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Sultana Study on Climate Coloniality Published in Political Geography

Farhana Sultana

"The unbearable heaviness of climate coloniality," authored by Professor of Geography and the Environment Farhana Sultana, was published in Political Geography.

July 22, 2022

See related: Climate Change

Mitra Speaks with Bloomberg on Unemployment, Protests in India

Devashish Mitra, professor of economics and Gerald B. and Daphna Cramer Professor of Global Affairs, discussed the recent violent protests in India for the Bloomberg article "Burning Trains Reveal Wrath of Millions Without Jobs in India."
July 11, 2022

See related: India, Labor

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. 

June 27, 2022

See related: Autonomous Systems, Awards & Honors, Cybersecurity, Ethics, Human Rights

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."

May 5, 2022

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."

May 4, 2022

See related: China, Economic Policy

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."

March 14, 2022

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. 

March 7, 2022

See related: Climate Change, Sustainability

Gueorguiev Quoted in Morning Consult Article on Consumer Confidence in China

Associate Professor of Political Science Dimitar Gueorguiev was quoted in the Morning Consult article "China Threads the Needle of a Financial Crisis, but Evergrande Woes Are Not in the Rearview Mirror Yet."
February 21, 2022

See related: China

Gueorguiev receives 2020 Moynihan junior faculty award

Dimitar Gueorguiev receives Daniel Patrick Moynihan Award for Teaching and Research. The Moynihan Award is presented annually in recognition of a non-tenured faculty member of the Maxwell School with an outstanding record of teaching, research, and service.
April 20, 2020

See related: Awards & Honors

Consul General of India (NY) Chakravorty discusses India-US relations

The Maxwell South Asia Center and Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs welcomed Consul General of India (New York), Sandeep Chakravorty, to discuss India-US relations.
October 26, 2018

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