- Daniel Carpenter publishes revealing research on how lawyers are shaping policy from the shadows
Daniel Carpenter, the Allie S. Freed Professor of Government and chair of the Department of Government, has published a research article titled Lawyers as Lobbyists:…
- ‘Digital technology and its impact on human nature’ examined in Vik-Bailey lecture
In our recent Vik-Bailey lecture, Antón Barba-Kay – the Robert B. Aird Chair of Humanities at Deep Springs College in California – took a deep…
- “Promising possibilities for democracy are emerging from the margins,” says Jamila Michener in Sidney Verba lecture
The recent Sidney Verba lecture was delivered by Jamila Michener, an associate professor of Government and Public Policy at Cornell University, and titled Power from…
- 34 Gov concentrators taking part in ARTS FIRST 2024
We’re delighted to see more than 30 of our Government concentrators performing in ARTS FIRST 2024 – Harvard’s annual, campus-wide festival that showcases the expansive…
- Kosuke Imai has been awarded the 2024 Guggenheim Fellowship
Kosuke Imai, Professor of Government and Statistics, has been awarded the prestigious Guggenheim Fellowship for research, joining the ranks of more than 19,000 Fellows honored…
- Student Class Project Presentation on GIS and Hazard Vulnerability on April 18
Students in GOV 1013: GIS Analysis of Hazard Vulnerability, led by Dr. Connie Chen, will be presenting their final projects in Room S003 at the…
- Harvey Mansfield discusses ‘liberal conservatism’ in recent Vik-Bailey Lecture
Conservatism is both opposed to liberalism and part of liberalism – but how? This was the topic Harvey C. Mansfield, ’53, Research Professor of Government…
- Professor Steve Levitsky Featured on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
Steve Levitsky, David Rockefeller Professor of Latin American Studies and Professor of Government, was recently on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart to discuss his…
- Professor Jeff Frieden Featured on EconoFact Podcast
Jeff Frieden, Stanfield Professor of International Peace, was featured on the EconoFact Podcast on March 17th, titled People, Communities and Economic Changes. You can read…
- Senior, James Jolin, Named Gates Cambridge Scholar
Government senior, James Jolin, was named a Gates Cambridge Scholar by the Gates Cambridge Trust. He will join 25 other scholars for a year at…
- Professor Harvey Mansfield Honored in Boston Globe Article
This past Thursday, Harvey Mansfield, William R. Kenan, Jr. Research Professor of Government, was honored in a special Boston Globe article. The article went over…
- Professor Sandel’s Talk on Ethics of AI Featured in Harvard Gazette
Michael Sandel, the Anne T. and Robert M. Bass Professor of Government, recently gave a talk on the ethics of AI as part of the…
- Professor Eric Beerbohm Named a Senior Adviser for Civil Discourse
Eric Beerbohm, Professor of Government and Director of the Edmond and Lily Safra Center for Ethics, has been named a senior adviser for civil discourse….
- An invitation to the GOV1008 student map exhibition tomorrow (11/27) in the Fisher Commons
Professor Chen’s GOV1008 – Introduction to GIS, will be hosting a student map gallery exhibition showcasing their final projects in progress. The exhibition will take…
- The Government Department congratulates its six concentrators who were recently named to Phi Beta Kappa in its “Senior 48”
Congratulations to: Becca Buehler Zoree Jones Zachary Lech Shreya Nair Jaya Nayar Nic G. Pantelick PBK election “signifies that an undergraduate’s course of study is…
- Government Prof. Latanya Sweeney in Conversation with President Obama at Berkman Klein/HLS “Future of the Internet” Summit
Prof. Latanya Sweeney and other leaders in the field of technology science will be talking with President Obama at the “Future of the Internet” Summit…
- Professors Levitsky and Ziblatt’s New Book Listed as New York Times Best Seller
Tyranny of the Minority by Steven Levitsky, David Rockefeller Professor of Latin American Studies, and Daniel Ziblatt, Eaton Professor of the Science of Government, was listed…
- Graduate Students’ Seminar Paper Published in Security Studies Journal
Recently graduated Ph. D. students, Naima Green-Riley and Andrew Leber, recently published Whose War is it Anyway? Explaining the Black-White Gap in Support for the…
- Professor Daniel Ziblatt Named New Director of the Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies
Daniel Ziblatt, Eaton Professor of the Science of Government, was named the new director of the Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies. He succeeds…
- Professors Levitsky and Ziblatt Featured in Harvard Gazette on Their New Book ‘Tyranny of the Minority’
Steven Levitsky, David Rockefeller Professor of Latin American Studies, and Daniel Ziblatt, Eaton Professor of the Science of Government, were featured in the Harvard Gazette…
- Gov 20 Will Be Postponed Until Spring Semester
Please email undergrad@gov.harvard.edu for further information….
