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Daniel Ziblatt

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E.J. Dionne typing in his office.

‘Will progressives and moderates feud while America burns?’

Washington Post columnist E.J. Dionne outlines a path forward in his new book ‘Code Red’

World|

DateMarch 18, 2020

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi holds the gavel.

Impeachment: What this means, where this leads

Harvard experts ponder some of the toughest questions in play for the presidency, Congress, public

World|

DateDecember 18, 2019December 19, 2019

Nancy Pelosi

On the road to impeachment?

Harvard legal and political experts explore the thorny legal and political implications of trying to unseat Trump

World|

DateSeptember 25, 2019September 27, 2019

Daniel Ziblatt portrait

‘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

World|

DateMarch 25, 2019

Daniel Ziblatt

Ziblatt receives Wilson Foundation Award

The 14th Weatherhead faculty associate to receive award since 1958

News|

DateJuly 30, 2018August 7, 2018

Steven Levitsky (left) and Daniel Ziblatt, Harvard professors and authors of “How Democracies Die,” believe the polarization in the U.S. over issues involving race, religion, and culture could threaten democracy.

The big squeeze on American democracy

Political polarization has risen dangerously high over race, religion, and culture, authors say

World|

DateJanuary 29, 2018January 26, 2018

"While my book is entirely historical, readers have told me that it is a parable for today’s crises of democracy," said Professor of Government Daniel Ziblatt when discussing “Conservative Parties and the Birth of Democracy.”

The rocky road to democracy

When European conservatives accept that system, stability tends to ensue, author says

World|

DateApril 20, 2017April 21, 2017

Daniel Ziblatt (left), professor of government and resident faculty member at CES, spoke on the rise of nationalism in the Western world. “A well-organized constitutional right is able to contain the far right within its ranks,” said Ziblatt. Also on the panel was Wolfgang Merkel, director of the Democracy and Democratization Research Unit, Berlin Social Center.

‘Desperate but not hopeless times’

A Europe showing cracks in its unity now worries about U.S. ties, analysts say

World|

DateNovember 16, 2016March 4, 2019

Following Tuesday's bombings, security forces patrol the area in front of the European Commission building in Brussels. Analysts said the attacks expose serious flaws in the effectiveness of the European Union’s security and intelligence agencies.

An EU outflanked, endangered

Major, rapid shifts needed to track well-trained terrorists across national lines, analysts say

World|

DateMarch 25, 2016March 7, 2019

Political science, in his marrow

Using history as lens to explore how events occurred, what's next

Campus|

DateApril 5, 2012April 20, 2017

Restoring the building to its original state and treating the hall itself as a work of art are major goals of the revitalization effort, said museum officials, who hope to promote the continued use of the space as a teaching tool for researchers, scholars, and students, as well as a concert hall for its famous Flentrop organ.

The return of the murals

Adolphus Busch Hall re-creating much of its long-hidden splendor

Arts|

DateMarch 8, 2012May 17, 2019