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 on Wednesday, Oct. 18th, sponsored by Harvard Law School and the Berkman Klein Center. Members of the public are welcome to watch a livestream of the conference by signing up at…
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 as a New York Times Best Seller….
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 Use of Force Abroad in the Security Studies Journal. This article started as a final paper for Professor Ansolabehere’s Public Opinion class and has culminated as a fresh take on…
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 Grzegorz Ekiert, Laurence A. Tisch Professor of Government. You can read the official announcement here. Congratulations Professor Ziblatt!…
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 to discuss their new book “Tyranny of the Minority” and the issues facing the current Constitution. You can read the article here: ‘Tyranny of the Minority’ warns Constitution is dangerously…
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 here: Let’s not fry the planet, but let’s not stoke resentment, either….
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. This award is given by the Rochester Political Science Department in alternating years to recognize scholarly achievement that exemplifies and advances the scientific study of politics. …
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 Demands and the Problem of Housework,” published in the American Political Science Review in 2022. The Okin-Young Award in Feminist Political Theory is jointly given by the American Political Science Association’s…
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!…