The Carsey Policy Hour engages policymakers, public service professionals, and active citizens and organizations in the issues and policies that affect the people and places of New Hampshire. Each month features a dynamic expert speaker (or two), followed by an interactive audience discussion. The intent is to foster learning, problem-solving, and collaboration in service of New Hampshire's common good. Sessions are held on the second Wednesday of each month, from 8 – 9 am. Our 2025 dates are: January 8, February 12, March 12, April 9, May 14, and June 11.
Upcoming Policy Hours!
“There is hardly a political question in the United States which does not sooner or later turn into a judicial one” (Alexis de Tocqueville, 1835). Join UNH Constitutional Law Professor Daniel Pi to explore the judiciary’s evolving role in our constitutional framework and its power to check and constrain executive action. We will discuss historical precedents that illuminate how individuals’ and courts’ judicial philosophies may affect their opinions and how these dynamics play out today. Finally, we will consider current lawsuits, including those in New Hampshire courts, and how these contemporary cases fit into the broader story of checks and balances in American governance.
Daniel Pi joined the UNH Franklin Pierce School of Law faculty in 2023. His research applies economic theory to legal questions across diverse subject areas including torts, contracts, criminal law, and constitutional law. Professor Pi was previously on the faculties of George Mason University, Mitchell Hamline School of Law, and the University of Maine, where he taught contracts, criminal law, criminal procedure, philosophy of law, feminist jurisprudence, and law and economics. He was elected by the class of 2019 to be the faculty speaker at graduation. Professor Pi majored in film and television production as an undergraduate at NYU. He earned his J.D., magna cum laude, from the University of Minnesota. He is an Erasmus Mundus Scholar and holds doctorates in law and economics from the University of Bologna and the University of Hamburg. He was the 2014 recipient of the European Association of Law and Economics Göran Skogh Award.
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Our Partners
The State of New Hampshire provides a unique program of continuing professional development through the Bureau of Education and Training (BET). The Bureau offers a variety of training programs to all public employees of New Hampshire — including the nationally accredited Certified Public Manager® program, a springboard to the Carsey School's 12-month Executive Master of Public Administration (MPA) program.
The New Hampshire Municipal Association, Inc. is a non-profit, non-partisan membership association established in 1941. It is a member-founded, member-funded, and member-governed association that works to strengthen New Hampshire cities and towns and enhance their ability to serve the public by promoting effective municipal government through education, training, advocacy and legal services.
The New England Municipal Sustainability (NEMS) Network is a consortium of New England cities and towns that collaborate to build more sustainable communities. Their vision is to create a sustainable New England by building strong connections among municipal sustainability professionals throughout the region, allowing members to accomplish more than would be possible alone. NEMS is a recognized member of the Urban Sustainability Directors Network (USDN) and the UNH Sustainability Institute serves as the backbone organization for the NEMS Network.
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Upcoming Carsey Events
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Mar5noon - 12:45 p.m.
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Mar128 a.m. - 9 a.m.
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Mar12noon - 2:30 p.m.
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Mar275:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
