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Past Event
Director Series

Does Trump Signal the End of Policy Advice (As We Know It)?

RSVP Required Open to the Public

The Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs is pleased to welcome back world-renowned think tank expert James McGann for a lunchtime talk and discussion on how President Trump has impacted the political economy of think tanks, political parties, and policy advice.

Lunch will be Served. RSVPs are required, but seating will be provided on a first-come, first-served basis.

Date: Time: - Location: Littauer Building - Fainsod Room, 324
Donald Trump speaking at the 2015 Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in National Harbor, Maryland.

About

Dr. McGann, a Senior Lecturer in International Studies and Director of the Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program at the University of Pennsylvania’s Lauder Institute, produces the annual Go To Think Tank Index, a ranking of nearly 7,000 think tanks worldwide. McGann will examine how President Trump has impacted the political economy of think thanks, political parties, and policy advice. It is his contention that a mixture of policies, strategies, big data, target marketing, and social media made Trump's victory possible and has transformed electoral politics and poses an existential challenge to policy advice and think tanks in the US. McGann will explore how 21st century communications tactics enabled Trump to cut out the middleman (political, economic, and intellectual establishment) and deliver a customized message to a targeted group of voters. 

Lunch will be Served. RSVPs are required, but seating will be provided on a first-come, first-served basis.

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