- Professor Dustin Tingley’s New Book Featured on Harvard Gazette
Dustin Tingley, Professor of Government, recently published “Uncertain Futures: How to Unlock the Climate Impasse” with co-author Alexander F. Gazmararian. You can read the article…
- Professor Kenneth Shepsle Awarded the 2023 William H. Riker Prize in Political Science
Kenneth Shepsle, George D. Markham Research Professor of Government, has been selected as the 2023 recipient of the William H. Riker Prize in Political Science….
- Professor Katrina Forrester has been co-awarded the Okin-Young Award in Feminist Political Theory for her article “Feminist Demands and the Problem of Housework,” published in the American Political Science Review in 2022.
Katrina Forrester, John L. Loeb Associate Professor of the Social Sciences, has been co-awarded the Okin-Young Award in Feminist Political Theory for her article “Feminist…
- Professor Theda Skocpol Received A Moosehead Honorary Fellow Election to the British Academy
Theda Skocpol, Victor S. Thomas Professor of Government and Sociology, received another Moosehead honorary fellow election to the British Academy. Congratulations Professor Skocpol!…
- Government Professor, Katrina Forrester, Awarded the Quentin Skinner Fellowship
Katrina Forrester, John L. Loeb Associate Professor of the Social Sciences, was awarded the Quentin Skinner Fellowship and delivered the Quentin Skinner Lecture at the University…
- Government Professor, Yuhua Wang, Wins Various Awards
Professor Yuhua Wang has had quite the year with awards! Professor Wang’s book The Rise and Fall of Imperial China: The Social Origins of State…
- Government Concentrators Selected as Mellon Mays Fellows
Government Department concentrators, Ryan Doan-Nguyen ’25 and Jamaal Willis ’25, were selected as Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellows. This is a special fellowship that allows a…
- Government Department Chair Dan Carpenter, Awarded the John Gaus Award by APSA
Dan Carpenter, Allie S. Freed Professor of Government and Chair of the Department of Government, was awarded the John Gaus Award by the American Political…
- Government Professor, Theda Skocpol, Receives the James Madison Award from APSA
Every three years, the American Political Science Association, APSA, awards the James Madison Award to an American political scientist who has made a distinguished scholarly…
- Government Professor and PEPG Director, Paul Peterson, Discusses School Boards in Interview
Paul Peterson, Henry Lee Shattuck Professor of Government and Director of the Program on Education Policy and Governance, was recently interviewed and discussed his ongoing…
- Government Professor, Danielle Allen, Interviewed by Harvard Gazette on Democracy
Danielle Allen, James Bryant Conant University Professor and director of the Edmond and Lily Safra Center for Ethics, was recently interviewed by the Harvard Gazette on…
- Government 2023 Dissertation Awards
The following dissertation awards were announced at the Department of Government’s doctorand reception on May 24. The Department of Government prize for the best dissertation…
- Government Class of 2023 Prize Winners
We are delighted to announce the winners of the following prizes awarded to graduating Harvard seniors. Congratulations to all! GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT PRIZES JAMES GORDON BENNETT…
- Government Professor, Joshua Kertzer, Named John Zwaanstra Professor of International Studies and Government and Awarded Harvard’s Joseph R. Levenson Memorial Teaching Prize
Government professor, Joshua Kertzer, was named the John Zwaanstra Professor of International Studies and of Government. In addition to all the wonderful work he does…
- Government Professor, Jennifer Hochschild, named the Karl W. Deutsch Visiting Professor at WZB Berlin Social Science Center
