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June 13, 2016
Youth With Parents and Household Members in Prison More Likely to Have First Baby Before Marriage
As incarceration rates have increased in the United States, so has the likelihood that children will endure the imprisonment of a parent — especially among the most disadvantaged populations. But how does the imprisonment of parents and other household members influence a child or adolescent’s future?A Princeton University…
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June 13, 2016
News Clips: Week of June 13-19
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.What's Ailing the U.S. EconomyThe Wall Street Journal (interviewees include Alan Blinder)A Big Idea…
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June 13, 2016
Deaton Becomes Knight Bachelor
Angus Deaton has been named a Knight Bachelor “for his services to research in economics and international affairs.” The honor entitles him to be known as Sir Angus, or Sir Angus Deaton, and was announced as part of the Queen’s official birthday honours list.Deaton, Dwight D. Eisenhower Professor of International Affairs and…
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June 10, 2016
Alumnus Wins Majority of Votes in Peru’s Presidential Election
Pedro Pablo Kuczynski MPA ’61, a liberal economist, has won the majority of votes in Peru’s presidential election.In a suspenseful run-off election, Kuczynski secured 50.12 percent of countable votes while Keiko Fujimori, daughter of former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori, secured 49.88 percent.While thousands of unclear…
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June 07, 2016
News Clips: Week of June 6-12
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.What Orlando terror attack means for Clinton, Trump and 2016CNN (by Julian Zelizer)Bernie Sanders…
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June 06, 2016
Achen Challenges Popular Conceptions of American Democracy
While on a fellowship at Princeton in the early 2000s, Christopher Achen wandered into a bookstore across from campus. On the front table he spotted two books about shark attacks along the New Jersey coast that killed four people over 12 days and sparked a panic in 1916. Those books gave Achen an idea, a way to test a theory…
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June 06, 2016
The Rise of Intimate Partner Violence During the Great Recession
Financial strain has long been one of the leading causes of family discord, but a recent study suggests that simply living through major economic recessions increases a mother’s chance of suffering from domestic violence.Researchers from Princeton University, the University of Pennsylvania and the University of California,…
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June 02, 2016
News Clips: Week of May 30-June 5
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.Must-Read: Carles Boix and Frances Rosenbluth: Bones of Contention: The Political Economy of Height…
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June 01, 2016
“Sailing the Water’s Edge” Receives 2016 Gladys M. Kammerer Award
A book written by Professors Helen Milner of Princeton University and Dustin Tingley of Harvard University received the 2016 Gladys M. Kammerer Award. Presented by the American Political Science Association (APSA), this award annually recognizes the best book published in the field of U.S. national policy during the previous…
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June 01, 2016
The Wilson School Congratulates the GREAT Class of 2016
The Woodrow Wilson School awarded 83 graduate students and 144 undergraduate students with degrees at its May 31 Commencement and through the 2015-16 academic year.The Wilson School congratulates the five Ph.D. students, 60 Master in Public Affairs (MPA) students and 18 Master in Public Policy (MPP) students who graduated. …