Herrold’s “Delta Democracy” Reviewed in Voluntas Journal
"Delta Democracy: Pathways to Incremental Civic Revolution in Egypt Beyond" (Oxford University Press, 2020), written by Associate Professor of Public Administration and International Affairs Catherine Herrold, was reviewed in Voluntas: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations.
Bhan Receives Lender Center Faculty Fellowship
Mona Bhan, associate professor of anthropology, was awarded a Lender Center Faculty Fellowship to investigate how artificial intelligence weapons systems transform war and surveillance and accentuate people’s social and political vulnerabilities to violence.
See related: Autonomous Systems, Awards & Honors, Cybersecurity, Ethics, Human Rights
Curating Sovereignty in Palestine: Voluntary Grassroots Organizations and Civil Society
Griffiths Weighs in on Texas Seceding from the US in Newsweek Article
Ryan Griffiths, associate professor of political science, was featured in the Newsweek article, "Could Texas Really Secede? Experts Weigh in."
See related: Government, United States
Research Paper Co-Authored by Purser, Hennigan Receives Working Class Studies Association Award
“Both Sides of the Paycheck: Recommending Thrift to the Poor in Job Readiness Programs," co-authored by Associate Professor of Sociology Gretchen Purser and Brian Hennigan '13 M.A. (Geog)/'21 Ph.D. (Geog), was awarded the John Russo & Sherry Linkon Award for Published Article or Essay for Academic or General Audiences by the Working-Class Studies Association.
See related: Awards & Honors, Civil Rights, Income, Labor, Race & Ethnicity, Social Justice
Purser Weighs in on NY’s Warehouse Worker Protection Act in Syracuse.com Article
Gretchen Purser, associate professor of sociology, was quoted in the Syracuse.com article, "As Amazon grows in Clay, NY lawmakers pass bill targeting e-commerce giant’s production quotas."
See related: Labor, New York State, State & Local
Can service providing NGOs build democracy? Five contingent features
See related: Government, Middle East & North Africa, Non-governmental Organizations
Herrold Awarded Fulbright to Study Grassroots Community Change in Serbia
Catherine Herrold, associate professor of public administration and international affairs, is heading to Serbia for seven months in the Spring 2023 semester. She will live and work in local communities there, interact extensively with local residents and collaborate with scholars at the University of Belgrade.
See related: Europe, Grant Awards
Maxwell Faculty, Graduate Students Contribute to New Social Sciences Book
Faculty members Robert Rubinstein and Sandra Lane are among the co-editors and contributors to this handbook, which investigates the social contexts of health—including food and nutrition, race, class, ethnicity, trauma, gender, mental illness and the environment—to explain the complicated nature of illness.
See related: Aging, Gender and Sex, Health Policy, Natural Disasters, Race & Ethnicity
Project-Think and the Fragmentation/Defragmentation of Civil Society in Egypt, Palestine and Turkey
See related: Middle East & North Africa, Non-governmental Organizations
Kutcher Discusses His Research on Eunuchs on BBC’s The Forum Podcast
Professor Norman Kutcher, author of "Eunuch and Emperor in the Great Age of Qing Rule" (University of California Press, 2018), was interviewed on the BBC's The Forum podcast about his research.
See related: China
Rubinstein Piece on Onondaga County’s Lead Poisoning Crisis Published on Syracuse.com
"$85M for aquarium better spent attacking lead poisoning," co-authored by Distinguished Professor of Anthropology Robert Rubinstein, was published on Syracuse.com.
See related: Health Policy, New York State, State & Local
Bhan Discusses the Himalayan Community of Brogpa in VICE Article
Mona Bhan, associate professor of anthropology and Ford-Maxwell Professor of South Asian Studies, was quoted in the VICE article, "This ‘Aryan’ Community’s ‘Exotic’ Clothes and Polyamorous Marriages Mask Other Truths."
See related: Parenting & Family, Race & Ethnicity, South Asia
Gueorguiev Weighs in on China's Economic Growth in Bloomberg Article
Dimitar Gueorguiev, associate professor of political science, was quoted in the Bloomberg article, "China Looks to Stimulus to Protect National Security."
See related: China, Economic Policy
Ebner Featured in HISTORY Article on Mussolini, Fascism
Associate Professor Michael Ebner, an expert on the history of Italy and fascism, was featured in the HISTORY article "How Mussolini Seized Power in Italy—And Turned It Into a Fascist State."
See related: Europe
Gueorguiev Quoted in POLITICO Article on Annual Meeting of China’s National People’s Congress
Dimitar Gueorguiev, associate professor of political science, was quoted in the POLITICO article "China in congressional crosshairs for support to Russia."
See related: China, Government
Sultana Comments on IPCC Climate Report on Sustain What Webcast
Farhana Sultana, associate professor of geography and the environment, discussed the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report on global warming.
See related: Climate Change, Sustainability
What’s at Stake in Ukraine? Maxwell Faculty Examine the Impact of Russia’s Invasion
The Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs hosted a panel discussion and Q&A Monday, titled “What’s at Stake in Ukraine?” The event brought together respected faculty experts who examined the repercussions of Russia’s invasion.
See related: International Affairs, International Governmental Organizations, NATO, Russia, Ukraine
Khalil Quoted in Morning Consult Piece on Invasion of Ukraine, Political Boosts in the West
Osamah Khalil, associate professor of history, was quoted in the Morning Consult article, "Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine Brings Varying Political Boosts for Leaders of Western Response."
Taylor Discusses Putin, Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine with BBC News Brazil, Washington Post, WETM
See related: International Affairs, Russia, Ukraine