Governance Matters
Governance Matters spotlights the people and ideas making a difference in our democracy in Los Angeles – with the goal of creating a more responsive, more accountable, and more effective government that can better address our challenges and improve people’s lives. Join host Dr. Raphael Sonenshein, the executive director of the Haynes Foundation, for in-depth conversations with decisionmakers, scholars, journalists, and citizens who are helping to reimagine governance and democracy in their communities. Governance Matters is proudly produced by The Haynes Foundation, a force for change in the Los Angeles region for 100 years.
Episodes
On this episode of Governance Matters, Dr. Raphe Sonenshein sits down with two public opinion research experts: Dr. Jon Gould, Dean of the School of Social Ecology at UC Irvine, and Dr. Fernando Guerra, Founding Director of StudyLA at LMU. Together, they explore how the counties’ distinct political identities shape voter appetite for reform and whether governance change is indeed contagious.
On this episode of Governance Matters, Dr. Raphe Sonenshein sits down with Jim Newton, author and former LA Times reporter and editor, and Liz Chou, veteran local government reporter and publisher of The LA Reporter. Together, they discuss media coverage of the charter reform in 1999 and today, and explore how today’s radically changed media landscape affects local governance reform outcomes.
On this special edition of Governance Matters, Dr. Raphe Sonenshein joins forces with James-Christian Blockwood, President and CEO of the National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA) and host of the Management Matters podcast. Together, they explore parallels and differences between a local charter and the U.S. Constitution, and what these governing guidebooks reveal about civic life locally and nationally.
Governance Matters spotlights the people and ideas making a difference in our democracy– with the goal of creating a more responsive, more accountable, and more effective government that can better address our challenges and improve people’s lives.
Join host Dr. Raphael Sonenshein, the executive director of the Haynes Foundation, for in-depth conversations with decisionmakers, scholars, journalists, and citizens who are...
Governance Matters spotlights the people and ideas making a difference in our democracy– with the goal of creating a more responsive, more accountable, and more effective government that can better address our challenges and improve people’s lives.
Join host Dr. Raphael Sonenshein, the executive director of the Haynes Foundation, for in-depth conversations with decisionmakers, scholars, journalists, and citizens who are...
Governance Matters spotlights the people and ideas making a difference in our democracy– with the goal of creating a more responsive, more accountable, and more effective government that can better address our challenges and improve people’s lives.
Join host Dr. Raphael Sonenshein, the executive director of the Haynes Foundation, for in-depth conversations with decisionmakers, scholars, journalists, and citizens who are...
Governance Matters spotlights the people and ideas making a difference in our democracy– with the goal of creating a more responsive, more accountable, and more effective government that can better address our challenges and improve people’s lives.
Join host Dr. Raphael Sonenshein, the executive director of the Haynes Foundation, for in-depth conversations with decisionmakers, scholars, journalists, and citizens who are...
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