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Faulkner discusses the simplification of past protest movements in NYT
According to many historians, much of what the public knows or learns about prior protest movements is sanitized for the purpose of discrediting successive movements. In reality, social movements are often much messier. Carol Faulkner says nineteenth-century women’s suffragists “went out of their way to present themselves as very middle-class, very respectable, and used the tools of respectable politics." Read more in the New York Times article "Why Protest Movements Are ‘Civil’ Only in Retrospect."
6/18/2020

Ma quoted in SCMP article on BLM movement, Asian-American community
Those of an older generation, whether in China or the US, generally prefer to circumvent discussion of politics and socioeconomic issues, says Yingyi Ma. "They have memories of the Cultural Revolution and they understand how divisive and how difficult it was and how much destruction it caused," she says. Ma was interviewed for the South China Morning Post article "Black Lives Matter movement reveals divides among Asian-American community."
6/17/2020

Reeher comments on Trump's campaign rally venue in The Hill
"At this point, it is just completely baffling to me,” says Grant Reeher of President Trump's decision to hold his campaign rally in Tulsa, the site of one of the worst racial massacres in modern U.S. history back in 1921. "He is going all-in on ‘Law and Order’ and rejecting the very premise of the protests and sticking it in your eye." Reeher was interviewed for The Hill article "The Memo: Trump's Tulsa decision sparks new race controversy."
6/16/2020

Jackson speaks to Vox about the meaning of abolish the police
"By 'abolish the police,' I mean building a world where we do not rely on anti-Black, white supremacist institutions of order to regulate society," says Jenn Jackson, assistant professor of political science. "This means that alternative forms of order might be embraced, like community care networks and justice structures rooted in restoration rather than punishment." Jackson was interviewed for the Vox article "The 'abolish the police' movement, explained by 7 scholars and activists."
6/16/2020

Bhan discusses the new domicile law for Kashmir with Al Jazeera
Mona Bhan, Ford-Maxwell Professor of South Asian Studies, was a guest on Al Jazeera's The Stream for the segment "What does the domicile law mean for Kashmir?" Bhan discusses the new rules that allow Indian citizens who have lived in Jammu and Kashmir for 15 years to claim a "domicile certificate" for residency benefits, as well as those who have studied there for seven years, and what they mean for Kashmiris.
6/16/2020

White quoted in AFP article on rethinking race in American history
"I think for a growing number of white Americans you are seeing more attention paid to the longer-term reasons that racial inequality persists in America," says Steven White. "I guess the question is whether these changes in public opinion will last," he says. "Is this the beginning of a really substantial shift?" White was interviewed for the Agence France Presse article "America's original sin: Floyd death prompts historical soul-searching."
6/16/2020

Tóbiás featured in WalletHub article on economic fallout from COVID-19
Áron Tóbiás, assistant professor of economics, says the most important lesson that state authorities can learn from the economic fallout of this pandemic is "the unexpected happens—better be prepared." He adds, "From a public finance perspective, state governments (and the federal government, too) might want to think about setting up more robust rainy-day funds once this crisis is over." Read more in the WalletHub article "States That Need Most Financial Help Due to COVID-19."
6/11/2020

Jok discusses working, parenting during the pandemic in Daily Nation
Professor Jok Madut Jok explores the challenges of juggling work and childcare in Africa during the Covid-19 pandemic in his article "My PhD didn't prepare me for work and childcare the Covid-19 style," published in Daily Nation. "Even among people with decent income levels, the pandemic has diminished many of the support systems that Africans usually rely on to manage raising children while working," writes Jok.
6/10/2020

Banks explains role of National Guard in PBS NewsHour article
The National Guard is trained to help domestically in a variety of capacities, says William Banks. "That said, they are members of the military, not law enforcement, so they are largely trained to supplement military jobs," he says. Banks was interviewed for the PBS NewsHour article "'Optics matter.' National Guard deployments amid unrest have a long and controversial history."
6/10/2020

Landes speaks to NPR about COVID-19 fatalities among people with IDD
Scott Landes was interviewed on NPR's Morning Edition about his recent study on COVID-19 death rates among people with intellectual or developmental disabilities (IDD). "They're more likely — four times more likely, we're showing — to actually contract COVID-19 than the general population," says Landes. "And then if they do contract COVID-19, what we're seeing is they're about two times more likely to die from it."
6/9/2020

Lovely comments on the future of the US-China trade deal in SCMP
"The priority the two sides are placing on the deal is not so much a way to repair damage as it is to not cause further damage," says Professor Mary Lovely. "If the US announces the deal is dead, Trump is locked into some kind of retaliation." Read more in the South China Morning Post article "Donald Trump says China is buying ‘a lot’ of US products."
6/8/2020

Reeher discusses Trump reelection with The Hill
When asked how hard it would be for any incumbent to overcome low voter satisfaction figures, Professor Grant Reeher says, "If we’re going by the history, the answer is 'very difficult.'" Voter satisfaction with the direction of the nation, Reeher adds "has always been a very good indicator" of whether the incumbent party was likely to keep the White House. Reeher was interviewed for The Hill article "The Memo: Trump's troubles deepen as voters see country on wrong path."
6/8/2020

Banks discusses the Insurrection Act with CSM, Military.com
"You want to come to the aid of the states when states can’t take care of themselves," says Professor Emeritus William C. Banks. By threatening to invoke the act, Mr. Trump is trying not to appear weak during a domestic crisis, says Banks. He spoke to the Christian Science Monitor and Millitary.com about Trump's threat to use the Insurrection Act.
6/4/2020

Lambright quoted in AP piece on Trump's claim of saving space program
The Obama administration "pushed it harder, much harder," says Professor Harry Lambright of NASA's effort to commercialize space. He was quoted in the Associated Press article "AP FACT CHECK: Trump claim of saving space program off base."
6/4/2020

Ackerman paper on mass party formation published in SSH
"Mass Party Formation: Land, Civil Society, and Party in Postrevolutionary Mexico," written by Assistant Professor of Sociology Edwin Ackerman, was published in Social Science History. His findings suggest that mass party formation is dependent on the destruction of “pre”-capitalist agrarian structures.
6/3/2020

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