30th Anniversary
Established in 1979, the Center for Congressional and Presidential Studies (CCPS) has a history of leading scholarly research and practical training. CCPS capitalizes on its Washington, D.C., location by bringing together public policy practitioners and academics to share their research, knowledge, and experiences in a series of advanced institutes, conferences, and workshops on applied politics.
CCPS frequently sponsors conferences, often in conjunction with other Washington DC organizations. In addition, we run well respected institutes in public advocacy and campaign management that have produced talented and knowledgeable professionals.
Latest updates
Prof. Thurber will moderate a debate on the impact of the recent Supreme Court decision on campaign financing. The debate will be held Monday, Feb. 1 in room 203 of Mary Graydon Center. Panelists will include Jennifer Lawless; Associate Professor (Government) and Director of the Women & Politics Institute; Melanie Sloan; Executive Director of Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington; and Ellen Miller; Co-founder and executive director of the Sunlight Foundation. Please call or e-mail the center to RSVP.
CCPS was pleased of have C-SPAN coverage of our signature programs, the Public Affairs and Advocacy Institute and the Campaign Management Institute. You can watch video of our speakers at C-SPAN's website.
Students interested in applying for the Benefactors Award should apply by March 1, 2010. The award provides a $1,000 stipend for students and professional taking CMI, PAAI, and EPAAI. Click here to download a .pdf file for more information.
Prof Thurber moderated a debate Saturday, Oct. 24 between RNC Chair Michael Steele and DLC Chair Harold Ford Jr. Information from the university is posted here and the campus newspaper's coverage is here.
We are continually updating the "In the Media" page. Please check back often.
On Sept. 14, CCPS co-hosted a forum on ethics and lobbying reform, headlined by Norm Eisen, special counsel to the president for ethics and government reform. Information about the conference, including videos, presentations, and speakers statements is now available on our lobbying research page.
CCPS Director and Distinguished Professor of Political Science James Thurber recently spoke to students of Ukraine's National Aviation University in person as well as via Internet with students at Kremenchuk State Polytechnic University about lobbying and ethics. The stories are linked here and here. The pages are in Ukrainian, but Google's Translate tool does an adequate job of translating the text to English. We are working on a separate page for Prof. Thurber's presentation.
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