Professor Hochschild, Henry LaBarre Jayne Professor of Government and Professor of African and African American Studies, will be a visiting professor at the WZB Berlin…
- Government Professor, Eric Beerbohm, Appointed Director of the Edmond & Lily Safra Center for Ethics
Eric Beerbohm, Professor of Government and Faculty Affiliate in the Department of Philosophy, was appointed the next Director of the Edmond & Lily Safra Center for…
- Sabrina Goldfischer ’23 wins Harry and Cecile Starr Prize in Jewish Studies
Sabrina Goldfischer is one of the winners of the Harry and Cecile Starr Prize in Jewish Studies, which is awarded to an outstanding senior thesis…
- Two Government PhD’s Named Safra Center for Ethics 2023-24 Fellows
Government PhD candidates Soren Dudley and Emma Ebowe were named Edmond J. Safra Graduate Fellows. Congratulations!…
- Government Professor Danielle Allen Honored by Safra Center for Ethics for Her Time as Director
Danielle Allen, the James Bryant Conant University Professor, was honored as the outgoing Director of the Edmond and Lily Safra Center for Ethics at a…
- Professor Daniel Ziblatt elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences
On April 19, 2023, the American Academy of Arts & Sciences announced this year’s election of new members, including Daniel Ziblatt, the Eaton Professor of…
- Graduate Student Tyler Simko Awarded 2023 Derek C Bok Award for Excellence in Graduate Student Teaching of Undergraduates
Tyler Simko, Government Department graduate student and Ph.D candidate, won the 2023 Derek C Bok Award for Excellence in Graduate Student Teaching of Undergraduates. This…
- Professor Stephen Ansolabehere’s Co-Authored Paper on Franchise Expansion Awarded 2023 Kenneth A. Shepsle Prize by JPIPE
Stephen Ansolabehere, Frank G. Thompson Professor of Government, with co-authors Jaclyn Kaslovsky and Michael Olson were awarded the 2023 Kenneth A. Shepsle Prize for best…
- Graduate Student, Akshay Dixit, Discusses Inequality in India
Akshay Dixit, a PhD student in government and political economy, shared some of his findings regarding how Indians view equality and inequality with GSAS News….
- Professor Alisha Holland Awarded the Everett Mendelsohn Excellence in Mentoring Award by GSAS
Alisha Holland, an Associate Professor of Government, was among the 2022-23 faculty winners of the Everett Mendelsohn Excellence in Mentoring Award. This award is presented…
- Professor Daniel Ziblatt Awarded MPSA’s AJPS Best Article Award
Daniel Ziblatt, Eaton Professor of the Science of Government, has been awarded the Midwest Political Science Association’s American Journal of Political Science BestArticle Honorable Mention…
- Professors Tingley and Ansolabehere’s Climate Policy Class Highlighted in Harvard Gazette
The Harvard Gazette highlighted “Politics of the Environment and Climate Change,” taught by Professor Dustin Tingley and Professor Stephen Ansolabehere. See the featured article for…
- Professors Dustin Tingley and Stephen Ansolabehere Receive Salata Grants for Climate Research
Professors Dustin Tingley and Stephen Ansolabere have received a grant from the Salata Institute for Climate and Sustainability to establish a research cluster. This new…
- Gov Department’s Claudine Gay elected the 30th President of Harvard University
Harvard names Claudine Gay 30th president. Social scientist and dean of largest faculty will lead University starting July 1. Claudine Gay, a widely admired higher education leader and distinguished scholar of democracy and political participation, will become the 30th president of Harvard University on July 1, 2023. Stephanie Mitchell/Harvard Staff Photographer…
- Professor Katrina Forrester’s book awarded 2021 Spitz Prize
