2016 DANIEL PATRICK MOYNIHAN LECTURE
POLICY, POLITICS AND PARTISANSHIP:
Moynihan Prize Winners Isabel Sawhill and Ron Haskins
Address Social Policy through Research and Evidence
May 12, 2016
1:30 to 3 p.m.
385 Russell Senate Office Building
Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C.
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The Moynihan Prize is awarded each year by The American Academy of Political and Social Science, which is dedicated to the use of social science to address important social problems.
In this era of stark political divisions, the 2016 Moynihan Prize will be awarded to two individuals who have spent their careers focused on putting strong social policy ahead of partisan differences. Dr. Ron Haskins and Dr. Isabel Sawhill have worked together for decades to help reframe the debate about poverty and inequality, focusing on child well-being, healthy families and social mobility.
In her Moynihan Prize comments, Dr. Sawhill will focus on the transformation of the American family through unwed births and the rise of single parenting. She will propose concrete, evidence-based recommendations on how public policy can benefit families and the broader society.
Dr. Haskins will continue the lecture with comments on evidence-based initiatives that promote strong families and expand opportunity. He will update arguments from his recent book, which focused on how the Obama Administration has funded social programs based on the extent to which they show evidence of success.
The event will conclude with a discussion on the use of social science in public policymaking and wrap up with audience Q&A. Please join us for this engaging event.
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Speakers: Ron Haskins and Isabel Sawhill, co-winners of the 2016 Moynihan Prize
Introduction: Richard Reeves, Senior Fellow in economic studies, The Brookings Institution
Discussion moderator: Dr. Kenneth Prewitt, President of the American Academy of Political and Social Science and former Director of the U.S. Census
About the 2016 Moynihan Prize Recipients: Drs. Haskins and Sawhill are currently Senior Fellows in Economic Studies at The Brookings Institution and together established The Brookings Center on Children and Families. Previously, Dr. Sawhill served in the Clinton Administration in the Office of Management and Budget, while Dr. Haskins worked for the Republican Majority for the House Ways and Means Committee. Dr. Haskins later served as Senior Advisor for Welfare Policy in the second Bush Administration.