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Visions of Governance in the 21st Century

The Kennedy School of Government Program committed to the study of the social and economic forces which are reshaping governance in current times. Visions considers the imperative for change, the growing mistrust of government, new ways to provide leadership in a globalized world.

The Project is focusing its attentions on several new areas of inquiry:

• new paradigms for national security policy.
   
• the future direction of social policy.
   
• how governments can manage and measure their performance to better serve their citizens.
   
• how information technologies are changing the realities and expectations of governments.
  

Dean's Nye's Research History

The UC Berkeley Interview with Dean Nye (1997) which includes information on:

• Dean Nye's Background
   
• Research Interests
   
• Theory and Practice
   
• Tenure at the State Department
  (including nuclear proliferation issues; truth and power)
   
• Tenure at the Defense Department
   
• The Debate regarding the Decline of American Power
   
• The U.S. Role in World Affairs
  U.S. Policy in East Asia
  (including China, human rights and Japan)
   
• Return to Academia
  (including research regarding the decline of confidence in government, the role of education and advice for students)

Articles Appearing on the Web

Power and Interdependence in the Information Age (Foreign Affairs, Fall 1998) - pdf

The Case Against Containment: Treat China Like an Enemy and That's What It Will Be (Global Beat, June 22, 1998)

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