GWIPP Research Professors In Ink

Power in the CityClarence Stone, GWIPP Research Professor, is the author of the book, Power in the City and the Politics of Inequality, edited by Marion Orr and Valerie C Johnson with foreword by Dianne Pinderhughes. The book collects ten classic articles and essays by Stone to create a succinct reader in urban politics. It encompasses theoretical work on urban political power; examinations of political leadership in community politics; considerations of race, class, and political power in Atlanta; and writings on the politics of social reform and urban regeneration. These pieces provide a model for integrating empiricism with theory, offer Stone’s own reflections on his theory, and demonstrate the evolution of his thought. The book may be purchased through University Press of Kansas or Amazon.

http://mesharpe.com/images/65617682.jpgPat Atkins, GWIPP Research Professor, edited (along with David K Hamilton) the book Urban and Regional Policies for Metropolitan Livability. The book provides a concise, up-to-date, and systematic treatment of the problems and issues involved in urban and regional policy concerns.

Each policy chapter is written by a respected expert in the area, and the book covers all the key policy issues that confront contemporary metropolitan areas, including transportation, the environment, affordable housing, crime, employment, poverty, education, and regional governance. Each chapter outlines an issue, which is followed by current thinking on problem diagnosis and problem solving, as well as the prognosis for future policy success. The book is available for purchase at M.E. Sharp.

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ABOUT GWIPP

The George Washington Institute of Public Policy (GWIPP) serves as a university-wide center for faculty and graduate students engaging in research on important public policy issues and concerns. It is a stand-alone unit reporting directly to the Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs through the Associate Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies. The Center for Washington Area Studies (CWAS) and the State and Local Fiscal Policy Research Program (SLFP) are housed within GWIPP.

GWIPP assists faculty throughout the university in preparing research proposals and budgets and managing projects related to public policy once funded. GWIPP's staff and associated faculty and graduate students pursue a wide range of public policy research projects.

In addition to assisting faculty in preparing and managing research projects, GWIPP sponsors the Policy Research Scholars Program that provides faculty scholars, through a competitive process, with support for proposal writing. GWIPP also sponsors a series of events, including public policy research methods workshops, and brown-bag lunch discussions among Policy Research Scholars and other talks and conferences, many co-sponsored with other policy units in the University.

GWIPP coordinates its activities closely with the Trachtenberg School of Public Policy and Public Administration (TSPPPA) which offers the PhD in Public Policy and Administration, the Master of Public Policy, and the Master of Public Administration Degrees. GWIPP's Steering Committee provides guidance and advice to GWIPP and its operations. GWIPP's External Advisory Committee helps to connect the research capabilities of GWIPP with policy issues for which careful policy research and evaluation could effectively inform the policy process.

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GWIPP sponsors a Public Policy Research Methods Workshop series every academic year. These workshops are intended to introduce faculty and graduate students to research methods relevant for public policy research. GWIPP also occasionally co-sponsors policy research events with other academic units throughout the university. If you would like to be notified of upcoming GWIPP events, please sign up for the GWIPP listserv.