Maxwell School News and Commentary
Who Tells Your Story? Women and Indigenous Peoples Advocacy at the UNFCCC
Takumi Shibaike, assistant professor of political science, has co-written “Who Tells Your Story? Women and Indigenous Peoples Advocacy at the UNFCCC” (Cambridge University Press, 2025), with co-author Bi Zhao, assistant professor of political science at Gonzaga University.
See related: Climate Change, Environment, Non-governmental Organizations
Monarch Explains Tariffs and Their Implications on the Economy With The Motley Fool and Develop This
“Tariffs cause the price of affected goods to rise. In fact, research into the 2018-2019 trade war has shown that the prices of U.S. imported goods affected by tariffs rose by nearly the entire amount of tariffs imposed, meaning that U.S. importers bore the brunt of the increase in costs,” says Ryan Monarch, assistant professor of economics.
See related: Federal, International Affairs, Tariffs, Trade, United States
Maxwell X Lab Study Reveals New Data on Email Recruitment
Messages that were crafted as letters and promoted a long-term career opportunity were more successful in recruiting applicants to a School of Education teacher recruitment fellowship, their findings revealed.
See related: Giving, Student Experience, U.S. Education, United States, Urban Issues
The Intergenerational Transmission of Food Insecurity: Do Educational Compromises Make Things Worse?
“The Intergenerational Transmission of Food Insecurity: Do Educational Compromises Make Things Worse?” co-authored by Sarah Hamersma, associate professor of public administration and international affairs, was published in the Southern Economic Journal.
See related: Food Security, U.S. Education, United States
Gender and Social Class Dynamics in Intergenerational Financial Transfers Among Older Adults
“Gender and Social Class Dynamics in Intergenerational Financial Transfers Among Older Adults: National Trends Over Two Decades in Sweden,” co-authored by Professor and Chair of Sociology Merril Silverstein, was published in Ageing & Society.
See related: Europe, Gender and Sex, Parenting & Family
McCormick Discusses the Impact of Trump’s Tariffs on Mexico in Business Insider, NBC News Articles
“The consequences of pushing the Mexican economy into a forced and deep recession is that, if anything, it will actually make people have to resort to informal economic activity, which oftentimes is illicit,” says Gladys McCormick, Jay and Debe Moskowitz Endowed Chair in Mexico-U.S. Relations.
See related: Federal, International Affairs, Latin America & the Caribbean, Tariffs, Trade, United States
The House that Fox News Built? Representation, Political Accountability & the Rise of Partisan News
Johanna Dunaway, professor of political science, has co-written “The House that Fox News Built? Representation, Political Accountability, and the Rise of Partisan News” (Cambridge University Press, 2025). The book scientifically examines the impact of partisan news on political elites.
See related: Media & Journalism, Political Parties, U.S. Elections, United States
Murrett Talks to LiveNOW from FOX, Newsweek About Zelensky's Meetings With Trump, European Allies
“The talks in United Kingdom…represent a pivotal inflection point for the alliance of nations that support Ukraine, and for the prospects for a ceasefire in the months ahead,” says Vice Adm. Robert Murrett (Ret.), professor of practice of public administration and international affairs.
See related: Conflict, Federal, International Affairs, International Agreements, Russia, U.S. Foreign Policy, Ukraine, United States
Maxwell Students Represent Türkiye and Romania at International Model NATO
They joined students from 23 colleges and five nations for the 40th annual event at Howard University.
See related: Government, International Affairs, NATO, Student Experience
Moynihan Institute’s Event on Russia-Ukraine War Featured in CNY Central, Syracuse.com Articles
Three Ukrainian experts, Maria Avdeeva, Eurasia fellow at the Foreign Policy Research Institute; Tetiana Hranchak, visiting assistant teaching professor in the Moynihan Institute; and Mariana Semenyshyn, visiting Fulbright scholar in the Moynihan Institute, shared their views on the course of the war.
See related: Conflict, Government, International Affairs, Russia, Ukraine