"Cities in the Statehouse: How Local Governments Use Lobbyists to Secure State Funding" Julia Payson, Assistant Professor of Politics, NYU
Abstract: What happens when local governments hire lobbyists? Although intergovernmental lobbying is common in the U.S. and other federal systems, we know little about its consequences. Using newly compiled data on state-level lobbying across the country, I establish a positive association between city lobbying and state funding. I...
The Program on Constitutional Government (PCG) Lunchtime Seminar presents:
"The Development Narrative Versus the Bias Narrative: Persistent Racial Inequality in the 2ast Century" Glenn Loury, Merton P. Stoltz Professor of the Social Sciences, Brown University John McWhorter, Associate Professor of English and Comparative Literature, Columbia University
The Program on Constitutional Government (PCG) Lunchtime Seminar presents:
"From Opportunity to Stereotypes: The Transformation of Title IX" R. Shep Melnick, Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr., Professor of American Politics, Boston College
The Program on Constitutional Government at Harvard University is directed...
"Why Has Title IX Become So Controversial?" R. Shep Melnick, Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr., Professor of American Politics, Boston College
Abstract: The original objective of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 was to provide equal educational opportunity to women and girls. As the doors of...
The January 2018 poll by the Center for American Political Studies at Harvard (CAPS) and The Harris Poll looks at public opinion on the state of the country and the President’s policy proposals ahead of the upcoming State of the Union address.
Poll features topical deep dives on capitalism in America, marijuana legalization, tax reform, immigration, and the Special Counsel’s Russia probe.
The twelfth CAPS – Harris poll, released on Friday, January 19, looks at the state of key public issues ahead of the...
If you are a Harvard undergraduate, you are invited to sign up for the CAPS sponsored Thesis Writing Workshop- link to register is at the bottom of the page:
The December 2017 poll by the Center for American Political Studies at Harvard (CAPS) and The Harris Poll looks at public opinion on sexual harassment, tax reform, a possible government shutdown, and the Special Counsel’s Russia probe.
The eleventh CAPS – Harris poll, released on Wednesday, December 13, shows that sexual harassment is a major problem in workplaces across the country, with 70% of respondents saying that they have seen or experienced sexual harassment at work.
Over 4 in 10 women experiencing sexual harassment...
The December 2017 poll by the Center for American Political Studies at Harvard (CAPS) and The Harris Poll looks at public opinion on sexual harassment, tax reform, a possible government shutdown, and the Special Counsel’s Russia probe.
The eleventh CAPS – Harris poll, released on Wednesday, December 13, shows that sexual harassment is a major problem in workplaces across the country, with 70% of respondents saying that they have seen or experienced sexual harassment at work.
Over 4 in 10 women experiencing sexual harassment...
The Program on Constitutional Government (PCG) is pleased to present a seminar talk with Jack Goldsmith on "The Digital Cold War: The Failure of US Cybersecurity Strategies."
Jack Goldsmith is Henry L. Shattuck Professor of Law at Harvard University. He is the author, most recently, of The Terror Presidency: Law and Judgment Inside The Bush Administration (W.W. Norton 2007), as well as of other books and articles on many topics related to terrorism, national security,...
Please join us on Nov. 29 for the following talk by Jamila Michener, Asst. Professor of Government, Cornell University:
"The Racialized Politics of Poverty in the American States"
This talk is part of the American Politics Speaker Series, organized by Prof. Jon Rogowski and sponsored by the Harvard Department of Government and the Center for American Political Studies (CAPS). This event is free and open to the...
