A growing consensus suggests that an underlying cause of anti-democratic attitudes and support for partisan violence is that partisans misperceive the other side. That is, they vastly exaggerate the extent to which members of the other party are obstructionist, anti-democratic, and supportive of violence. When these…
Professor Patrick Devine-Wright’s expertise spans human geography and environmental psychology with a primary interest in the social acceptance of energy infrastructures, community engagement and place attachment. He is Director of the ESRC-funded ACCESS (Advancing Capacity for Climate and Environment Social Science) leadership…
How can moments with potential for transformational change be recognized and acted upon? What can be learned from the dramatic change in efforts to loosen the grip of organized crime on public institutions in America in the 1960s, the reform of the Teamsters Union in the 1970s-1990s, and the current battle against corruption in…
Shanti Gamper-Rabindran will discuss the major points from her new book, "America's Energy Gamble: People, Economy and Planet," which dissects the Trump administration's energy policy and how the country can return to an energy transition that benefits both the economy and the environment. How did the pro-fossil Trump…
Brandon J. Hall, Managing Director, is Co-Head of the Financial Markets Advisory (FMA) group at BlackRock.
The FMA group delivers a range of advisory services including capital markets, portfolio construction, sustainability, and data & analytics solutions to official sector and financial institution clients globally,…