Professor Katrina Forrester’s book, In the Shadow of Justice, was awarded the 2021 Spitz Prize. This is a fantastic accomplishment, following her previous prize, the Merle Curti Award…
- Professor Alisha Holland publishes Washington Post article about recent research
Professor Alisha Holland publishes Washington Post article about recent research Her research publication can be found at: Roadblocks: How Property Rights Undermine Development in Colombia …
- Democracy by Petition awarded the 2022 J. David Greenstone Prize and the Seymour Martin Lipset Prize
Professor Daniel Carpenter’s book, Democracy by Petition: Popular Politics in Transformation 1790-1870, has been voted the winner of the 2022 J. David Greenstone Prize and the…
- Government Department alumna, Ketanji Brown Jackson ’92, confirmed by Senate to join the Supreme Court
Government Department alumna, Ketanji Brown Jackson ’92, confirmed by Senate to join the Supreme Court…
- Taeku Lee Joins Faculty of Arts and Science – The Harvard Gazette
Taeku Lee Joins Faculty of Arts and Science – The Harvard Gazette…
- The Roosevelt Project Webinar
Hosted by the Roosevelt Project With Larry Bacow, President of Harvard University; Ernest Moniz, former US Secretary of Energy; James Stock, Vice Provost for Climate…
- David Lowry Pressly PhD Graduate Receives the 2021 Leo Strauss Award
David Lowry Pressly Receives the 2021 Leo Strauss Award…
- From bad to worse in Latin America – The Harvard Gazette featuring Prof. Alisha Holland
From bad to worse in Latin America – The Harvard Gazette featuring Prof. Alisha Holland…
- Humanizing technology – The Harvard Gazette – The effort is led by Latanya Sweeney, Department of Government and Kennedy School
Humanizing technology – The Harvard Gazette – The effort is led by Latanya Sweeney, Department of Government and Kennedy School…
- The Political Methodology Excellence in Mentoring Award Committee is pleased to announce Kosuke Imai as one of the recipients of the 2021 Mentoring Award
Kosuke ImaiProfessor Imai’s extensive work on statistical methods for causal inference and development of computational algorithms for data-intensive research in the social sciences has been…
- The International Studies Association has honored Joshua D. Kertzer with the 2021 Karl Deutsch Awardee
The International Studies Association has honored Joshua D. Kertzer with the 2021 Karl Deutsch Awardee. Named for Karl Deutsch, this award was established in 1981…
- Pamela Nwakanma has been awarded an APSA doctoral dissertation research improvement grant
Pamela Nwakanma has been awarded an APSA doctoral dissertation research improvement grant…
- OPINION – COVID-19 could be the moment we turn to school choice as a road to equal opportunity – Paul E. Peterson – The Dallas Morning News
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- Katrina Forrester co-edited a special section of Dissent magazine
Katrina Forrester co-edited a special section of Dissent magazine with Moira Weigel on Technology and the Crisis of Work. You can read their introductory article about the effects…
- Upending American Politics: Theda Skocpol and Caroline Tervo – Library of Congress
Upending American Politics: Theda Skocpol and Caroline Tervo Theda Skocpol and Caroline Tervo discuss their 2020 book “Upending American Politics” with Kluge Center Program Specialists…
- CNN video: Professor Michael Sandel discusses his theory that credentialism is the last acceptable form of prejudice in today’s society
Harvard professor Michael Sandel discusses his theory that credentialism is the last acceptable form of prejudice in today’s society, and how that relates to President…
- Danielle Allen Awarded the Kluge Prize for Achievement in the Study of Humanity by the Library of Congress
Library of Congress to Award Kluge Prize for Achievement in the Study of Humanity to Danielle Allen Allen, who is Director of Harvard’s Edmond J….
