Charles Landau, MPA, Staff Writer, Brief Policy Perspectives The next administration has promised to reverse course on several centerpiece energy policies of recent years. Besides the politics behind… Read more “Backpedaling Our Energy Policy”
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A Bright Future for Solar Power in Florida
Jordan Pic, MPA, Staff Writer, Brief Policy Perspectives It seems natural that the “Sunshine State” should be known for harvesting one of the most popular forms of clean… Read more “A Bright Future for Solar Power in Florida”
Referendums and Policy Decision Making: The Brexit Example
By Zhao Zhai, MPP, Staff Writer, Brief Policy Perspectives On June 24, 2016, the British people made one of the most significant collective decisions in history: leaving… Read more “Referendums and Policy Decision Making: The Brexit Example”
Women’s political participation in India
Shiva Chakravarti Sharma, MPP, Staff Writer, Brief Policy Perspectives As a young girl growing up in India, my elder sister wanted to become the Prime Minister. Unlike in many… Read more “Women’s political participation in India”
Food for thought: the farmers market as a model for redevelopment
Steve Bruns, MPP, Staff Writer, Brief Policy Perspectives In a poll conducted last year, the Washington Post posed the following question to assess perceptions of redevelopment in… Read more “Food for thought: the farmers market as a model for redevelopment”
Black Minds Matter: A Look at the Psychological Effects of Mass Media on the #BlackLivesMatter Movement
Elizabeth Morehead, MPP, Staff Writer, Brief Policy Perspectives A recent Pew Study showed that more than seven-in-ten American adults follow the news closely. 81% of American adults get… Read more “Black Minds Matter: A Look at the Psychological Effects of Mass Media on the #BlackLivesMatter Movement”
Can There be a Future Ceasefire in Syria?
Konark Sikka, MPP, Staff Writer, Brief Policy Perspectives The most recent seven-day Syrian ceasefire was agreed upon by the United States and Russia on September 7th, in the… Read more “Can There be a Future Ceasefire in Syria?”
Regional Variation in International Aid to Cambodia
By Nathan Rupp, MPP, Staff Writer, Brief Policy Perspectives Recent data show an increasingly regionalized variation in development funding goals. Nations are taking different approaches to how they… Read more “Regional Variation in International Aid to Cambodia”
Currency Mismatch: A Challenge Facing Emerging Market Investment
Jason Marshall, MPP, Staff Writer, Brief Policy Perspectives After the Great Recession came the New Normal. The worst economic downturn in the U.S. since 1929 has decreased annual… Read more “Currency Mismatch: A Challenge Facing Emerging Market Investment”
All Policy is Local: Enacting Federal Programs at the State and Local Levels
Michael Steinberg, MPP, Staff Writer, Brief Policy Perspectives According to Pew Research Center, in 2014, only 20% of Americans believe that federal programs are managed well, and… Read more “All Policy is Local: Enacting Federal Programs at the State and Local Levels”
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