Lessons from Democracies at Risk: A Global Perspective
VirtualPlease join us for a discussion featuring some of the nation’s leading experts on global democratic vulnerability and resilience and what it might mean for American democracy.
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Frontiers of Democratic Reform
VirtualWhat can be done to solve America’s crisis of democracy? Fifteen months after a literal assault on a central institution of U.S. democracy, one might imagine that Americans would welcome earnest efforts to strengthen the democratic foundations of the republic. Unnervingly, though, extreme polarization and partisanship are steering the nation away from democratic progress, and […]
Controlling the Damage: COVID-19’s Impact on Inequality
VirtualOn June 21st, 2022, the AAPSS along with the Social Policy Institute at Washington University in St. Louis and the Brookings Institution hosted a discussion examining how COVID-19 pushed our social safety net to its breaking points, and beyond. Low-wage and “essential” workers were among those hit hardest by the virus and its accompanying economic […]
2022 Daniel Patrick Moynihan Event: The Unfinished Work of Children’s Rights in the United States
The Academy hosted the 2022 Daniel Patrick Moynihan event honoring Marian Wright Edelman for her life-long dedication to changing public policy to the betterment of American children. Our expert panel discussed watershed events of the last 70 years that have helped to secure a secure start in life for all American Children, civic and legislative […]
A comparative perspective on policies to support single-parent families
In the last 50 years, single parenthood has become more prevalent in the United States and other countries. As compared to other high-income countries, the United States does little to support single-parent families and they fare poorly as a result. On December 1, the Brookings Institution in collaboration with the AAPSS hosted an event marking […]
Community Consequences of the Opioid Epidemic
VirtualPlease join the American Academy of Political and Social Science (AAPSS) and the Institute for Research on Poverty at the University of Wisconsin for a webinar on the societal consequences of the opioid epidemic, particularly as they affect child well-being. The conversation will draw from findings and insights from the most recent volume of the […]
