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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.
Government Major Ezekiel Vergara named 2021-2022 APSA Diversity Fellow

Ezekiel Vergara is a rising senior majoring in government and philosophy at Dartmouth College.
Video: Linda Fowler and Jennifer Miller on Biden's First Days in Office

The faculty members explain the challenges Biden faces in his presidency.

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 Informational Session : Friday, April 9, 2021 at 4:00 pm

Events

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Apr 21

12:30PM
Building Multiracial Democracy in the American West: Towards Democratic Futures
Virtual Event

A civic dialogue series organized and moderated by Cori Tucker-Price (Dartmouth College) and Daniel Grant (Harvard University).
Apr 21

4:30PM
Ben Friedman (Harvard), Religion and the Rise of Capitalism, Apr 21 at 4:30
Zoom Webinar

Benjamin Friedman (Economics, Harvard) will discuss his new book Religion and the Rise of Capitalism at a PEP Webinar on Wednesday Apr 21 at 4:30 pm.
Apr 22

12:30PM
Amy Binder and Jeff Kidder
Zoom 985 6691 5049, code 235188

“The Conservative and Progressive Channels of Student Activism”
Apr 26

7:00PM
Abby Wen on the Future of AI Regulation
Zoom TBD

More details to be provided closer to the event.
Apr 29

12:30PM
Alan Macfarlane (Cambridge), Tocqueville on China and America, Apr 29, 12:30 pm
Zoom Webinar

Alan Macfarlane, one of our leading theorists of modernization, compares the two powers, America and China, through the eyes of Tocqueville. Co-sponsored by the Dickey Center.
Apr 29

7:00PM
NPR's Nina Totenberg: The Supreme Court and Its Impact on You
Virtual Event

NPR Legal Affairs Correspondent, Nina Totenberg, breaks down the latest Court developments into manageable pieces in order to discuss their impact. Charles Wheelan moderates.