Alan S. Blinder, an economist whose work spans academia, policy and the popular press, will receive the 2023 Daniel Patrick Moynihan Prize from the American Academy of Political and Social Science.
In the third and final panel in “Democracy in the Balance,” a series of virtual discussions about democratic vulnerability and resilience in the United States, “Frontiers of Democratic Reform” on April 20 will explore the practical steps that can be taken to guard against democratic backsliding in the United States and bolster the integrity of a functional national government.
The American Academy of Political and Social Science webinar, “Civic Responsibility and the Repair of American Democracy,” starts at 2 p.m. ET on Tuesday, February 1.
possible solutions to this crisis, especially around unsheltered individuals and families, and what opportunities for real change are available at the local, state and federal levels.
Children’s rights activist Marian Wright Edelman, the founder or the Children’s Defense Fund and its leader for four decades, will receive the 2022 Daniel Patrick Moynihan Prize from the American Academy of Political and Social Science.
A free webinar, scheduled for June 24, will focus on what we know about child poverty and how we know it: what do the economic and social sciences teach us about gainful approaches to reducing child poverty.
On May 13, from 3 to 4:30 p.m. EDT, the American Academy of Political and Social Science will host an online seminar, co-sponsored by SAGE Publishing, focused on international economic and policy approaches to environmental regulation. “A Turning Point for International Climate Policy? New Approaches to Environmental and Economic Cooperation” features this year’s recipient of the AAPSS Daniel Patrick Moynihan Prize, Nobel-winning economist William Nordhaus.
Princeton sociologist Marta Tienda will be the next president of the American Academy of Political and Social Science.
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