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...Institute of Politics (IOP) is supposed to be a place where folks chat about politicking. But sometimes, it’s the IOP itself that becomes the center of the debate...
Take for example, the former structure of IOP policy groups. Just a few years ago, the small student groups—which research and contribute to public policy through avenues at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government—were elected by a small cadre of insiders. Only three applicant groups were accepted, rewarding the well-connected and not rewarding the, well, not-so-connected...
...though, like a nascent Latin American democracy, reform is in vogue and the IOP has recently allowed an unlimited number of groups to get approval...
...Each group is organized, managed, and led entirely by Harvard undergraduates, and aims to develop comprehensive yet specific policy recommendations,” writes IOP National Program Coordinator Laura J. Simolaris in an e-mail...
...Last spring, IOP members were surprised when a survey found that 74 percent of students thought the U. N. “should take the lead in solving international crises and conflicts,” said survey co-chair Krister B. Anderson ’07. Based on those results, this year’s survey group inquired deeper into student attitudes towards multilateralism and foreign policy...