Maxwell School Events Calendar

Social Science and Public Policy Events

• The Israel-Hamas War: What Is Happening and What Might Happen Next?

  October 17, 2023, 12 p.m.-1:30 p.m. EDT

  Virtual

  The Moynihan Institute’s Middle Eastern Studies Program presents a webinar with Professors Amal Jamal (Tel Aviv University) and Dov Waxman (University of California, Los Angeles).

• Syracuse-Chicago Webinar Series on Property Tax Administration and Design: Justin Holz

  October 13, 2023, 11 a.m.-12:15 p.m. EDT

  Virtual

  Justin Holz (University of Chicago) will present “Understanding Racial Differences in Property Tax Appeals: Evidence from a Field Experiment.”

• CPR Methods Workshop: Yulong Wang “Theory and Application of Extreme Value Theory”

  October 12, 2023, 3:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m. EDT

  Eggers Hall, 060

  Yulong Wang, associate professor of economics, will present “Don’t Waste the Outliers in your Dataset – Theory and Application of Extreme Value Theory” as part of the CPR Methods Workshop Series.

• History Department Workshop Featuring Professor Brian Brege

  October 12, 2023, 3:30 p.m.-5 p.m. EDT

  Eggers Hall, 151

  History Department Workshop featuring Professor Brian Brege.

• Merchants of Virtue: Hindus, Muslims, and Untouchables in Eighteenth Century India

  October 12, 2023, 3:30 p.m.-5 p.m. EDT

  Eggers Hall, 341

  Divya Cherian book talk: "Merchants of Virtue" explores 18th-century Hindu identity in Marwar, examining alliances, vegetarianism, non-violence and caste's centrality.

• Conversations in Conflict Studies Presents Erin Hern

  October 12, 2023, 12:45 p.m.-1:45 p.m. EDT

  Maxwell Hall, 204

  Erin Hern, associate professor of political science, will discuss "Visibility of Autocratization, Voter Behavior, and Election Outcomes."

• EAP: China Town Hall with Ambassador Nicholas Burns

  October 11, 2023, 6:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m. EDT

  Maxwell Hall, 204

  This town hall features a livestream keynote from current U.S. Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns followed by an in-person discussion led by professors Dimitar D. Gueorguiev and Chengzhi Yin.

• Early Modern Connected Histories Workshop Featuring Professor Craige Champion

  October 11, 2023, 3:30 p.m.-5 p.m. EDT

  Maxwell Hall, 204B

  Professor Craige Champion will present "History as Magister vitae."

• Geography and the Environment Colloquium Series

  October 06, 2023, 3 p.m.-4:30 p.m. EDT

  Eggers Hall, 018

  Jake Bendix, professor emeritus of geography and the environment, will present "Reflections on Rivers: Some Reminiscences and Results from Forty Years of River Research."

• Larry Bartels: Democracy Erodes from the Top - Europe's Real Populist Challenge

  October 06, 2023, 12 p.m.-1:30 p.m. EDT

  Eggers Hall, 220 (SLR)

  A rise in right-wing populism in Europe stirs fears for its democracies. Larry Bartels says the crisis isn't due to populism, but leaders who exploit or mishandle democratic vulnerabilities.

• Cultural Politics of Prison Towns: A Conversation

  October 05, 2023, 3:30 p.m.-5 p.m. EDT

  Maxwell Hall, 204

  The Anthropology Department hosts "Cultural Politics of Prison Towns: A Conversation with Catherine Besteman and Kristin Doughty" and their collaborators.

• Micron in Central New York: What’s at Stake for Property Values, Taxes and Public Finance?

  October 02, 2023, 4 p.m.-5 p.m. EDT

  Virtual

  A multidisciplinary panel of faculty experts will discuss Micron in Central New York and what's at stake for the property values, taxes and public finance.

• Layna Mosley: Sovereign Debt Restructuring

  September 29, 2023, 12 p.m.-1:30 p.m. EDT

  Eggers Hall, 341 United States

  How does the presence of new and diverse creditors affect the occurrence of sovereign debt restructurings? We posit that China's presence as a creditor renders Paris Club restructurings less likely.

• Chasing the Flames: A Look Back at COVID-Era Policy Making, Economics, and Data

  September 28, 2023, 4 p.m.-5:30 p.m. EDT

  Eggers Hall, 220

  Kosali Simon, the Herman B. Wells Endowed Professor at Indiana University, will present at this year's Lourie Lecture.

• Early Modern Connected Histories Workshop Featuring Professor Tessa Murphy

  September 28, 2023, 3:30 p.m.-5 p.m. EDT

  Eggers Hall, 151

  Professor Tessa Murphy will present "Connected Histories in the Early Modern Caribbean: The Creole Archipelago".

• "Listen to the Elders" Speaker Series

  September 25, 2023, 6:30 p.m.-8 p.m. EDT

  6680 Onondaga Lake Pkwy Liverpool, NY, USA

  The "Listen to the Elders" Speaker Series welcomes Onondaga Hoyane (Hawk Clan), Hoyoñnyeñ:nih, Spencer Lyons.

• CANCELLED EVENT: Dorieann Fitzgerald: The Impact of Multinationals Along the Job Ladder

  September 25, 2023, 3:45 p.m.-5:05 p.m. EDT

  Eggers Hall, 341

  The Moynihan Institute's program for Trade, Development and Political Economy presents a talk by Doireann Fitzgerald, senior research economist, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis.

• Divorce and Democracy: A History of Personal Law in Post-Independence India

  September 25, 2023, 12 p.m.-1:30 p.m. EDT

  Virtual

  The Moynihan Institute presents a virtual book talk with author Saumya Saxena of O.P. Jindal Global University.

• D’Aniello Speaker Series: David Bellavia, Medal of Honor Recipient

  September 22, 2023, 3 p.m.-4 p.m. EDT

  National Veterans Resource Center, K.G. Tan Auditorium

  David Bellavia, the first and only living Iraq War veteran to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor, will present "Lessons in Leadership."

• Time and Refugee Placemaking in Urban Spaces: The Experiences of Ethiopian Australians in Melbourne

  September 22, 2023, 2 p.m.-3:30 p.m. EDT

  Virtual

  Explore temporalities of Ethiopian Australian refugee migration in Melbourne with Goshu Wolde Tefera, Ph.D., of California State University, Stanislaus.