Policy Insights From McCourt Faculty on Substack
Who to follow from the McCourt School of Public Policy on Substack.
The McCourt School faculty are translating research and weighing in on the policy debates of the moment in real time on Substack. The publishing platform allows writers, journalists and creators to publish content, including newsletters and blogs, directly to their audience.
From elections and education to governance and gender, McCourt faculty are offering timely perspectives and scholarship on some of the most pressing topics in public policy. Below are a few Substack pages authored by McCourt faculty and affiliated scholars.
by Distinguished Professor Nora Gordon
Gordon shares analysis of public education policy, drawing largely on trends within Maryland’s Montgomery County Public School District.
Agents of Influence
by Associate Research Professor Renée DiResta
DiResta examines, as she calls it, the “machinery” of online influence, which includes: viral rumors, propaganda campaigns and platform politics. Her posts focus on online influence and propaganda, using examples from current events.
by Don Moynihan, co-director of the McCourt School and the University of Michigan’s Ford School of Public Policy’s Better Government Lab
Moynihan writes about how to improve how government functions, reduce administrative burdens and current challenges to governance.
Gender & Politics Research
by Assistant Professor Bhumi Purohit
Purohit analyzes recently published research on gender and politics, with a focus on insights from lower and middle-income countries.
Professor and Tech & Public Policy program Director Michael Bailey’s Substack
by Colonel William J. Walsh Professor of American Government in the Department of Government and McCourt School of Public Policy at Georgetown University, Michael Bailey
Bailey writes about U.S. elections with a focus on the best methods to understand what is happening in the election landscape and formulate effective campaign strategies.
The Cranky Corner: Putting Complexity Back in Policy
by McCourt School and School of Foreign Service Distinguished Professor Jishnu Das
Das’ Substack focuses on clarifying the economic principles behind current public policy debates relating to, among other topics, international development.
God’s Politics with Jim Wallis
by Jim Wallis, inaugural holder of the Archbishop Desmond Tutu Chair in Faith and Justice at the McCourt School of Public Policy and the founding Director of the Georgetown University Center on Faith and Justice
Wallis writes on how faith can be put into action as a driver of social change.
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