Brookings: Topics - Bureaucracy

How to Improve Governance : A New Framework for Analysis and Action

Sun, 01 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT

This perceptive book emphasizes the need for an overall analytical framework that can be applied to different countries to help analyze the current situation, identify potential areas for improvement, and assess their relative feasibility and the steps needed to promote them.

Is It Possible to Fix Government? - A NewTalk discussion

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Thomas Mann joined a distinguished panel, including Mayor Michael Bloomberg of New York and Congressman Jim Cooper of Tennessee, to address the problems within U.S. government and possible solutions.

MetroPolicy for a MetroNation

Fri, 13 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

To unleash greater local and national prosperity, U.S. metropolitan leaders need to be better equipped to deal with today’s increasingly dynamic economic, social and environmental realities. This summary outlines a new federal-state-metro partnership that provides metropolitan actors the support, capacity, tools and discretion they need to resolve key challenges; grow in more productive, inclusive, and sustainable ways; and, ultimately, to maximize America’s overall prosperity.

MetroPolicy: Shaping a New Federal Partnership for a Metropolitan Nation

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

To unleash greater local and national prosperity U.S. metropolitan leaders need to be better equipped to deal with today’s increasingly dynamic economic, social and environmental realities. This report calls for a new federal-state-metro partnership that provides metropolitan actors the support, capacity, tools and discretion they need to resolve key challenges; grow in more productive, inclusive, and sustainable ways; and, ultimately, to maximize America’s overall prosperity.

How Big Government Got Its Groove Back

Mon, 09 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Today's economy requires an expanded role for government, writes William Galston. In this article, he argues that the United States needs a new social contract that reorganizes responsibilities among government, individuals and the private sector.

Shaping the 44th Presidency

Wed, 01 Aug 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Kathryn Tenpas and Charles O. Jones examine what the 44th president will inherit, a diminished presidency, in a system that appears now to be pitted against itself.

Does NASA Still Have the Right Stuff?

Wed, 30 May 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Interview with Gregg Easterbrook, NPR "Morning Edition" (5/30/07)

Reviving Faith in Democracy

Mon, 30 Apr 2007 15:00:00 GMT

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April 30, 2007, 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM

In a new book, What Democracy is For: On Freedom and Moral Government (Princeton University Press, 2007), Stein Ringen points out the failure of the world's democracies, most specifically the United States and Britain, to live up to their own founding ideological values and expectations. Ringen, professor of Sociology and Social Policy at the University of Oxford, argues that citizens are increasingly distrustful of their government and apathetic to participating in public affairs. On Monday, April 30, Stein Ringen joined Brookings Senior Fellows William Galston and Kent Weaver to discuss the policy solutions he proposes in his book that aim to restore faith in global democracy. Panelists also discussed Ringen's view that a global economy must be grounded in shared values of freedom and democracy.

A Conversation on Politics and Government with U.S. Representative Rahm Emanuel (D-IL)

Wed, 25 Apr 2007 10:00:00 GMT

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April 25, 2007, 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM

Politics and the Justice Department: Finding a Path to Accountability

Fri, 20 Apr 2007 10:00:00 GMT

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April 20, 2007, 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM

Brookings continued its Judicial Issues Forum series with a discussion on lessons learned from the attorney general firings and other legal controversies. Panelists discussed the trial and conviction of Scooter Libby, former White House chief of staff; the enforcement of the Voting Rights Act; prosecution of voter fraud; and the replacement of all U.S. attorneys by the Clinton Administration in 1993.

Evaluating the New Executive Order on Regulation

Sun, 01 Apr 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Testimony by Robert W. Hahn and Robert E. Litan (April 2007)

State of the Union 2007: President Bush Faces a New Congress

Wed, 24 Jan 2007 10:00:00 GMT

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January 24, 2007, 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM

The Veto-Free Presidency: George W. Bush (2001-Present)

Sat, 01 Jul 2006 00:00:00 GMT

In this Issues in Governance Studies paper, Kathryn Tenpas examines the veto record of President George W. Bush.

