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The Governance Studies program and its scholars are dedicated to strengthening democracy and improving its institutions through research and expert analysis to inform public debate and provide solutions for the most critical governance challenges.

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Brown Center Chalkboard

The Brown Center Chalkboard is where Brookings scholars and guest authors bring evidence to bear on the pressing issues in U.S. education policy, politics, and practice.
Fixgov

Focused on new ideas to make government work, the FixGov blog identifies and aims to solve the nation’s most pressing political and governance challenges. The solutions offered here are sensible and realistic.
How We Rise

How We Rise is a project from the Race, Prosperity, and Inclusion initiative at Brookings that focuses on policy solutions to upend structural racism and create a more equitable society for all.
TechTank

TechTank focuses on new developments in science and technology policy and how they affect health care, education, economic development, innovation, and governance.

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Brown Center on Education Policy
Brown Center on Education Policy
The Brown Center on Education Policy produces and promotes high-quality, independent research to inform education policy and practice in the United States.
Center for Effective Public Management
Center for Effective Public Management
The Center for Effective Public Management (CEPM) at Brookings is a research organization focused on identifying and solving political and governance challenges in 21st century America.
Center for Technology Innovation
Center for Technology Innovation
The Center for Technology Innovation (CTI) at Brookings delivers research to inform public debate and policymaking on technology innovation in the U.S. and globally.
Race, Prosperity, and Inclusion Initiative
Race, Prosperity, and Inclusion Initiative
The Race, Prosperity, and Inclusion (RPI) Initiative at Brookings aims to advance concrete policy solutions that combat systemic racism and build a more equitable society for all Americans, with a particular focus on poor, low-income and communities of color.
The Primaries Project
The Primaries Project
The Primaries Project offers insights into what’s happening in the Republican and Democratic parties—and where the future of American politics is headed.
The Section 230 Project
The Section 230 Project
The Section 230 Project convenes pre-eminent thought leaders to inform the current policy debate on whether Section 230 rules inadvertently enable harassing or abusive speech and behavior and whether the absence of legal liability is still a desirable policy.
John Hazen White Global Manufacturing Initiative
John Hazen White Global Manufacturing Initiative
The John Hazen White Global Manufacturing Initiative seeks to address some of the most pressing challenges facing the manufacturing industry, including those related to energy costs, regulation, standard-setting processes, and workforce development.
Leveraging Transparency to Reduce Corruption
Leveraging Transparency to Reduce Corruption
Grounded in rigorous evidence and field work, the LTRC Initiative is a global initiative from The Brookings Institution and Results for Development aiming to craft and disseminate effective practices for reducing corruption along the natural resource value chain. Read more about our work here.
Anti-Corruption, Democracy, and Security (ACDS)
Anti-Corruption, Democracy, and Security (ACDS)
The Anti-Corruption, Democracy, and Security (ACDS) project at Brookings tackles the world’s thorniest anti-corruption problems—the ones that most profoundly impact global democracy and security. Learn more about the ACDS project.
The Financial and Digital Inclusion Project
The Financial and Digital Inclusion Project
Launched in 2014, the Brookings Financial and Digital Inclusion Project (FDIP) aims to identify the degree to which financial inclusion efforts are working, and why.
Private Sector Global Health R&D Project
Private Sector Global Health R&D Project
Launched in 2016, the Brookings Private Sector Global Health R&D Project seeks to identify financial incentives to spur private sector investment in medications for developing countries in Asia and Africa.
The Katzmann Initiative on Improving Interbranch Relations and Government
The Katzmann Initiative on Improving Interbranch Relations and Government
The Katzmann Initiative on Improving Interbranch Relations and Government monitors the health of the three branches, examines the relationship between the courts and Congress, and fosters civic education. The Initiative honors judge, lawyer, and political scientist Robert A. Katzmann (1953-2021), who joined Brookings’s Governance Studies program from 1981-1999.

Experts

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Camille Busette Interim Vice President and Director - Governance Studies, Director - Race, Prosperity, and Inclusion Initiative

Rashawn Ray
Rashawn Ray Senior Fellow - Governance Studies
Elaine Kamarck
Elaine Kamarck Founding Director - Center for Effective Public Management, Senior Fellow - Governance Studies

Darrell M. West Senior Fellow - Center for Technology Innovation, Douglas Dillon Chair in Governmental Studies

Norm Eisen
Norman Eisen Senior Fellow - The Brookings Institution, Governance Studies

Chinasa T Okolo
Chinasa T. Okolo Fellow - Governance Studies, Center for Technology Innovation
EJ Dionne
E.J. Dionne, Jr. W. Averell Harriman Chair and Senior Fellow - Governance Studies

Molly E. Reynolds Senior Fellow - Governance Studies

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Nicol Turner Lee Senior Fellow - Governance Studies, Director - Center for Technology Innovation

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