The Khaldun Award – given by the Comparative Historical Sociology section of the American Sociological Association – is meant to recognize a “lifetime of outstanding contributions to the subfield of comparative-historical sociology”. It is simply “one of the most celebrated awards given by the section, presented only to scholars of the utmost distinction” – and…
This year marked the 120th American Political Science Association’s (APSA) Annual Meeting and Exhibition, and more than 100 members of our community were in attendance – participating or attending the many panels, presentations, and events. Taking place in Philadelphia, the event kicked off in the evening of Wednesday, September 4 with a Reception Honoring the…
Following weeks of speculation and turmoil, President Biden announced this weekend (July 21) that he is withdrawing from the 2024 race. Biden endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris to head up the party’s ticket, a move that was quickly followed by a surge of public support from hundreds of Democratic lawmakers, as well as numerous governors once thought…
Feyaad Allie, Assistant Professor of Government, has received a host of awards from the American Political Science Association (APSA) for his dissertation “Power Exclusion and Identity: The Politics of Muslim Marginalization in India”. The dissertation won the Gabriel A. Almond Award for the best dissertation in Comparative Politics. The award was created in recognition of…
Each year, the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) recognizes outstanding faculty members through a series of annual awards, which honor excellence in teaching, advising, scholarship, and other contributions that further the academic mission of FAS. At the faculty meeting on May 7, FAS Edgerley Dean Hopi Hoekstra presented several awards to 40 faculty members…
The International Conference for the Study of Political Thought (CSPT) has awarded Shterna Friedman the 2024 Melvin Richter Prize for her doctoral dissertation: Kant, Hegel, and the Rise of Systemic Social Theory. The Richter family established the Melvin Richter Prize as a tribute to Mel Richter, one of the founders of CSPT and a generous…
A new study – led by Stephen Ansolabehere, the Frank G. Thomson Professor of Government – has launched as part of Harvard Climate Action Week (June 10-14), hosted by the Salata Institute for Climate and Sustainability. The conference invites climate experts, leaders, and stakeholders to come together and explore solutions to the climate crisis’s most…
Professor of Government Dustin Tingley and PhD alumni Harry Oppenheimer have both been named American Political Science Association (APSA) award winners for their fantastic respective work. Dustin Tingley and his co-author Alexander F. Gazmararian – a doctoral candidate in the Department of Politics at Princeton University – have been awarded the APSA STEP Section Don…
Many faculty, former students, and friends came together over the weekend of April 13-14 for a conference in honor of our distinguished colleague Richard Tuck. Held at Princeton University, the event celebrated not only Richard’s retirement but more than four decades of teaching, writing, and intellectual camaraderie. Political theorist and historian of political thought, Richard…
Understanding how local contexts determine why white voters in America’s heartland are shifting to the right is the driving force behind Stephanie Ternullo’s first published book How the Heartland Went Red: Why Local Forces Matter in an Age of Nationalized Politics. Stephanie Ternullo is an Assistant Professor of Government at Harvard, joining the department after…
