Harvard Kennedy School of Government
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Michael Ignatieff
Edward R. Murrow Professor of Practice
Shorenstein Center
Office Address
Taubman-240
Mailing Address
John F. Kennedy School of Government
Mailbox 113
79 JFK Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
ContactPhone: 617-495-3509
Fax: 617-495-8696
Email: Michael_Ignatieff@hks.harvard.edu
Assistant Brandon Ward (617-495-8269)
Michael Ignatieff
Profile
Michael Ignatieff is Edward R. Murrow Professor of Practice at HKS. He is a Canadian writer, teacher and former politician. He holds a doctorate in history from Harvard University and has held academic posts at Kings College, Cambridge, the University of Toronto and the University of British Columbia. He served in the Parliament of Canada and was Leader of the Liberal Party of Canada. His books include The Needs of Strangers, (1984), Scar Tissue (1992), Blood and Belonging, (1993) The Warriors Honour, (1997) Isaiah Berlin (1998) The Rights Revolution (2000) Human Rights as Politics and Idolatry (2001), The Lesser Evil: Political Ethics in an Age of Terror (2004); Fire and Ashes: Success and Failure in Politics (2013)
Courses
Fall
IGA-365
Human Rights and Foreign Policy
Not Offered
IGA-360
Sovereignty and Intervention
Spring
DPI-205
Responsibility and Representation: Meeting The Demands of Political Life
Media Expertise
Michael Ignatieff welcomes media inquiries on the following subjects:
Civil Rights
Human Rights Policy
Press
Additional experts may be found by clicking on each subject listed. You may contact faculty directly or if you need assistance contact the Communications Office at 617-495-1115.
Research
For a complete list of faculty citations from 2001 - present, please visit the HKS Faculty Research Connection.
Selected Publication Citations:
Magazine and Newspaper Articles Ignatieff, Michael. "The New World Disorder." New York Review of Books. September 25, 2014.
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