GPS News: Aug. 28 – Sept. 10, 2021

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Aug. 28 - Sept. 10, 2021

GPS faculty are deeply committed to policy engagement. Discover featured news and media mentions related to our research and policy topical areas listed below.

Ulrike Schaede

Who wins and who loses when voter turnout is low?

In a co-authored opinion, Zoltan Hajnal explains that in California’s off-cycle elections, white voters make up over two-thirds of the voters, despite making up only about half of the electorate, and encourages reform of election timing to increase participation so that voters are more representative of the electorate. The Washington Post. See also: Bloomberg Opinion

Ulrike Schaede

Employers’ use of 'tattleware' leads to mistrust among remote workers

Elizabeth Lyons cautioned employers against judging productivity at home by analytics like mouse clicks or keyboard taps; instead, employers should make monitoring more visible to remote employees in order to raise the employees’ satisfaction and productivity. Fox 5 New York

David Victor

China is catching up in research and industrial applications

Barry Naughton explains that China is aspiring to be “the first ‘government-steered market economy,’” leaving many to wonder if decades of American disinvestment has left the U.S. at a competitive disadvantage. The Wall Street Journal. See also: Mint

Elections, Governments & Policy

How Government Can Address Growing Disaster Costs

Aug. 27, 2021, David Victor quoted in The Pew Charitable Trusts

Timing of California’s recall could skew electorate

Aug. 29, 2021, Zoltan Hajnal quoted in the California News Times

See also: 23 ABC News Bakersfield

How Seriously Broken Is California’s Recall Election?

Sept. 9, 2021, Zoltan Hajnal’s research mentioned in The New York Times

Energy, Environment & Health

The Role of Carbon Pricing in Deep Decarbonization

Aug. 26, 2021, David Victor mentioned in Niskanen Center

CP&DR News Briefs

Aug. 31, 2021, Jennifer Burney’s research mentioned in the California Planning and Development Report

Worthy Adversary or Grandmaster?

Sept. 7, 2021, David Victor interviewed on Energy Thinks (PODCAST)

Climate Disaster Is the New Normal. Can We Save Ourselves?

Sept. 7, 2021, David Victor mentioned in The New York Times

UC San Diego Partners with County on Framework to Guide Decarbonization of Regional Economy

Sept. 8, 2021, Gordon McCord mentioned in UC San Diego News

See also: San Diego County News Center, Spot On California

The Blink Test: Brands Should Avoid Displaying Mismatched Products

Aug. 26, 2021, Uma Karmarkar quoted in MediaPost

See also: DevDiscourse

Expertise in Asia

Avoiding Rupture in the Global Order: Is Pluralism Possible?

Aug. 27, 2021, Susan Shirk speaks in an APSA Roundtable for the Global Summitry Project (VIDEO)

No bad market news allowed in China

Aug. 31, 2021, Victor Shih quoted in the Asia Times

Chinese tech tycoons’ retreat spurs speculation about true motives amid controversies and Big Tech crackdown

Sept. 8, 2021, Victor Shih quoted in the South China Morning Post

Career Paths to the North Korean Politburo Part 1: Trends under Kim Jong-un

Sept. 8, 2021, Stephan Haggard authored opinion in The Peninsula

Expertise in Latin America

La crisis de Afganistán y la prisa de Biden

Aug. 27, 2021, Rafael Fernández de Castro authored opinion in El Financiero (Spanish)

Suspected drug trafficking leader extradited from Mexico

Sept. 3, 2021, Center for U.S.-Mexican Studies mentioned in Courthouse News

Mecanismos en vez de reuniones de emergencia

Sept. 10, 2021, Rafael Fernández de Castro authored opinion in El Financiero (Spanish)

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