Tag: Daniel Ziblatt
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Taking aim at global solutions
Panels examine challenges ahead: riven democracies, biomedical advances, raging inequity, climate change, harnessing AI, role of academy.
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‘Tyranny of the Minority’ warns Constitution is dangerously outdated
In “Tyranny of the Minority,” Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt call for reforms in face of “radicalized” elements in GOP.
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Concern over storming of the Capitol
In a stunning display, violent insurgents who support President Donald Trump briefly occupied the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, disrupting its work on certifying the presidential election. Harvard faculty reacted critically, and President Larry Bacow said the rioters “assaulted the democratic process.”
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‘Will progressives and moderates feud while America burns?’
E.J. Dionne explains how progressives and moderates can come together against the “threat to basic democratic values” posed by the Trump presidency.
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Impeachment: What this means, where this leads
To gain a better understanding of the issues in play following the House impeachment of President Donald Trump, the Gazette asked Harvard faculty and affiliates in history, law, politics, government, psychology, and media to offer their thoughts.
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On the road to impeachment?
Harvard faculty react to the opening of an impeachment inquiry into President Trump by the House of Representatives and discuss what it may mean for the country.
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‘A very, very dangerous moment in our country’s history’
Author Daniel Ziblatt analyzes the worldwide movement toward autocracy and concludes American democracy is safe — for now.
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Ziblatt receives Wilson Foundation Award
Daniel Ziblatt, Eaton Professor of the Science of Government, has been chosen as the recipient of the Woodrow Wilson Foundation Award, a top accolade in political science, for his book “Conservative Parties and the Birth of Democracy.”
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The big squeeze on American democracy
Political polarization has risen dangerously high in the United States over issues involving race, religion, and culture, two Harvard authors say. The trend could threaten democracy itself.
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The rocky road to democracy
When European conservatives accept the Democratic system, stability tends to ensue, author Daniel Ziblatt says.
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‘Desperate but not hopeless times’
A Europe showing cracks in its unity now adds worries about U.S. ties to its concerns, analysts tell a Harvard panel.
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An EU outflanked, endangered
Harvard analysts discuss the security, political, and economic ramifications of the Brussels terrorist attacks on the European Union.
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Political science, in his marrow
Using history as a lens to predict future political trends has been the focus of Daniel Ziblatt’s career and informs his work as an educator, researcher, and author.
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The return of the murals
Adolphus Busch Hall, once home to the Harvard Art Museums/Busch-Reisinger Museum, is amid a major renovation. Recently completed work includes restoration of two once-controversial artworks critical of fascism.