As the US addresses its budget dilemma, the easiest items to cut are those with the longest-term payoff. Research stands out among this group. Biomedical research has already been markedly reduced, and further reductions appear to be in store. As a frequent witness in Congressional hearings on such matters, here I discuss the challenge of assessing the value of investments in biomedical research.

In March 2020, stringent social distancing measures were introduced across England and Wales to reduce the spread of Covid-19. These have presented significant challenges for family justice system. This article sets out findings interviews conducted with professionals in North East who represented or otherwise supported litigants private public children proceedings since introduced. The reveal ...

The Europeanization of economic and financial governance poses a legitimacy question for the European Parliament (EP). Drawing from theories on resource-exchange institutional legitimacy, we argue that committee hearings allow EP to demonstrate its relevance as political authority. We test our argument, focusing Committee Economic & Monetary Affairs (ECON). Through an unprecedented systematic a...