Governance
Governance is woven into many of our programs and has been a core research area since the school’s founding in 1929. Price faculty produce widely cited research and engage public officials as a result of their commitment to making government and civil society more effective.
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Kanter interviewed for a story about Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s ouster of the CDC’s national vaccine advisory board
Featured Faculty: Genevieve Kanter
HuffPost.com
Harper quoted, discussing a CNN commentator facing backlash for dismissing questions about the Tulsa Race Massacre and Ruby Bridges
Featured Faculty: Shaun Harper
TIME
Harper op-ed discusses Trump administration firing education experts
Featured Faculty: Shaun Harper
The Guardian
Thom quoted about film tax incentives failing to stimulate enough economic activity to justify their cost
Featured Faculty: Michael Thom
CalMatters
Thom quoted discussing the cost of expanding California’s film and TV tax credits
Featured Faculty: Michael Thom
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Governance Faculty
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Governance FacultyFeatured Research Centers & Initiatives
Bedrosian Center on Governance
Dedicated to understanding and fostering effective democratic governance as an essential component in ensuring the betterment of communities.
Bedrosian Center on Governance Website
Featured Research Centers & Initiatives
Schwarzenegger Institute for State and Global Policy
Established in 2012, the USC Schwarzenegger Institute for State and Global Policy focuses on the responsibility of leaders to implement policies that most benefit the people they serve.
Schwarzenegger Institute for State and Global Policy Website
Featured Research Centers & Initiatives
Center for Inclusive Democracy
A leading nonpartisan research center focused on elections, voting behaviors, and electoral and political participation.
Center for Inclusive Democracy Website
Featured Research Centers & Initiatives
Civic Leadership Education and Research (CLEAR) Initiative
Dedicated to understanding and developing the talent needs of the civic leadership workforce for the 21st century.
Civic Leadership Education and Research (CLEAR) Initiative Website