Patricia Ciorici (Public Affairs Ph.D. candidate) and department chair Patrice Mareschal, presented a co-authored paper: “Against All Odds: Civic Engagement and Power Building in an Invisible Workforce,” at the International CRIMT (Research Centre on Globalization and Work) Conference, in Montreal, Canada, October 2012. This paper examines how home care workers in Oregon, a predominantly female, geographically dispersed, and economically… continue reading
In a forthcoming article to appear in the journal Health Policy and Planning, entitled, “Exploring the Utility of Institutional Theory in Analyzing International Health Agency Stasis and Change,” Eduardo J. Gomez argues that institutional theory can be used to explain why some international health organizations succeed and others fail to adapt to changing conditions.
Patrice Mareschal and Patricia Ciorici (Public Affairs Ph.D. candidate), presented a co-authored paper: “Against All Odds: Civic Engagement and Power Building in an Invisible Workforce,” at the International CRIMT (Research Centre on Globalization and Work) Conference, in Montreal, Canada, October 2012. This paper examines how home care workers in Oregon, a predominantly female, geographically dispersed, and economically under-valued workforce were… continue reading
Maureen M. Donaghy investigates how one community in Rio de Janeiro is taking on Olympic redevelopment plans that threaten to displace large numbers of the urban poor.
Marie Isabelle Chevrier has just published Arms Control Policy: A Guide to the Issues, a focused study of how arms control agreements are negotiated and implemented that concludes with an analysis of the contemporary challenges facing treaty-making.
In 2010, Erik Estrada, Public Affairs Ph.D. candidate and Project Officer of New Jersey Health Initiatives, a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation project, received a National Urban Fellowship. The NUF is a highly selective leadership development program for talented people of color and women interested in public service, social justice and equity. Erik was featured in the 2012… continue reading
