Maxwell School News and Commentary
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McCormick Article on Drug Cartels, US and Mexico Politics Published in Dallas Morning News
“We are entering contentious electoral cycles on both sides of the border, with voters going to the ballot box in June 2024 in Mexico and November 2024 for the U.S. The scourge of drug trafficking and ineffective government responses to organized crime will figure prominently in stump speeches,” writes Gladys McCormick, Jay and Debe Moskowitz Endowed Chair in Mexico-U.S. Relations.
See related: Elections, International Affairs, Latin America & the Caribbean, Opioids, United States
Training Future Professors in Public Budgeting, Finance, and Financial Management
“Training future professors in public budgeting, finance, and financial management: The Inter-University Consortium for PhD courses,” co-authored by Yilin Hou, professor of public administration and international affairs, was published in the Journal of Public Affairs Education.
See related: Education, United States
Banks Testimony Cited in AP, Wash Post Articles on Colorado Lawsuit to Bar Trump From the Ballot
William Banks, professor emeritus of public administration and international affairs, says that once the attack on the Capitol began, Trump had options he did not use. “He should respond to his constitutional responsibilities to protect the security of the United States when there’s an assault on our democratic process,” Banks says of Trump.
See related: Federal, Law, U.S. Elections, United States
Buzard Talks to CBC Radio About Her Research on Parental Involvement
"So many of the calls come to them [mothers], even though they're in kind of very demanding jobs [and] they've told the schools to call their children's fathers," says Kristy Buzard, associate professor of economics.
See related: Child & Elder Care, Education, Gender and Sex, United States
Punch Quoted in Albany Times Union Article on Federal Lawsuits Against Meta
“Social media works a lot like any other type of addictive drug,” says Alexandra Punch, director of the Lerner Center for Public Health Promotion and Population Health. “When you utilize these services, it triggers dopamine responses and serotonin responses in the brain, so it also increases your craving for more of that same thing.”
See related: Addiction, Media & Journalism, Mental Health, United States
Huber Weighs In on the Latest Victory in the United Auto Workers Strike in El País Article
Matthew Huber, professor of geography and the environment, calls the outcome of the strike a huge victory for the United Auto Workers and its workers. “It shows that when workers harness their collective power through strikes, they can force employers to give in to workers’ ambitious demands,” he says.
See related: Income, Labor, United States
Barton Article on Alaska’s Nonpartisan Primary System Published in Governing
"The state’s new election system, combining nonpartisan primaries and instant-runoff general election voting, makes elections more competitive and encourages cooperative governance," writes Richard Barton, assistant teaching professor of public administration and international affairs.
See related: Political Parties, State & Local, U.S. Elections, United States
Rutherford Quoted in PolitiFact Article on Shift to Electric Vehicles
If the (Biden) administration does not incentivize an electric transition, it means the U.S. will cede EV [electric vehicle] leadership to China," says Tod Rutherford, professor of geography and the environment. "The Europeans are very alarmed by this and especially the German manufacturers are scrambling to catch up."
See related: Environment, Federal, Infrastructure, United States
Murrett Speaks With Newsday About the Foreign Policy Crises Facing Biden
Vice Adm. Robert Murrett (Ret.), professor of practice of public administration and international affairs, says the next diplomatic challenge for the Biden administration is “reducing tensions” in the Middle East and working with other international allies to determine what a “post-conflict era” looks like in Israel.
RSF Grant Supports Research on Youth Poverty, Housing and International Migration
Maxwell sociologist Sean J. Drake is exploring the neighborhood and school experiences of refugee and other migrant youth in Syracuse and New York City.
See related: Children, Adolescents, Grant Awards, Housing, Income, New York State, Parenting & Family, Refugees