McCourt Briefs: Big Issues, Short Talks with McCourt Chairs Dan Kelemen, Aseem Prakash and Diane Schanzenbach
Tue, Oct 20 · 5:00 PM McCourt School of Public Policy · Georgetown
Dean Gresenz invites you to McCourt Briefs, featuring three short talks from our McCourt Chairs on three major policy issues driving today's headlines. In TED-style presentations, professors Dan Kelemen, Aseem Prakash and Diane Schanzenbach will each make their case, then open the floor to your questions:Dan Kelemen (https://gufaculty360.georgetown.edu/s/contact/003Hp00002jP9l8IAC/r-daniel-kelemen):Rupture and Renewal: The Case for Saving the Transatlantic Alliance Explaining why we must renew the Transatlantic alliance–which is under attack by US leaders– if we are to achieve our most pressing policy challenges.Aseem Prakash (https://gufaculty360.georgetown.edu/s/contact/003UH00000ulJgUYAU/aseem-prakash):What Drives Climate Backlash? Why some individuals and communities oppose climate mitigation policies despite robust scientific evidence and the increased intensity and frequency of extreme weather events.Diane Schanzenbach (https://gufaculty360.georgetown.edu/s/contact/003UH00000T6XeyYAF/diane-schanzenbach):Who Needs a Safety Net? A look at who receives SNAP, its impact and what the evidence says about the four policy hot topics: error rates, work requirements, soda bans and fraud.
