Dr. Maya Kornberg - Reforming Congress

"Committees are key to telling the story of how Congress works." Dr. Maya Kornberg is the author of the forthcoming book "Inside Congressional Committees: Function and Dysfunction in Lawmaking." In this interview, she talks with Sunwater Institute founder Matt Chervenak about congressional committees' role in American governance. #Congress #nonpartisan #interview #sunwater About Dr. Kornberg: Dr. Maya Kornberg is a research fellow on the Elections and Government Program, where she leads work related to information and disinformation in politics, Congress, and money in politics. She has worked on democratic governance issues at nonprofits, international organizations, think tanks, and academic institutions. She previously held positions at the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), NYU Govlab, and Public Agenda. Most recently, she led research for a UNDP and IPU project examining civic engagement in the work of over 80 parliaments around the world. She is lead author of the resulting Global Parliamentary Report. About the Sunwater Institute: The Sunwater Institute is a nonprofit, non-partisan think tank with a mission to strengthen the foundations of democracy through interdisciplinary science, technology, and open dialogue. For more information, visit https://www.sunwater.org​​.