By Theda Skocpol, James Madison Lecture | American Political Science Association, September 6, 2024 I am greatly honored by receipt of the James Madison Award and thankful for this opportunity to engage with so many thoughtful colleagues. From the moment I was notified, I realized the Award is not just a passive honor; it requires…Continue Reading Rising threats to US Democracy – Roots and Responses
By Jill Lepore, The New Yorker, November 4, 2024 “Jacob Javits of New York is the first United States senator to become fully automated,” the Chicago Tribune announced in 1962 from the Republican state convention in Buffalo, where an electronic Javits spat out slips of paper with answers to questions about everything from Cuba’s missiles (“a serious…Continue Reading The Artificial State
By Christy DeSmith, Harvard Gazette, November 1, 2024 With another presidential election at America’s doorstep, Lawrence D. Bobo, the dean of Social Science, last week gathered four of his division’s faculty members — Mina Cikara, Jill Lepore, Eric Nelson, and Theda Skocpol — to discuss the state of the U.S. political system. “We don’t have enough…Continue Reading Social Science faculty lend insight, analysis ahead of election
