An article published in BBC News quoted Professor Simon Chauchard's research on vote buying in India. "New research by Simon Chauchard, Assistant Professor of Government at Dartmouth College, US, argues that bribing voters may not necessarily fetch votes.
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Thesis presentations by the Government Department Honors Students of the Class of 2018 will take place in 215 Silsby Hall. All are welcome to come! The schedule for presentations is as follows: Wednesday, May 16, 2018 1:00PM-2:00PM: Alyssa Heinze, “Is gender all that matters? The impact of women leaders' intersectional identities on political performance in India” Friday, May 18, 2018
[more]"Professor Brendan Nyhan has been named a Carnegie Fellow in recognition of his research on increasing media trust and countering misinformation in the era of fake news. He is one of 31 scholars and writers chosen this year by the Carnegie Corporation of New York to support significant research, writing, and publishing in the humanities and social sciences.
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Sabyne Pierre ’20 has been awarded a 2018 Newman Civic Fellowship by Campus Compact, which will provide her with training and resources to advance social change. Read more in this Dartmouth News article.
[more]Prophets, whether false or true, are a profound challenge to any society. It is said that a prophet is honored everywhere except in his or her own country. Why are prophets so dangerous? Why do they provoke such conflict? Prophets: you can’t live with them or without them.
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