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Senior Fellow

R. Kent Weaver

R. Kent Weaver

Senior Fellow, Governance Studies

Kent Weaver, a professor at the Public Policy Institute at Georgetown University, focuses on U.S. and comparative social policy; comparative political institutions; and the politics of expertise.



Expertise

Comparative public policy; Entitlement programs; Social policy; Think tanks; Welfare

Background

Current Positions
Professor of Public Policy and Government, Georgetown University

Past Positions
Instructor, Political Science Department, Ohio State University

Education

Ph.D. (1982), M.A. (1978), Harvard University; B.A., Haverford College (1975)

"Social Security is a solvable problem, but only if policymakers exhibit both political courage and willingness to compromise."


Research and Commentary

Save to My PortfolioTarget Compliance: The Final Frontier of Policy ImplementationSeptember 2009Issues in Governance Studies
Save to My PortfolioBridging the Social Security Divide: Lessons From AbroadJune 2008Brookings Policy Brief Series
Save to My PortfolioNeediest Families in Texas Deserve a Fairer DealFebruary 21, 2002The Houston Chronicle
Save to My PortfolioWhether Social Security Funds Should be Invested Collectively or Through a System of Individual AccountsSeptember 06, 2001President's Commission to Strengthen Social Security
Save to My PortfolioFor Social Security, Opt-outs Don't Add UpAugust 24, 2001The Baltimore Sun
Save to My PortfolioSocial Security's False AlarmJuly 19, 2001The The Christian Science Monitor
Save to My PortfolioHow to Privatize Social SecurityJuly 09, 2001The Washington Post
Save to My PortfolioTime to Stop the Perennial Bidding Wars Over SuperMay 03, 2000The New Zealand Herald
Save to My PortfolioIt Ought to Be Easier to Change PresidentsJanuary 28, 1998The The Christian Science Monitor
Save to My PortfolioHow Preston Manning Missed the WaveDecember 07, 1996The Globe and Mail

Contact Information

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