PCRD Blog
  • Political framing for clean energy
    In an interesting report on focus groups conducted in Ohio and North Carolina, a research team found ways to position clean energy development: Focus on long term economic growth, not short term jobs; Focus on curbing pollution, not climate change;......More
  • Reinventing America's legacy cities
    President Eisenhower established the American Assembly 62 years ago to provide a nonpartisan forum to explore America' challenges. Last spring, the Assembly met in Detroit to explore the regeneration of America's legacy cities. The Assembly's work is now available in......More
  • Europe and the innovation imperative
    In a report to the European Parliament, the European Commission assesses how Europe is doing to meet the challenges of the "innovation imperative". EU State of the Innovation Union 2011.pdf Download this file...More
  • The emerging contours of open government
    A new report from Harvard's Joan Shorenstein Center on Press, Politics and Public Policy gives us a glimpse of how government at all levels will be changing in the years ahead. Open data and the network effect are pushing government......More