There will not be a study group this week. 

Introductory Remarks by
David T. Ellwood
Director, Malcolm Wiener Center for Social Policy

A Conversation with
Atul Gawande
Director, Ariadne Labs
Samuel O. Thier Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School
Cristine Russell (Moderator)
Science Journalist
Senior Fellow, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs

Platforms, Networks, and New Power: Technology's Impact on Politics, Policy, and Elections

Join Andrew Noyes, Head of Communications for JUST and former spokesperson for Uber, Facebook, and Brigade, for a discussion about the challenges of managing crisis communications for disruptive companies, the difference between the DC and Silicon Valley press, and his path from Capitol Hill reporter to public relations professional.

Guest: Andrew Noyes, Head of Communications for JUST and former spokesperson for Uber, Facebook, and Brigade

This session has been re-scheduled for Wednesday, April 11th. 

Are We Still in This Together? The Death of Parties, the Rise of Tribalism in American Politics and What It Portends for Our Future

George Washington warned us: “…[political parties] may now and then answer popular ends, they are likely in the course of time and things, to become potent engines, by which cunning, ambitious, and unprincipled men will be enabled to subvert the power of the people and to usurp for themselves the reins of government, destroying afterwards the very engines which have lifted them to unjust dominion." Scott Jennings will host former RNC Chief of Staff Mike Shields and former DNC Chief Executive Officer Amy Dacey to explore the weaknesses in the two-party system today.

Guests: Mike Shields, former RNC Chief of Staff, and Amy Dacey, former DNC Chief Executive Officer

Keynote Speech by
Martha Raddatz
Chief Global Affairs Correspondent, ABC News
Co-Anchor, This Week with George Stephanopoulos
Nicco Mele (Moderator)
Lecturer in Public Policy, HKS
Director, Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics, and Public Policy, HKS

The Art of the Political Revolution: Millennials, Progressives and the Future of the Democratic Party

The coalitions working within and adjacent to the Democratic Party apparatus are in many ways driving the conversation (mainly because many of them have birthed powerful movements). In this week's study group, Symone will sit down with Sam Sinyangwe and Alencia Johnson to discuss the intersection of three specific coalitions that work with and adjacent to the Democratic Party: millennials of color, black women, and social justice activists. How are these groups creating movements and driving the progressive conversation forward? Guests will also share their personal stories about navigating among coalitions across the political left.

Guests: Sam Sinyangwe, policy analyst and founder of Campaign Zero and Mapping Police Violence, and Alencia Johnson, Director of Constituency Communications at Planned Parenthood

Beyond The Campaign Tactics: The Intersection of Politics and Policy

Rallies, paid advertising, debates and staged events help make the case for policies in an election. Immense planning and preparation go into these tactics. Rallies were a major element of President Trump’s campaign. Debates have been turning points in presidential elections, perhaps most notably in the 2000 campaign between Vice President Al Gore and Texas Governor George W. Bush.

Guests: David Bossie, President of Citizens United and former Deputy Campaign Manager of the Trump-Pence campaign, and Neil Patel, Co-founder, Daily Caller, and former Chief Policy Advisor to Vice President Dick Cheney. 

Join us for a student reception for new IOP Director Mark Gearan.

Katie Packer Beeson
Founding Partner, Burning Glass Consulting
Deputy Campaign Manager, Romney for President Campaign (2012)
Lina Esco
Activist and Actress, S.W.A.T., KINGDOM, Free The Nipple
Jane Mansbridge
Charles F. Adams Professor of Political Leadership and Democratic Values, Harvard Kennedy School
Author, Why We Lost the ERA
Johanna Maska
CEO, Global Situation Room
Director of Press Advance, President Barack Obama Campaign and White House (2007-2015)
Victoria A. Budson (Moderator)
Founder & Executive Director, Women and Public Policy Program (WAPPP), Harvard Kennedy School
Chairperson, Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Women (2011-2016)

The Politics of Globalization: How Trade Became a Four-Letter Word

There will not be a study group this week. 
 

Join the Harvard Political Union for a conversation with British Consul General Harriet Cross at the British Consulate in Boston!

Cross has been a diplomat for over 20 years, and served as Deputy Ambassador at the British Embassy in Yemen before organizing its evacuation. Earlier in her career, she served at the British Embassy in Morocco and at the UK Mission to the United Nations in New York City.

We'll depart Harvard at 2:15 by T and get back around 4:30. The event itself is 3-4. Please sign up here as we need to send the names to the British Consulate in advance.