This event is in the past.It took place on February 18, 2026 at Weiser Hall.




Professor Martin Williams launches his new book on why civil service reforms fail and how to fix them. Join a sharp panel discussion with Ford School and Anthropology faculty on making government actually work better.
Academic book talk
Public policy focus
Free campus event
Faculty panel
Tips
đsix African countries, thirty years of research
đpanel includes Ford School + Anthropology faculty
đbook available from Columbia University Press
Reform as Process: Implementing Change in Public Bureaucracies Book Launch
Burns Park




Professor Martin Williams launches his new book on why civil service reforms fail and how to fix them. Join a sharp panel discussion with Ford School and Anthropology faculty on making government actually work better.
Academic book talk
Public policy focus
Free campus event
Faculty panel
Tips
đsix African countries, thirty years of research
đpanel includes Ford School + Anthropology faculty
đbook available from Columbia University Press
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