Maxwell School Events Calendar

Talks Events

• Why and How to Include Animal Welfare in Local Policymaking

  October 04, 2024, 3 p.m.-4:30 p.m. EDT

  Eggers Hall, 018

  The Geography and the Environment Colloquium Series. "Why and how to include animal welfare in local policymaking." Jeff Sebo, Associate Professor of Environmental Studies, New York University.

• ‘An Unparalleled Economic Gold Mine’: Climate Finance in Northern Kenya

  October 04, 2024, 2:30 p.m.-4 p.m. EDT

  Eggers Hall, 341

  Amiel Bize discusses financialized climate responses in northern Kenya, focusing on a soil-based carbon credits project with local pastoralists.

• Backsliding or Bias? Understanding Global Democratic Decline and Resilience

  October 04, 2024, 12 p.m.-1:30 p.m. EDT

  Eggers Hall, 341

  Join Amanda B. Edgell as she explores controversies in measuring democratic backsliding and presents findings on resilience against autocratization.

• ‘The Long Arc of a Nation’ by Derek Robey

  October 01, 2024, 3:30 p.m.-5 p.m. EDT

  Eggers Hall, 060

  “The Long Arc of a Nation: Historical Narratives and Future Projections of Racism and Race in the United States and Canada,” presented by Derek Robey, postdoctoral researcher for the QDR.

• Creating Dangerous Muslims during the ‘War on Terror’

  September 27, 2024, 3:30 p.m.-5 p.m. EDT

  Eggers Hall, 341 United States

  Exploring Mohammad Salman Hamdani's story, we reveal how news media uncritically framed South Asian, Arab and Muslim people post-9/11.

• Book Launch - ‘Recovering Our Ancestral Foodways: Indigenous Traditions as a Recipe for Living Well’

  September 25, 2024, 12 p.m.-1:30 p.m. EDT

  Eggers Hall, 060

  Professor Mariaelena Huambachano's new book “Recovering Our Ancestral Foodways” explores Māori and Quechua well-being through traditional foodways.

• Davin Chor: Exclusions for Sale? Tariff Exemptions in the US-China Trade War

  September 23, 2024, 3:45 p.m.-5:05 p.m. EDT

  Eggers Hall, 341

  TDPE welcomes Davin Chor from Dartmouth College to discuss Section 301 tariffs, the role of exemptions and the implications of tariff policy design.

• Poner la vida en el centro: Centering Social Reproduction in Agrarian Studies and Politics

  September 20, 2024, 3 p.m.-4:30 p.m. EDT

  Eggers Hall, 018

  "Poner la vida en el centro: Centering Social Reproduction in Agrarian Studies and Politics," with Professor Diana Ojeda from Indiana University Bloomington.

• Transforming Minds and Policies: The Quest for Religious Freedom in Vietnam

  September 19, 2024, 3:30 p.m.-5 p.m. EDT

  Virtual

  Hein Vu discusses the Institute for Global Engagement's two-decade effort in Vietnam to promote religious freedom through dialogue and diplomacy.

• Kei-Mu Yi: Global Value Chains - Firm-Level Evidence from the United States

  September 16, 2024, 3:45 p.m.-5:05 p.m. EDT

  Eggers Hall, 341

  This study analyzes U.S. global value chains from 2002-2017, revealing supply chain patterns, trade linkages and impacts of trade agreements.

• Alexander Lee: How Polarization Ends

  September 13, 2024, 12 p.m.-1:30 p.m. EDT

  Eggers Hall, 100A

  Join us for an insightful talk on the history of partisan polarization in the United States of America.

• Joyojeet Pal: Technopopulism and the Assault on Indian Democracy

  September 05, 2024, 1 p.m.-2:30 p.m. EDT

  Eggers Hall, 341

  Exploring technopopulism, where digital technology and modernity serve as aspirational governance and a mask for charismatic leadership, benefiting social elites and obscuring institutional capture.

• Reshad Ahsan: Import Competition, Knowledge Access, and Innovation

  April 29, 2024, 3:45 p.m.-5:05 p.m. EDT

  Eggers Hall, 341

  While import competition from China generally reduces innovation in India, firms with higher information access increase their innovation, demonstrating the significant role import competition plays.

• Peru, Chile and the Pacific: Anarchism and Collaborative Histories

  April 25, 2024, 3:30 p.m.-5 p.m. EDT

  Eggers Hall, 060

  Savala will explore points of collaboration and parallel histories shared between Peruvians and Chileans.

• The Z Generation: Do Young Russians Love Fascism?

  April 18, 2024, 3:30 p.m.-5 p.m. EDT

  Eggers Hall, 220

  The Moynihan Institute’s Center for European Studies is proud to host Ian Garner to present his book, "Z Generation: Into the Heart of Russia’s Fascist Youth" (Oxford University Press/Hurst).

• Does Energy Have History?

  April 18, 2024, 1 p.m.-2:30 p.m. EDT

  Eggers Hall, 341

  Daniela Russ, assistant professor at the University of Leipzig, will present "Does Energy Have History?"

• Narratival Ambiguity and Its Consequences: The Case of Muslim Divorce in Indian Courts

  April 16, 2024, 3:30 p.m.-5 p.m. EDT

  Eggers Hall, 341

  Discover groundbreaking insights from Yüksel Sezgin's research on Islamic divorces in India, revealing how judges' interpretations can shape the rule of law and influence cultural dynamics.

• 'Listen to the Elders' Speaker Series

  April 15, 2024, 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.

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

  April 15, 2024, 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.

• Challenges to Citizenship - Authoritarianism in Latin America

  April 12, 2024, 2 p.m.-3:30 p.m. EDT

  Virtual

  Focusing on the varying trajectories of democracy in Latin America, and addressing the broader issue of combating authoritarianism and enhancing democratic rights.