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…
Asia Stewart ’18 named as a 2017 APSA Ralph Bunche Summer Institute (RBSI) Scholar.
Asia Stewart ’18 has been named as a 2017 APSA Ralph Bunche Summer Institute (RBSI) Scholar. Congratulations! The Ralph Bunche Summer Institute (RBSI), now in its 31st year, is an annual, intensive five-week program held at Duke University. It is designed to introduce to the world of doctoral study in political science those undergraduate students from under-represented…
PhD Alumni Newsletter 01-03-17
https://gov.harvard.edu/sites/hwpi.harvard.edu/files/gov/files/alumni_newsletter_01-03-17.pdf?m=1485286577…
‘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…
One Scholar On Similarities, Substantial Differences Between Trump And Hitler
http://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2016/12/07/trump-hitler-comparisons Even before the election, critics had been drawing comparisons between Donald Trump and Adolf Hitler. They’ve pointed to Trump’s promise to ban Muslims, deport millions of immigrants, crack down on the press and “make America great again.” Here & Now‘s Jeremy Hobson talks with Daniel Ziblatt (@dziblatt), professor of government at Harvard University and author of…
‘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…
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…