Research
Georgetown’s McCourt School is an incubator of bold new ideas to solve today’s most pressing policy challenges.
McCourt is home to a research community of faculty, practitioners, and students whose work shapes policy at the national and international level — producing scholarship that doesn’t just advance knowledge but improves lives.
Expert Faculty
McCourt School’s academic and research center faculty are distinguished scholars and practitioners deeply committed to student success and effecting change through policy. Our faculty are first-rate teachers, leading experts and committed practitioners working at the forefront of today’s most critical policy and political topics.
Faculty in the News
Our distinguished McCourt faculty and research fellows are regularly sought by national and international media outlets as authoritative voices on today’s most critical policy challenges.
Faculty Publications
Discover recent academic publications by McCourt School faculty, organized by topic and publication type.
Policy Insights is an interview series that delves into recent research from McCourt School faculty that tells the story of our faculty’s impact. Read the latest insights to see what you need to know.
Policy Insights
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Discovery & Impact, Policy InsightsFull-Spectrum Propaganda, Explained: A Conversation with Renée DiResta and Josh Goldstein
Renée DiResta and Josh Goldstein offers a framework for analyzing how nation-states wage propaganda campaigns in the social media era.
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Discovery & Impact, Policy InsightsWhy do healthcare costs continue to rise? A policy expert weighs in.
Jack Hoadley, Research Professor Emeritus at the McCourt School of Public Policy’s Health Policy Institute, explains what’s contributing to rising healthcare expenses — and how policy can be part of…
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Discovery & Impact, Policy InsightsNew Book from McCourt School Assistant Professor Ning Leng Examines How Businesses in China Are Made to Serve the State
McCourt School Assistant Professor Ning Leng answers 3 Questions on her new book, Politicizing Business: How Firms Are Made to Serve the Party-State in China.
Research Centers, Institutes & Initiatives
McCourt’s research centers, institutes, and initiatives produce scholarship that advances understanding of the most critical policy challenges facing the world today.
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