Rising Debt Is Very Scary

Sun, 02 Apr 2006 00:00:00 GMT

Opinion by Diane Lim Rogers and Andrew L. Yarrow, The Baltimore Sun (4/2/06)

West Wing Shuffle

Sun, 02 Apr 2006 00:00:00 GMT

Opinion by Kathryn Dunn Tenpas; The Washington Post (4/2/06)

Analyzing the State of the Union

Wed, 01 Feb 2006 10:00:00 GMT

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February 01, 2006, 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM

After a very difficult year for him politically, President Bush used his 2006 State of the Union address to relaunch his presidency. With widespread concerns about the war in Iraq and the direction of the country more generally, the speech aimed to bolster the case for his approach to Iraq and the economy–and to outline an agenda to replace proposals like Social Security reform that have been set aside.

All Over but the Pullback from Iraq

Sun, 04 Dec 2005 00:00:00 GMT

Article by Jonathan Rauch; The Washington Post (12/4/05)

Assessing the State of Homeland Security

Mon, 10 Oct 2005 00:00:00 GMT

The Role of State and Local Governments in Homeland Security

Thu, 14 Jul 2005 00:00:00 GMT

The Presidency in a Separated System : Second edition

Fri, 01 Jul 2005 00:00:00 GMT

Powerful though it may be, the Oval Office is not the source of all authority in government. In a revised edition of his classic book, updated through George W. Bush, Charles O. Jones explains that an exclusive focus on the U.S. presidency distorts t

Rumsfeld's Revolution at Defense

Fri, 01 Jul 2005 00:00:00 GMT

Rumsfeld announced his commitment to a revolution in military affairs in his 2001 confirmation hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee. In a harbinger of rhetoric to come, he not only refused to rule out another round of military base closings, but he also announced his intention to reform the military acquisition process, which he declared ill-suited "to meet the demands posed by an expansion of unconventional and asymmetrical threats in an era of rapid technological advances."

Still Searching For Airport Security: Wasn't TSA Going to Be the Solution?

Sun, 24 Apr 2005 00:00:00 GMT

Opinion by Paul C. Light; The Washington Post (4/24/05)

NICS and Metadata

Tue, 08 Mar 2005 00:00:00 GMT

UMI NICS FedStats Metadata Presentation on March 8, 2006

Vacancies Remain Unfilled for Bush Subcabinet Positions

Thu, 17 Feb 2005 00:00:00 GMT

Interview with Paul C. Light, NPR's Morning Edition (02/17/05)

President Bush's Proposed 2006 Budget

Tue, 08 Feb 2005 00:00:00 GMT

Chat transcript with William G. Gale, washingtonpost.com (2/8/05)

State of the Union: Analyzing Bush's Agenda for the Next Four Years

Thu, 03 Feb 2005 14:30:00 GMT

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February 03, 2005, 2:30 PM to 4:00 PM

Why the President's Speech Is Important

Wed, 02 Feb 2005 00:00:00 GMT

Interview with Thomas E. Mann, Voice of America (2/2/2005)

Top gun: biographies that best explain the U.S. presidency

Sat, 15 Jan 2005 00:00:00 GMT

Opinion by Stephen Hess; Globe and Mail (01/15/05)

Bush's New Cabinet: Changes in Attitude

Sun, 21 Nov 2004 00:00:00 GMT

Opinion by Paul C. Light, Newsday (11/21/04)

Late for Their Appointments

Tue, 16 Nov 2004 00:00:00 GMT

Opinion by Paul C. Light, New York Times (11/16/04)

Elections, Mandates, and Governance

Fri, 12 Nov 2004 10:00:00 GMT

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November 12, 2004, 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM

How Fundamental Is America's Swing to the Right?

Thu, 11 Nov 2004 00:00:00 GMT

Opinion by Muqtedar Khan, Al-Ahram Weekly (11/11/04)

Neocon Lessons for Democrats

Tue, 09 Nov 2004 00:00:00 GMT

Opinion by Michael E. O'Hanlon, Japan Times (11/9/04)

Congress: No Surrender

Sun, 07 Nov 2004 00:00:00 GMT

Opinion by Thomas E. Mann, The Boston Globe (11/7/2004)

Event Summary: The 2004 Election Results

Fri, 05 Nov 2004 00:00:00 GMT

Event summary of the Brookings Briefing on the 2004 Election results. (11/5/04)

The 2004 Election Results: How Will They Affect Politics and Policymaking?

