Maxwell School News and Commentary
McDowell Discusses BRICS, the Dollar and Risks to US Global Power in Financial Times, Foreign Policy
Talk of a BRICS common currency is “really a reflection of a desire among some segments of the world to have some counterweight to the U.S., the U.S. economy, the dollar,” says Daniel McDowell, associate professor of political science. But “I think most of this is just in fantasy land, because I don’t see any world in which it is really going to emerge in the way some people might hope.”
Experts Say Federal Agency Should Govern AI, New Survey Conducted by Two University Institutes Finds
Generation Lab conducted the survey for Axios in partnership with Syracuse University’s Institute for Democracy, Journalism and Citizenship (IDJC) and the Autonomous Systems Policy Institute (ASPI).
See related: Autonomous Systems, Government, United States
Taylor Speaks with CBC News, International Business Times About the Prigozhin Plane Crash
Brian Taylor, professor of political science, says that he believes Prigozhin is dead and he agrees with Biden. "Putin made clear at the time he saw the mutiny as 'treason' and 'a stab in the back,' which he was unlikely to forget or forgive," he says.
See related: Conflict, Government, International Affairs, Russia
Maxwell School Announces Recent Faculty Additions
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The Colour of Seawater: Colour Perception and Environmental Change in Dominican Seascapes
"The Colour of Seawater: Colour Perception and Environmental Change in Dominican Seascapes," authored by Assistant Professor of Anthropology Kyrstin Mallon Andrews, was published in the Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute.
See related: Climate Change, Latin America & the Caribbean, Water
Coffel Quoted in Bloomberg Article on Biden’s Climate Bill
"If we want to meet timelines to reduce emissions, we have to build wind and solar at a totally unprecedented rate,” says Ethan Coffel, assistant professor of geography and the environment.
See related: Climate Change, Congress, Energy, Federal, United States
Johanna Dunaway Named Research Director for the Institute for Democracy, Journalism and Citizenship
The political scientist and media scholar will engage colleagues and students in nonpartisan, evidence-based research to foster dialogue in the public’s interest.
See related: Government, Media & Journalism, Promotions & Appointments, Washington, D.C.
Does Community-Based Adaptation Enhance Social Capital? Evidence from Senegal and Mali
"Does Community-Based Adaptation Enhance Social Capital? Evidence from Senegal and Mali," co-authored by Hannah Patnaik, managing director of the Maxwell X Lab, and John McPeak, professor of public administration and international affairs, was published in the Journal of Development Studies.
See related: Africa (Sub-Saharan), Climate Change
Shana Kushner Gadarian Named Maxwell School’s Associate Dean for Research
In her new role, Gadarian will help students and faculty develop their research projects and secure funding to advance scholarly pursuits.
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Coplin Talks to WSYR About His New Book, “The Path to Equity”
Bill Coplin, professor of policy studies, says he has been saving students from the damage done by the “bait-and-switch business model of the liberal arts programs” for fifty years.
See related: U.S. Education, United States