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Senior Fellow

R. Kent Weaver

R. Kent Weaver

Senior Fellow, Governance Studies

Kent Weaver, a professor at the Public Policy Institute at Georgetown University, focuses on U.S. and comparative social policy; comparative political institutions; and the politics of expertise.



Expertise

Comparative public policy; Entitlement programs; Social policy; Think tanks; Welfare

Background

Current Positions
Professor of Public Policy and Government, Georgetown University

Past Positions
Instructor, Political Science Department, Ohio State University

Education

Ph.D. (1982), M.A. (1978), Harvard University; B.A., Haverford College (1975)

"Social Security is a solvable problem, but only if policymakers exhibit both political courage and willingness to compromise."

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