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Changes in political administration come with increased danger of international conflict

January 13, 2021 sarah Jonas Binghamton, Binghamton University, Conflict, Government, Leaders, Political Science, Politics, President, State University of New York at Binghamton, SUNY Binghamton

A new paper including faculty at Binghamton University suggests that when democratic publics vote out an administration, this change comes with an increase in the danger of undesirable conflict.

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Presidential ousting atypical even in turbulent, corruption-plagued Peru

November 16, 2020 sarah Jonas Government, PERU

CORNELL UNIVERSITY MEDIA RELATIONS OFFICE Nov. 16, 2020 Presidential ousting atypical even in turbulent, corruption-plagued Peru With the

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Massive dataset reveals which governments have best responded to COVID-19 pandemic

November 16, 2020 sarah Jonas Binghamton, Binghamton University, Coronavirus, covid, COVID-19, Crisis, data, dataset, Democracies, Democracy, Government, Pandemic, Political Science, Politics, State University of New York at Binghamton, SUNY Binghamton

Are our political institutions up for the task of managing the COVID-19 pandemic and any possible future similar threats? A research team led by faculty at Binghamton University, State University of New York has compiled an extensive dataset tracking public health government responses to COVID-19 at national and subnational levels of government throughout the world.

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Effective government saves lives in cyclones, other disasters

November 4, 2020 sarah Jonas Climate, Climate Change, Governance, Government, Natural Disasters

Effective national and local governments are associated with fewer deaths from tropical cyclone disasters – even in countries with similar levels of wealth and development.

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Rutgers Expert Can Discuss 10 Ways to Adapt to Coastal Flooding

October 14, 2020 sarah Jonas Adaptation, BAYS, Climate Change, Coastal Communities, Coastal Flooding, Coastal resilience, Environment, FEMA, Flood, flood insurance, Flood Risk, Flooding, Floods, Government, Homeowners, Jacques Cousteau National Estuarine Research Reserve, Marshes, Mitigation, New Jersey, Ocean, Oceans, Residents, Resilience, Rivers, RU, Rutgers, Rutgers University, Sea-level rise, Wetlands

New Brunswick, N.J. (Oct. 14, 2020) – Rutgers coastal expert Vanessa Dornisch is available for interviews on 10 steps residents

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2nd annual “Doing Business” report ranks North American cities by ease of doing business

October 5, 2020 sarah Jonas Arizona State University, Business, Economic Growth, Economics, Government, Research, Small Business, Taxes

The Center for the Study of Economic Liberty at ASU has released the second edition of its signature Doing Business North America report, which provides objective measures of business regulations across 130 cities in 92 states, provinces and districts in the U.S., Canada and Mexico.

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The GovLab and the IDB bring innovative ideas to Latin American government officials

October 1, 2020 sarah Jonas COVID-19, Government, Policy

The Governance Lab at New York University’s Tandon School of Engineering and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) share the results of the first two “Smarter Crowdsourcing in the Age of Coronavirus” online sessions

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Momentum of unprecedented Chilean uprising stalled by COVID-19 pandemic

September 17, 2020 sarah Jonas Binghamton, Binghamton University, Chile, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Government, Pandemic, Politics, Protest, State University of New York at Binghamton, SUNY Binghamton

The uprising that erupted in fall 2019 in Chile against the post-dictatorship government may be diminished by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to faculty at Binghamton University, State University of New York.

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COVID-19: How South Korea Prevailed While the U.S. Failed

August 20, 2020 sarah Jonas Arizona, California, CDC, COVID-19, Deaths, Florida, Government, Healthcare, Infectious Disease, Mitigation, Pandemics, Public Health, South Korea, Texas, United States

In a commentary, researchers demonstrate the stark differences in public health strategies from two democratic republics: South Korea and the United States, which have led to alarming differences in cases and deaths from COVID-19. After adjusting for the 6.5 fold differences in populations, the U.S. has suffered 47 times more cases and 79 times more deaths than South Korea.

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New book explores four major threats to US democracy

August 11, 2020 sarah Jonas Democracy, Government, History, Political Science, Politics

In their new book, “Four Threats: The Recurring Crises of American Democracy,” Suzanne Mettler, professor of government at Cornell University, and Robert Lieberman, professor of political science at Johns Hopkins University, not only assert that history repeats itself – they also identify the underlying causes of democracy destabilization. American democracy has often been fragile, they argue, and today it faces an unprecedented crisis.

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COVID-19 Healthcare Coalition Launches COVID-19 Decision Support Dashboard

May 29, 2020 sarah Jonas Analytics, Businesses, Coronavirus, COVID-19, dashboard, data, Economy, Government, Governors, Pandemic, Policy, Policymakers, Public Health, Recovery

The new COVID-19 Decision Support Dashboard synthesizes large amounts of complex, essential data into easy-to-use key findings for public and private-sector leaders navigating the “reopening” of communities and businesses.

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Report tackles quality of management in federal agencies

May 11, 2020 sarah Jonas Government, Human Resources, Leadership, Management, Operations, Quality Measures

A new report from researchers from the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs presents a plan for designing and implementing a government-wide initiative to measure the management quality of federal agencies.

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