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White book examines America’s participation in WWII, racial politics
World War II and American Racial Politics: Public Opinion, the Presidency, and Civil Rights Advocacy, a new book by Steven White, assistant professor of political science at the Maxwell School, was published on August 15 by Cambridge University Press.
8/19/2019

Lopoo quoted in Medium article on immigration policy, fertility
Len Lopoo was interviewed for the Medium article "Trump Is Making It Harder for Immigrants to Get Green Cards and Hurting Our Economy in the Process." ". . . we’re not thinking at all about the long-term. What’s going to happen in 30 or 40 years, as people start to age?" says Lopoo.
8/16/2019

Maxwell partners with APSIA to host PISA Network training
On August 14, 2019, the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs partnered with APSIA to host a Public and International Student Advisor (PISA) Workshop for 28 advisors from upstate New York. With financial support from the Robertson Foundation for Government, the Maxwell School is one of three schools selected nationwide to host a PISA Network training.
8/16/2019

Faulkner quoted in The Nation piece on origins of the American boycott
Carol Faulkner was interviewed for The Nation article "The Boycott’s Abolitionist Roots." The author explores Lucretia Mott and the Free Produce Movement, a boycott of goods produced by slave labor led by Quakers in the decades leading up to the Civil War. For Lucretia, Free Produce "was about moral purity, and not engaging in contradictory behaviors," says Faulkner.
8/15/2019

Michelmore study on impact of EITC on housing published in Demography
Katherine Michelmore, assistant professor of public administration and international affairs, and co-author Natasha Pilkauskas found that increases in the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) lead to more stable housing and less crowding for single mothers. Their study, "The Effect of the Earned Income Tax Credit on Housing and Living Arrangements," was published in Demography.
8/15/2019

Taylor comments on the Moscow pro-democracy protests in Vox article
Professor Brian Taylor was interviewed for the Vox article "The pro-democracy protests rocking Moscow, explained." "We do seem to be seeing a ramping up in tension around this rather than a successful repression of protest on the part of authorities so far," says Taylor.
8/14/2019

Lovely discusses costs of US-China trade war on Knowledge@Wharton
Mary Lovely was interviewed on the Knowledge@Wharton radio show on SiriusXM about the long-term costs of the China-U.S. trade war. "We’re going to see permanently higher prices because the system as a whole will be less efficient," Lovely says. "President Trump’s actions are cementing firms’ view that this is going to go on for a long time."
8/14/2019

Bhan discusses the conflict in Kashmir with Al Jazeera, BBC News
Mona Bhan, associate professor of anthropology and Ford-Maxwell Professor of South Asian Studies, was interviewed by several media outlets regarding India's revocation of Articles 370 and 35A and what it means for the future of Kashmir. "I expect massive resistance," Bhan told China Global Television Network (CGTN).
8/12/2019

Zoli comments on US travel warnings in WZTV article
Corri Zoli was interviewed for the WZTV article "Japan joins list of countries warning of U.S. travel, Venezuela lists Tennessee city." "There is likely a political message embedded in especially Venezuela’s travel alert in light of President Trump’s announcement on Monday of expanding US sanctions, which will freeze all Venezuelan government assets and ban all Americans from doing business with Maduro's administration," says Zoli.
8/9/2019

Peer to Peer provides insight into program participants’ experience
In March 2019, Humphrey Fellow Huong Ha shared her experience as an investigative journalist in Communist Vietnam. Her talk, “Truth Under Censorship: Investigative Journalism in Vietnam,” was one of 14 Peer to Peer presentations with speakers from 10 countries during the 2018-19 academic year.
8/8/2019

Thompson quoted in NY Times article about nuns and slavery
"A lot of communities now are very committed to dealing with issues of racism, but the fact is their own history is problematic," says Margaret Susan Thompson."They’re beginning to confront their own racism, and their own complicity in the racism of the past," she says, "but it’s a very long road." Thompson was interviewed for the New York Times article "The Nuns Who Bought and Sold Human Beings."
8/8/2019

Reeher weighs in on Obama's criticism of Trump in The Hill
"Obama can say things that will be heard differently from the Democratic candidates for president," says Professor Grant Reeher. "He has the role of former president and that de facto gives you a statesmanlike role. And he fills that role in the way he expresses himself." Reeher was interviewed for The Hill article "The Memo: Obama throws down challenge to Trump."
8/7/2019

Steinberg discusses Good Friday Agreement on War on the Rocks podcast
On a recent episode of Horns of a Dilemma (a War on the Rocks podcast), University Professor James Steinberg discussed the process and considerations that led to the signing of the 1998 Good Friday Agreement in Northern Ireland. His talk expanded on his recent article in the Texas National Security Review titled "The Good Friday Agreement: Ending War and Ending Conflict in Northern Ireland."
8/7/2019

Reeher comments on Trump's efforts to help A$AP Rocky in USA Today
Grant Reeher was interviewed for the USA Today article "Trump and Sweden don't see eye to eye – on anything." In July, President Trump offered to come to the aid of A$AP Rocky, an American rapper who has been charged with assault in Stockholm, Sweden. "We're headed into a campaign year, and it may be no coincidence that the person Trump is advocating for is a popular African-American rapper," says Reeher.
8/6/2019

Lovely discusses impact of Trump's new tariffs in CNN op-ed
"This new bundle of taxes falls heavily on final goods, such as clothing, shoes, household goods and baby products. If the tariffs start on September 1st, as suggested by the president's tweet, shoppers will see the impact immediately, as they begin their back-to-school shopping," writes Mary Lovely. Her op-ed titled "Trump's new tariffs will cause more pain for Americans" was published by CNN.
8/6/2019

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