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  1. Critical Mass: What Happens When Women Start to Rule the World- led by Jay Newton-Small

    Time: Thursday from February 19- April 16, 4:00-5:30pm Location: FDR, HKS In sociology, political science and economics studies abound on when the presence of women begins to have an impact. Almost across the board, if there’s less than 20% representation ...

  2. How Change is Effected: courts, legislation, grass roots- led by Martha Coakley

    Time: Thursdays from February 19- April 16, 4:00-5:30pm Location: L166, HKS Session #1: IS IT ENOUGH TO "BE THE CHANGE"? Introductions and preliminary discussions.  This discussion group will examine ways in which in recent history, important is ...

  3. Modernizing Our Democracy: The Political and Policy Implications of the Digital Age- led by Matt Lira

    Time: Wednesday from February 18- April 15, 4:00-5:30pm Location: FDR, HKS Week One: The Revolution Wasn’t Televised, How We Got from There to He re   During this week, we will set the stage for the semester. We will explore the transition from the era of ...

  4. Money in Politics: How the New Norms Affect Campaigns, Legislation, and Political Life- led by Senator Kay R. Hagan

    Time: Wednesdays from February 18- April 15, 4:00-5:30pm Location: L166, HKS Week One: Campaigning in a Post-Citizens United World Having just run and lost the most expensive Senate race in U.S. history with a total of $113 million spent on TV ads alone, ...

  5. The Joke is Mightier than the Sword- led by Bassem Youssef

    Study Group attendance was  determined by a lottery.  Study Group Description: The Arab Spring may have turned into a harsh winter. The hopes for a successful revolution might have been crashed. The dreams of a new tomorrow may have been shattered. But th ...

  6. Breaking Ground: Running as the “First” of your Community- led by Christine C. Quinn

    Time: Tuesdays from February 17- April 14, 4:00-5:30pm Location: L166, HKS Running for office and serving as an elected official is thrilling and rewarding, but it is never easy. Every election and government position has its own unique set of challenges, ...

  7. Politics: Up Close and Personal with Valerie Biden Owens

    Politics: Up Close and Personal / Valerie Biden Owens Valerie Biden Owens Thursdays 4:00-5:30pm  Littauer 166   Course Premise:  To borrow a phrase from the late storied political writer Richard Ben Cramer, this course is about “what it takes” to run a ca ...

  8. Who uses whom?...the co-dependent relationship of the media, politicians, entertainment and special interest groups with Phil Kent

    "Who uses whom?......the co-dependent relationship of the news media, Hollywood, politicians and special interest groups Phil Kent Wednesdays 4:00-5:30pm FDR    The goal of this study group will be to explore the intersection of news, entertainment a ...

  9. Leading and Governing in the Political Arena with Governor Christine Gregoire

    Leading and Governing in the Political Arena A Study Group led by IOP Fellow, Governor Christine Gregoire Tuesdays 4:00-5:30pm L166 Session # 1 September 23: Running for Office and Then What          We will discuss making the decision to run for office, ...

  10. Can Congressional Bi-Partisanship be Rejuvenated? with Frank Fahrenkopf

    Can Congressional Bi-Partisanship be Rejuvenated?  Frank Fahrenkopf Thursdays 4:00-5:30pm FDR September 25, 2014 – Introduction and Overview During this session, we will give an overview of the study group focusing on the challenges and possibilities of r ...

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