All of us need recognition. We need it from those we love but also from the state if we are to enjoy our rights as citizens, and from society at large if we are to secure esteem for our achievements. In the absence of recognition we languish, unloved and unseen, without legal protection and without the basic sense that we matter as human beings.
"The queen embodied a profound, sincere commitment to her duties — her final public act was to appoint her 15th prime minister — and for her unflagging performance of them, she will be rightly mourned. She has been a fixture of stability, and her death in already turbulent times will send ripples of sadness around the world. But we should not romanticize her era." – Maya Jasanoff
Daniel Ziblatt and his co-author Steve Levitsky are prominently featured in the Frontline PBS documentary "Lies, Politics and Democracy" which details how GOP insiders embraced Trump and endangered democracy.
"I have always interpreted the national projects of India and the United States in relation to one another. I have felt profound forms of connection and belonging, as well as alienation and discomfort, in both places. ... As both nations became less recognizable to me, I felt compelled to step in for a closer look at India." – Maya Jasanoff on India's 75th anniversary
In a recent report published by the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, CES Local Affiliate Sebastian Royo and Marta Rey-García explore how to pave the way for a future agenda of civil society for Spain in the aftermath of COVID 19. They argue that the time has come to rethink social contracts on both sides of the Atlantic.
Bo Yun Park is a postdoctoral scholar in the Social Science Data Lab (D-Lab) at the University of California, Berkeley. She received her Ph.D. in sociology at Harvard University in 2021. Park was a graduate student affiliate at the Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies (CES) and the recipient of a Dissertation Completion Fellowship in 2020.
What role did French merchants play in recognizing Haiti's independence? "In 1825, French officials saw the indemnity as a bone they threw to former colonists while they pursued their commercial empire," says Prof. Mary D. Lewis in her recent article in Age of Revolution.
Taylor Whitsell came to Harvard with a mission: to learn about and fight against human rights violations. While the journey exposed him to the depths of human cruelty, Whitsell possesses a steadfast optimism. Where does it come from?
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has upset global norms and reset European expectations for everything from security to growth. CES affiliates reflect on the historical, security socio-political and economic dimensions of the conflict.
Greece’s former finance minister reflects on the 2016 debt crisis
