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Survey Ranks Maxwell Top-Ten in International Relations. In a recent survey, featured in the November/
December issue of Foreign Policy magazine, Maxwell was ranked as a top-ten master's program in international relations for students aspiring to policy careers. For the study, faculty members from the College of William and Mary surveyed more than 1,000 international relations scholars throughout the country. Maxwell's I.R. program ranked ninth nationally. The full FP article about the rankings is available online. 12/19/05

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US News & World Report LogoThe latest edition of U.S.News & World Report’s graduate-program rankings, issued in April 2004, identifies Maxwell as the nation's top school of public affairs.

U.S.News has published graduate-program rankings triennially since 1995. The Maxwell School of Syracuse University has topped all four public affairs listings published thus far.


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IST LogoThe  School of Information Studies at SU is a National Security Agency National Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education.

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Pan Am 103 Remembrance Memorial

wall of remembranceWhen Pan Am 103 exploded over Lockerbie, Scotland on December 21, 1988, 270 people, including 35 Syracuse University students returning from a semester of study abroad, were killed. The campus was devastated and then Chancellor Melvin Eggers declared, "some of our best and brightest" had been lost.

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Pan Am 103 Remembrance Scholarship

The Remembrance Scholarship, one of the highest awards a Syracuse University student can receive, is given to seniors chosen for distinguished scholarship, citizenship, and service to the community.

In recognizing the achievements of the 35 Scholars, we pay tribute to the Syracuse Univeristy students and all those lost in the terrorist attack on Pan Am Flight 103 on December 21, 1988, over Lockerbie, Scotland.

We express our hope for the future through the Remembrance Scholars.

To apply for the scholarship, click on the following links to download the application packet.

Application      Instructions

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SATSA's SU Proud Sponsors

INSCT: Institute For National Security And Counterrerrorism

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SU Academic Programs


Certificate of Advanced Study in Information Security Management

The Program in Non-Violent Conflict and Change (PNCC)

Undergraduate Minor

 

Certificate of Advanced Study (CAS) in Conflict Resolution

Certificate of Advanced Study and Certificate of National Security and Counterterrorism Law

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4th Annual
Graduate Conference on Peace and Security

CALL FOR PAPERS

THEME:
The Changing Face of International and National Security

February 23, 2008

Maxwell School at Syracuse University,
New York, USA



hosted by
The Student Association on Terrorism and Security Analysis (SATSA)

We invite papers from all academic disciplines, such as international relations, public administration, anthropology, law, political science, history, sociology, business management, peace studies, economics, conflict studies, geography, and communications.  Each paper will be presented in one of four panels, concerned broadly with 1) Past perceptions of National Security: the role of Government in protecting its citizens, 2) Security through legal means: laws and precedents, 3) International Security Crisis Analysis and Management, and 4) the ongoing search for security.  SATSA and the Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs at the Maxwell School will publish selected articles using a peer blind review process, either online or in print, papers presented at the conference.

Submission Deadline: December 15, 2007

Send only rough drafts or completed papers, no abstracts. Paper length should be between 3,000-5000 words. Please send all documents as attachments (MS Word 2000 or higher, or Rich-Text), and include a cover sheet listing contact info (name, address, email, and telephone number), as well as institutional affiliation, field of study, and paper title.

Please direct questions and submissions to satsa@maxwell.syr.edu
 


SYRACUSE WIDE EVENTS AND NEWS
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Newly Released Faculty Publication...

 

 

 

Combating Terrorism: strategies and Approaches

 

William C. Banks,

Mitchel B. Wallerstein,

Renée de Nevers

 

Date: October, 2007

 

-Click on book cover for link to order

 

DESCRIPTION

Countering terrorism tops the list of America’s devilish set of problems. Americans deal with terrorism and the threat of terrorism through enhanced investigative tools in hopes of interdicting terrorism before it strikes; as a law enforcement issue; as a matter for international cooperation and diplomacy; and as a species of war best fought by the military. These approaches are not mutually exclusive, nor are they exhaustive. Nor have they, or will they, be successful all of the time. But as a central focus of U.S. national security strategy, the stakes couldn’t be higher.

In ten comprehensive chapters,
Combating Terrorism discusses tools and tactics for dealing with this ever-changing challenge, with a focus on how they operate in the real world. Additionally readers are encouraged to explore why terrorists might strike and what might be done to ameliorate root causes. The authors also discuss the dynamics of homeland security planning and recovery, with an examination of the crucial role of the media and our government’s public affairs function in crisis situations. Each chapter features a series of case studies designed to give students a quick study of actual terrorist actions and the counter strategies at work, offering further insight into the complexities of combating terrorism.

