Policy Perspectives

12/12/2024

For 28 years, TANF has provided critical support to U.S. households with low income, but there’s room for improvement. Staff writer Caroline Wendzel proposes three reforms to enhance the program’s effectiveness and reach.

Caroline Wendzel is a staff writer and second-year MPP student. Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)—or “welfare”—is one of the most well-known governmental programs aimed at reducing pov…

12/05/2024

The D.C. Better Bus initiative is redesigning the District's bus network with equity in mind. Staff writer Chase Karbon examines the opportunities and challenges of the redesign.

Chase Karbon is a staff writer and first-year MPP student. Equity will be one of Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority’s (WMATA) focuses as it implements its Better Bus redesign during the…

12/03/2024

Brief Policy Perspectives is back! Staff writer Matias Bidegaray examines the feasibility and potential consequences of mass deportation in the U.S., including economic costs and pressure on public services.

Stay tuned for more blog posts by our staff writers in the coming days and weeks!

Matias Bidegaray is a staff writer and first-year MPP student. President-elect Donald Trump has long promised mass deportations as a part of his immigration policy. In his 2016 presidential ca…

09/20/2024

Last call for applications! All article submissions and editorial staff applications are due tomorrow, Saturday, September 21, at 11:59 p.m.

09/10/2024

Drop in to one of our upcoming Zoom open houses to ask questions about getting involved with Policy Perspectives. We look forward to seeing you there!

🗓️Friday, September 13 from 12-1 p.m.
Meeting ID: 980 5730 1822
Passcode: 244124

🗓️Monday, September 16 from 12-1 p.m.
Meeting ID: 961 3046 8527
Passcode: 419658

🗓️Monday, September 16 from 7-8 p.m.
Meeting ID: 979 8063 4988
Passcode: 905006

Zoom links are also available at https://policy-perspectives.org/join-our-team/

09/06/2024

📢 Good news! We’ve extended our application deadline to Saturday, September 21 at 11:59 p.m.

💭 Got questions? Email us at [email protected], leave a comment below, or stay tuned for our upcoming virtual open houses to learn more about our organization!

08/24/2024

📣 2 weeks remain to apply to join our team! 📣

Do you want to see your work published in a peer-reviewed journal, gain editing experience, or share your policy ideas on our blog?

Any Trachtenberg student or alum can apply to publish an article in our journal!

Current students may also apply for the following roles:

💡 Associate editors work one-on-one with a single author for the journal.
💡 Deputy editors help prepare blog pieces for publication.
💡 Staff writers write policy briefs for the blog.

All applications are due Saturday, September 7, 2024. We’re excited for you to join us!

Application for journal article submissions:
https://policy-perspectives.org/submit-to-the-journal/

Application for editor and staff writer positions:
https://policy-perspectives.org/join-our-team/

Email questions to [email protected].

08/14/2024

Calling all The Trachtenberg School at The George Washington University students and alumni! 📢 Do you have an outstanding paper you are proud of and want to take a step further? Are you looking for an opportunity to be published in a peer-reviewed journal?

This is your chance! The Policy Perspectives journal is now accepting article submissions for Volume 32!

Submissions are due by 11:59pm on Saturday, September 7th. For more information or to submit your article, please visit our website here: https://policy-perspectives.org/submit-to-the-journal/

08/02/2024

Need some summer reading? Check out Volume 31 of The Trachtenberg School at The George Washington University's Policy Perspectives journal!
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Volume 31 Editorial Staff
Editor-in-Chief: Frank Bewkes
Managing Editor: Sarah Mohammadi
Executive Editor: Nathan Varnell

Policy Perspectives is the public policy and public administration journal published by graduate students at the Trachtenberg School of Public Policy and Public Administration at the George Washington University. It publishes scholarly articles on a wide range of topics important to public policy an...

01/10/2024

Red state legislators have passed increasingly pro-life legislation for years, but voters in states such as Ohio recently rejected abortion restrictions that appeared on the ballot. Staff writer Julia Mattingly explores this gap between the preferences of voters and their legislators, and where direct democracy reforms might bridge it.

https://policy-perspectives.org/2024/01/09/bridging-the-gap-reforming-state-democracies-to-reflect-the-public-will/