President Obama's Inaugural Speech: Exceptionalism with a view | MIT Sloan Experts

Mon, 25 Feb 2013 18:31:23 GMT

MIT Sloan Professor Leigh Hafrey discusses President Obama's second inaugural address.

Impact of the Presidential Election on Tax and Health Policy

Fri, 25 Jan 2013 08:05:22 GMT

Andrea Louise Campbell, MIT professor of political science, is studying the impact that the presidential election will have on tax policy, health policy, Social Security, Medicare and health insurance.

On Oct. 3, 2012, Campbell offered her thoughts on taxes and health care, provided insight into each candidate’s proposed policies, and took questions from the worldwide MIT community via interactive video chat. Watch the video and then join the discussion at the Slice of MIT blog.

Marina Silva: It's time to lead by example

Fri, 11 May 2012 07:03:42 GMT

Part of the MIT Political Science Distinguished Speaker Series

Profile: Andrea Campbell

Thu, 10 May 2012 17:30:11 GMT

Andrea Campbell’s core research concerns resemble a list of hot-button political issues pulled straight from the 2012 presidential campaign: Social Security, Medicare, health insurance, taxation.

Future of the Euro: Threats and Opportunities

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 07:02:47 GMT

A conversation with Marco Mazzucchelli on the future of the European Union currency.

Revisiting Port Huron

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 17:30:09 GMT

April 11, 2012

The Port Huron Statement, this year celebrating its 50th anniversary, was the manifesto of Students for a Democratic Society and a foundational text of the civil rights and anti-war movements of the 1960s. Tom Hayden, the statement’s primary author, joins Noam Chomsky, Boston Review, and the MIT Center for International Studies to consider the Statement five decades after its publication.

Tom Hayden is a political activist, politician, and author. His most recent book is The Long Sixties: From 1960 to Barack Obama.

Noam Chomsky is Institute Professor and Professor of Linguistics at MIT (emeritus).

A Farewell to Geopolitics: American Grand Strategy for the New Era

Wed, 07 Mar 2012 08:03:37 GMT

On March 6, 2012, MIT Political Science Professor Stephen Van Evera offered his thoughts on American grand strategy for the new era.

Faculty Forum Online: Homeland Security

Tue, 06 Dec 2011 20:02:59 GMT

National security in an age of massive movements of people across borders is a universal concern that involves complex issues. While borders have different characteristics and challenges, there are areas of commonality. Fortunately, the overwhelming majority of crossings are not problematic, but the ones that are raise concerns.

On Dec. 5, 2011, MIT Associate Professor of Political Science Chappell Lawson, who recently completed a two-year assignment as executive director and senior advisor to the commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, offered his thoughts on homeland security and answered questions from the worldwide MIT alumni community. Watch the video then join the discussion online.

MIT Political Science Distinguished Speaker Series: Just Make It

Thu, 01 Dec 2011 16:26:52 GMT

Regina Dugan
Kaigham Gabriel

MIT Political Science Distinguished Speaker Series: Gov. Ted Strickland (Ohio)

Thu, 03 Nov 2011 17:53:18 GMT

EIPPF 2011 (1) Introduction and the Past

Thu, 20 Oct 2011 18:19:08 GMT

EIPPF 2011 (2) The Present

Thu, 20 Oct 2011 18:19:05 GMT

EIPPF 2011 (3) The Future

Thu, 20 Oct 2011 18:19:03 GMT

EIPPF 2011 (4) Wrap Up / Next Steps / Lessons Learned

Wed, 19 Oct 2011 20:26:22 GMT

Noam Chomsky on the Responsibility of Intellectuals: Redux

Tue, 27 Sep 2011 18:22:08 GMT

September 22, 2011 - MIT Wong Auditorium - In 1967, as the Vietnam War escalated, Noam Chomsky penned The Responsibility of Intellectuals, a stunning rebuke to scientists and scholars for their subservience to political power. Today we face a similar array of crises, from wars to escalating debt. What are the obligations of intellectuals in this day and age? Introduced by Joshua Cohen. Ideas Matter, a joint project of Boston Review and MIT's Political Science Department, is a lecture series that brings our writers together with other experts and practitioners for substantive debate on the challenges of our times. The series, free and open to the public, will offer four events in the 2011-12 academic year. bostonreview.net/ideasmatter

MIT Political Science Distinguished Speaker Series: Inaugural lecture - 15 September, 2011

Fri, 16 Sep 2011 18:02:02 GMT

Ron Bloom, former Senior Counselor to the President, discusses issues and challenges involved in rebuilding the American economy.

