Democracy and Political Violence Conference

September 2, 2026

This conference is closed to the public.

This pre-APSA conference is designed to bring together scholars working on democratic resilience, political violence, and related themes across subfields. The goal is to create an interdisciplinary space for feedback and to build an ongoing working group at Harvard.

This event is cosponsored by the Center for American Political Studies, Harvard University.

Contact

Sarah Banse
sarahbanse@wcfia.harvard.edu

Conveners

Ryan D. Enos
Faculty Associate.
Director, Center for American Political Studies; Professor, Department of Government, Harvard University.
Research interests: Political geography; political psychology and behavior; intergroup conflict; voter turnout and mobilization; and experiments in social science.
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Gal Bitton

Postdoctoral Fellow, Weatherhead Scholars Program (fall 2025). PhD, Department of Political Science, Tel-Aviv University.

Sam Fuller

Postdoctoral Fellow, Center for American Political Studies, Harvard University.

Valuing Accessiblity

The Weatherhead Center for International Affairs welcomes individuals with disabilities to participate in its programs and activities. If you would like to request accommodations or have questions about the access provided, please get in touch with the person listed as the contact on the individual event listing in advance of your participation or visit. Requests for Sign Language interpreters and/or CART providers should be made at least two weeks in advance, if possible. Please note that the Weatherhead Center will make every effort to secure services, but that services are subject to availability.

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