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Religious Leaders Reduce Intimate Partner Violence in Uganda
News, Research & Policy Briefs July 25, 2022
Religious Leaders Reduce Intimate Partner Violence in Uganda
Intimate partner violence — or abuse and aggression in a romantic relationship — is a pervasive global issue. In Uganda, a primarily Christian country in East Africa, 56% of women who’ve been married report being sexually violated by a current partner, according to Uganda Bureau of Statistics. Strong patriarchal beliefs often influence this behavior, but those in positions of power, like religious leaders, can shift traditional gender roles. A team of psychologists, public health and political scientists, human-centered design experts, and nongovernmental organization (NGO) researchers, including Betsy Levy Paluck of Princeton University, wanted to…
Sanyu A. Mojola
News July 12, 2022
Mojola Wins Best Publication Award From American Sociological Association
Sanyu A. Mojola received the 2022 Outstanding Publication Award from the American Sociological Association’s Section on Aging & the Life Course. She and her co-authors won for their paper, “‘A Nowadays Disease’: HIV/AIDS and Social Change in a Rural South African Community,” published in November 2021 by the American Journal of Sociology. The paper examines why people take up disease prevention activities — or don’t — in the wake of pandemics such as HIV/AIDS, which carry life and death consequences. The authors investigated how aging and the life course, dominant social structures, and social change influenced HIV preventive action or inaction…
Filiz Garip
News July 11, 2022
Garip Named to Census Bureau’s National Advisory Committee on Racial, Ethnic, and Other Populations
Sociologist Filiz Garip was nominated and selected for the Census Bureau’s National Advisory Committee (NAC) on Racial, Ethnic, and Other Populations. The committee aims to provide expertise and guidance on race, ethnic, and population issues — influencing the implementation of Census Bureau programs and surveys, including the decennial census. Garip, professor of sociology and public affairs, was one of eight candidates chosen for the committee, and she will serve a three-year term. Her research portfolio is deeply rooted in migration patterns, economic sociology, and inequality. Her book, “On the Move: Changing Mechanisms of Mexico-U.S. Migration,…
Tanushree Goyal
News July 08, 2022
Goyal Wins Best Dissertation Award from American Political Science Association
Tanushree Goyal, assistant professor of politics and international affairs, won the the 2022 Mancur Olson Best Dissertation Award in the field of political economy by the American Political Science Association (APSA). Her dissertation, “Representation From Below: How Women Mobilize Inside Parties,” offers a novel perspective about how women’s representation enhances democracy and development in low- and middle-income countries, showing that women are more likely than men to recruit women as grassroots party activists, which helps them accomplish change. Goyal asserts that women's entry into political parties fundamentally alters party institutions…
Life Expectancy Drops from 81 to 79 Years in California During COVID-19
News, Research & Policy Briefs July 07, 2022
Life Expectancy Drops from 81 to 79 Years in California During COVID-19
The state of California enforced some of the most rigid COVID-19 restrictions, yet also experienced a significant drop in life expectancy during the first two years of the pandemic, according to a new study co-authored by Princeton University, Northwestern University, and other institutions. The research team — led by Northwestern University professor Hannes Schwandt — found that overall life expectancy in California decreased from 81.4 years in 2019 to 79.2 years in 2020 and 78.4 years in 2021. Hispanic populations in California lost 5.7 years of life expectancy between 2019 and 2021, while Black populations lost 3.8 years, Asian populations lost 3…
Students from Pueblo and Navajo Nations visit during Summer Policy Academy
News July 07, 2022
Students from Pueblo and Navajo Nations Visit Princeton During Summer Policy Academy
The Santa Fe Indian School Leadership Institute’s Summer Policy Academy (SPA) returned to Princeton University as part of a program that exposes high school students and recent graduates of Pueblo and Navajo nations to the power of public policy and law. The agenda included lectures and presentations exploring the last 100 years of federal policies and laws to help students “become familiar with the history and policies and laws that have been conceived to destroy their systems and institutions,” said Regis Pecos, a member of Princeton’s Class 1977 who founded SPA and is co-director. Pecos is a former Princeton trustee, former chief of staff to the…
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News July 06, 2022
Hellos, Goodbyes, Congratulations: 2022-23 Academic Year
Eight new full-time faculty members joined the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs (SPIA) for the 2022-23 academic year. SPIA also celebrates the long-term contributions of one faculty member who received a promotion to a new designation. All appointments and transfers are effective July 1, 2021, except where noted.
