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Where Has Maine Been? Where Is Maine Going? Taking The Long View Of Maine’S Policy Context, Linda Silka Jan 2016

Where Has Maine Been? Where Is Maine Going? Taking The Long View Of Maine’S Policy Context, Linda Silka

Maine Policy Review

Linda Silka initiates what we hope will become a regular MPR column, which looks forward and looks back at policy issues in Maine. In this piece, she reflects on discussions she had with Aram Calhoun, Andy Coburn, Carla Dickstein, and Evan Richert.


In The Public Interest: A Discussion With Theda Skocpol About The Scholars Strategy Network, Luisa Deprez, Amy Fried Jan 2012

In The Public Interest: A Discussion With Theda Skocpol About The Scholars Strategy Network, Luisa Deprez, Amy Fried

Maine Policy Review

Luisa Deprez and Amy Fried interview Theda Skocpol about the Scholars Strategy Network (SSN). The SSN was founded to serve as a bridging organization to help university-based researchers and teachers to get involved in public debates and make their research and ideas accessible to fellow citizens, legislators, and journalists. The SSN includes scholars from many disciplines who share research about public policy issues, elections and civic life, as well as ideas for improvements in legislation and government practices.


Celebrating Maine Policy Review’S 20th Anniversary, Ann Acheson, Ralph Townsend, Kathryn Hunt, Merton G. Henry, Peter Mills, Linda Silka Jan 2012

Celebrating Maine Policy Review’S 20th Anniversary, Ann Acheson, Ralph Townsend, Kathryn Hunt, Merton G. Henry, Peter Mills, Linda Silka

Maine Policy Review

No abstract provided.


Bite-Sized Democracy: The Virtues Of Incremental Change, Peter Mills Jan 2010

Bite-Sized Democracy: The Virtues Of Incremental Change, Peter Mills

Maine Policy Review

In the Margaret Chase Smith Essay, Peter Mills draws on his long years of public service in both houses of the Maine Legislature to reflect on the values of gradual, incremental change in public policy.


White Hats, Black Hats, And Public Policy, Ralph Townsend Jan 1993

White Hats, Black Hats, And Public Policy, Ralph Townsend

Maine Policy Review

No abstract provided.