Lincoln, a lesson in governance
Donnajean Ward reviews Steven Spielberg’s latest film “Lincoln” as lesson in governance.
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From Subjects to Citizens
Professor Terry Cooper, along with research students Weijie Wang, Hui Li, and Henry Yee (now Assistant Professor at National University of Singapore), have been working on a Bedrosian Center funded project called “From Subjects to Citizens: How Homeowners and Local Officials Perceive Homeowners’ Roles in Local Governance in China.” We talked with Cooper about how the project is going: What is the project about? Our project focuses mainly on the engagement of homeowners in neighborhood affairs after China’s 1998 housing reform that made Read more…
Another housing agency may need a bailout
Bedrosian Center Director, Raphael Bostic interviewed by Mark Garrison on Marketplace, right before the FHA financial status report was sent to Congress. “FHA has historically been an entrée for a bunch of first time homebuyers to get access into home ownership,” says Raphael Bostic, a USC public policy professor and former HUD assistant secretary. Bostic adds that the program with roots in the Great Depression has been especially important for minority home buyers.”
Post Mortem
Post Mortem November 14, 2012 12:00pm to 1:00pm The final of the Road to the White House series for a post mortem on the election. Featuring: Dan Schnur, Director of the Unruh Institute on Politics Raphael Bostic, Director of the Bedrosian Center on Governance Roberto Suro, Fellow with the Center on Communication Leadership & Policy Moderators: Annalise Mantz (Daily Trojan) Cathy Decker (LA Times) Contact: [email protected]
Collaboration and Culture: Organizational Culture and the Dynamics of Collaborative Networks
Research Associate Professor Christopher Weare and Assistant Professor Nicole Esparza have been working with Professor Paul Lichterman, a sociologist from the Dornsife College at USC, on the question of what makes civic networks cohere and fracture over time and how these processes affect the ability of networks to support the work of non-profit and advocacy organizations.
All Swings Considered
by David Gastwirth Swing voters took center stage at this week’s [Wed, October 31st – one week before the election] Road to the White House. Given the undivided attention being paid to swing voters in the final stretch of the race, the topic is quite fitting for our last discussion leading up to the election. The panel included Michael Davidson, CEO of Gen Next; Giuseppe Robalino, Member of USC College Republicans; Teddy Davis, Press Secretary Read more…
Judicial Nominations and Policy Outcomes
Price Governance Salon featuring Tonja Jacobi, Northwestern University Tonja Jacobi, Northwestern University Jacobi’s research focuses on judicial politics and behavior, federal courts, American governmental institutions and constitutional law, particularly constitutional criminal procedure. The driving question in her research is: how do judges respond to institutional constraints? This includes vertical constraints, such as the possibility of review by a higher court; horizontal constraints, such as how to craft a broad coalition on a multi-judge panel; as Read more…
Post Election Conversation
November 7, 2012 12:00pm to 1:00pm Geoffrey Cowan, director of USC Annenberg’s Center on Communication Leadership & Policy (CCLP) lead a wide-ranging post-election conversation with former California Governor Gray Davis and representatives from USC’s College Democrats and College Republicans.
Climate Change in the 2012 Presidential Election
On Thursday, November 1st, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg announced that he was endorsing President Obama in this election. He said he had decided that President Obama was the best candidate to address climate change.“Our climate is changing,” he wrote. “And while the increase in extreme weather we have experienced in New York City and around the world may or may not be the result of it, the risk that it may be — given the Read more…
The Swing Vote
The Swing Vote: Targeting Voters in the Presidential Election October 31, 2012 12:00pm to 1:00pm Featuring: Teddy Davis, Press Secretary, Office of Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa Michael Davidson, Chief Executive Officer, Gen Next Giuseppe Robalino, Member, USC College Republicans Co-Moderated by: Dan Schnur, Director USC Jesse M. Unruh Institute of Politics Daniel Rothberg, News Editor, USC Daily Trojan
Public Policy Investment
Associate Professor Anthony Bertelli has been working with colleague Peter John, from University College London, on the question of why governments favor one policy over another. Their findings will be released in an article titled “Public Policy Investment: Risk and Return in British Politics,” in the British Journal of Political Science. We talked with Bertelli about this research and what the findings could mean.
The Ballot Measure Entrepreneur: Trump-ing Governance?
by David Gastwirth This week’s Road to the White House examined the merits and criticisms of an upcoming California ballot measure, Proposition 35 – the “Californians Against Sexual Exploitation Act” (CASE) Initiative. Coming into the panel, I really could not understand how there could be strong opposition to tougher sanctions against perpetrators of human trafficking – both the commercial and sexual forms. The initiative would more than double maximum prison sentences, increase fines, allocate more Read more…
Pew Survey & the Latino Vote in 2012
October 22, 2012 11:30am to 1:00pm Featuring: Mark Hugo Lopez, Associate Director, Pew Hispanic Center The event will be co-moderated by Roberto Suro, Director of the Tomas Rivera Policy Institute and Paola Fernandez, Political Director of the USC Latino Student Assembly.
