Carolyn Barnes: Low-Income Families and the New Welfare State

Carolyn Barnes is an assistant professor of public policy and political science at Duke University. She will discuss her book, “State of Empowerment: Low-income Families and the New Welfare State,” which explores how interacting with government-funded after-school programs can enhance the civic and political lives of low-income citizens. Moderated by Mara Ostfeld, assistant research scientist and faculty director of communications at Poverty Solutions at U-M.

• anti-poverty
• child tax credit
• welfare
• Carolyn Barnes
• Ford School
• Political Science
• Low-income
• p3e
• Program in Practical Policy Engagement
• Poverty Solutions
• Real-World Perspectives on Poverty Solutions
• the University of Michigan
• Ford School
• Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy
• H. Luke Shaefer
• Luke Shaefer
• Mara Ostfeld