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  1. A Conversation with The Honorable Tarja Halonen

    The Honorable Tarja Halonen Angelopoulos Global Public Leaders Fellow President of Finland  (2000-2012)            David T. Ellwood (moderator) Scott M. Black Professor of Political Economy Dean, Harvard Kennedy School   The Honorable Tarja HalonenAngelop ...

  2. Women in Power: The Impact of “Critical Mass”

    Jeanne Shaheen United States Senator, New Hampshire Fernande "Nan" R.V. Duffly Associate Justice, Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Amy W. Schulman Senior Lecturer of Business Administration, Harvard Business School Jay Newton-Small (moderato ...

  3. 50 Years after the Voting Rights Act: Strategies for Moving Forward

    A panel discussion with Robert C. "Bobby" Scott House of Representatives (D-VA) Penda D. Hair Co-founder and Co-Director, Advancement Project Alex Keyssar Matthew W. Stirling Jr. Professor of History and Social Policy, Harvard Kennedy School Co- ...

  4. Tunisia: A Start-up Democracy

    A public address by The Honorable Mehdi Jomaa Prime Minister of Tunisia (2014- 2015) A public address byThe Honorable Mehdi JomaaPrime Minister of Tunisia (2014- 2015)   Event types:  JFK Jr. Forum ...

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

    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, Senator Hagan brings a unique perspective to the real-world effects of change ...

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

    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 television-centric politics toward the rising importance of digital platform ...

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

    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 issues including civil rights, economic justice, and advances in life sciences ...

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

    Week One: The House: In 2006, Nancy Pelosi was elected the first female speaker of the House, the highest ranking woman ever in US politics. Studies show critical mass can be reached more quickly when you have critical actors, or influential female leader ...

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

    Week One Deciding to run when you are or could be a "first" Deciding to run for office is not an easy decision. It requires one to calculate a number of factors, including your viability, chances of winning, and the impact the race (and the offi ...

  10. IOP Fellows Student Reception at Phillips Brook House

    The Spring 2015 IOP Fellows will be hosted at a student reception at the Phillips Brooks House to meet undergraduates who are affiliated with Harvard’s Public Service Network (PSN). The Assistant Dean of Public Service at Harvard, Gene Corbin, MPA ’01 wil ...

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