered by constitutional safeguards, yet these constraints might weaken democracy itself.

• Nicholas Mulder - Reserve Risk: The History of the Asset Freeze, 1939-2000

  November 08, 2024, 12 p.m.-1:30 p.m. EST

  Eggers Hall, 341

  Tracing the history of asset freezing to its origins, Mulder will present how the process influenced and helped break the Bretton Woods global financial order.

• CPR Methods Seminar: A Simple, Statistically Robust Test of Discrimination

  November 07, 2024, 3:30 p.m.-5 p.m. EST

  Eggers Hall, 060

  CPR Methods Seminar: Sharad Goel, Harvard Kennedy School, will present "A Simple, Statistically Robust Test of Discrimination."

• How Great-Power Competition Threatens Peace and Weakens Democracy

  November 07, 2024, 2 p.m.-3:30 p.m. EST

  Eggers Hall, 341

  This talk will argue that great-power competition with China is misguided and vastly underestimates the costs and risks that geopolitical rivalry poses to global stability.

• Climate change litigation in the European Court of Human Rights

  November 06, 2024, 12:45 p.m.-2:05 p.m. EST

  Virtual

  Krešimir Kamber will address the recent rulings of the European Court of Human Rights concerning climate change.

• Ex-Ante Assessment of Procedural Justice in Climate Adaptation

  November 05, 2024, 12 p.m.-1 p.m. EST

  Virtual

  Kaninik Baradi will present at the November Institutional Grammar Research Initiative (IGRI) research seminar.

• The Value of Value Chains: An Experiment Linking Farmers' Co-ops with Maize Processors in Rwanda

  November 04, 2024, 3:45 p.m.-5:05 p.m. EST

  Eggers Hall, 341

  Alan Spearot will discuss his study of 180 maize cooperatives in Rwanda that found that WFP market support raised formal sales, boosting revenue by 150%-300% via expanded land use and inputs.

• Inheritance Impact Screening Tour and Conversation

  November 04, 2024, 3:30 p.m.-7 p.m. EST

  Eggers Hall, 220

  The Lerner Center will host a screening of the award-winning documentary film, “Inheritance.”

• LOCATION CHANGE-Phanstiel Lecture: The People Who Built the Pyramids—How We Know

  November 01, 2024, 5 p.m.-6:30 p.m. EDT

  Maxwell Hall, Maxwell Auditorium

  Join us for a talk with Mark Lehner, director of the Giza Plateau Mapping Project, which conducts annual excavations of Old Kingdom settlements near the Sphinx and Pyramids.

• Green Extractivism and Expropriation of Emission Rights amidst Mitigation Policies & the Carbon Rush

  November 01, 2024, 3 p.m.-4:30 p.m. EDT

  Eggers Hall, 018

  The Geography and the Environment Colloquium Series. "Green Extractivism and Expropriation of Emission Rights amidst Mitigation Policies & the Carbon Rush." Natacha Bruna, Cornell University.

• Razia Iqbal: International News, What's Changed and What's Stayed the Same

  November 01, 2024, 2 p.m.-3:30 p.m. EDT

  Eggers Hall, 341

  Drawing on over 30 years of global reporting, Iqbal will explore the evolution of international journalism, sharing her experiences from the BBC's Newshour and her work as a special correspondent.

• Syracuse-Chicago Webinar Series on Property Tax Administration and Design: Thomas Brosy

  November 01, 2024, 11 a.m.-12:15 p.m. EDT

  Virtual

  During this webinar, Thomas Brosy (Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center) will present “Property Taxes and the Great Recession: The Role of Property Tax Limits.”

• Arthur C. Brooks: How to Get Happier in an Unhappy World

  October 30, 2024, 5 p.m.-6:30 p.m. EDT

  National Veterans Resource Center, K.G. Tan Auditorium

  Join us for a talk with Arthur C. Brooks, Harvard professor, New York Times bestselling author and one of the world's leading experts on the science of human happiness.

• The Digital Deception Landscape: Academic Insights on Misinformation and Deepfakes

  October 30, 2024, 2 p.m.-3 p.m. EDT

  Virtual

  This webinar will engage expert discussion that critically analyzes the evolving landscape of misinformation, focusing on the role of deepfakes and AI-driven content.

• Hebrew Culture and Conversation Table

  October 30, 2024, 2 p.m.-3:30 p.m. EDT

  Eggers Hall, 341

  Please join us for a great opportunity to practice your Hebrew conversation skills! All are welcome to attend, from beginners to native speakers!

• Conversations in Conflict Studies Presents Horace Campbell

  October 30, 2024, 12 p.m.-1 p.m. EDT

  Eggers Hall, 209

  "U.S. Military Apparatus and the 2024 Elections" with Horace Campbell, professor of political science.