Maxwell School News and Commentary
Huber Talks to WRVO About the Climate Crisis and Its Impact on Working-Class People
“If we can’t find a way to do decarbonization and climate policy, in addition to materially improving working people’s lives…I really do fear that a lot of working people aren’t going to be that sympathetic to the climate agenda,” says Matthew Huber, professor of geography and the environment.
See related: Climate Change, Energy, New York State, State & Local
Emily Thorson Discusses the Impact of Policy Misinformation on the Science of Politics Podcast
“The media doesn’t tend to cover current policy nearly as much as it covers policy conflict, policy outcomes,” says Emily Thorson, assistant professor of political science. “And what that means is that people kind of try to figure it out on their own. They engage in inductive reasoning to try to figure out how social security works, how refugee admission works, and often they get it wrong.”
See related: Government, Media & Journalism, U.S. Elections, United States
Jok Article on the Integration of the East African Community Published in Geeska Afrika
Can the people of the East African Community overcome cross-border suspicions and create a cohesive union of its 302.2 million citizens? Professor of Anthropology Jok Madut Jok explores the obstacles in his article.
See related: Africa (Sub-Saharan), Government
Inflection Points: Pax Americana at a Crossroad
“Inflection Points: Pax Americana at a Crossroad,” authored by Danielle Taana Smith, a senior research associate in the Maxwell African Scholars Union, was published in the Georgetown Journal of International Affairs.
See related: Global Governance, Government, United States
McFate Weighs In on the US Military’s Recruiting Problems in Boston Globe Article
“There was a time when people felt that the military didn’t need women, or certain racial minorities. I think we need to be a lot more open-minded about our approach to age as a number,” says Sean McFate, adjunct professor in Maxwell's Washington programs.
See related: Aging, U.S. National Security, United States
A Research Roadmap Toward Improved Measures Of Disability
“A Research Roadmap Toward Improved Measures Of Disability,” co-authored by Associate Professor of Sociology Scott Landes, was published in Health Affairs.
See related: Disability, Federal, United States
Feminism, Violence and Nonviolence: An Anthology
Selina Gallo-Cruz, associate professor and graduate director of sociology, has edited and written the introduction for “Feminism, Violence and Nonviolence: An Anthology” (Edinburgh University Press, 2024).
See related: Colonialism, Conflict, Crime & Violence, Gender and Sex, Race & Ethnicity
DeCorse Quoted in The Guardian Article on the First Archaeological Dig of São Tomé and Príncipe
See related: Africa (Sub-Saharan), Agriculture, Archaeology, Migration, Trade
Herrold Serves as Keynote Panelist at Civil Society Summit Co-Hosted by USAID, SDC, Partners Global
Catherine Herrold, associate professor of public administration and international affairs, discussed different strategies for civil society under threat and highlighted the need for continued investment in civil society organization resilience as essential to defending democratic principles and achieving social justice.
See related: Global Governance, Non-governmental Organizations, Social Justice
Taylor Weighs In on Trump’s Ukraine Peace Plan in Newsweek Article
“The idea of a peace plan for Russia's war against Ukraine sounds nice, but the ideas proposed by two Trump advisers would not be acceptable to either Russia or Ukraine,” says Brian Taylor, professor of political science and director of the Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs.
See related: Conflict, Government, International Affairs, Russia, U.S. Foreign Policy, Ukraine, United States