Check out the coverage in the Harvard Gazette on Dan Carpenter and Brian Libgober: Lawyers reap big profits lobbying Government regulators under the radar….
Skocpol and Newman and their new book, “Rust Belt Union Blues,” featured in the Harvard Gazette
Theda Skocpol, Victor S. Thomas Professor of Government and Sociology, and former faculty director of CAPS, and Lainey Newman, former CAPS undergraduate fellow, are co-authors of the newly released, “Rust Belt Union Blues: Why Working-Class Voters are Turning Away from the Democratic Party.” Read all about it in the Harvard Gazette story….
Harvey Mansfield Celebration video
On Friday, Oct. 20, the Harvard Government department hosted a “Celebration of Harvey Mansfield” in recognition of his recent retirement from teaching. This event was co-sponsored by CAPS and the Program on Constitutional Government at Harvard. Link to event video….
CAPS Affiliates News Roundup
CAPS periodically compiles roundups of our affiliates recent publications, awards, and news. Please check out the Fall 2023 update below. Marco M. AviñaPublications: “Outgroup Bias and the Unacceptability of Tax Fraud.” (with Vincent Arel-Bundock, André Blais, Rita de la Feria, and Allison Harell). Forthcoming, Political Studies Review; “Jobs and Punishment: Public Opinion on Leniency for White-Collar Crime.” (with…
Levitsky and Ziblatt featured in the Harvard Gazette on their new book, Tyranny of the Minority
CAPS affiliates Steven Levitsky, David Rockefeller Professor of Latin American Studies, and Daniel Ziblatt, Eaton Professor of the Science of Government, were featured in the Harvard Gazette to discuss their new book “Tyranny of the Minority” and the issues facing the current Constitution. Join us on Oct. 11th to hear Professors Levitsky and Ziblatt discuss their…
Dan Carpenter receives John Gaus Award
Congratulation to former CAPS Faculty Director (and current affiliate) Dan Carpenter on being selected to receive the John Gaus Award from the American Political Science Association (APSA)! The award honors a lifetime of exemplary scholarship in the joint tradition of political science and public administration. Prof. Carpenter will deliver the Gaus Lecture at the 2023 APSA…
Claudine Gay named 30th President of Harvard
Congratulations to Claudine Gay, longtime affiliate of the Center for American Political Studies, on being named the 30th president of Harvard University! Gay, currently the Edgerley Family Dean of Harvard’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS), will assume the presidency on July 1, 2023. You can read more about Dean Gay and her many accomplishments…
CAPS Undergrad Fellow Selected as Rhodes Scholar
Congratulations to 2022 CAPS Undergraduate Fellow Amisha Kambath on being named a 2023 U.S. Rhodes Scholar! Read about Amisha’s planned studies at the University of Oxford in the Harvard Gazette….
CAPS affiliates awarded 2021 Herbert Kaufman Award
CAPS affiliates Dan Carpenter (former CAPS Faculty Director), Angelo Dagonel, Devin Judge-Lord, Christopher Kenny, and Jacob Waggoner and their co-authors Brian Libgober, Steve Rashin and Susan Webb Yackee, had their working paper, “Inequality in Administrative Democracy: Large-Sample Evidence from American Financial Regulation”selected as the winner of the 2021 Herbert Kaufman Award for best paper presented at the 2021 APSA Annual Conference. Congratulations to…
Harvey Mansfield at 90: A Conference on Major Themes of His Work
In recognition of his important contributions to our understanding of thinkers including Niccoló Machiavelli and Alexis de Tocqueville and on subjects such as political parties, liberalism, conservatism, and American constitutionalism, the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) and the Foundation for Constitutional Government are hosting a conference in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, July 6 celebrating Harvey Mansfield. The panels will feature former students…