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- Andrew O’Donohue selected to be a 2025 Harvard Horizons Scholar
Ph.D. candidate Andrew O’Donohue is chosen as a 2025 Harvard Horizons Scholar. Andrew is one of eight appointees – who are studying topics from photochemistry,… - Ryan Doan-Nguyen is awarded the Marshall Scholarship
Ryan Doan-Nguyen has been awarded the Marshall Scholarship, a program that enables intellectually distinguished young Americans to study in the United Kingdom. The 2025 Marshall… - Five Gov seniors elected to Phi Beta Kappa
Felix Chen, Ryan Doan-Nguyen, Addie Esposito, Eytan Goldstein, Anna MacLennan, and Kaleena Roeva have been elected to Phi Beta Kappa (PBK), Alpha of Massachusetts at… - Stephanie Ternullo returns to alma mater, delivering the inaugural Cummings Lecture Series
Stephanie Ternullo, Assistant Professor of Government, returned to her alma mater Amherst College to deliver the inaugural Cummings Lecture in the new Cummings Lecture Series…. - Taking a deep dive into the data in CAPS post-election event
Stephen Ansolabehere, the Frank G. Thompson Professor of Government, and Elliott Morris, Editorial Director of Data Analytics at ABC News and 538, dissected the 2024… - Conservative economist Oren Cass delivers the Vik-Bailey Fall 2024 Lecture
Oren Cass – founder and chief economist at American Compass, a conservative think tank based in Washington D.C. – delivered the Fall 2024 Vik-Bailey Lecture…. - Former student returns to Gov Department, delivering Sidney Verba Fall lecture
Daniel Hopkins, the Julie and Martin Franklin Presidential Professor of Political Science at the University of Pennsylvania, delivered the Fall 2024 Sidney Verba lecture on… - Michael Sandel brings back legendary ‘Justice’ course to Sanders Theatre
“Justice: Ethical Reasoning in Polarized Times” – the legendary Gen Ed offering – has returned to Sanders Theatre this semester after more than a decade… - Theda Skocpol delivers the James Madison Award Lecture at APSA
The James Madison Award is presented every three years by the American Political Science Association (APSA) to honor an American political scientist who has made a distinguished… - Phi Beta Kappa Society awards scholarship to undergraduate senior Conner Huey
Conner Huey – a senior studying Government and History with a secondary in European History, Politics, and Societies – has received the Phi Beta Kappa… - The Khaldun Award recognizes Theda Skocpol’s illustrious career
The Khaldun Award – given by the Comparative Historical Sociology section of the American Sociological Association – is meant to recognize a “lifetime of outstanding… - António Câmara awarded the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship
António Câmara, a third-year Ph.D. student, has been awarded a graduate research fellowship through the National Science Foundation (NSF). The NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) recognizes… - Success at APSA 2024
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… - Grant for Political Integration of Foreign-Born Citizens project awarded to Mashail Malik
Naturalized citizens make up approximately 10% of eligible voters, however, they vote at a much lower rate than their U.S.-born counterparts. Why are some naturalized… - We’re in “a time of incredible social, economic, and political transformation” says Danielle Allen
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… - APSA Dissertation recognition for Feyaad Allie
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… - FAS Awards honor faculty achievements
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,… - Shterna Friedman awarded international theory prize
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,… - The Hill op-ed from Professor Paul Peterson
Paul E. Peterson, the Henry Lee Shattuck Professor of Government, Director of the Program on Education Policy and Governance, and Senior Editor of Education Next: A Journal… - Study published during Harvard Climate Action Week
A new study – led by Stephen Ansolabehere, the Frank G. Thomson Professor of Government – has launched as part of Harvard Climate Action Week… - Double win at APSA Awards
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… - Five graduate students awarded for outstanding dissertations
We are delighted to announce that five of our graduate students were awarded dissertation prizes at our commencement celebration on May 22. The Department of… - Celebrating Richard Tuck
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…. - Junior Faculty Stephanie Ternullo publishes first book on white voters in America’s heartland
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… - Raft of senior concentrators awarded prestigious thesis prizesWe are very proud to announce that eight thesis prizes have been awarded to our senior concentrators for their outstanding scholarly research. The Hoopes Prize…
- Senior concentrator Jorge Ruiz awarded DRCLAS thesis prize
The David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies (DRCLAS) has awarded senior concentrator Jorge Ruiz the James R. and Isabel D. Hammond Thesis Prize on Spanish-speaking Latin American… - Trio of talented Gov students named Edmond & Lily Safra Center for Ethics fellows
The Edmond & Lily Safra Center for Ethics has announced its 2024-25 fellows, with three current or former PhD students named Fellows-in-Residence and Graduate Fellows… - The annual Undergraduate Thesis Symposium was a resounding success
Last week (04/24) we hosted the annual Undergraduate Thesis Symposium, where 39 of our senior concentrators presented their research to peers, faculty, and junior concentrators… - Daniel Carpenter curates historic petitions for All the Voices in the House event
A dynamic group of spoken word artists will read and reinterpret powerful petitions from disenfranchised individuals seeking their rights in the 17th and 18th centuries… - Revealing research on how lawyers are shaping policy from the shadows published by Daniel Carpenter
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 18Students 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 LectureConservatism 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 StewartSteve 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 PodcastJeff 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 ScholarGovernment 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 ArticleThis 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 GazetteMichael 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 DiscourseEric 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 CommonsProfessor 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” SummitProf. 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 SellerTyranny 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 JournalRecently 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 StudiesDaniel 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 SemesterPlease email undergrad@gov.harvard.edu for further information….
- Professor Dustin Tingley’s New Book Featured on Harvard GazetteDustin 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 ScienceKenneth 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 AcademyTheda 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 FellowshipKatrina 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 AwardsProfessor 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 FellowsGovernment 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 APSADan 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 APSAEvery 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 InterviewPaul 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 DemocracyDanielle 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 AwardsThe 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 WinnersWe 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 PrizeGovernment 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 CenterProfessor 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 EthicsEric 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 StudiesSabrina 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 FellowsGovernment 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 DirectorDanielle 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 & SciencesOn 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 UndergraduatesTyler 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 JPIPEStephen 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 IndiaAkshay 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 GSASAlisha 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 AwardDaniel 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 GazetteThe 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 ResearchProfessors 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 UniversityHarvard 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 PrizeProfessor 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 researchProfessor 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 PrizeProfessor 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 CourtGovernment Department alumna, Ketanji Brown Jackson ’92, confirmed by Senate to join the Supreme Court…
- Taeku Lee Joins Faculty of Arts and Science – The Harvard GazetteTaeku Lee Joins Faculty of Arts and Science – The Harvard Gazette…
- The Roosevelt Project WebinarHosted 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 AwardDavid Lowry Pressly Receives the 2021 Leo Strauss Award…
- From bad to worse in Latin America – The Harvard Gazette featuring Prof. Alisha HollandFrom 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 SchoolHumanizing 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 AwardKosuke 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 AwardeeThe 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 grantPamela 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…
- Katrina Forrester co-edited a special section of Dissent magazineKatrina 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 CongressUpending 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 societyHarvard 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 CongressLibrary 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 ShakeelThe 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 officeNew 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”…
- Prof. Kosuke Imai’s project for the Harvard Data Science Initiative was one of three to receive an Alfred P. Sloan Foundation grantProf. 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 PhilosophyThe 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,…