Democratization - Publications - Faculty & Research

08 Feb 2018
Op-Ed

What’s Missing From the Debate About Trump’s Tax Plan

Republicans can make their case that this tax plan represents progress based not on unrealistic optimism but on sincere beliefs about the proper role of government. Democrats can challenge them not by issuing doomsday projections or... View Details

Keywords: by Matthew Weinzierl

16 Aug 2011
First Look

First Look: August 16

PublicationsThe World Bank and Democratic Accountability: The Role of Civil Society Authors:Alnoor Ebrahim and Steve Herz Publication:Chap. 3 in Building Global Democracy? Civil Society and Accountable Global Governance, edited by Jan... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

23 Jun 2020
Book

Beginning America Over Again with a New Electoral System

Created by the people for the people, the American political system is instead "a private industry dominated by a textbook duopoly—the Democrats and the Republicans—and plagued and perverted by unhealthy competition between... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

02 Apr 2015
Research & Ideas

Digital Initiative Summit: Companies Must Forget—and Borrow

on social media," he said. "Unfortunately that displaces millions (spent) in strategy that we in the agency world live on. When you democratize tools in this digital age, you don't have to spend millions to produce content ." By using the... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Education; Advertising

06 Apr 2020
Research & Ideas

Where Do Workers Go When the Robots Arrive?

across the business environment. The subject is also a hot political potato, from Republican President Donald Trump's dramatic trade approach to proposals from Democrats on automation, robots, and job loss. A new study looks at worker... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Manufacturing

17 Jul 2017
Op-Ed

Op-Ed: As America Recedes from Global Leadership, Its CEOs are Stepping Up

As America recedes from global leadership under President Donald Trump’s “America First” policies, a new generation of business statesmen is stepping up to take on global issues of monumental importance: global trade, climate change, job creation, and healthy living.... View Details

Keywords: by Bill George

24 Aug 2016
Research & Ideas

Can Obamacare Be Saved?

insurance premiums for the average plan are expected to rise by 9 percent in 2017. Aetna’s decision prompted commentary from both sides of the political spectrum. Republicans see it as proof that the public exchanges simply won’t work, while it has galvanized some... View Details

Keywords: by John A. Quelch and Emily Boudreau; Insurance; Health

21 May 2008
Research & Ideas

Going Negative in Political Advertising

evidence, is their ability to deliver on the brand promise, once elected. So, no matter how many voters are turned off, no matter how much ammunition they provide the Republicans in the general election, negative ads will rule the airwaves until the View Details

Keywords: by John Quelch

30 Jul 2024
Research & Ideas

Do Social Movements Sway Voters? Not Really, Except for One

3 points. The percentage of people who planned to vote in the presidential election also ticked up. Breaking down voter views This research is just a slice of Pons’ larger research agenda aimed at understanding what makes people vote a certain way, how View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

11 May 2020
Op-Ed

Immigration Policies Threaten American Competitiveness

It is no secret that immigration has reshaped American innovation. Immigrants are the backbone of America’s most innovative industries, provide a quarter of our patent applications, and are numerous among our science and engineering superstars. Taken from World... View Details

Keywords: by William R. Kerr

01 Apr 2019
What Do You Think?

Does Our Bias Against Federal Deficits Need Rethinking?

America. In a nutshell, Republicans are defending deficits because they fuel economic growth. Democrats are justifying them to foster huge investments in social programs [potentially such as the Green New Deal] that produce social... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

24 Sep 2014
Op-Ed

We Need a Miracle. New Nuclear Might Provide it.

On September 4, the US Energy Information Agency (EIA) published its 2014 International Energy Outlook. Earlier this year, the International Energy Agency (IEA) released its latest World Energy Investment Outlook. Both watchdogs tell us the same story. Energy... View Details

Keywords: by Joseph Lassiter; Energy; Utilities

23 Jan 2015
Research & Ideas

Oil Price Fallout: What Happens Next?

U.S.-Canada relations. "Every Republican and most Democrats in the Midwest want to approve Keystone," Vietor said. "It will create 7,000 temporary jobs, 400 permanent jobs, and 2,000 related jobs as well as provide a... View Details

Keywords: Re: Richard H.K. Vietor; Energy; Utilities

07 Oct 2024
Research & Ideas

Election 2024: Why Demographics Won't Predict the Next President

about as good as guessing that the result will be the same as today’s outcome. Someone using demographics to predict election winners would be off, on average, by 22 percent more than someone who assumes the next election will always be a tie—a 50-50 split between... View Details

Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald

22 Apr 2008
First Look

First Look: April 22, 2008

criticize its allegedly novel emphasis on preemption and unilateralism. My earlier work identified the over-ambition of the NSS's third main pillar, the aspiration to spread democratic institutions and values throughout the world, and... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

17 May 2004
Research & Ideas

Why We Don’t Study Corporate Responsibility

researchers might be able to address such issues as "how corporate practices contribute to or detract from stable societal institutions or democratic processes, or how might companies advance individual learning and growth, or the... View Details

Keywords: by Manda Salls

29 Oct 2008
Research & Ideas

The Next Marketing Challenge: Selling to ’Simplifiers’

experiences, not heavy goods for the home. The economic boom of the 1990s fuelled consumption and democratized access to a wider than ever spectrum of goods transforming former luxuries into "must-have" necessities. Millions played the... View Details

Keywords: by John Quelch; Retail; Consumer Products; Entertainment & Recreation

05 Feb 2009
Research & Ideas

In Praise of Marketing

through the marketing ranks is much higher in the United States than Europe. The marketers at Wal-Mart, Google, and Lenovo are in the best tradition of Henry Ford and his Model T. They seek to democratize access to their products by... View Details

Keywords: by John Quelch; Advertising

04 May 2016
What Do You Think?

What Does Boaty McBoatface Tell Us About Brand Control on the Internet?

When should control over a brand be ceded to the public? What do you think? Original Column The Internet is a wonderfully democratic device that brings large numbers of people together around ideas practically in an instant. In one sense,... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Advertising

26 Mar 2008
First Look

First Look: March 26, 2008

causing two serious problems for democratic societies: a move to the left and/or political instability in many developing countries and a rising tide of immigrants seeking to move from poor countries to rich. The Hidden Risk in Cutting... View Details