Fri, 05 Nov 2004 10:00:00 GMT

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November 05, 2004, 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM

President Bush's Second Term

Thu, 04 Nov 2004 00:00:00 GMT

Interview with Ivo H. Daalder, The Diane Rehm Show (11/4/04)

Shadowing Bush

Thu, 04 Nov 2004 00:00:00 GMT

Opinion by Ben Klemens (11/4/04)

What Kerry Versus Bush Means for the World

Tue, 26 Oct 2004 00:00:00 GMT

Opinion by Philip H. Gordon, Financial Times (10/26/04)

Bush Is Not a Safe Pair of Hands. But Is Kerry?

Sat, 23 Oct 2004 00:00:00 GMT

Article by Jonathan Rauch

Third Presidential Debate Analysis

Thu, 14 Oct 2004 00:00:00 GMT

Interview with Thomas E. Mann

Fact Sheet on the President's Domestic Agenda

Tue, 12 Oct 2004 00:00:00 GMT

Report by Paul C. Light (10/12/04)

Second Presidential Debate Analysis

Mon, 11 Oct 2004 00:00:00 GMT

Interview with Thomas E. Mann

Divided We Stand

Fri, 01 Oct 2004 00:00:00 GMT

Article by Jonathan Rauch, The Atlantic Monthly (10/2004)

Preview of Foreign Policy Debate Issues

Thu, 30 Sep 2004 00:00:00 GMT

Interview with Ivo H. Daalder, Washington Journal (9/30/04)

The 2004 Presidential Debates

Mon, 27 Sep 2004 00:00:00 GMT

Interview with Thomas E. Mann (9/27/2004)

Bush's Bogus Claims on Terror

Mon, 20 Sep 2004 00:00:00 GMT

Opinion by Philip H. Gordon, Orange County Register (9/20/04)

Campaigning and Governing: The 2004 Elections and Their Aftermath

Mon, 13 Sep 2004 00:00:00 GMT

Lecture by Thomas Mann presented at Juniata College

In Defense of Kerry

Thu, 09 Sep 2004 00:00:00 GMT

Letter to the Editor by Michael E. O'Hanlon, Washington Times (9/9/04)

Assessing John Kerry's Claims About Our Allies

Sun, 15 Aug 2004 00:00:00 GMT

Opinion by Michael E. O'Hanlon, Chicago Tribune (8/15/04)

Implementing the 9/11 Commission Report

Tue, 03 Aug 2004 00:00:00 GMT

Testimony by Paul C. Light, House Government Reform Committee (8/3/04)

Kerry Offers Chance of a Transatlantic Thaw

Mon, 26 Jul 2004 00:00:00 GMT

Opinion by Philip H. Gordon and Dominique Moisi, Financial Times (7/26/04)

Presidential Candidates: Where Do They Stand?

Mon, 26 Jul 2004 00:00:00 GMT

Opinion by Sarah Binder, Thomas E. Mann, and Alan Murphy, The New York Times (7/26/04)

Fact Sheet on the Continued Thickening of Government

Fri, 23 Jul 2004 00:00:00 GMT

Paper by Paul C. Light (7/23/04)

President Bush's 2004 Campaign Travel

Tue, 29 Jun 2004 00:00:00 GMT

Paper by Kathryn Dunn Tenpas (6/29/04)

Reagan's Biggest Failure Holds a Lesson for Bush

Thu, 10 Jun 2004 00:00:00 GMT

Opinion by Ivo H. Daalder and I.M. Destler, Financial Times (6/10/04)

Reagan, Bush, and the 2004 Election

Wed, 09 Jun 2004 00:00:00 GMT

Opinion by Thomas E. Mann, The Brookings Institution (6/9/04)

Bush and Kerry: Questions About Governing Styles

Tue, 01 Jun 2004 00:00:00 GMT

Political campaigns are about governing, argues Charles Jones. Candidates offer themselves to the public and endure a grueling process of nomination and election. Campaigns generate a lot of headlines, but it's what comes afterward that counts. Voters usually are left guessing about how each of the candidates would govern.

