Race and Law Enforcement: Research to Inform Reform Movements
The nation has witnessed two weeks of civil unrest; and policing as a political institution has been under public scrutiny for decades. With protests in all 50 states during this latest public outcry, a call for reform resounds. As we work toward a resolution many are asking – what do Read more…
Gregory DeAngelo
PS You’re Busted: How bridging silos in research & practice can impact human trafficking irl In this episode of the PS You’re Interesting podcast, Jeff Jenkins talks about human trafficking with Greg DeAngelo, Associate Professor of Economic Studies at Claremont Graduate University. How does an economist get data on human trafficking and Read more…
D. Roderick (Rod) Kiewiet
? America, Heck Yeah! Public Schools & Baseball In this episode of the PS You’re Interesting podcast, Jeff Jenkins and D. Roderick (Rod) Kiewiet, Professor of Political Science at Caltech, break down the long-standing myth of the equalizing force of public education. We hold the idea that public schools present Americans with Read more…
Transparency and the Federal Election Commission
byAbby Wood and Christian Grose Bedrosian Faculty Research Award: Government Transparency Laws: Why Do Some Legislators Over Comply?, Awarded January 2015 __________________________ Transparency and the Federal Election Commission: A Boon for Citizens, Candidates, and Democracy? Overview Does transparency enhance the ability for voters to evaluate candidates for office, and reward those Read more…
The FEVS is sexy
An article in the May/June issue (V75.3) of Public Administration Review, is garnering media and more importantly, professional attention. Assessing the Past and Promise of the Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey (FEVS), authored by Sergio Fernandez, William G. Resh, Tima Moldogaziev, and Zachary W. Oberfield, has already been getting some professional notice. Fernandez was interviewed Read more…
Belief Change in an Evolving Environmental Policy Network
Consortium on Collaborative Governance Adam Douglas Henry March 12, 2015 12:00 pm to 1:30 pm The Consortium on Collaborative Governance is a three university partnership that studies how public problems are being solved by sectors working together. This event brings Adam Douglas Henry from the University of Arizona his talk is Read more…
Talking Civic Tech with L.A.’s New Chief Data Officer
by Jeremy Loudenback “Government has always been in the communications business,” says Los Angeles’s first chief data officer. As part of his new job, Abhi Nemani will be charged with connecting the public with the city’s growing portfolio of open-data resources and conveying the administration’s commitment to using data to measure Read more…
Stranded in a Data Desert?
by Jeremy Loudenback For more than 15 years, researchers having been drawing attention to a digital divide, the idea that access to digital technologies is not equally available to all. But now some are suggesting that another persistent gap is emerging: the data divide. “The Rise of Data Poverty in America,” Read more…
Capital in the Twenty-First Century by Thomas Piketty
In this inaugural edition of the Bedrosian Book Club podcast, four of our faculty discuss Capital in the Twenty-First Century by Thomas Piketty, the French economics book on inequality that is taking the world by storm.
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Can data build a better L.A.?
Our Faculty ask “Can data build a better L.A.?” Chris Weare and Juliet Musso shared their thoughts in a Los Angeles Times opinion piece in October: Mayor Eric Garcetti’s plan for improving city departments’ performance won’t mean much without analysis and a way to actually make changes … Link to Read more…
New Transport Services Present Governance Challenges
by Jeremy Loudenback During his campaign for mayor, Eric Garcetti positioned himself as the young, technology-savvy alternative to other candidates. During the first few months of his administration, he’s already broken new ground with a plan to use the Internet to deliver data about the performance of city departments and services, Read more…
Statistician-journalist Nate Silver headlines USC Price Holt Lecture
Nate Silver detailed his transformation from ordinary statistician to modern-day election soothsayer in front of a USC audience Sept. 20 as part of the Dennis F. and Brooks Holt Distinguished Lecture Series, offered by the USC Price School of Public Policy’s Bedrosian Center on Governance and the Public Enterprise. Silver Read more…
Nate Silver speaks to students and faculty about data’s significance in life
by Nathaniel Haas originally published by the Daily Trojan on September 22, 2013 Famed statistician Nate Silver spoke to students and faculty in Bovard Auditorium on Friday morning in a presentation titled “Baseball and Politics are Data Driven.” Silver’s presentation was the first in a yearlong series of events made Read more…
NATE SILVER: Baseball and Politics are Data Driven
Holt Distinguished Lecture: A Morning with Nate Silver September 20, 2013 11:00am to 12:00pm Dennis F. and Brooks Holt Distinguished Lecture presents: NATE SILVER: Baseball and Politics are Data Driven Hosted by the USC Price Bedrosian Center on Governance Nate Silver, has become today’s leading statistician through his innovative analyses Read more…
Nate Silver Talks FiveThirtyEight.Com, ESPN At USC
Marc Sallinger for Neon Tommy reported on the recent Holt Lecture featuring statistician Nate Silver. Although Silver is an innovator leading the charge to change the world we live in, he is also very adamant on the negatives his work may portray. The social media revolution has caused vast amounts Read more…
Cal-Adapt: Urban Adaptation to Climate Change
Kevin Koy, UC Berkeley Kevin Koy is Executive Director, Geospatial Innovation Facility, UC Berkeley – College of Natural Resources. The Cal-Adapt (http://cal-adapt.org) web application has been developed to showcase the wealth of innovative climate change research being produced by the scientific community in California. Through a combination of locally relevant Read more…