2017

October 24, 2017 No tickets are required. This event is free and open to the public. Break down barriers and create common ground! Join us for a dose of international-themed humor with comedian Nemr Abou Nassar and the Harvard College Stand-Up Comic...

Academic Year 2017–2018 These events are closed to the public. The Weatherhead Forum showcases the research of the various units that are associated with the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs. The goal of the forum is to bring together the...

December 2, 2017 This conference is closed to the public. The goal of these conferences is to bring together scholars whose work examines political institutions with those who focus on the analysis of economic policy making. The conferences encourage the...

November 15–17, 2017 This conference is open to the public. The Shanghai Conference on Africa and China is a major component of a broader initiative that seeks to expand the knowledge base around key topics in contemporary African-Chinese relations...

In Conversation with Claire Messud November 13, 2017 This conference is open to the public. Michael Ondaatje is the author of five novels, a memoir, a nonfiction book on film, and several books of poetry. His novel The English Patient won the Man Booker...

October 20, 2017 This conference is open to the public. Canadian society has several aspects that make study of it crucial to understanding global challenges in the twenty-first century. These include migration issues, religious diversity, and the...

October 20–21, 2017 This conference is closed to the public. The objective of the conference is to bring together scholars who study the state in different world regions to explore the fundamental issue of state capacity. We are interested in encouraging...

October 14–15, 2017 This conference is closed to the public. International security remains a subject of vital importance for political science—and an integral part of the research of faculty and students at Harvard University. The Next-Generational...

April 19, 2017 Admission is free. Tickets are required. Limit of 2 tickets per person. Tickets must be procured in person at the Harvard Box Office located at 10 Holyoke Street (Farkas Hall) starting Wed, April 5th and are not available online or by phone...

May 4, 2017 NOTE: This event has been cancelled. Synthesizing the body of economics research on the functioning of political markets, the World Bank’s policy research report Making Politics Work for Development: Harnessing Transparency and Citizen...