Tag: Politics
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Rule of Law, Misrule of Men
Elaine Scarry, Walter M. Cabot Professor of Aesthetics and the General Theory of Value, confronts the Bush administration’s legislative crimes, and calls for prosecutorial action to restore democracy.
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Doubting Thomas nation
Why aren’t you listening? Scientists discuss the difficulty of transferring scientific consensus to the public.
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The golden ruling
“In Brown’s Wake,” the new book by Harvard Law School Dean Martha Minow, tackles the legacy of the landmark Supreme Court ruling Brown v. Board of Education.
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‘From Harvard Square to the Oval Office’ open for applications
“From Harvard Square to the Oval Office” is now accepting applications. The program, run by the Women and Public Policy Program at Harvard Kennedy School, is open to all Harvard University graduate students, including international students.
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Weatherhead Center welcomes 2010-11 fellows
The Fellows Program of the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs welcomed a new group of fellows. The fellows include senior diplomats, military officers, politicians, journalists, international civil servants, officials from nongovernmental organizations, and business leaders from around the world.
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IOP welcomes Gordon Brown as visiting fellow
Harvard Kennedy School’s Institute of Politics welcomes former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown as a visiting fellow.
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Ash Center welcomes 2010-11 student and executive fellows
The Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation at the Harvard Kennedy School announced its 2010-11 student and executive fellows for the 2010-11 academic year.
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Excellence honored
The American Political Science Association has recognized three Harvard affiliates for excellence in the study, teaching, and practice of politics.
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Harvard’s Institute of Politics announces fall fellows
Six individuals have been selected for fall resident fellowships at the Harvard Kennedy School’s Institute of Politics.
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Craig R. McCoy wins 2010 I.F. Stone Medal for Journalistic Independence
Craig R. McCoy, an investigative reporter at the Philadelphia Inquirer, has won the 2010 I.F. Stone Medal for Journalistic Independence.
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Out of Africa
Harvard Africa Focus opens series of panels, lectures, and performances highlighting the continent’s life and culture.
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Climbing the Bookshelves: The Autobiography of Shirley Williams
With vivid writing on her stories and colorful past, Williams offers an autobiography to make lazy folks blush. Professor emeritus at the Kennedy School, this lifelong lady of politics has done it all, and it’s all here.
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Not afraid to switch focus
IT technician Jeff Mayes tries and masters new fields, from computers to photography.
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Journey to D.C.
Harvard Kennedy School graduate Sam Sanders ’09 writes about his experience as a public policy student and the road that led him to National Public Radio.
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Unlocking the Power of Networks: Keys to High-Performance Government
Goldsmith and Kettl edit a posse of policy practitioners who argue for network-driven government practices. Presenting case studies from across the nation, these authors reveal how work gets done when forces join together.
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A Constitution of Many Minds: Why the Founding Document Doesn’t Mean What It Meant Before
Sunstein breaks down the Constitution by looking at the diverse ways and methods it is interpreted. A heady book on America’s revered — and debated — political blueprint.
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Why One Vote Matters in the Senate
Is this a healthy and expected consequence of Congressional politics? What might this say about how partisan politics has evolved? Is there a historical precedent that we might compare this to?
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On Rumors
Rumors affect political outcomes, tarnish reputations, even ruin lives. Cass R. Sunstein delivers this treatise on how misinformation is easily accepted and rapidly spread, and how, in the Internet age, some stories can’t be undone.
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Shorenstein Center announces its fall fellows
The Joan Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics and Public Policy, located at Harvard’s John F. Kennedy School of Government, has announced its fall fellows.
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Justice for all
Michael Sandel, the Anne T. and Robert M. Bass Professor of Government, has authored a new book unpacking today’s most prevailing political and ethical quandaries.
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Firm allies, past and present
In a rare double ambassadorial appearance to Harvard, moderated by Graham Allison, ambassadors Han Duck-soo of South Korea and Kathleen Stephens of the United States reflect on the U.S.-South alliance, and what might put it at risk.
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Sharing ‘Justice’ with the world
Harvard University has teamed up with WGBH Boston to produce a new television series and interactive Web site that will take viewers inside one of the University’s most popular courses. “Justice” will premiere on public television stations nationwide in mid-September.
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The Origins of Canadian and American Political Differences
Guns, government, same-sex marriage — the U.S. and Canada couldn’t be more dissimilar. Kaufman explores the history and culture of the two lands and asks why Canada is so close, yet so far away.
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IOP’s resident, visiting fellows for fall
The Harvard Kennedy School Institute of Politics (IOP) recently announced its six resident fellows and three visiting fellows for the fall semester.
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Shorenstein Center announces Rosenthal Writer-in-Residence Program
The Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics and Public Policy has created a new program for writers, named in honor of A.M. Rosenthal.
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Bhat and Holland named Fisher Prize winners
The Committee of the Howard T. Fisher Prize in Geographical Information Science (GIS) has announced that Harvard College senior Shubha Lakshmi Bhat and Alisha Holland, a Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Government, are the 2008-09 recipients of the Howard T. Fisher Prize in Geographical Information Science.
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Ernest May, Harvard professor and eminent historian of international relations, dies at 80
Ernest May, a renowned historian of international relations and foreign policy and professor of history at Harvard University, died on June 1 at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston from complications following surgery, according to his family. He was 80.