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“I can’t imagine Donald Trump rolling up his sleeves and digging into the nitty-gritty of the words of this conflict. [But] that’s what it takes to bring about ceasefires and peace settlements,” says Professor Brian Taylor. SU Political Science Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs bit.ly/3YFK5u5

Via Miami Herald: “One thing we do know is that the Latino vote broke for Trump to a much greater extent than it has for any Republican,” says Prof. mstfromsu. “So the question is, does that add significantly to the Catholic margin?” SU Political Science bit.ly/3UKnVpd

“Russia clearly interfered in this election,” says Prof. Brian Taylor. He says Russia’s objectives were to “help Trump and to sow chaos more generally—although there is no evidence that their activities changed the outcome.” SU Political Science Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs bit.ly/48O6Kcl

Another fellow interview! This time with Jessie Trudeau, Assistant Professor Maxwell School. This interview cover Jessie's book manuscript "Machine Gun Politics", what sparked her research interest, and the lessons she learned from fieldwork in Brazil! 👉bit.ly/3V9oiKl


“I think what he's putting out now, at this stage, could be seen as an attempt to nudge the behavior of both Mexico and Canada regarding the border and to engage in what is essentially financial saber rattling,” says Professor Grant Reeher. SU Political Science bit.ly/4ghU1Bl

We are very excited to announce a new SU PoliSci and Maxwell School PhD, Dr. Raja! Congrats to Raza and thanks to his committee, including Brian Taylor Hassan Abbas.


The fourth ElectionGraph report from the Institute for Democracy, Journalism & Citizenship, a joint initiative of Newhouse School and Maxwell School, is the final installment in a yearlong research project that seeks to identify misinformation trends in the U.S. presidential election. Read more: buff.ly/3ZLWvSP


Via BBC News Brasil: "The BRICS currency is just an idea, it's not reality," says Professor Daniel McDowell. "The US does not need to make threats for the dollar to remain the most popular and important currency in the world." SU Political Science Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs bbc.in/3DcUJBC

Congrats to SU Political Science Maxwell School professor Audie Klotz on her election as the next President of ISA! isanet.org/News/ID/6576/I…

Congrats to Catherine Herrold, associate professor of public administration and international affairs, for her receipt of a Fulbright-Hays Faculty Research Abroad Fellowship to expand her examination of citizen-led development projects in Serbia. bit.ly/3BE45pn

It was an absolute pleasure to speak with Benn Steil about Henry Wallace - what a character! Have a listen and check out the book, “The World that Wasn’t” podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cos…

When Americans stop reading the local newspaper, their faith that elections are fair drops significantly. BUT: other election attitudes, belief in American system of government are unaffected. New article in Political Behavior - open access! w/ Moriah Harman: doi.org/10.1007/s11109…



Always lots going on at Maxwell School with research on democracy. maxwell.syr.edu/news/article/m…


Happy to report that Pedram Maghsoud-Nia successfully defended his SU Political Science dissertation "Unwanted Leviathan: State and Revolution in Twentieth Century Iran." Other members of the committee: Glyn Morgan, Yuksel Sezgin, & Hossein Bashiriyeh. Congrats Dr. Maghsoud-Nia! 🥳


Via BBC News (UK): “Fundamentally, Meta's main incentive is just to keep people on the platform. And that is always going to keep priority over things like keeping people fully informed or showing both sides of the issues,” says Prof. Emily Thorson. SU Political Science bit.ly/3Dt0LOD

Via LiveNOW from FOX: “He really was the right candidate and the right person and the right president for the times. And what happened to his presidency, ultimately I think, those same times overwhelmed his presidency,” says Prof. Grant Reeher. SU Political Science bit.ly/40qLV4f
