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Andreas Wiedemann's new book "Indebted Societies"
News
July 06, 2022
“Indebted Societies” Wins Two Awards From American Political Science Association
A book by Andreas Wiedemann, assistant professor of politics and international affairs, received two awards from the American Political Science Association (APSA). The book received the 2022 William Riker Award for the best book in political economy published within the last three years, as well as the 2022 Best Book on Class…
Andreas Wiedemann's new book "Indebted Societies"
Matt Parker
Community Profile
July 01, 2022
#PolicyProfile: Matt Parker, Director, IT
"Growing up in Alaska, I was a bit removed from technology and started down the road of studying accounting. I had always found that solving simple calculations was easy for me and working at a bank sounded good. As I got into my junior year of high school, I was tinkering around and figured out how to bypass password-protected…
Matt Parker
RWJF
News
July 01, 2022
State Health and Value Strategies Program Awarded $10.6 Million Grant
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation awarded a $10.6 million grant to State Health and Value Strategies (SHVS), a program based at the Center for Health and Wellbeing at the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs (SPIA). The award reflects two years of continued funding. Led by Heather Howard, professor of the…
RWJF
Writing on the Job
Podcasts
June 29, 2022
Endnotes: Writing on the Job (Martha Coven)
In today’s workplace, writing is an essential skill. Whether drafting a policy memo, an email, or even a tweet, succinct writing is the key to effective communication. Best practices for clear writing are explored in a new book by Martha Coven: "Writing on the Job: Best Practices for Communicating in the Digital Age,”…
Writing on the Job
Zainab Amjad
Community Profile, Policy Profile
June 27, 2022
#PolicyProfile: Zainab Amjad MPA '22
Before I came to Princeton, I worked with governments in Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Saint Lucia on implementing policy reform, specifically in sanitation and education. Governments spend a lot of time on getting policy right but not nearly enough on the implementation of reforms. I was in an exciting space. The chief minister…
Zainab Amjad
participants in SAOC conference
Features
June 27, 2022
SAOC Addresses Global Issues of Social and Racial Justice at Annual Symposium
Around 70 alumni returned to campus this spring for the annual Students and Alumni of Color (SAOC) Association symposium at the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs. This year’s theme addressed issues of social and racial justice from a global perspective, shining a spotlight on the global nature of oppression,…
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News, Q&A
June 24, 2022
Roe V. Wade Is Overturned
Today, the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, the 1973 landmark ruling that protected women’s rights to choose an abortion. The decision determines that there is no longer a federal constitutional right to an abortion, instead leaving the right to the discretion of individual states. Our experts commented on this historic…
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Podcasts
June 24, 2022
Endnotes: Getting China Wrong (Aaron Friedberg)
China’s intentions to become the world’s next superpower are clear. After decades of trade and investments with advanced democracies, the country is far richer and stronger today than ever before. At the same time, China remains regressive toward its citizens and aggressive toward countries abroad. How did we get to this point?…
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Bryan Grenfell
News
June 22, 2022
Princeton Biologist Bryan Grenfell Wins Kyoto Prize
Princeton University’s Bryan Grenfell, the Kathryn Briger and Sarah Fenton Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and Public Affairs, is one of three recipients of the Kyoto Prize in 2022. He won the basic science category, for “development of an innovative methodology for integrative analysis of pathogen evolution and…
Bryan Grenfell
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News
June 22, 2022
Carnegie Endowment and Princeton Launch Groundbreaking Initiative to Counter Threats to the Information Environment
The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and Princeton University announced today a year-long effort to design the Institute for Research on the Information Environment (IRIE), an international resource to study information ecosystems that can spur evidence-based policy solutions.  “The recent pandemic has only…
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