Andreas Wiedemann's new book "Indebted Societies"
News July 06, 2022
“Indebted Societies” Wins Two Awards From American Political Science Association
A book by Andreas Wiedemann, assistant professor of politics and international affairs, received two awards from the American Political Science Association (APSA). The book received the 2022 William Riker Award for the best book in political economy published within the last three years, as well as the 2022 Best Book on Class and Inequality. Published by Cambridge University Press, “Indebted Societies: Credit and Welfare in Rich Democracies” examines why people in some countries are more indebted than others. You can preview the book on our Endnotes podcast. Through detailed accounts of individuals and countries, Wiedemann develops a new social…
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News July 01, 2022
State Health and Value Strategies Program Awarded $10.6 Million Grant
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation awarded a $10.6 million grant to State Health and Value Strategies (SHVS), a program based at the Center for Health and Wellbeing at the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs (SPIA). The award reflects two years of continued funding. Led by Heather Howard, professor of the practice and former New Jersey Commissioner of Health and Senior Services, SHVS is a nationwide health policy technical assistance consortium that works with state governments to implement innovative coverage and cost policies. The grant supports expert staff, convenings of state officials from across the country, and national…
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News June 27, 2022
SAOC Addresses Global Issues of Social and Racial Justice at Annual Symposium
Around 70 alumni returned to campus this spring for the annual Students and Alumni of Color (SAOC) Association symposium at the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs. This year’s theme addressed issues of social and racial justice from a global perspective, shining a spotlight on the global nature of oppression, resistance, and freedom.“Thinking Beyond Borders and About Transnational Solidarity” was held on April 2 and 3 at Robertson Hall and was the first SAOC Symposium held in person since 2019.“There's energy within the SAOC committee that put forward this symposium theme,” said Amina Johari MPA ’22, symposium co-chair. “The alumni…
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News June 24, 2022
Roe V. Wade Is Overturned
Today, the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, the 1973 landmark ruling that protected women’s rights to choose an abortion. The decision determines that there is no longer a federal constitutional right to an abortion, instead leaving the right to the discretion of individual states. Our experts commented on this historic ruling from their areas of expertise. “Americans have woken up to the fact that the majority of this country supports legalized access to abortion. After the initial leak of the Dobbs opinion, Americans saw the extent of this support. Now, public reactions to the overturning of Roe will make it crystal clear: the Supreme Court…
Bryan Grenfell
News June 22, 2022
Princeton Biologist Bryan Grenfell Wins Kyoto Prize
Princeton University’s Bryan Grenfell, the Kathryn Briger and Sarah Fenton Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and Public Affairs, is one of three recipients of the Kyoto Prize in 2022. He won the basic science category, for “development of an innovative methodology for integrative analysis of pathogen evolution and epidemics.” The Kyoto Prize, a major international distinction, is presented by the Inamori Foundation of Japan to honor the lifetime achievements of those who have contributed significantly to the scientific, cultural and spiritual betterment of humankind. The award, which is presented annually in the categories of basic…
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News June 22, 2022
Carnegie Endowment and Princeton Launch Groundbreaking Initiative to Counter Threats to the Information Environment
The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and Princeton University announced today a year-long effort to design the Institute for Research on the Information Environment (IRIE), an international resource to study information ecosystems that can spur evidence-based policy solutions.  “The recent pandemic has only underscored the challenges policymakers face in addressing complex issues within a polluted information environment. Unfortunately, little is known about the effects of threats like disinformation or countermeasures to them,” said Alicia Wanless, director of the Partnership for Countering Influence Operations at the Carnegie Endowment. …
Deborah Yashar
News June 21, 2022
Yashar Appointed Director of Princeton Institute for International and Regional Studies
Deborah J. Yashar, professor of politics and international affairs, has been appointed director of the Princeton Institute for International and Regional Studies (PIIRS) and the Donald E. Stokes Professor of Public and International Affairs. Her appointment is effective July 1, 2022. Yashar is a longtime Princeton faculty member whose research and teaching focus on the intersection of democracy and citizenship with publications on regime politics, ethnic politics and social movements, violence, state formation and state capacity, and Latin American politics. She has served in numerous leadership roles on campus, including director of undergraduate…
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News June 14, 2022
SPIA and University of Tokyo Strengthen Ties Through Academic Workshop
The Princeton School of Public and International Affairs’ Center for International Security Studies recently co-hosted a workshop with the University of Tokyo Institute for Future Initiatives (IFI) in Tokyo.“Hanging Together? The United States and Japan in a Transforming East Asia and World Order,” was held at the Ito International Research Center at the University of Tokyo on June 2-4, 2022. The workshop was part of an ongoing collaboration between G. John Ikenberry, the Albert G. Milbank Professor of Politics and International Affairs, and IFI Visiting Professor Kiichi Fujiwara. The SPIA Center for International Security Studies recently co-hosted…