Yue “Iza” Ding’s dissertation, Invisible Sky, Visible State: Environmental Governance and Political Support in China, has been selected for the Best Dissertation Award of the Section on Urban and Local Politics of the American Political Science Association. …
Why liberal democracy only dies when conservatives help – The Washington Post / Wonkblog – an article featuring Professor Daniel Ziblatt
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2017/05/17/why-liberal-democracy-only-dies-when-conservatives-help/?utm_term=.c9f893f7786b&wpisrc=nl_wonk&wpmm=1…
American Exceptionalism Isn’t a Modern Idea by Paul Peterson in the Wall Street Journal
American Exceptionalism Isn’t a Modern Idea Alexis de Tocqueville concluded in the 1830s: “The situation of the Americans is entirely exceptional, and it may be believed that no democratic people will ever be put in the same situation.” https://gov.harvard.edu/sites/hwpi.harvard.edu/files/gov/files/05_02_17_wsj_american_exceptionalism_isnt_a_modern_idea.pdf?m=1493997482…
PhD student, Jinyan Zang is a 2017 Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowship recipient
https://www.pdsoros.org/meet-the-fellows/jinyan-zang…
Danielle Allen Discovers New Copy of Declaration of Independence in British Archive (New York Times)
A New Parchment Declaration of Independence Surfaces. Head-Scratching Ensues. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/21/arts/a-new-parchment-declaration-of-i……
Torben Iversen has been elected into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
The American Academy of Arts and Sciences Elects 228 National and International Scholars, Artists, Philanthropists, and Business Leaders https://www.amacad.org/content/news/pressReleases.aspx?pr=20274…
‘What happens next? A tour of social scientists’ predictions for the Trump presidency’ Brookings – article by Jennifer L. Hochschild
https://www.brookings.edu/blog/fixgov/2017/01/06/tour-of-trump-predictions/…
One Scholar On Similarities, Substantial Differences Between Trump And Hitler / NPR Here & Now
Here & Now‘s Jeremy Hobson talks with Daniel Ziblatt (@dziblatt), professor of government at Harvard University and author of the forthcoming book “Conservative Parties and the Birth of Modern Democracy in Europe,” about Hitler’s rise to power in 1930s Germany, and whether the comparisons between Trump and Hitler are fair or unnecessarily inflammatory. http://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2016/12/07/trump-hitler-comparisons…
‘Desperate but not hopeless times’ Harvard Gazette article
http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2016/11/desperate-but-not-hopeless… A Europe showing cracks in its unity now worries about U.S. ties, analysts say…
‘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…