Time: 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM         Location: Rockefeller Hall

Chair: Yunus Sozen, Assistant Professor, Le Moyne College, sozenmy@lemoyne.edu

Discussant: Yunus Sozen, Assistant Professor, Le Moyne College, sozenmy@lemoyne.edu

Papers:

The Drug War in Mexico: Understanding Perceptions of Insecurity

Richard Huizar, Associate Professor, William Paterson University, huizarr@wpunj.edu

The Impact of Polarization on Gender Inequality Across Democracies

Aline Van Neutgem, Graduate Student, The City University of New York - Graduate Center, avanneutgem@gradcenter.cuny.edu

National Influenza Pandemic Preparedness Plans: What European Countries Can and Should be Considering Going Forward

Peter Mameli, Associate Professor, John Jay College of Criminal Justice/CUNY, pamameli@gmail.com