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PIPE Workshop featuring Katherine Levine Einstein
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Protests over police brutality and criminal justice reform intensify race for L.A. district attorney
Los Angeles Times quoted Jody Armour of the USC Gould School on how District Attorney Jackie Lacey’s ties to law enforcement may hurt her chances of reelection. Close ties to law enforcement, however, could become an “albatross” for Lacey if energy around criminal justice reform remains high through November. “Those […]
May 2020, We’ll read: No Turning Back
Today, in the United States, we are facing incomprehensible numbers of dying neighbors as well as economic depression. What can we learn from these young people about living with hope even amidst great tragedy?
Dollar Stores: Good for Your Wallet, Bad for Your Community
A new dollar store will open up every six hours nationwide this year. There’s already more dollar stores in the U.S. than Walmarts and McDonalds combined. This unprecedented growth is threatening the very communities that rely on them.
Bedrosian Alum speaking at USC Own It this Saturday!
Tickets are still available! USC is hosting its annual summit the USC Own It on February 8th 2020. The summit consists of today’s female leaders and is for the women who would like to join them. The Keynote speaker is Katie Hill who was elected to Congress and is one […]
Third Annual Political Institutions and Political Economy (PIPE) Conference
Welcome to the third annual conference of the Political Institutions & Political Economy Collaborative March 19-20, 2020 The Political Institutions and Political Economy (PIPE) Collaborative at the University of Southern California is a university-wide research endeavor jointly sponsored by the Price School’s Bedrosian Center and the Office of the Provost. The PIPE Collaborative includes faculty and […]
Lunch with a Leader: KAREN BASS
Lunch with a Leader:Karen BassConversations about Governance, Policy, and Leadership November 4, 20132:00 – 3:00 pm USC University Park CampusUSC University Club PLEASE NOTE, Due to a change in Congresswoman Bass’ Schedule, THIS EVENT WILL BE HELD FROM2:00pm – 3:00pmwith coffee and refreshments Congressmember Karen Bass (PA 82) was re-elected to […]
How You Work or Why? The Persistence of Altruistic Work Efforts as a Function of Mission Match—a Real-Effort Experiment
The Bedrosian Center funds several grants for USC Price faculty research on governance issues. Preference for the awards is given to research focused on collaborative governance, relationships between governance and planning, and government accountability issues. As a condition of the grant, each principal investigator is asked to give a presentation […]
PIPE* Workshop: Rod Kiewiet, Caltech
Public School Finance in California: the Golden Age On several occasions, significant changes were made in the way the public schools in California were financed. Major reforms were also made in the state’s tax structure. What did not change was the nature of the state’s commitment to public education. From the time of […]
Leadership & Team
Faculty, staff, and students at the USC Bedrosian Center share a deep commitment to developing ideas and illuminating strategies to improve the quality of life for people in low-income urban communities. The faculty affiliates who work with us offer expertise on a variety of policy issues related to all aspects […]
Publications
Bedrosian Faculty Affiliates are distinguished scholars who share a deep and abiding commitment to research and teaching. While their diverse disciplinary backgrounds and areas of research interest include economics, international relations, urban planning, organizational behavior, philosophy, political science, psychology, public administration, public policy, sociology, and social ethics – all Bedrosian Faculty do […]
Research Awards
The Bedrosian Center funds several grants for USC Price faculty research on governance issues. Preference for the awards is given to research focused on collaborative governance, relationships between governance and planning, and government accountability issues. As a condition of the grant, each principal investigator is asked to give a presentation […]
Faculty
EMMA AGUILA Assistant Professor Emma Aguila is an Assistant Professor at the USC Sol Price School of Public of Policy. She was previously a Senior Economist and Director of the RAND Center for Latin American Social Policy (CLASP). Dr. Aguila earned her Bachelor’s Degree at the Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de […]
Ange-Marie Hancock Alfaro
Ange-Marie Hancock Alfaro Dean’s Professor of Gender Studies and Professor of Political Science and Gender and Sexuality Studies Ph.D. in Political ScienceUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ahancock@usc.edu LinkedIn @AngeMarieH google scholar page Ange-Marie Hancock Alfaro is Dean’s Professor and Chair of Political Science and International Relations at the […]
drinking, still I thirst: the impact of bottled water
by Casey Fischl Bottled water consumption has steadily increased over the last few decades, reaching an all-time high in 2017 with 13.7 billion gallons of bottled water purchased in the United States. The consumption of bottled water has surpassed all other products in the beverage industry, including soda and beer. […]
The long term impact the government shutdown could have on federal employees and the contract workforce
Sirius XM’s “Knowledge@Wharton” interviewed William Resh of the USC Price School about the long term impact the government shutdown could have on federal employees and the contract workforce. William Resh: the employees of contractors were affected much worse than federal employees. Full tape here
Orlando on peeking behind the curtain
by Casey Fischl
Anthony Orlando discussed one of his current research projects, When Citizens Peek Behind the Bureaucratic Veil: An Experiment in Shaping Public Opinion, coauthored by Professor Bill Resh and Ph.D. student, Colin Leslie of the Sol Price School of Public Policy.
Snap Peas and Socioeconomic Inequality: the role of farmers’ markets in addressing food insecurity
by Olivia Olson
40 million Americans live in a state of perpetual uncertainty. Food insecurity, the condition that plagues these 40 million, leaves them without consistent access to healthy food or the resources to feed themselves and their families. This hardship manifests itself differently across income brackets and geographical locations?forcing families to skip meals, eat less and with less frequency, depend on unhealthy food options, or struggle to find their next meal.
An unHappy Meal: how government spending forced reliance on fast food
by Olivia Olson Despite being one of the richest, most resource-dense, and innovative countries on the globe, the United States “remains the most obese country in the world.” Given that obesity is an epidemic that disproportionately affects those of lower socioeconomic status, public opinion often characterizes it as a byproduct of […]
Second annual City Managers’ Summit focuses on employee satisfaction, climate change, leadership
by Matthew Kredell The USC Price School of Public Policy partnered with the California Contract Cities Association (CCCA) to host the second annual City Managers’ Summit, which fostered important discussions around key policy issues such as climate change, economic development, leadership and the role of women in city management. Professor […]
Bless Me, Ultima
Our new tradition, on the Bedrosian Bookclub, is to read a witchy book for the month of October. This year … We’re taking a look at the coming of age novel, Bless Me, Ultimaby Rudolfo Anaya. This is the story of Antonio Marez, a six year old boy caught between […]
The benefits of partnering with local universities
By Dr. Shawn Flanigan Recently, as part of my interdisciplinary freshman Honors course at San Diego State University titled “Housing, Home, and Homeland,” I had my twenty-six students spend several weeks reading and discussing Matthew Desmond’s renowned book Evicted, and then gave them an assignment to code an interview from Access […]
