Can We Still Govern?
Don Moynihan, Ellis Chen, Margo J Anderson, Vanessa Williamson, Ashley Splawinski, Pamela Herd, Molly Hardy, Kenny Stancil, LS, Chris DolsImproving the quality of government, public policy, reducing administrative burdens
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The writers behind this newsletter.
Guggenheim Fellow, Professor of Public Policy, Ford School, University of Michigan. Immigrant. Researches and teaches about state capacity, tech in government, administrative burdens, and politicization.
Ellis Chen is a Senior Research Assistant at the Brookings Institution’s Center for Effective Public Management.
Vanessa Williamson is the author of the new book, “The Price of Democracy: The Revolutionary Power of Taxation in American History." She is a senior fellow in Governance Studies at the Brookings Institution
Ashley Splawinski is a PhD candidate in the Department of Political Science at the University of Toronto. She examines how administrative burdens and stakeholder competition shape policymaking. Her work has appeared in Policy Options and CBC Radio.
Pamela Herd is the Carol Kakalec Kohn Professor of Social Policy and faculty associate at the Institute for Social Research.
I am a literary historian who has spent the last two decades working for preservation and access to cultural heritage and public data through technological innovation.
Deputy Research Director at the Revolving Door Project
Believe in the power of research and data to build stronger policy and programs.
Dad to Edie & Jules, unionist, engineer, dredger & sailor ⛵ Based in Brooklyn 🌹 All views my own
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