Fernando Bizzarro

PhD Candidate in Government

I am a political scientist who studies the nature, causes, and consequences of political institutions, especially political parties and democracy....

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Kaitlyn Chriswell

PhD Candidate in Government

My research focuses on various forms of political violence, including my current project on criminal organizations in Latin America. In addition to...

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chriswell@g.harvard.edu



Grzegorz Ekiert

Laurence A. Tisch Professor of Government

Grzegorz Ekiert is Laurence A. Tisch Professor of Government at Harvard University, Director of the Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, and...

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Grzegorz Ekiert's Website

Center for European Studies, 27 Kirkland Street 401, Cambridge, MA 02138

ekiert@fas.harvard.edu

p: 617-495-4303 ext. 213



Dimitrios Halikias

PhD Candidate in Government

I study political philosophy and the history of political thought. My broad research interests are in contemporary democratic theory, theories of...

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Peter A. Hall

Krupp Foundation Professor of European Studies

Peter A. Hall is a scholar of European politics and comparative political economy who has written about how variations in institutions across countries...

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Center for European Studies, 27 Kirkland Street Room 405, Cambridge, MA 02138

phall@fas.harvard.edu

p: 617-495-4303 ext. 229

Christopher Havasy
PhD Candidate in Government
I am a 5th year PhD student and a recent graduate of HLS. Generally speaking, I study the intersection between law and political theory. My dissertation...
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Hanno Hilbig

PhD Candidate in Government

I am excited to advise theses on wide range of topics that are related to my own research, including:

• Economic, social and racial...

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hhilbig@g.harvard.edu



Anna Hopper

PhD Candidate in Government

I am an 8th year graduate student studying American and comparative politics. I graduated from Harvard in 2011; as an undergraduate, I concentrated in...

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ahopper@fas.harvard.edu



Torben Iversen

Harold Hitchings Burbank Professor of Political Economy

Torben Iversen is Harold Hitchings Burbank Professor of Political Economy at Harvard. His research and teaching interests include comparative political economy... Read more about Torben Iversen

Torben Iversen's Website

1737 Cambridge Street, CGIS Knafel Building 308, Cambridge, MA 02138

iversen@fas.harvard.edu

p: 617-384-5847



Alex Mierke-Zatwarnicki

PhD Candidate in Government

My research focuses on the historical evolution of ideology and electoral politics in advanced democracies, particularly Canada, the United States, and...

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amierkezatwarnicki@g.harvard.edu

Allison Myren
PhD Candidate in Government
My dissertation addresses how gendered economic shocks –– shocks that fall largely along gender lines –– affect gender relations and subsequent...
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myren@g.harvard.edu



Pia Raffler

Assistant Professor of Government

I work at the intersection of political economy of development and comparative politics. I am interested in political accountability, in particular in Sub...

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Pia Raffler's Website

1737 Cambridge Street, Knafel 209, Cambridge, MA 02138

praffler@gov.harvard.edu

p: 617-495-4765



Matthew Reichert

PhD Candidate in Government

Hi! My work is mostly on nationality in the Soviet Union - my dissertation research examines how Soviet cultural institutions contributed to the formation...

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mreichert@g.harvard.edu



Sascha Riaz

PhD Candidate in Government

I'd be happy to advise senior theses on international migration or contemporary European/German politics. I'm particularly excited about projects using...

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riaz@g.harvard.edu



Aytug Sasmaz

PhD Candidate in Government

I work on political participation, parties, governance institutions and welfare regimes in the Middle East and North Africa. My Ph.D. dissertation project...

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sasmaz@g.harvard.edu



Joshua Simons

PhD Candidate in Government

My research explores the politics and ethics of machine learning. I am interested in how we design technologies, most notably data-driven decision-making...

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joshua_simons@g.harvard.edu



Daniel Smith

Associate Professor

Professor Daniel M. Smith studies comparative politics, with a focus on political parties, elections, and other aspects of democratic representation and...

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Daniel Smith's Website

1737 Cambridge Street, CGIS Knafel Building 407, Cambridge, MA 02138

danielmsmith@fas.harvard.edu

p: 617-384-7597



George Soroka

Assistant Director of Undergraduate Studies
Lecturer on Government

I am interested in the role of historical memory in structuring domestic and international politics in Europe and the former Soviet Union. In addition, I...

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George Soroka's Website

1737 Cambridge Street, CGIS Knafel 151D, Cambridge, MA 02138



soroka@fas.harvard.edu



William Tilleczek

PhD Candidate in Government

I am a PhD candidate in political theory in the government department. My major research interests are in the intersection of (post-)modern and ancient...

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tilleczek@g.harvard.edu



Aaron Watanabe

PhD Candidate in Government
Concentration Adviser for Leverett and Winthrop Houses

Broadly, I am interested in populism, political parties, institutions, and democratization and democratic breakdown. My dissertation looks at why...

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awatanabe@g.harvard.edu

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