Category: Department News

Dept of Government at Harvard Office

‘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/…

Susan Pharr wins the 2016 Japan Foundation Award

Susan Pharr  is to receive the Japan Foundation Award for 2016, which recognizes individuals who through their artistic contribution or scholarship, along with their  work in promoting intellectual and cultural exchanges,  contribute to building ties between Japan and the rest of the world. Previous awardees include Senator William Fulbright, originator of the Fulbright Program;  Boston…