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December 13, 2016
News Clips: Week of Dec. 12 - 18
The following is a compilation of media clips in which WWS faculty members have been mentioned, cited or quoted. This list is updated weekly. If an item is missing, please email extaff@princeton.edu, and we will add it promptly.Conservatives can increase chances by decreasing happinessCFJC Today (Angus Deaton and Daniel…
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December 13, 2016
Bloomberg Names “Democracy for Realists” One of the Best Books of 2016
A book written by Christopher Achen and Larry Bartels was named one of Bloomberg's Best Books of 2016.Published by Princeton University Press, “Democracy for Realists: Why Elections Do Not Produce Responsive Government,” reveals how voters typically choose parties and candidates based on social and partisan ideals — not…
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December 08, 2016
Anne Holton, Princeton Alumna with Career Devoted to Public Service, Named Baccalaureate Speaker
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December 08, 2016
Politics & Polls #23: Democrats in Trump’s America
Since Donald Trump’s election, there has been considerable debate about what the Democratic party should do next. While some Democrats argue for an openness to cooperation, others insist there isn’t room for compromise given Trump’s views on race and individual rights.In this episode of Politics & Polls, professors Julian…
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December 07, 2016
Book by Brunnermeier, James, Landau Named to Financial Times’ Best Books of 2016: Economics List
A book co-authored by professors based at Princeton University and SciencesPo has been named to the Financial Times’ Best Books of 2016: Economics list.“The Euro and the Battle of Ideas,” published by Princeton University Press, examines the Eurozone, arguing that the core problem with the euro lies within the philosophical…
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December 06, 2016
Christensen’s “The China Challenge” Receives 2016 Arthur Ross Book Award Silver Medal
A book by Thomas J. Christensen, William P. Boswell Professor of World Politics of Peace and War at Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, is a medalist of the 2016 Arthur Ross Book Award, presented annually by the Council on Foreign Relations.“The China Challenge: Shaping the Choices…
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December 06, 2016
News Clips: Week of Dec. 5 - 11
The following is a compilation of media clips in which WWS faculty members have been mentioned, cited or quoted. This list is updated weekly. If an item is missing, please email extaff@princeton.edu, and we will add it promptly.US Life Expectancy Drops For The First Time In Over Two DecadesIFL Science (quotes Anne Case)US Life…
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December 05, 2016
Six Princeton Seniors Awarded Schwarzman Scholarships for Study in Beijing
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December 01, 2016
Politics & Polls #22: Trump & the Supreme Court
The vacant seat on the U.S. Supreme Court has returned to the spotlight, with President-elect Donald Trump promising supporters that he will nominate a conservative justice, and Democrats fuming from Senate Republicans’ refusal to hold a vote on Obama nominee Merrick Garland.In this episode of Politics & Polls, professors…
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November 29, 2016
Students Participate in a Crisis Simulation: Instability in South Asia
On Nov. 19, 2016, Princeton University's Center for International Security Studies (CISS) hosted more than 100 students at its annual fall crisis simulation. In addition to nearly 60 total undergraduate and graduate Princeton students, participants came from West Point, the Naval Academy, the New Jersey Institute of Technology…