Michael Sandel, the Anne T. and Robert M. Bass Professor of Government, recently gave a talk on the ethics of AI as part of the Harvard Dialogues initiative. His talk was featured in the Harvard Gazette: Will tech change what it means to be human? And does it matter?…
Professor Eric Beerbohm Named a Senior Adviser for Civil Discourse
Eric Beerbohm, Professor of Government and Director of the Edmond and Lily Safra Center for Ethics, has been named a senior adviser for civil discourse. You can read more about it here: https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2023/12/eric-beerbohm-named-senior-adviser-for-civil-discourse/…
An invitation to the GOV1008 student map exhibition tomorrow (11/27) in the Fisher Commons
Professor Chen’s GOV1008 – Introduction to GIS, will be hosting a student map gallery exhibition showcasing their final projects in progress. The exhibition will take place tomorrow at the CGIS Knafel building (1737 Cambridge St., Cambridge) in the Fisher Commons area on the first floor. The posters will be displayed from 10 a.m. to 5…
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 distinguished by excellence, reach, originality, and rigor. Membership in PBK is an honor bestowed on those whose coursework demonstrates not only high achievement, but also breadth of interest, depth of…
Government Prof. Latanya Sweeney in Conversation with President Obama at Berkman Klein/HLS “Future of the Internet” Summit
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….