The Weidenbaum Center is a research institute at Washington University in St. Louis that supports social scientific research in the fields of public policy, economics, political science, and sociology. The Center funds faculty research, provides administrative support for research activities, and sponsors a wide range of public affairs programs. In doing so, the Center serves as a bridge between scholars, policymakers, and the general public. Through unbiased empirical research and events, the Center addresses many of the pressing public policy issues facing America and the world today.
The Weidenbaum Center is located on the Washington University Danforth Campus in Seigle Hall, Suite 170. Click here for campus map & closest parking garage
Spearheaded by Weidenbaum Center Speaker Peter Kastor, and cosponsored by a number of Washington University entities, including the Weidenbaum Center, Creating a Federal Government is the remarkable story of how the Founding Fathers built the institutions of the U.S. government and of the men and women who served in government during the crucial decades following the ratification of the Constitution.
In addition to an unprecedented digital archive of early federal institutions and officeholders, the project includes a substantive analysis of statebuilding and governance under the U.S. Constitution desgined both for specialists and for the general public.
READ ABOUT CREATING A FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, 1789-1829
Washington University Speakers: Caitlyn Collins, Associate Professor of Sociology, and Jaclyn Kaslovsky, Assistant Professor of Political Science. Moderated by Elizabeth Larson, Associate Director of Research and Administration, Weidenbaum Center.
View EventDaniel Schlozman and Sam Rosenfeld will discuss their new book: The Hollow Parties: The Many Pasts and Disordered Present of American Party Politics.
View EventA dialogue and discussion with Professor Daniel M. Freeman on his 35-year tenure on Capitol Hill, life as an academic, and time at WashU.
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"Being a member of the Weidenbaum Center gives me a strong sense of pride, as if I were a former alumnus. As a junior scholar, the academic and career advice I have received from many scholars has been crucial in setting research questions and paths that are more important and meaningful to me and the community. My regular interdisciplinary activities have provided much reflection on the role of academics in society and the world. I believe that my two years in the center and WashU will remain as one of my best memories for the remaining course of my career as a researcher and person."
―Jongwoo JeongFormer Weidenbaum Center Postdoctoral Research Fellow. Jongwoo started this fall as an assistant professor in the Department of Political Science at Georgia State University. We wish him the best in his new role!Want to see videos of our past events? Check out our YouTube page at the link below.
Past event videos