Magda Smith

Magda Smith is an analyst in the Domestic Policy Center majoring in Government. She is interested in creating positive change through policy and promoting nuanced discussions. In addition to being part of the Roosevelt Institute, Magda is a 2020 United Nations Association Emerging Leader, a representative to the Tompkins County Youth Services Board, a 2019 United Nations Youth Ambassador, and a two-time research presenter at Ithaca College’s “Pippi to Ripley” academic conference. Over the summer and autumn of 2020, she worked as a researcher with the Global Student Policy Alliance to create a database of global climate policy.

Brexit and the December 2019 UK Election: A New Political Schism

By Magda Smith Published July 3, 2020

The Brexit vote and the December 2019 UK election mark a new value divide in politics between global identity and openness and national identity and patriotism. The consequences of this divide may determine the values of our era.