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Four Center Undergraduates Awarded 2012 Thomas Temple Hoopes Prize: The Weatherhead Center would like to congratulate Tarek Austin, Jonathan Kaufman, Sharon Kim, and Tim Lambert who were among the 81 Harvard undergraduates awarded 2012 Thomas Temple Hoopes Prizes on the basis of their outstanding scholarly work or research. You can find out more about their research by visiting the WCFIA Undergraduate Thesis Conference website. Download a list of the 2012 Hoopes Prize winners. [PDF: 157 KB]

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Visit the Center's complete research archive. Below you will find a selection of recent publications by WCFIA Affiliates:

As Athens's Woes Grow, Neo-Nazis Gain Clout: by Bouras, Stelios; Mylonas, Harris; Publisher: Wall Street Journal; Publication Type: Op-ed; The Wall Street Journal asks Harris Mylonas to comment on the rise of fringe parties in Greece. After two years of government cutbacks brought on by Greece's debt crisis, the signs of social decay...; Published Date: May 2012 More

Building Democracy in Japan: by Haddad, Mary Alice; How is democracy made real? How does an undemocratic country create new institutions and transform its polity such that democratic values and practices become integral parts of its political culture?...; Publication Type: Book; Published Date: May 2012 More

Political Demography: How Population Changes Are Reshaping International Security and National Politics: by Toft, Monica Duffy; Kaufmann, Eric ; Goldstone, Jack A.; The field of political demography—the politics of population change—is dramatically underrepresented in political science.; Publication Type: Book; Published Date: May, 2012 More

The Rise and Fall of Arab Presidents for Life: by Owen, E. Roger; The monarchical presidential regimes that prevailed in the Arab world for so long looked as though they would last indefinitely—until events in Tunisia and Egypt made clear their time was up. The...; Publication Type: Book; Published Date: May 2012 More

What Money Can't Buy: The Moral Limits of Markets: by Sandel, Michael; Should we pay children to read books or to get good grades? Should we allow corporations to pay for the right to pollute the atmosphere? Is it ethical to pay people to test risky new drugs or to...; Publication Type: Book; Published Date: April 2012 More

Apophasis and Pseudonymity in Dionysius the Areopagite: by Stang, Charles; This book examines the writings of an early sixth-century Christian mystical theologian who wrote under the name of a convert of the apostle Paul, Dionysius the Areopagite. This 'Pseudo'-Dionysius...; Publication Type: Book; Published Date: April 2012 More

Political Science, in His Marrow: by Ziblatt, Daniel; Publisher: Harvard Gazette; Publication Type: In the News; Daniel Ziblatt may have been born with political science in his DNA. Even if he wasn’t, his fate was sealed to enter the field during a year abroad and a memorable night with a glass of bubbly. ...; Published Date: April 2012 More

Granting People Their Dignity: by DelRosario, John S.; Hicks, Donna; Publisher: Saipan Tribune; Publication Type: Op-ed; My work has brought me up close to leaders of all sorts. There's one thing they share: highly developed technical and intellectual capacities, most of whom are educated in colleges and universities...; Published Date: April 2012 More

Re-Thinking Dionysius the Areopagite: by Stang, Charles; Dionysius the Areopagite, the early sixth-century Christian writer, bridged Christianity and neo-Platonist philosophy. Bringing together a team of international scholars, this volume surveys how...; Publication Type: Book; Published Date: April 2009 More

Why Nations Fail: by Friedman, Thomas L.; Robinson, James A.; Acemoglu, Daron; Publisher: New York Times; Publication Type: Op-ed; I’m reading a fascinating new book called Why Nations Fail. The more you read it, the more you appreciate what a fool’s errand we’re on in Afghanistan and how much we need to totally revamp...; Published Date: March 2012 More

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