Jeffery Jenkins celebrated a 100th birthday recently.
Not his, mind you, but the 100th workshop of his PIPE Collaborative on March 11.
Launched eight years ago, the PIPE Collaborative started as a joint venture between the USC Price School of Public Policy and the Provost’s Office to convene faculty and graduate students with common interests in various aspects of political institutions and political economy. The PIPE workshops allow faculty and graduate students to share ideas and build collaborative relationships around these same topics.
The workshop on March 11 featured a presentation by UCLA Assistant Professor Jonathan Homola about how mandatory voter ID reduces turnout. Homola’s presentation was followed by a discussion led by USC Price Professor David Brady.
“I’ve had the pleasure to host a wide variety of speakers on some of the most pressing public policy topics in American life and beyond,” said Jenkins, Provost Professor of Public Policy, Political Science, and Law and the Maria B. Crutcher Professor of Citizenship and Democratic Values. “The PIPE Collaborative, including the workshops, are highlighting that political institutions and political economy are central components to a full understanding of how public policies are generated and evolve in our broader society.”
The PIPE Collaborative is now well known in Southern California, having built a separate SoCal PIPE Working Group – with faculty from 10 member universities – that meets several times a year.
The next PIPE workshop, which is scheduled for April 1, will feature a presentation by Nicholas Napolio (UC-Riverside) about whether members of Congress have a preference for enforcing the separation of powers.