MIT Political Science Distinguished Speaker Series: Forum on Rebuilding the American Economy - 15 September, 2011

Fri, 16 Sep 2011 17:42:04 GMT

The Political Science Distinguished Speaker Series is designed to bring together faculty, students, local business leaders, state economic officials, and, most importantly, MIT technology and policy thinkers. The emphasis for the first forum, co-hosted by Political Science Department and the newly commissioned Production in the Innovative Economy (PIE) group, is "Rebuilding the American Economy." Several leading MIT faculty will review a series of manufacturing topics, after which Ron Bloom, former Senior Counselor to the President, will speak. Nobel laureate and MIT economist Robert Solow will lead a short closing discussion.

Richard Samuels

Tue, 08 Mar 2011 19:38:16 GMT

Richard Samuels discusses life at MIT, from PhD student to professor.

Melissa Nobles

Mon, 07 Mar 2011 16:06:10 GMT

Melissa Nobles discusses her research at MIT.

Barry Posen

Mon, 07 Mar 2011 16:04:36 GMT

Barry Posen discusses his current research.

Richard Locke - Compliance, Commitment and the Improvement of Labor Conditions of Global Supply Chains

Thu, 24 Feb 2011 23:03:12 GMT

Richard Locke - BR Ideas Mater Forum

Thu, 24 Feb 2011 22:18:11 GMT

Suzanne Berger

Mon, 14 Feb 2011 18:14:00 GMT

SUZANNE BERGER: Research and collaboration at MIT and the Department

Richard Locke

Mon, 14 Feb 2011 17:06:39 GMT

RICHARD LOCKE: Mission and culture of MIT Political Science

Kathleen Thelen

Mon, 14 Feb 2011 17:05:33 GMT

KATHLEEN THELEN: Cross-disciplinary research at MIT

Profile: Jens Hainmueller

Mon, 14 Feb 2011 17:03:32 GMT

Jens Hainmueller, associate professor in the Department of Political Science, discusses his current research.

Gabriel Lenz

Mon, 14 Feb 2011 17:02:23 GMT

GABRIEL LENZ: Discusses his research on voting

Fotini Christia

Mon, 14 Feb 2011 17:01:19 GMT

FOTINI CHRISTIA: Discusses her current research

Akshay Mangla

Mon, 14 Feb 2011 17:00:26 GMT

AKSHAY MANGLA: PhD candidate discuses his work in India

Washington Rules: America's Path to Permanent War

Tue, 14 Sep 2010 04:00:00 GMT

Washington stubbornly sticks to national security policies that don't work, are devoid of moral considerations, and rob future generations, says Andrew J. Bacevich

Mind, Hand, World: The MIT Center for International Studies

Fri, 24 Apr 2009 17:15:46 GMT

The MIT Center for International Studies undertakes research, teaching, international education, and public and policy engagement on a broad range of global issues.

Human Rights and the US State Department

Wed, 07 May 2003 04:00:00 GMT

05/07/2003 7:00 PM John Shattuck, Former US Assistant Secretary of State for Human Rights; the Chief Executive Officer of the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation Description: Ambassador Shattuck provides insights from his experiences as Assistant Secretary of State for Human Rights in the Clinton Administration. Highlights include his analysis of the global events in the post-Cold War period which he states foreshadowed the attacks of September 11th . He defines two competing forces, the forces of integration, (centered mostly in Eastern Europe with the fall of the Berlin Wall and the Soviet Union, and the end of apartheid in South Africa) and the forces of disintegration, (fueled by those left behind in failed states living under severe repression) as the formula for the rise in global terror. He calls the Bush administration's reaction to September 11th a "security response" and criticizes the Bush administration for not addressing the human rights concerns that are in need of attention. About the Speaker(s): As US Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor in the Clinton Administration John Shattuck was the US Government's chief human-rights official from 1993 to 1998. He also served as the US Ambassador in Prague from 1999 to 2000. Before entering government, Ambassador Shattuck was Vice President for Government, Community, & Public Affairs at Harvard University. Prior to that, he worked for the American Civil Liberties Union as Executive Director of the Washington office and national staff counsel from 1971 to 1984. Ambassador Shattuck is now the Chief Executive Officer of the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation in Boston. Among the numerous honors he has received for his work is the International Human Rights Award from the United Nations Association. His book, Freedom on Fire: Human Rights Wars and the Roots of Terrorism, will be published in Fall 2003 by Harvard University Press. Host(s): Dean for Student Life, Western Hemisphere Project Tape #: T16101

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