https://www.pdsoros.org/meet-the-fellows/jinyan-zang…
Danielle Allen Discovers New Copy of Declaration of Independence in British Archive (New York Times)
A New Parchment Declaration of Independence Surfaces. Head-Scratching Ensues. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/21/arts/a-new-parchment-declaration-of-i……
Torben Iversen has been elected into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
The American Academy of Arts and Sciences Elects 228 National and International Scholars, Artists, Philanthropists, and Business Leaders https://www.amacad.org/content/news/pressReleases.aspx?pr=20274…
‘What happens next? A tour of social scientists’ predictions for the Trump presidency’ Brookings – article by Jennifer L. Hochschild
https://www.brookings.edu/blog/fixgov/2017/01/06/tour-of-trump-predictions/…
One Scholar On Similarities, Substantial Differences Between Trump And Hitler / NPR Here & Now
Here & Now‘s Jeremy Hobson talks with Daniel Ziblatt (@dziblatt), professor of government at Harvard University and author of the forthcoming book “Conservative Parties and the Birth of Modern Democracy in Europe,” about Hitler’s rise to power in 1930s Germany, and whether the comparisons between Trump and Hitler are fair or unnecessarily inflammatory. http://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2016/12/07/trump-hitler-comparisons…
‘Desperate but not hopeless times’ Harvard Gazette article
http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2016/11/desperate-but-not-hopeless… A Europe showing cracks in its unity now worries about U.S. ties, analysts say…
‘Likely policies under Trump’ Harvard Gazette article
http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2016/11/likely-policies-under-trum… Based on the campaign and transition so far, Harvard government professors probe expected areas of administration focus next year https://spaces.hightail.com/receive/8rgAG…
Jennifer Hochschild on Race in America podcast by Social Science Bites
http://www.socialsciencespace.com/2016/12/jennifer-hochschild-race-america/ Between a series of high-profile shootings of black men by police and the election of Donald Trump by a bifurcated electorate, the racial divide in the United States has achieved a renewed public prominence. While discussion of this divide had faded since the election of Barack Obama, it’s an issue that has always been…
Shepsle Festschrift Conference
A one day conference in honour of Ken Shepsle on ‘Political Economy, Formal Political Theory: The last 50 years, the Next 50’. The conference will survey the past and examine prospects for the future of a. formal political theory, b. political economy and c. political science. https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/economics/events/2016/11/shepsle_festschrift_conference/…
Danielle Allen named University Professor
Political theorist and classicist recognized for scholarly work on justice, citizenship – Harvard Gazette https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2016/11/danielle-allen-named-university-professor/…