Maxwell School Events Calendar

Social Science and Public Policy Events

• Challenges to Citizenship: Authoritarianism in East Asia

  September 22, 2023, 12:30 p.m.-2 p.m. EDT

  Virtual

  The Moynihan Institute's East Asia Program will host a panel of distinguished scholars covering Authoritarianism in East Asia. The panel will be moderated by George Kallander, professor of history.

• Syracuse-Chicago Webinar Series on Property Tax Administration and Design: Georg Thunecke

  September 22, 2023, 11 a.m.-12:15 p.m. EDT

  Virtual

  Georg Thunecke (Max Planck Institute, Munich) will present, “Identifying Tax-Setting Responses from Local Fiscal Policy Programs.”

• Early Modern Connected Histories Workshop Featuring Dr. Rachel Weil

  September 20, 2023, 3:30 p.m.-5 p.m. EDT

  Maxwell Hall, 204B

  Dr. Rachel Weil will present "'Confinement No Duress?': Imprisonment in Early Modern England."

• Migration in Europe: Trends and Changes, with Alessandra Venturini

  September 20, 2023, 12 p.m.-1:30 p.m. EDT

  Virtual

  The Moynihan Institute and the Center for European Studies presents Alessandra Venturini.

• Healing Grounds: Climate, Justice, and the Deep Roots of Regenerative Farming

  September 19, 2023, 5 p.m.-6:30 p.m. EDT

  "Healing Grounds: Climate, Justice, and the Deep Roots of Regenerative Farming," with Liz Carlisle, associate professor in the Environmental Studies Program at UC Santa Barbara.

• Tim Schmidt-Eisenlohr: Trade Credit and Relationships

  September 18, 2023, 3:30 p.m.-5:05 p.m. EDT

  Eggers Hall, 341

  Discover how longer relationships, weak contract enforcement nations and type of goods influence credit use in the Chile and Colombia.

• Voices of Public Service with Vice Adm. Robert Murrett (Ret.) and Naoki Fujii ’03 M.A. (PA)

  September 18, 2023, 1 p.m.-2 p.m. EDT

  Maxwell Hall, 204

  The "Voices of Public Service" lecture series provides students with the opportunity to learn about public service careers from exceptional public service professionals.

• Remnants: Embodied Archives of the Armenian Genocide

  September 15, 2023, 3:30 p.m.-5 p.m. EDT

  Eggers Hall, 220

  Elyse Semerdjian, chair of Armenian genocide studies at the Strassler Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Clark University, will present her recently published book.

• New SU Books, with Erin Hern and Daniel McDowell

  September 15, 2023, 12 p.m.-1:30 p.m. EDT

  Eggers Hall, 341

  The Moynihan Institute presents the new Study of Global Politics (SGP) series! We are kicking off the new series with presentations of two new books by Maxwell faculty, Erin Hern and Daniel McDowell.

• The Process of Policy Seminar Series: The Environment

  September 14, 2023, 6 p.m.-7 p.m. EDT

  Virtual

  This panel convenes a set of academics and practitioners that discuss the processes by which policy solutions to environmental issues come about and how key policy stakeholders negotiate their design.

• Conversations in Conflict Studies

  September 14, 2023, 12:45 p.m.-1:45 p.m. EDT

  Maxwell Hall, 204

  "Transforming Climate Coloniality to Climate Revolutions" with Professor Farhana Sultana.

• CPR Seminar Series: Brian Powell

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

  Virtual

  Brian Powell, James H. Rudy Professor of Sociology, Indiana University, will present, "WHO SHOULD PAY? Higher Education, Responsibility, and the Public" as part of the CPR Seminar Series.

• India’s Bangladesh Problem: The Marginalization of Bengali Muslims in Neoliberal Times

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

  Virtual

  Navine Murshid of Colgate University will read excerpts from her book highlighting key claims regarding Bangladesh-India relations, neoliberalism and the marginalization of Bengali Muslims in India.

• Dmitry Bykov: The Russian opposition in exile - does it have a future?

  September 12, 2023, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. EDT

  Maxwell Hall, 204

  What future does Russia’s opposition have, given the ongoing Russian war against Ukraine and more than two decades of Putin’s rule?

• Daniel F. Runde: Using Soft Power to Compete with Russia and China

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

  Eggers Hall, 220

  Join international development expert Daniel Runde to discuss his new book, "The American Imperative."

• Syracuse-Chicago Webinar Series on Property Tax Administration and Design: Stefanie Stantcheva

  September 08, 2023, 11 a.m.-12:15 p.m. EDT

  Virtual

  Stefanie Stantcheva (Harvard University) will present, “Wealth and Property Taxation in the United States.” Discussion will follow with Caroline Weber (University of Kentucky).

• What’s at Stake for Colleges and Students After the Supreme Court’s Affirmative Action Decision?

  August 30, 2023, 12 p.m.-1 p.m. EDT

  Virtual

  A multidisciplinary group of faculty experts will discuss the history of affirmative action in U.S. higher education; the implications of the decision for college admission practices and diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives; and the prospects for equal access to higher education for racial and ethnic minority groups.

• Space as a Global Commons: Analysis and Performance

  August 01, 2023, 12 p.m.-1 p.m. EDT

  Virtual

  Daniel Patton of the Secure World Foundation will present at the August Institutional Grammar Research Initiative virtual research seminar.

• Syracuse-Chicago Webinar Series on Property Tax Administration and Design: Jeremy Moulton

  May 19, 2023, 11 a.m.-12:15 p.m. EDT

  Virtual

  During this webinar, Jeremy Moulton (University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill) will discuss “When Do Property Taxes Matter? Tax Salience and Heterogeneous Policy Effects.”

• COVID-19 and Policy: Looking Backward and Looking Forward

  May 19, 2023, 8:30 a.m.-4:45 p.m. EDT

  Eggers Hall, 220 (Strasser Legacy Room)

  Join us for a one-day conference exploring the multifaceted impacts of COVID-19 on public policy, health and inequality. This event brings together leading experts from a range of fields to share insights, research and experiences related to the ongoing pandemic.