Category Archive: Research

Dr. Erin McCandles Publishes in “Building Peace”

Dr. McCandless has recently published a short piece on “Non-state Actors and Competing Sources of Legitimacy in Conflict-Affected Settings,” in the “Latest Insights” section of “Building Peace” – an online forum for peace and security hosted by the Alliance for Peacebuilding. All are encouraged to tweet and retweet about this blog – either through web-link …

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“On the Run”: Urban Surveillance & New School Courses

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The War on Drugs has spawned an expansive network of policing as a unique feature of the urban landscape. This outgrowth was the focus of the 2014 Nathan Levin Lecture on Public Policy titled, “Surveillance City: The War on Drugs in Urban Neighborhoods.” The talk featured Alice Goffman whose book “On the Run: Fugitive Life …

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EPSM Students Present at New York State Solid Waste & Recycling Conference

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Environmental Policy and Sustainability Management students, Laura Merli and Devashree Saha recently presented their research project, “Green and Go” at the 2014 New York State Solid Waste & Recycling Conference at the Sagamore May 18th-21st. This research was funded by an award from The Green Fund and was advised by part-time EPSM faculty member, Dr. Konstantine …

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Call For Essays on “The Future of Development Assistance”

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GDN Next Horizons Essay Contest 2014 in partnership with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation on The Future of Development Assistance The world has changed radically since the emergence of official development assistance. How should aid change? We want to hear your views: Which financial instruments should be used to provide aid? How should the …

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Emeritus Professor Peter Eisinger Looks at Detroit’s Recovery

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Peter Eisinger, Professor Emeritus of the Urban Policy Program, has been focusing his recent research on the City of Detroit. In March, Eisinger spoke on the Detroit: A City in Crisis panel at the 44th Urban Affairs Association conference. In May, Professor Eisinger gave the endowed Lent Upson lecture at Wayne State University in Detroit, …

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