Political scientist Jamila Michener expands the "broken windows theory" - used by social scientists to explain bad behavior in bad neighborhoods: criminals feel comfortable there - to show how some people's discomfort with bad neighborhoods inspires good behavior.
David Powers, professor of Islamic history and law in Near Eastern studies, has co-edited a three-volume series on Islamic legal thought through history.
Michael Jones-Correa, professor of government, argues against falling into the “illegality trap” of focusing on undocumented U.S. residents deflects attention from larger immigration policy issues.
Senior extension associate Keith Tidball, an expert on disaster response and recovery, has been selected a 2014 visiting scholar by the United States Department of Agriculture.
Seth Harris '83, former deputy secretary of the U.S. Department of Labor, will collaborate with faculty, teach courses in labor law and policy, and advise students on internship and job opportunities in Washington, D.C.
Chen Jian, Cornell’s Michael J. Zak Professor of History for U.S.-China Relations in the Department of History, has been named a Woodrow Wilson International Center global fellow.
Senate filibuster rules "get in the way of policy change that could reduce inequality of all kinds, including income inequality," says Cornell's Peter K. Enns. "Significant changes in policy won’t come without institutional reform.”
