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2017 Apr 27

James Campbell - Polarized: Making Sense of a Divided America

2:00pm to 4:00pm
Location:
K262 CGIS Knafel Building, 1737 Cambridge St.
Please join us for the CAPS Seminar with James Campbell, who will be speaking about his latest book, Polarized: Making Sense of a Divided America.
James E. Campbell is a UB Distinguished Professor of Political Science at the University at Buffalo, SUNY. He is the author of four university press books and more than 80 journal articles and book chapters. His most recent book is Polarized: Making Sense of a Divided America (Princeton University Press). The second edition of his book … Read more about James Campbell - Polarized: Making Sense of a Divided America
2017 Apr 06

Artist talk & reception with Oscar Palacio and Robin Kelsey

4:30pm to 5:30pm
Location:
K262 CGIS Kanfel Building, 1737 Cambridge St.
Please join us for a talk with artist Oscar Palacio and Robin Kelsey, in conjunction with Palacio's exhibition, American History, Re-Visited, currently on view at the Center for American Political Studies. This talk will be followed by a reception at 5:30 on the 4th floor of CGIS Knafel, where Palacio's work is on exhibit.
Robin Kelsey is Dean of… Read more about Artist talk & reception with Oscar Palacio and Robin Kelsey
2017 Mar 31

Political Analytics 2017 - March, 31st

(All day)
Location:
CGIS South Building, 1730 Cambridge St., Cambridge, MA 02138
Video of this event is available HERE.
Political Analytics 2017 is a one-day conference at Harvard University featuring top minds from media, politics, and academics. We are starting an exciting conversation about the growing role of data and analytics in determining the winners and losers in politics. This unique event will highlight and showcase how emerging forms of analytics are changing the way we understand politics in the 21st century.
Speakers include:
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2016 Nov 10

Post-Election Roundup with Bill Kristol, William Galston, and commentator Susan Shell

Registration Closed 4:00pm to 8:00pm
Location:
Tsai Auditorium, CGIS South Building, 1730 Cambridge St.
Please join CAPS and the Program on Constitutional Government for a Post-Election Roundup discussion with Bill Kristol and William Galston, commentator Susan Shell, moderated by Harvey Mansfield.
Bill Kristol and William Galston will be meeting on this occasion for the thirteenth time in their much anticipated biennial debate, offering the perspectives of two political philosophers who are participants and shrewd observers, both of them experts gifted with what might be called… Read more about Post-Election Roundup with Bill Kristol, William Galston, and commentator Susan Shell
2016 Nov 07

Michael Dukakis

12:30pm to 2:00pm
Location:
Belfer Case Study Room (S020), CGIS South Building, 1730 Cambridge St.
The 2016 Presidential Election: What's at Stake?
A conversation with Michael Dukakis, presented by the Program on U.S. - Japan Relations, Weatherhead Center for International Affairs at Harvard University. Co-sponosored by the Center for American Political Studies (CAPS).
Michael Dukakis
Distinguished Professor of Political Science, Northeastern University; Democratic Party Nominee for the President of… Read more about Michael Dukakis
2016 Nov 02

CAPS Seminar with Christopher Beneke

6:30pm to 7:30pm
Location:
K262, CGIS Knafel Building, 1737 Cambridge St.
Civil Evasions: Slavery, the Founders, and Rules of Religious Tolerance
Join us for the CAPS Seminar with Christopher Beneke as he presents his talk, "Civil Evasions: Slavery, the Founders, and Rules of Religious Tolerance."
This talk is free and open to the public.
Chris Beneke is associate professor of History at Bentley University. He is the author of Beyond Toleration: The Religious Origins of American Pluralism (Oxford, 2006), and co-editor of The First Prejudice: Religious Tolerance and Religious Intolerance in Early… Read more about CAPS Seminar with Christopher Beneke
2016 Oct 27

Pre-Election Panel with Jill Lepore, Morris Fiorina, and Steve Ansolabehere

4:00pm to 6:00pm
Location:
K262, CGIS Knafel Building, 1737 Cambridge St.
Please join CAPS for a Pre-Election Panel discussion with Jill Lepore and Morris Fiorina led by CAPS Faculty Director Stephen Ansolabehere on the upcoming U.S. presidential election.
Jill Lepore is the David Woods Kemper ’41 Professor of American History at Harvard University. She is also a staff writer at The New Yorker. A prize-winning professor, she teaches classes in evidence, historical methods, humanistic inquiry, and American history. Much of her scholarship explores absences and asymmetries in the historical record, with a particular emphasis on the… Read more about Pre-Election Panel with Jill Lepore, Morris Fiorina, and Steve Ansolabehere
2016 Sep 30

PCG Lunchtime Seminar: Jeb Bush

12:00pm to 2:00pm
Location:
Belfer Case Study Room, S020, CGIS South Building, 1730 Cambridge St.
The Program on Constitutional Government presents a talk with Jeb Bush on "Conservative Policy Solutions for 21st Century Problems." Jeb Bush was a Republican presidential candidate in the 2016 election, and the 43rd Governor of Florida from 1999-2007.

Please rsvp to pcg@gov.harvard.edu. Seating is limited.
2016 Apr 15

Sexual Harassment and the Evolving Civil Rights State

2:00pm to 4:00pm
Location:
Room K450, CGIS Knafel Building, 1737 Cambridge Street
Please join us for the CAPS Seminar with Shep Melnick as he presents a chapter from his upcoming book, "Sexual Harassment and the Evolving Civil Rights State." The chapter is available for download here.

Shep Melnick is the Thomas P. O’Neill, Jr. Professor of American Politics at Boston College. He teaches a variety of courses on American politics, including Courts and Public… Read more about Sexual Harassment and the Evolving Civil Rights State
2016 Apr 01

Political Analytics Conference 2016

10:00am to 5:30pm
Location:
Tsai Auditorium, CGIS South Building, 1730 Cambridge Street*
*This event has concluded, to see video of the conference please click here.*
The 21st century has seen a rapid influx of big data, computation, and analytical reasoning transform almost every walk of life. 2016 promises to be the year when data analysis reaches new levels of domination in the election cycle. We invite you to explore the big questions with speakers who live at the heart of political analytics.… Read more about Political Analytics Conference 2016

Past Events

James Campbell - Polarized: Making Sense of a Divided America

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Artist talk & reception with Oscar Palacio and Robin Kelsey

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Political Analytics 2017 - March, 31st

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Post-Election Roundup with Bill Kristol, William Galston, and commentator Susan Shell

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Michael Dukakis

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CAPS Seminar with Christopher Beneke

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Pre-Election Panel with Jill Lepore, Morris Fiorina, and Steve Ansolabehere

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PCG Lunchtime Seminar: Jeb Bush

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Sexual Harassment and the Evolving Civil Rights State

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Political Analytics Conference 2016

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