PAST EVENT
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
10:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Washington, DC
On November 10, Brookings Nonresident Senior Fellow Kongdan Oh and Ralph Hassig, adjunct associate professor of psychology at the University of Maryland University College, discussed their new book The Hidden People of North Korea: Everyday Life in the Hermit Kingdom (Rowman & Littlefield, 2009). For decades, the people of North Korea have lived in extreme isolation under a closed and repressive regime, where individual rights are restricted and the regime exercises complete control over the political class and legal systems. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Ron Haskins, November 05, 2009, Business Week
Can marriage decrease poverty? Higher marriage rates among the poor would benefit poor adults themselves, their children and the nation, says Ron Haskins. He argues that non-coercive programs that are delivered by community-based agencies can be effective. By helping couples who want to marry, the payoff to them, their children and society is potentially enormous. Read More
VIDEO
Ron Haskins and Isabel V. Sawhill, October 19, 2009
Despite its status as one of the world’s leading economies, the United States is faced with high poverty rates and less economic opportunity than many other affluent countries. Senior Fellows Isabel Sawhill and Ron Haskins, argue that it will take a combination of personal responsibility along with smarter and better-targeted government policies to make the American Dream a reality for children and families now stuck at the bottom.
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
R. Kent Weaver, September 30, 2009, The Brookings Institution
Voters elect governments to solve social problems and governments design and implement an array of programs to ensure the public good. However, little theoretical attention has been devoted to the final step of the implementation chain: explanations of why the targets of public policies do or do not “comply” with those policies. Kent Weaver focuses on why program “targets” frequently fail to act in the way that program designers intended and wanted, even when it appears to be in their self-interest to do so. Read More
PAST EVENT
Friday, June 12, 2009
10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Washington, DC
On June 12, the Brookings Project on U.S. Relations with the Islamic World hosted a discussion on the role of independent media in Afghanistan. Discussion centered on holding government accountable, fostering critical thinking, and empowering women to the most effective strategy for the United States in supporting independent media and the societal changes it promotes. Read More
PAST EVENT
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
2:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Washington, DC
On April 29, the John L. Thornton China Center at Brookings hosted an event on China’s "angry youth" to explore the characteristics of this unique segment of Chinese society – their views, values and behavior. Read More
PAST EVENT
Thursday, February 05, 2009
2:00 PM to 3:30 PM
Washington, DC
Over the past decade, the effect of the market economy and globalization on moral values has been vigorously debated in academic circles, in the press, and among citizens and politicians. On February 5, Governance Studies at Brookings and the John Templeton Foundation will host a panel discussion, moderated by Senior Fellow E.J. Dionne Jr., with Brookings Senior Fellows Rebecca Blank and William Galston, and William McGurn, former chief speechwriter for President George W. Bush and former chief editorial writer of the Wall Street Journal. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Joshua M. Epstein, Jon Parker, Derek Cummings and Ross A. Hammond, December 15, 2008, PLoS One Journal
In classical mathematical epidemiology, individuals do not adapt their contact behavior during epidemics. They do not endogenously engage, for example, in social distancing based on fear. Yet, adaptive behavior is well-documented in true epidemics. Joshua M. Epstein, Jon Parker, Derek Cummings, and Ross A. Hammond explore the effect of including such behavior in models of epidemic dynamics. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Peter W. Singer, August 19, 2008, The Brookings Institution
Peter Singer analyzes the history of the "Don't Ask Don't Tell" policy which allows gay, lesbian, and bisexual Americans to serve in the U.S. military as long as they stay quiet about their sexuality. Singer argues a world shaped by reality television has created a new generation of troops more open to allowing homosexuals in the military, and that during this difficult time for recruiting and retaining talent, the military should embrace those willing to serve. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Hugh B. Price, June 24, 2008, Real Clear Politics
Hugh B. Price argues that the growing acceptance of diversity that fueled Senator Obama's victory was due to affirmative action, which unquestionably has made our robustly diverse nation a more perfect union. Read More
BOOK
E.J. Dionne, Jr., March 01, 2008
E. J. Dionne explains why the era of the Religious Right—and the crude exploitation of faith for political advantage—is over. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Georgiy Bobashev, Joshua M. Epstein, D. Michael Goedecke and Feng Yu, December 27, 2007, Winter Simulation Conference
With Feng Yu, Brookings Senior Fellow Joshua M. Epstein and Nonresident Fellows Georgiy V. Bobashev and D. Michael Goedecke introduce a hybrid Agent-based and Equation-based model that can dramatically save time and can better describe epidemiological processes involving human behavioral response. Read More
PAST EVENT
Friday, December 07, 2007
12:00 PM to 05:00 PM
Washington, DC
The Brookings Center on Social and Economic Dynamics and the Metropolitan Policy Program jointly hosted an NICHD funded Agent Based Modeling and Spatial Population Dynamics Workshop at the Brookings Institution. Researchers from across the country attended the workshop to discuss current projects, to gain insight into agent-based modeling, and to unearth issues for future research collaboration. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Ross A. Hammond, November 08, 2007, 2007 Health Challenge Think Tank
An event brought together top international obesity experts—from academia, government, industry, and non-profit—to work toward a comprehensive approach to the worldwide obesity pandemic. Brookings’s Ross Hammond discussed how insights and techniques pioneered at CSED can play a key role in facilitating an integrated approach. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
H. Peyton Young, October 31, 2007, The Brookings Institution
H. Peyton Young suggest that differences in social norms may help to explain puzzling differences in group behavior that are not readily attributable to differences in income, tastes, and other individual characteristics. Read More