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Political scientist Daniel Ho and others reflect on Asian American and Pacific Islander contributions amid increasing violence

"Asian Americans are objects and subjects of the law, shaping the law even as their lives are shaped by it," says political scientist and legal scholar Daniel Ho.

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Professor David Laitin wins the 2021 Johan Skytte Prize in Political Science

David D. Laitin, Stanford University, is this year’s recipient of the Johan Skytte Prize, known by many as the ‘Nobel Prize in Political Science’. Professor Laitin is awarded the prize for his “original and objective explanation of how politics…

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Professor Jonathan Rodden awarded 2021 Guggenheim Fellowship

“The changing geography of labor markets and associated political realignments are playing out differently in different countries,” said professor Rodden.

With his fellowship, Rodden will work on materials that further explore this cross-…

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Hoover Institution Emeritus Senior Fellow Gerald A. Dorfman Dies at 81

In a career spanning fifty years, Dorfman was an authority on British and European politics, including the European Union.

Emilee Chapman

Stanford pilots a new citizenship course for first-year students

“[If] we hope to take advantage of the possibilities that a more connected world can offer us, we will need thoughtful citizens," says assistant professor of political science Emilee Chapman.