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Meet the 2021 Fulbright and DAAD Recipients

Four students and three alumni have been offered grants in seven countries.
Honors Program '21 Presentations

Honors Program '21 participants will present their work from May 10 to May 21, 2021. Check the dates and times for the presentations.
Dhwani Kharel '22 Wins Truman Scholarship

The award honors "outstanding leadership potential" in government or nonprofit service.
Congrats to Edson Prize Recipients

Government students receive the Edson Prize for their outstanding work in introductory courses.
Congrats to Katie Clayton '18 and Kyoung Rhee '21

Government students receive the Graduate Research Fellowship Award in 2021
New Faculty Bring Wide-Ranging Talent, Knowledge to Dartmouth

A cohort of teacher-scholars joined the Dartmouth community this academic year.
Prof. Brendan Nyhan Quoted in 'USA Today'

Google's YouTube is still recommending extremist and white supremacist videos to viewers already susceptible to racial
Kudos: Excellence in Music, Government, Russian, and More

Dartmouth faculty, students, and staff are recognized for their achievements.
Dartmouth NEXT: A New Virtual Forum for Big Ideas

Programming geared to global audience showcases faculty, alumni, and parent expertise.

Recent Publications

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More Women Candidates: The Effects of Increased Women's Presence on Political Ambition, Efficacy, and Vote Choice

Mia Costa, Isabel Wallace, et al.

American Politics Research
Young Citizens' Civic Engagement and Civic Attitudes: A Regression Discontinuity Analysis

Yusaku Horiuchi, Christina E. Farhart, Hiroto Katsumata, Ethan Woodard, et al.

Political Behavior
Why the backfire effect does not explain the durabilityof political misperceptions

Brendan Nyhan

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Does it Matter if Respondents Look up Answers to Political Knowledge Questions?

Hillary Style, Jennifer L. Jerit

Public Opinion Quarterly

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Course Information

See what courses will be offered by our department in Academic Year 21-22.

Major Requirements

Find out what the course requirements are for majoring in government.

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Honors Program

Complete independent research under the supervision of members of the Department.

Honors Program '22 application deadline : Monday, May 24, 2021

Events

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May 17

12:00AM
Government Honors Presentations – Honors Program ‘21
Virtual Event

Theses Presentations
May 17

3:00PM
Noam Chomsky: Dissidence and Freedom
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Join the Dartmouth Political Union in welcoming legendary linguist, political activist and philosopher, Noam Chomsky.
May 18

9:00AM
Government Honors Presentations – Honors Program ‘21
Virtual Event

Theses Presentations
May 18

4:30PM
Or Rosenboim (Birkbeck), The Emergence of Globalism, May 18 at 4:30 pm
Zoom Webinar

Historian and political theorist Or Rosenboim discusses her prize-winning book on visions of world order emerging out of World War II.
May 19

12:00AM
Government Honors Presentations – Honors Program ‘21
Virtual Event

Theses Presentations
May 19

5:00PM
Fact-Based Journalism in an Age of Suspicion
Virtual Event

New York Times International Correspondent Alissa Rubin delivers the 2021 Bernard D. Nossiter ’47 Lecture.