|  Policy
Events
The Riley Institute
is committed to educating the public on policy matters of broad
concern. One of the primary ways in which we do this is through
policy series addressing a variety of topics, including education,
health care, the environment and smart growth. You can click on
the links at right to learn more about our past policy series.
 Policy
Series
An
important focus of the Riley Institute is the creation of on-going
programs that address pertinent policy and societal issues. Two
of the most important Riley Institute series center on the ongoing
relationship between the rapidly changing landscape of urban politics
and policy, and women and politics.
The
Urban Politics and Policy Series
Since the early
1960s, significant economic and demographic changes have had a remarkable
impact on the political and spatial contexts of American cities,
towns and suburban areas. In many locations across America, and
especially in the "sunbelt," sprawling urban and suburban
complexes occupying hundreds of miles of the American landscape
have taken the place of small towns and farming areas. Many believe
that the quality of life in these mega-cities and the suburbs that
surround them have diminished and that civic participation and responsibility
have suffered as a result. The Riley Institute's Urban Politics
and Policy Series is designed to investigate the politics of urban
America and to explore policies that enhance the lives of individuals
and neighborhoods that make up the greater community. Speakers in
the series have included Vince Graham, the nationally acclaimed
developer of "smart growth," urban traditional communities
in the low country of South Carolina; Dan Burden, the foremost authority
on "walkable cities," and Joe Riley, the architect of
the rebirth of Charleston, South Carolina.
Women
and Politics Series
Developed
to provide a forum to explore the role women play in the American
and international political arenas and to encourage women to take
an active, informed role in the political world, the Riley Institute's
Women and Politics Series hosts a variety of speakers each year.
Among the speakers in the series have been former First Lady and
current U.S. Senator from New York, Hillary Rodham Clinton; former
Canadian Prime Minister, Kim Campbell; former mayor of Salt Lake
City and former president of the National Conference of Mayors,
Deedee Corradini; member of the European Parliament and chair of
the European Green Party, Monica Frassoni; and former U.S. Secretary
of State, Madeleine K. Albright.
Members of
the public are encouraged to join us for stimulating discussions
featuring leading experts.
Be sure to
check our calendar for upcoming policy
events.
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