- The Charter School Advantage Wall Street Journal op-ed article By Paul E. Peterson and M. Danish Shakeel
The Charter School Advantage A new study shows African-Americans and children from poorer backgrounds outpace their peers in traditional district schools…
- New research by Dr. Sparsha Saha Harvard and Dr Ana Catalano Weeks University of Bath scholars finds that voters don’t punish ambitious women candidates running for office
New research by Harvard and University of Bath scholars finds that voters don’t punish ambitious women candidates running for office. The study, published in the journal Political Behavior,…
- Prof. Paul E. Peterson at the White House: “Getting Children Safely Back To School”
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- Prof. Kosuke Imai’s project for the Harvard Data Science Initiative was one of three to receive an Alfred P. Sloan Foundation grant
Prof. Kosuke Imai’s project for the Harvard Data Science Initiative was one of three to receive an Alfred P. Sloan Foundation grant.https://datascience.harvard.edu/news/harvard-data-science-initiative-awarded-grant-alfred-p-sloan-foundation…
- The 2020 S-USIH Annual Book Prize has been awarded to Katrina Forrester for In the Shadow of Justice: Postwar Liberalism and the Remaking of Political Philosophy
The 2020 S-USIH Annual Book Prize has been awarded to Katrina Forrester (Harvard University) for In the Shadow of Justice: Postwar Liberalism and the Remaking of Political Philosophy (Princeton University Press,…
- Congratulations to Horacio Larreguy, Jeremy Bowles, and Gary King winners from the Harvard Data Science Initiative through the Research Fund for Trust in Science
Congratulations to Horacio Larreguy and Jeremy Bowles whose project Countering COVID-19 Misinformation Via WhatsApp in Zimbabwe (together with Kevin Croke, John Marshall and Shelly Liu),…
- Eric Beerbohm is appointed the faculty dean for Quincy house
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- Torben Iversen has been selected as a 2020-2021 Radcliffe Institute Fellow
Torben Iversen has been selected as a 2020-2021 Radcliffe Institute Fellow (https://www.radcliffe.harvard.edu/news/press-releases/radcliffe-institute-announces-2020-2021-fellowship-class)…
- Congratulations to our 2019-20 PhDs!
This year, the department of Government awarded PhDs to an extraordinary group of 18 scholars. They have made original contributions to knowledge and shown the…
- Prof. Katrina Forrester’s book “In the Shadow of Justice: has been awarded the Merle Curti Award for Best Book in Intellectual History by the Organization of American Historians
KATRINA FORRESTER, HARVARD UNIVERSITY, RECEIVES 2020 MERLE CURTI INTELLECTUAL HISTORY AWARD FROM THE ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN HISTORIANS BLOOMINGTON, IN—Joanne Meyerowitz, Yale University, OAH President 2019–2020,…
- Josh Kertzer was selected by the International Society of Political Psychology as the 2020 winner of the Erik Erikson Early Career Award
Josh Kertzer was selected by the International Society of Political Psychology as the 2020 winner of the Erik Erikson Early Career Award, given to recognize…
- Remembering the Children of Chernobyl: How HBO’s “Chernobyl” Series Revived the Cuba-Chernobyl Connection Isabelle DeSisto
Remembering the Children of Chernobyl: How HBO’s “Chernobyl” Series Revived the Cuba-Chernobyl Connection Isabelle DeSisto AB/AM candidate in Gov/REECA NYU Jordan Center for the advanced study…
- Remembering Henry Cobb, Architect of CGIS by Susan J. Pharr
harvardmagazine.com/2020/03/remembering-henry-cobb-architect-of-cgis…
- Congratulations to Lowry Pressly for winning a Bowdoin Prize for Graduate Essay in the English Language for his essay entitled “The Right to be Forgotten and the Possibility of Being a Stranger.”
https://prizes.fas.harvard.edu/bowdoin-prizes…
- CPD Awards 2019-2020 Doctoral Dissertation Grant recipient Naima Green-Riley
The USC Center on Public Diplomacy is pleased to announce Naima Green-Riley of Harvard University and former U.S. Foreign Service Officer as the recipient of our 2019-2020 CPD…
- Chile’s streets are filled with protests. How did a 4 percent fare hike set off such rage?
An article recently published in the Washington Post’s Monkey Cage on the protests in Chile by Professor Alisha Holland. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/11/01/chiles-streets-are-fire-with-protests-how-did-percent-fare-hike-set-off-such-rage/ Chile’s streets are filled with protests….
- Harvard University Professor Danielle Allen Receives Governor’s Award in the Humanities
Harvard University Professor Danielle Allen Receives Governor’s Award in the Humanities https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2019/10/28/danielle-allen-governors-award-humanities/…
- Government Department Job Talks
Job Talk Information https://gov.harvard.edu/government-department-job-talks…
- Professor Eric Nelson recently published a new book, The Theology of Liberalism (Harvard University Press).
