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Riverine Citizenship: A Bosnian City in Love with the River
In the book (Central European University Press, 2024), Azra Hromadžić, associate professor of anthropology, explores how residents of Bihać, a town in northwest Bosnia, mobilized to block construction of a hydroelectric dam on the Una River in 2015.
See related: Europe, Sustainability, Water
Murrett Discusses Ukrainian President Zelenskyy’s Upcoming Trip to Washington With Fox News
Vice Adm. Robert Murrett (Ret.), professor of practice of public administration and international affairs, says President Zelenskyy is here to “garner additional support from the administration, the Congress, and address the United Nations in ways that will provide the military support and also looking forward to negotiations.”
See related: Conflict, Congress, Federal, Foreign Policy, International Governmental Organizations, Ukraine, United States
Kids in Limbo: War, Uncertainty, and the School Experiences of Ukrainian Refugee Students in Poland
Findings by Amy Lutz, associate professor of sociology, and Ph.D. student Iwona B. Franczak, suggest changes to family and school routines caused by the war hindered academic performance and social–emotional well-being of some Ukrainian school-age refugees regardless of mothers' advantageous socio-economic backgrounds. Published in Sociological Forum.
Levelling Up Innovation in Local Government: An Evaluation of International Smart City Competitions
“Levelling Up Innovation in Local Government: An Evaluation of International Smart City Competitions,” co-authored by Austin Zwick, associate teaching professor of policy studies, and Aaron Eben, Maxwell undergraduate student in policy studies, was published by the Institute on Municipal Finance and Governance.
See related: Canada, Europe, State & Local, United States, Urban Issues
Murrett Cites Ukraine’s Focus on Military Targets in Article on U.S. Long-Range Weapons in The Hill
Vice Adm. Robert Murrett (Ret.), professor of practice of public administration and international affairs, shares his thoughts with The Hill on Ukraine's military targets, as debate renews in Washington over a policy limiting the use of American weapons deep within Russia.
See related: Conflict, Defense & Security, International Affairs, Russia, Ukraine
Taylor Shares Insights on Ukraine’s Recent Military Successes in Russian Territory with LiveNOWFox
Williams Piece on Expanding Nuclear Sharing with NATO Allies Published by New Atlanticist
Michael Williams, associate professor of public administration and international affairs, argues that the way to deter Russian aggression is to strengthen the western approach when it comes to nuclear sharing arrangements and the deployment of land-based US tactical nuclear weapons in Europe.
See related: Defense & Security, Europe, Russia
Murrett Discusses the War in Ukraine With the Associated Press, Deutsche Welle and Newsweek
“The situation is still highly fluid, but with clear signs that the Russian command and control of responding units is still coming together, with all-important unity of command not yet achieved,” says Vice Adm. Robert Murrett (Ret.), professor of practice of public administration and international affairs.
See related: Conflict, Defense & Security, International Affairs, NATO, Russia, Ukraine
New Book by Hromadžić, ‘Riverine Citizenship,’ Featured in Novosti Article
“The 2015 protest against the construction of a mini hydropower plant on the Una River in northwestern Bosnia and Herzegovina was the moment when the Una become a key political word,” says Azra Hromadžić, associate professor of anthropology and author of “Riverine Citizenship” (CEU Press, 2024).
See related: Conflict, Europe, Infrastructure, Water
Murrett Quoted in Newsweek Articles on the War in Ukraine
“I think both Ukrainians and the Russians are surprised by what has happened, in particular in the opportunities that this has offered to the Ukrainians in terms of going further in the Kursk region than they probably had anticipated when they started,” says Vice Adm. Robert Murrett (Ret.), professor of practice of public administration and international affairs.
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