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 CGIS South building (1730 Cambridge St., Cambridge) on Thursday, April 18th, from 3 to 5 pm. The presentations will cover topics such as hazards, vulnerability, resilience, and communities. We welcome…
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 considered in his Vik-Bailey lecture on March 21. Harvey, who retired from teaching last year but remains part of the department as a researcher, devoted more than six decades to…
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 book, “Tyranny of the Minority,” co-authored with Daniel Ziblatt, Eaton Professor of the Science of Government….
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 more and listen to the podcast here: https://econofact.org/podcast/people-communities-and-economic-changes…
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 the University of Cambridge….
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 Mansfield’s great achievements during his 61 year tenure as a Harvard professor. You can read more here….
Karen Kaletka
Manager of Undergraduate Studies I have worked in the Government Department for 18 years, 15 of which have been in my current position overseeing the undergraduate program. I love working with our incredible undergraduates as an adviser and guide, and seeing them grow during their time as concentrators. Our department, and Harvard in general, is…
Regulating Location Incentives
Brian Highsmith Graduate Student, American Politics This forthcoming law journal article explores how the development of American antitrust law was shaped by popular concerns about the consequences of unregulated inter-jurisdictional competition for mobile corporate capital—focusing on (1) the lavish local subsidies demanded by private railroad companies during the late 19th century, and (2) tax competition…
Persecuted Minorities and Defensive Cooperation: Contributions to Public Goods by Hindus and Muslims in Delhi
Melani Cammett Faculty, Comparative Politics How does intergroup inequality, specifically minority experiences of persecution, affect contributions to local public goods? Based on an original survey experiment and qualitative research in slums in Delhi, we examine how Hindus and Muslims respond to social norms around promoting cooperation on community sanitation. Mainstream theories of development predict greater…
Stephanie Ternullo
Assistant Professor of Government My research focuses on the relationship between place, politics, and political identity. Before coming to the Government Department, I developed my first book project on this topic as a PhD student in a Sociology Department – during the 2020 presidential election, I conducted a qualitative, comparative study of three White, postindustrial…