The President: Paying the Price

Sun, 30 May 2004 00:00:00 GMT

Opinion by E.J. Dionne, Jr., Washington Post (5/30/04)

Kerry's Vision Thing

Tue, 04 May 2004 00:00:00 GMT

Opinion by Michael E. O'Hanlon, Washington Times (5/4/04)

Portrait of a President Bent on Conflict

Fri, 23 Apr 2004 00:00:00 GMT

Book Review by Ivo H. Daalder, Financial Times (4/23/04)

Permanent Campaign Brushes Aside Tradition

Tue, 30 Mar 2004 00:00:00 GMT

Opinion by Kathryn Dunn Tenpas and Anthony Corrado, The Arizona Daily Star (3/30/04)

Event Summary: Getting Out the Vote: How to Increase Turnout in 2004

Tue, 30 Mar 2004 00:00:00 GMT

Event summary, Brookings-CIRCLE Briefing on increasing voter turnout. (3/30/04)

Getting Out the Vote: How to Increase Turnout in 2004

Tue, 30 Mar 2004 14:00:00 GMT

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March 30, 2004, 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM

Event Summary: Bush v. Kerry: The Long Battle Begins

Mon, 29 Mar 2004 00:00:00 GMT

Event summary of the Brookings Briefing on the latest developments in the 2004 presidential election race. (3/29/04)

Bush v. Kerry: The Long Battle Begins

Mon, 29 Mar 2004 10:00:00 GMT

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March 29, 2004, 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM

Kerry is Right - Obviously

Sun, 28 Mar 2004 00:00:00 GMT

Opinion by Philip H. Gordon, Orange County Register (3/28/04)

Kerry's Supposed Super-liberalism

Wed, 24 Mar 2004 00:00:00 GMT

Opinion by Michael E. O'Hanlon, San Deigo Union-Tribune (3/24/04)

Super Tuesday Wrap Up

Wed, 03 Mar 2004 00:00:00 GMT

Interview with Thomas E. Mann, The Diane Rehm Show (3/3/04)

Super Tuesday Follow-Up

Wed, 03 Mar 2004 00:00:00 GMT

Interview with Anthony Corrado, NPR's Talk of the Nation (3/3/04)

The Wisconsin Primary

Wed, 18 Feb 2004 00:00:00 GMT

Interview with Thomas E. Mann, NPR's The Diane Rehm Show (2/18/04)

Event Summary: The Democratic Race: A Quick KO--or a Long Brawl?

Thu, 05 Feb 2004 00:00:00 GMT

Event summary discussing the Brookings briefing on the 2004 Democratic Primaries. (2/05/04)

The Democratic Race: A Quick KO--or a Long Brawl?

Thu, 05 Feb 2004 10:00:00 GMT

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February 05, 2004, 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM

Examining the Results of the 2/3 Primaries and Caucuses

Wed, 04 Feb 2004 00:00:00 GMT

Interview with Anthony Corrado, NPR's Talk of the Nation (2/4/04)

Empty Words

Wed, 21 Jan 2004 00:00:00 GMT

Opinion by Michael A. Levi, The New Republic (01/21/2004)

Event Summary: ""Front-loading"" the Primaries: The Wrong Approach to Presidential Politics?

Wed, 14 Jan 2004 00:00:00 GMT

Event Summary of the Brookings briefing on front-loading the presidential primaries.

""Front-loading"" the Primaries: The Wrong Approach to Presidential Politics?

