Learning from Policy Failure

Tuesday, November 3 at 7:30 pm

Schwarzman College, Tsinghua University

B107 Classroom, B1 Level

About the session:

Why do well-designed policies so often go wrong, and what can governments do about it?

Tsinghua University and Peking University students, faculty and staff are invited to a public lecture by Professor Sara Bice of the Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University. Drawing on complexity theory and Australia's COVID-19 vaccine rollout, Professor Bice examines why policy environments are messy, uncertain, interdependent and dynamic, and why failure is often a feature of complexity rather than a sign of incompetence.

The lecture explores common leadership pathologies in moments of crisis.  It then turns to practical alternatives to help leaders make feasible, ethical choices and support better policy outcomes. 

Join us for an engaging session for future leaders in public policy, governance and global affairs.

Who can attend this event?

This signup is open to currently enrolled Tsinghua and Peking University students as well as faculty and staff currently employed by Tsinghua or Peking University. A valid university ID card from Tsinghua or Peking University is required for every attendee. We have 40 seats available for this session.

What is required to join this event?

All event guests must present a valid registration from this website (Bag Event 百格活动）as well as a valid Tsinghua or Peking University ID Card when entering Schwarzman College, Tsinghua University for this event. 

Entering and Exiting Schwarzman College

Registered attendees may enter Schwarzman College 30 minutes before the session begins. For this session, doors open at 7:00 pm. No attendees will be admitted after 8:00 pm.

Following the conclusion of this event at approximately 9:00 pm, Schwarzman College's status as a dormitory means we must ask that all attendees who join us for the session as event guests exit the building. Thank you in advance for your cooperation with this policy.