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Andrew O’Donohue wins APSA Best Conference Paper Award for research on Democratic Backsliding in Turkey

Ph.D. Candidate Andrew O’Donohue has been granted the 2024 Best Conference Paper Award from the American Political Science Association’s (APSA) Law and Courts Section. O’Donohue was recognized for his paper, “Law versus Democracy: Minoritarian Courts, Audience Costs, and Democratic Backsliding in Turkey”, an in-depth study examining how judicial institutions may inadvertently contribute to democratic erosion….

Julio Solis Arce and Chengyu Fu Awarded Prestigious Traveling Fellowships for 2025–26

Julio Solis Arce and Chengyu Fu

We are pleased to announce that two Ph.D. candidates from the Department of Government, Julio Solis Arce and Chengyu Fu, have been awarded competitive traveling research fellowships for the 2025–26 academic year. Administered by the Committee on General Scholarships at the Harvard Kenneth C. Griffin Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (GSAS), these fellowships support…

Celebrating academic excellence at the 2025 Harvard Horizons Symposium

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On Tuesday, April 8th, members of the Harvard Department of Government gathered at the 2025 Harvard Horizons Symposium to support and celebrate one of our own, Ph.D. candidate Andrew O’Donohue. Organized by Harvard Griffin GSAS, this prestigious annual event highlights the remarkable research of the selected 2025 Harvard Horizons Scholars, chosen by the Harvard Horizons…

Spotlight on Indigenous Politics: Marco M. Aviña and Julio S. Solís Arce Awarded APSA Research Grant

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Ph.D. Candidates Marco M. Aviña and Julio S. Solís Arce have received the APSA Advancing Research Grants for Indigenous Politics. The grants are awarded to scholars dedicated to advancing understanding in Indigenous Studies, Indigenous Political Science, Sovereignty, Tribal Governance, and Native Studies, with grants ranging from $2,000 to $2,500. These funds will support diverse research…

Andrew O’Donohue selected to be a 2025 Harvard Horizons Scholar

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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, youth psychotherapies, human learning artificial intelligence, and more. The group forms the twelfth class of the Society of Horizons Scholars, a fellowship cohort that offers opportunities for long-lasting community, mentorship,…

António Câmara awarded the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship

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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 and supports outstanding graduate students who have demonstrated the potential to be high-achieving scientists and engineers, early in their careers. The program aims to ensure the quality, vitality, and diversity…

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 Government prize for the best dissertation on a topic of race, ethnicity/or migration and politics was awarded to Olivia Woldemikael for her dissertation, “The Local Consequences of Migration Policies in…

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 – as well as a number of our concentrators appointed as Undergraduate Fellows. Adriana Alfaro Altamirano – PhD alumni of the Department of Government – has been appointed a Fellow-in-Residence…

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…