Wed, 14 Jan 2004 10:00:00 GMT

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January 14, 2004, 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM

Bush's Boldness Has Cost America

Mon, 05 Jan 2004 00:00:00 GMT

Opinion by Thomas E. Mann, Australian Financial Review (1/5/04)

Don't Underestimate George W. Bush

Sun, 21 Dec 2003 00:00:00 GMT

Opinion by Ivo Daalder and James Lindsay, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (12/21/03)

A Discussion on Corporate Fraud and Diversity in the US Justice Department

Fri, 14 Nov 2003 00:00:00 GMT

Speech by Larry D. Thompson (11/14/03)

Event Summary: Surveying Americans' Political Values

Wed, 05 Nov 2003 00:00:00 GMT

Event Summary of the Brookings press briefing on a new Pew Forum Research Center survey.

A Survey of American Political Values: What's on the Minds of Voters?

Wed, 05 Nov 2003 15:00:00 GMT

Event Information:

November 05, 2003, 3:00 PM to 4:30 PM

Covering a ""War Without End""

Sat, 01 Nov 2003 00:00:00 GMT

Article by Stephen Hess, Presstime (November 2003)

Event Summary: Foreign Policy and the Presidency

Tue, 14 Oct 2003 00:00:00 GMT

Event summary of the October 14 event discussing foreign policy and the presidency.

Foreign Policy and the Presidency

Tue, 14 Oct 2003 09:30:00 GMT

Event Information:

October 14, 2003, 9:30 AM to 11:00 AM

Should Our Leaders Be Amateurs?

Sun, 21 Sep 2003 00:00:00 GMT

Opinion by E.J. Dionne, Jr., The Washington Post (9/21/03)

Size of Government

Mon, 08 Sep 2003 00:00:00 GMT

Interview with Paul C. Light, NPR's Morning Edition (9/8/03)

Fact Sheet on the New True Size of Government

Fri, 05 Sep 2003 00:00:00 GMT

Fact Sheet by Paul Light, (9/5/03)

President Michael Armacost?: The Continuity of Government after September 11

Mon, 01 Sep 2003 00:00:00 GMT

The Continuity of Government has become an extrememly important issue after September 11.

Looking for the Future Leaders of Government? Don't Count on Presidential Management Interns

Fri, 22 Aug 2003 00:00:00 GMT

Working Paper by Judith Labiner (8/22/03)

United We Serve: National Service and the Future of Citizenship

Wed, 30 Jul 2003 14:00:00 GMT

Event Information:

July 30, 2003, 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM

An Update on the Bush Administration's Competitive Sourcing Initiative

Thu, 24 Jul 2003 00:00:00 GMT

Testimony by Paul C. Light, U.S. Senate Subcommitte on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia (7/24/03)

Presidential Appointee Reform

Thu, 03 Jul 2003 00:00:00 GMT

Interview with Paul C. Light, NPR's Morning Edition (7/3/03)

Bush Must Not Be Allowed To Rewrite History

Tue, 24 Jun 2003 00:00:00 GMT

Opinion by Ivo H. Daalder and James M. Lindsay, Financial Times (6/24/03)

Next Steps in Human Capital Reform

Wed, 04 Jun 2003 00:00:00 GMT

Testimony by Paul C. Light, Senate Governmental Affairs Committee (6/4/03)

The Class of 2003: A Spirit of Public Service

Tue, 03 Jun 2003 09:30:00 GMT

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June 03, 2003, 9:30 AM to 10:30 AM

Polls or Pols? The real driving force behind presidential nominations

Sun, 01 Jun 2003 00:00:00 GMT

We hope to put another nail in the coffin of the party-decline thesis by arguing that party elites have regained a large measure of control in presidential nominations.

In Search of Public Service

Sun, 01 Jun 2003 00:00:00 GMT

Report by Paul Light, June 2003

United We Serve : National Service and the Future of Citizenship

Sun, 01 Jun 2003 00:00:00 GMT

This book gathers many diverse voices on civic life and civic obligation to explore the idea of national service as it relates to citizenship. The discussion about service is a debate over how Americans think of themselves and their nationandabout w

Words vs. Deeds: President George W. Bush and polling

Sun, 01 Jun 2003 00:00:00 GMT

Public records available from the Federal Election Commission, documents from presidential libraries, and interviews with key players calls into question the Bush administration's purported ""anti-polling"" ethos and shows an administration closely in