Professor Eric Nelson recently published a new book, The Theology of Liberalism (Harvard University Press) an article appears in the Harvard Magazine. https://harvardmagazine.com/2019/11/eric-nelson-modern-liberalism…
- Prof Katrina Forrester recently published In the Shadow of Justice: Postwar Liberalism and the Remaking of Political Philosophy (Princeton University Press, 2019)
Prof Katrina Forrester recently published In the Shadow of Justice: Postwar Liberalism and the Remaking of Political Philosophy (Princeton University Press, 2019). An excerpt appeared in Boston Review https://bostonreview.net/philosophy-religion/katrina-forrester-future-political-philosophy…
- Doctoral student Pamela Nwakanma has been awarded the 2019 Kauffman Foundation Award from the APSA Section on Class and Inequality for her 2018 APSA paper on “Women, Entrepreneurship and Economic Development in Africa”
Doctoral student Pamela Nwakanma has been awarded the 2019 Kauffman Foundation Award from the APSA Section on Class and Inequality for her 2018 APSA paper…
- Pippa Norris — 2019 Charles Merriam Award Recipient
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- Adam Lebovitz is the recipient of the American Political Science Association’s 2019 Leo Strauss award
Adam Lebovitz is the recipient of the American Political Science Association’s 2019 Leo Strauss award, which is awarded annually for the best dissertation in the…
- Ranjit Lall is the recipient of the American Political Science Association’s 2019 Merze Tate Award
Ranjit Lall is the recipient of the American Political Science Association’s 2019 Merze Tate Award, which is awarded annually for the best dissertation in the…
- The Edward M. Chase Prize for the best dissertation on a subject relating to the promotion of world peace is awarded to Dominika Kruszewska for her dissertation, “From the Streets to the Party Lists: Electoral Advantages of Social Movement Activism”
The Edward M. Chase Prize for the best dissertation on a subject relating to the promotion of world peace is awarded to Dominika Kruszewska for her dissertation,…
- The two Senator Charles Sumner Prizes for the best dissertations go to Tyler Jost and Mayya Komisarchik
The two Senator Charles Sumner Prizes for the best dissertations “from the legal, political, historical, economic, social, or ethnic approach, dealing with any means or…
- The Robert Noxon Toppan prize for the best dissertation upon a subject of political science is awarded to Adam Lebovitz for his dissertation, “Colossus: Constitutional Theory in American and France, 1776-1799”
The Robert Noxon Toppan prize for the best dissertation upon a subject of political science is awarded to Adam Lebovitz for his dissertation, “Colossus: Constitutional Theory in…
- Professor Peter A. Hall Elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Peter A. Hall, Krupp Foundation Professor of European Studies at Harvard University, is elected to the 239th class of new members at the American Academy…
- Outcome of Title IX Investigation
Outcome of Title IX Investigation Dear Members of the FAS Community, I am writing to inform you that the Title IX investigation into allegations concerning Jorge…
- Angie Bautista-Chavez (PhD student): 2019 Derek C. Bok Award Citation
As a PhD student in government, Angie Bautista-Chavez specializes in American politics and international relations. But that hasn’t stopped her from serving as a teaching fellow for…
- Professor Emeritus Martin Kilson passed away yesterday
Professor Emeritus Martin Kilson passed away yesterday. He was the Frank G. Thomson Professor of Government from 1988 till his retirement in 1999. Professor Kilson was…
- ‘A very, very dangerous moment in our country’s history’ The Harvard Gazette article
Daniel Ziblatt, co-author of “How Democracies Die,” discusses the current state of U.S. politics. https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2019/03/harvard-author-a-dangerous-moment-in-our-countrys-history/?utm_medium=Feed&utm_source=Syndication…
- ‘Looking to China for lessons on helping the poor’ The Harvard Gazette article
Nara Dillon’s work in China seeks lessons from the country’s successful battle against poverty that might be applied elsewhere. https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2019/03/harvard-china-connection-highlighted-by-president-bacow-visit/?utm_source=SilverpopMailing&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Daily%20Gazette%203-18-19%20(1)…
- The War on Poverty Remains a Stalemate Education gaps between socioeconomic classes haven’t narrowed in the past half-century. By Eric A. Hanushek and Paul E. Peterson
The War on Poverty Remains a Stalemate – The Wall Street Journal articleEducation gaps between socioeconomic classes haven’t narrowed in the past half-century.By Eric A. Hanushek…