Politics as Personal
by Raphael Bostic For a while now, I have been reflecting on the important role that “the personal” plays in determining whether a governance arrangement is going to be effective. It is clear that, regardless of what policy topic is being debated, the likelihood of finding common ground and success is far greater if the people on the competing sides know each other outside of their adversarial roles. Think about your own life. Are you more Read more…
California Ballot Proposition 35 on Human Trafficking
California Ballot Proposition 35 on Human Trafficking October 24, 2012 12:00pm to 1:00pm USC Annenberg’s Center on Communication Leadership & Policy (CCLP) presents a conversation on human trafficking in the 2012 elections featuring: Chris Kelly, the founder of the Safer California Foundation, D’Lita Miller, human trafficking trainer and Family Support and Outreach Coordinator at Saving Innocence, and Lt. (Ret.) John Vanek, an anti-human trafficking consultant and instructor. The conversation will cover the efficacy of Proposition Read more…
Collaboration and Civic Engagement in National Parks
Last week, we caught up with Assistant Professor David Suárez. He has been working on a project entitled “Collaboration and Civic Engagement in National Parks.” Today, we’ll take a look at some of his findings and possible impacts.
Six Degrees of Dick Cheney and the Last (Environmental) Action Hero
by David Gastwirth This week’s Road to the White House once again explored a critically important policy area that has received scant attention in the presidential campaign – climate change. After Dr. Juliana Wang of USC Dornsife briefly discussed the science of global warming and Dr. Dan Mazmanian provided an overview of California’s unprecedented comprehensive climate change legislation (AB32 – California Global Warming Solutions Act), the conversation turned to the topic at hand. Why are Read more…
Career Paths of Bureaucrats
Price Governance Salon, featuring Manuel Teodoro, Colgate University Teodoro’s research employs both statistical analysis and interview-based and mixed-method case studies. His first book, Bureaucratic Ambition (2011, Johns Hopkins University Press), advances a theory of bureaucratic policy entrepreneurship, its effects on innovation in public agencies, and its impact on democratic governance. Current research efforts include a national study of utility CEOs’ management and political behavior, a project on the relationships between public agency executives and their Read more…
One of the Most Important Non-Issues of the Campaign – Climate Change
One of the Most Important Non-Issues of the Campaign – Climate Change October 17, 2012 11:30am to 1:00pm Featuring: Dan Mazmanian, Professor at USC Price, and Director of New Initiatives at the USC Center for Sustainable Cities Juliana Wang, Assistant Professor at USC Dornsife Charles Epting, USC College Republicans Alexander Blow,USC College Democrats
Collaboration and Civic Engagement in National Parks
Assistant Professor David Suárez has been working on a project entitled “Collaboration and Civic Engagement in National Parks.” The project eventually will become a book project, focusing primarily on the Golden Gate National Recreation Area (GGNRA). We have asked Professor Suárez some questions about his research on the issue. This week we’ll look at the background of his project and next week, we’ll take a look at some of the findings and possible impacts. Read more…
Put Me In, Coach
This week’s Road to the White House focused on the role of K-12 education policy in this year’s presidential election. David Gatswirth was in attendance, and shares his thoughts with us.
Governance: An Essential Frontier
October 11, 2012
Bedrosian Center Director, Raphael Bostic shares another aspect of the challenges to effective governance.
No Policy Left Behind?
No Policy Left Behind? K-12 Education in the 2012 Campaign October 10, 2012 11:30am to 1:00pm Panelists: Morgan Polikoff, Assistant Professor at USC Rossier School of Education Marshall Tuck, Chief Executive Officer at Partnership for Los Angeles Schools Edgar Zazueta, Director of Government Relations for the Los Angeles Unified School District Jason Pollock, Social Media Expert and Director of Undroppable Gabe Rose, Deputy Director of Parent Revolution Moderated by: Bonnie Reiss, Global Director of the Read more…
The Negativity Hullabaloo
by David Gastwirth This week’s Road to the White House examined the nature and function of negative advertising in the campaign. This topic is particularly relevant and timely in light of a finding by the Wesleyan Media Project that the 2012 Presidential Race is the most negative since 2000. The numbers are pretty remarkable. The percentage of positive presidential television advertisements – defined as spots that only mention the favored candidate – in this campaign Read more…
Education Policy: Luciana Dar, University of California, Riverside
Price Governance Salon October 4, 2012 Dar’s research interests fall into three interconnected areas of inquiry: comparative political economy of higher education, the relationship between higher education and social inequality and the politics of higher education. She approaches each of these areas with a combination of theoretical and methodological tools from the positive political economy, comparative politics and public finance literatures in close connection with insights from the higher education field.