Annual Conference on Collaborative State and Local Policy Research
3rd Annual Conference on Collaborative State & Local Policy Research
Every year, the Hoover Institution’s State and Local Governance Initiative hosts its Conference on Collaborative State and Local Policy Research. The conference brings together leading public policy researchers with public servants working in municipal, county, and state governments with the objectives of 1) sharing insights into successful research partnerships between academics and the public sector; 2) learning about datasets and cutting-edge research conducted at the state and local levels; and 3) connecting researchers and practitioners to build a network of support, enable future collaborations, and proliferate best practices across the nation.
The State and Local Governance Initiative at Stanford University's Hoover Institution will host its 3rd Annual Conference on Collaborative State & Local Policy Research on June 8–9, 2026.
Call for Papers — Submit by Wednesday, April 15, 2026
We invite submissions of recent papers that are products of collaboration between researchers and state or local government entities. Papers on criminal justice and workforce/economic development topics will be given preference. To submit a paper, please use this form.
Don’t have a paper to submit but still interested in attending?
As space permits, non-presenting researchers and public servants will be invited to attend. To express interest, please fill out this form.
For questions, please contact Alex Anton at alxanton@stanford.edu or Valentin Bolotnyy at vbolotnyy@stanford.edu.
Past Conferences
Wednesday, February 12, 2025
Hoover Institution Gathers US Policy Officials and Leading Scholars at Conference for Collaborative State and Local Policy Research
Civil servants and leading policy scholars from seventeen states across the US gathered at the 2025 Conference on Collaborative State and Local Policy Research on January 27–28, 2025, in Hoover’s new Shultz Auditorium.
Monday, January 27, 2025 - Tuesday, January 28, 2025
2025 Conference On Collaborative State & Local Policy Research
The State and Local Governance Initiative at Stanford University’s Hoover Institution hosted its 2nd Annual Conference on Collaborative State & Local Policy Research on January 27 and January 28, 2025.
Wednesday, February 7, 2024
Hoover Institution Pairs US Policy Officials with Leading Scholars at Inaugural Conference Focused on State and Local Policy Research
Civil servants and policy scholars from across the United States speak at the 2024 Conference on Collaborative State and Local Policy Research on January 22, 2024, in Hoover’s Stauffer Auditorium.
Monday, January 22, 2024 – Tuesday, January 23, 2024
2024 Conference on Collaborative State & Local Policy Research
The inaugural conference of the Hoover Institution’s State and Local Governance Initiative focused on state and local policy research.
2025 Conference On Collaborative State & Local Policy Research
2025 Conference On Collaborative State & Local Policy Research
2025 Conference On Collaborative State & Local Policy Research
2025 Conference On Collaborative State & Local Policy Research
2025 Conference On Collaborative State & Local Policy Research
2025 Conference On Collaborative State & Local Policy Research
2025 Conference On Collaborative State & Local Policy Research
2025 Conference On Collaborative State & Local Policy Research
2025 Conference On Collaborative State & Local Policy Research
2024 Conference On Collaborative State & Local Policy Research
Peter Mueser, Chancellor's Professor of Economics, University of Missouri (left); Michael Farren, Assistant Director and Policy Fellow, State and Local Governance Initiative, Hoover Institution; Oliver Giesecke, Research Fellow, Hoover Institution (right)
Ben Hyman, Research Economist, Federal Reserve Bank of New York (left); Natalie Millar, Research Fellow, Hoover Institution; Josh Rauh, Senior Fellow and Program Director, State and Local Governance Initiative, Hoover Institution; Becky Lester, Associate Professor of Accounting, Stanford Graduate School of Business (right)
Representatives from Alabama; Dale Greer, Director, Cullman Economic Development Agency (left); Angela Till, Deputy Secretary, Department of Commerce of Alabama; Senator Garlan Gudger, Alabama State Senate (right)
Anthony Welsch, Assistant Professor of Accounting, University of Chicago Booth School of Business (left); Anya Nakhmurina, Assistant Professor of Accounting, Yale School of Management (right)
(left to right) Alex Jucta, Allegheny County Department of Human Services; Jonathon Attridge, Tennessee Office of Evidence and Impact; Garlan Gudger, Alabama State Senator; Becky Lester, Stanford Graduate School of Business
(left to right) Valentin Bolotnyy, Hoover Institution; Condoleezza Rice, Director, Hoover Institution; Josh Rauh, Hoover Institution
(left to right) Pim Welle, Allegheny County of Department of Human Services; Natalia Emanuel, Federal Reserve Bank of New York; Valentin Bolotnyy, Hoover Institution; Alex Jucta, Allegheny County Department of Human Services
