JDB, Policy Briefs and Politics

Several years ago, my colleague (Dr. Mike Keating) and I sought to introduce a new form of assessment to our students that bridged academic rigor with real-world practical skills. The result was the Policy Brief.
Having introduced the concept to our students we felt the process involved was worthy of wider attention so we sat down, put our heads together once more and produced an article that was subsequently published by the Political Studies Association in their publication ‘Politics.’
All well and good you may say, but why mention this now?
Well the editors have just issued a new publication dedicated to articles that address Learning and Teaching and have chosen to include our piece along with only 8 others that it refers to in the introduction as being ‘the best articles on learning and teaching that have been published in ‘Politics’ in recent years.’
I’m delighted that our work has been recognized and thrilled to be able to bring it to you HERE.
Hope you enjoy it.

JDB and the Foreign Affairs Committee

October 14, 2013

JDB on VOA

October 14, 2013