USC Center for the Political Future
Mission:
- Engage Across Differences
The USC Dornsife Center for the Political Future (CPF) combines rigorous intellectual inquiry, teaching, and practical politics to advance civil dialogue and research that transcends partisan divisions and finds solutions to pressing national and global challenges. Our events, programs, scholarships, and internships inspire and train students for careers in public service and lifetimes of civic engagement.
The USC DORNSIFE CENTER FOR THE POLITICAL FUTURE (CPF) is both an antidote to toxic division and a world-class training center for America’s future political leaders of all ideological stripes.
The CPF mission is to “combine rigorous intellectual inquiry, teaching, and practical politics to advance civil dialogue and research that transcends partisan divisions and finds solutions to pressing national and global challenges.”
CPF has attracted thousands of participants to thousands of events, classes, internships, scholarships, polls, workshops, conferences, and its world-class Unruh Institute. CPF continues to develop top-quality political leaders who can work across political divides to advance a healthier democracy.
CPF is the only institute of politics in America led by a bi-partisan team. Longtime political rivals, Bob Shrum and Mike Murphy, are Director and Co-Director respectively. Shrum is a longtime Democratic strategist for politicians including Ted Kennedy, Al Gore and John Kerry. Murphy is a veteran Republican campaign strategist who worked for Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jeb Bush, John McCain and Mitt Romney. The Center’s Executive Director is Kamy Akhavan, former CEO of ProCon.org.
Contact
Kamy Akhavan
[email protected]
3102004461
Headquarters
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
On-Demand
Technology in Politics: What We Don’t Know and Should
“The use of technology in politics – from social media to smart phones to targeted internet advertising – has become more sophisticated and widespread. As its prevalence expands, so does the number of questions about its use and value, and its impacts on politics and civil society. USC Center for the Political Future (CPF) Co-Directors…
Introducing the Center for the Political Future
“Video featuring an overview of the USC Center for the Political Future (CPF). The CPF mission is to “combine rigorous intellectual inquiry, teaching, and practical politics to advance civil dialogue and research that transcends partisan divisions and finds solutions to pressing national and global challenges.” CPF is the only institute of politics in America led…
Podcast: Shrum and Murphy Talk with CPF Fellows Jessica Lall and Elan Carr
Center Co-Directors Bob Shrum and Mike Murphy join two of our five Fall 2022 CPF Fellows, Jessica Lall and Elan Carr, to discuss current events, their careers, and their upcoming USC study groups. They discussed the Los Angeles mayoral race, California’s COVID response, diplomacy, and how to move away from polarization.