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Bloomberg: ‘Central Bankers Bow to Political Winds When It Comes to Climate, Study Shows’
BESI Climate and Green Industrial Strategy Research Lead Jonas Meckling comments on the widening gulf between central bank climate leaders and stragglers.
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Setting the agenda for American political economy
Graduate, junior faculty, and their mentors gathered in May at UC Berkeley for the annual Consortium on American Political Economy Summer Academy.
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3 takeaways from BESI’s ‘Blue Trifectas’ convening
Senior researcher Samuel Trachtman reflects on a recent virtual convening with researchers and policymakers hosted by BESI.
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Decarbonizing Quickly, Affordably, and Equitably in Blue States
On May 20, BESI invited expert climate policymakers and researchers to weigh in on this important issue.
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Building Coalitions in Blue Trifectas: Opportunities and Challenges
37% of Americans live in states governed by blue trifectas. What opportunities and challenges does this present for Democratic Party officials?
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Mitigating Housing Shortages and Cost in Blue States
In May, a panel of housing researchers and policy makers convened to discuss the obstacles to effective housing production in blue trifectas.
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Becca Lewis: How Reactionary Politics Came to Silicon Valley
Disinformation and far-right digital media expert Becca Lewis recounts how right-wing politics came to Silicon Valley decades before DOGE.
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How to Build Winning Climate Coalitions
BESI senior researcher Sam Trachtman discusses a new paper he co-authored for the journal Energy Policy.
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Michael Shepherd: How Partisan Politics Are Killing Rural America
Political scientist Michael Shepherd shows how partisan politics at elite and mass levels explain the growing rural-urban health divide in the US.
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A Celebration and Tribute to the Work of Neil Fligstein
BESI and UC Berkeley Sociology earlier this month hosted a conference in celebration and tribute to the work of Neil Fligstein, who recently retired from his long-time position at UC Berkeley.