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Allan Stam: Understanding the Rwanda Genocide
Allan Stam, U-M Professor of Political Science and Faculty Associate at the Center for Political Studies, discusses the genocide, civil war, vendetta killings and random violence that took place in Rwanda in 1994. February, 2009.
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Brian Jacob: NCLB data sh...
Brian Jacob, who co-authored the first known rigorous national impact evaluation of the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act, talks about the mixed effects...
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Barry Rabe: Commentary on...
Barry Rabe discusses the recent Cape Wind panel held here at the Ford School as well as the status of wind power here in the state of Michigan. Decemb...
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1:34:41
Beyond Cape Wind: The Cha...
Robert Whitcomb along with Matthew Wagner, and Sally Churchill will discuss the controversial "Cape Wind" off-shore wind farm project in Nantucket Sou...
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1:19:56
Immigration, Public Polic...
George Borjas & Gordon Hanson present their work on immigration policy, including the possible economic impacts of low-skill immigration & potential b...
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1:29:58
Douglas Brook: Budgeting ...
Doug Brook talks about reasonings of U.S. investment in national security, the history of defense budgets, and the sensitivity of budgets to historica...
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1:22:46
Health Care Reform: Propo...
James House, Matthew Davis, John Kingdon, Catherine McLaughlin, David Mechanic, and Marianne Udow-Phillips discuss what is needed in health care refor...
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1:24:52
Chuck Hagel: Internationa...
Chuck Hagel talks about his thoughts on former President Gerald R. Ford and the domestic and international issues that face the United States. October...
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1:21:15
Paul Krugman: Globalizati...
Paul Krugman discusses the past, present and future of international trade and globalization at the 2009 Citigroup Foundation lecture the Gerald R. Fo...
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Barry Rabe: Climate chang...
Barry Rabe explains that even though the U.K. and the U.S. have taken divergent paths since the Kyoto Protocol, cross-continental climate change learn...
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Insufficient Funds Part 6...
Rebecca Blank, William G. Gale, Peter Tufano, Jane Dokko, Ron Haskins and moderator Belle Sawhill join in a panel at the Brookings "Insufficient Funds...
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Insufficient Funds Part 5...
William Gale talks about policy and research at the Brookings Institution discussion on how the recommendations of the book, "Insufficient Funds: Savi...
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Insufficient Funds Part 4...
Peter Tufano talk, "Financial Innovations to Support Savers" presented at the Brookings "Insufficient Funds: Savings, Assets, Credit and Banking Among...
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Insufficient Funds Part 3...
Jane Dokko talks about how individuals engage with formal and informal financial institutions presented at the Brookings "Insufficient Funds: Savings,...
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Insufficient Funds Part 2...
Rebecca Blank presents an overview of the Brookings Institution discussion on how the recommendations of the book, "Insufficient Funds: Savings, Asset...
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Insufficient Funds Part 1...
Ron Haskins welcomes everyone to the Brookings Institution discussion on how the recommendations of the book, "Insufficient Funds: Savings, Assets, Cr...
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The 2009 International Ec...
Jonathan Shepard, a second-year MPP student, created a documentary based on the 2009 IEDP program. In this short film, Shepard interviewed IEDP studen...
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1:18:41
Elizabeth King: Schooling...
Elizabeth King discusses schooling in developing countries emphasizing the gaps, as well as governmental policies and their impact. April, 2009.
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1:22:38
Rightsizing Michigan̵...
Patricia L. Caruso, Robert Brown & Dennis Schrantz discuss changes in Michigan crime & corrections policies at "Rightsizing Michigan's Prison Populati...
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Dallas Burtraw: Domestic ...
Dallas Burtraw, Barry Rabe, Meredith Fowlie and moderator Carl P. Simon discuss environmental policy issues and innovations. March, 2009.
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William Julius Wilson: Be...
William Julius Wilson discusses his forthcoming book entitled, "More than Just Race: Being Black and Poor in the Inner City" during the keynote speech...
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Marina v.N. Whitman: Stim...
Marina v.N. Whitman discusses how policymakers could face long-term challenges with the country's financial stability as the new stimulus plan provide...
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1:18:00
Allan Stam: Understanding...
Allan Stam, U-M Professor of Political Science and Faculty Associate at the Center for Political Studies, discusses the genocide, civil war, vendetta ...
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1:30:02
Kristin Seefeldt: Working...
Kristin Seefeldt, speaks about her book "Working after Welfare: How Women Balance Jobs and Family in the Wake of Welfare Reform." February, 2009.
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1:22:57
Michigan's Economy in 200...
Panelists John C. Austin, Charles L. Ballard, Kim Hill, Christopher Hayter, with moderator Paul Courant discuss the current and future state of the Mi...
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1:14:41
Roy Romer: Common Educati...
Former Colorado governor Roy Romer discusses common educational standards. January, 2009.
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1:22:51
Marian Wright Edelman: C...
Marian Wright Edelman speaks from her new book, "The Sea Is So Wide and My Boat Is So Small: Charting a Course for the Next Generation," which she wro...