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The Nexus: How Transnational Crime and Terrorism Converge to Weaken International Security
November 30, 2006

The Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs welcomes Ambassador Melvyn Levitsky on Thursday, November 30, 2006.  Ambassador Levitsky, who until last year taught in the Maxwell Schools Public Administration and International Relations Departments, will discuss ?The Nexus: How Transnational Crime and Terrorism Converge to Weaken International Security? at noon in 341 Eggers Hall.  Lunch will be provided.

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Barkun Comments on Conspiracy Theories.  Michael Barkun, professor of political science, was quoted in the November, 12, 2006 edition of the San Francisco Chronicle. According to Barkun, author of A Culture of Conspiracy: Apocalyptic Visions in Contemporary America (University of California Press, 2003), conspiracy theories have joined the mainstream, which should be considered an extraordinary phenomenon. "These kinds of ideas that used to be really out on the fringe and tucked away in a subterranean subculture are now a part of pop culture. " said Barkun, who also sees a link between the growing political conspiracy climate and the end of the Cold War. "As long as the Cold War was going on, the world seemed to make sense to the degree that we could think of (it) as clearly divided between forces of good and forces of evil. With the collapse of the Soviet Union, we were deprived of a defined enemy. The world became more difficult to understand." Barkun also explains that the Internet, which eliminates a gatekeeper, has been an ideal medium to grow a culture of conspiracy. "Whether that trivializes the subject matter as simple entertainment or turns it into something more powerful because it reaches a mass audience remains to be seen."  11/27/06
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PARC Hosts Conference on Collaborative Public Management in Washington. The field of public administration has changed dramatically in recent years, with technological innovations such as the internet and globalization and new approaches to the business of government presenting new challenges for public managers. To examine the complex question of how collaborative public management is impacting leadership, The Maxwell School recently sponsored a 3-day conference at SU’s Greenberg House in Washington to consider this topic and its implications for the future of public administration. Participants included a range of creative and innovative researchers and professionals whose jobs require intense collaboration.  The conference was the kick-off event for the Maxwell School’s new “Collaborative Governance Initiative” sponsored by the Program for the Analysis and Resolution of Conflicts (PARC). The initiative is aimed at promoting new knowledge and understanding about collaborative public management, deliberative democracy, and civic engagement.  Papers from the conference will be published as a book by Georgetown University Press, as well as in special issues of Public Administration Review, International Public Management Journal, and the Journal of Policy Analysis and Management. 10/27/06

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Rubinstein Presents Paper on Anthropology, Peace, and Security. Robert A. Rubinstein, professor of anthropology and international relations, presented the paper "Anthropology, Peace and International Security," at the 105th Annual Meeting of the American Anthropological Association, in San Jose, Calif., on November 18, 2006. Earlier, Rubinstein authored the paper "Motivation et Maintien de la Paix: Élaboration d'un Lien Entre Agir et Structure" [Motivation and Peacekeeping : Modeling the Link Between Agency and Structure]. It was recently published in Anthropologie et Sociétés 30: 137-55. 11/20/06

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Political Science Faculty Featured in Journal. Renée de Nevers, assistant professor of public administration, and Sarah Pralle, assistant professor of political science, authored articles published in the Fall 2006 edition of Political Science Quarterly.  “The Geneva Conventions and New Wars,” written by de Nevers, explores how contemporary types of warfare – ranging from civil wars to asymmetric conflicts – and new warriors, including warlords, private security companies, and children, fit within the Geneva Conventions. In short, she argues that the Conventions should be revitalized to address this broader spectrum of war, because this will generate greater international support for U.S. efforts to combat terrorism. Pralle’s paper, “I’m Changing the Climate, Ask Me How!”: The Politics of the Anti-SUV Campaign,” examines the politics of this concern in light of its similarities to and differences from other American moral reform movements. She argues that the campaign confronts fundamental tensions in American political culture around issues of consumption and the role of the automobile, but fails to fully resolve them. 10/10/06
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Wallerstein Named NAPA Fellow. Mitchel Wallerstein, dean of the Maxwell School, is a new fellow-elect of the National Academy of Public Administration. He will be formally introduced and inducted into the Academy at the its fall meeting, to be held on November 15, 2006, in Washington, D.C. 10/13/06
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Socials for Fall 2008:

SATSA/INSCT Meet & Greet every Thursday at 12:00pm in the INSCT Office.  Stop by to chat, network, and discuss relevant topics in national security. 

@ College of Law
McNaughton Hall
Suite 402

 

INSCT EVENTS FOR SPRING 2008

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