The Regime Complex for Managing Global Cyber Activities
When we try to understand cyber governance, it is important to remember how new cyberspace is.
Research
PerformanceStat: Accounting for Targeted Performance
A public executive should be accountable for producing results.
An Ends-Means Approach to Looking At Governance
This paper synthesizes the approach I take to looking at governance in nations states. The approach emphasizes ends as the starting point for any view of governance.
Why Was Boston Strong? Lessons from the Boston Marathon Bombing
The report highlights a number of factors that contributed to a largely successful response and emphasizes what, exactly, made Boston Strong and resilient in the face of tragedy.
Can One Retell a Mozambican Reform Story Through Problem Driven Iterative Adaptation?
Many public sector reforms in developing countries fail to make governments more functional.
Boots on the Budget: Personnel Costs Need to be Part of the Equation for Military Cuts
The sweeping changes to the US military announced recently by Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel are the most public recognition yet of the painful financial legacy left by Iraq and Afghanistan.
Review of Women and Executive Office: Pathways and Performance
Changing Behavior Beyond the Here and Now
Behavioral science is increasingly being used to develop interventions to influence important behaviors throughout society.
Reforming the Budget: Four Steps to Restore Fiscal Discipline
America’s dysfunctional budget process has been mired in federal shutdowns and debt ceiling brinksmanship for the past several years.
The Role of the State in Governing the Commons
Elinor Ostrom did not argue that state action is antithetical to local knowledge and effective organization.
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