Serving as a political appointee has notable differences from a traditional civil service career. There are both benefits and disadvantages to appointed roles; however, this discussion will posit that the advantages far outweigh their shortcomings for ambitious policy thinkers.
View the conference program here RSVP here Featuring Larry Bartels (Vanderbilt University)Carles Boix (Princeton University)Kathy Cramer (University of Wisconsin–Madison)Jamie Druckman (University of Rochester)
We are living in a changing world, and Japan is no exception. This forum will focus on two things - introducing some of the changes happening in the Japanese society, and sharing some of Mizuki's experience in the government to highlight how changes through policy could be made.
View the conference program here RSVP here Featuring Larry Bartels (Vanderbilt University)Carles Boix (Princeton University)Kathy Cramer (University of Wisconsin–Madison)Jamie Druckman (University of Rochester)
DescriptionThomas B. Edsall writes a weekly column for the New York Times on strategic and demographic trends in American politics. He will reflect on the challenges ahead for American democracy. These challenges include: affective polarization, inequality, globalization, a deepening urban-rural split, and persistent conflict…
This event has been cancelled. Geoff Mann is Distinguished Professor of Political Economy in the Department of Geography at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, British Columbia.
The Afghanistan Withdrawal has been a major topic for over two years and continues to be viewed as a complete failure of policy and poor execution. This forum will give insights to the success of the operation and how bold leadership was required from our military members during those two weeks in August 2021. Additionally,…
Leading the establishment of the GovTech Centre, the pioneering National Innovation Agency within the European Union situated under the Prime Minister's Office, Justyna and her team championed the integration of agile methodologies to foster the development of innovative projects spanning education, software development,…
