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...governor, Thornburgh has traveledextensively "all over the globe" meeting foreigndignitaries and especially politicians at levelsof government similar to his own. The study ofgovernment, especially at the state and locallevel, can benefit greatly by examining howpoliticians in other countries handle very similarproblems, he says...
...profit considerably with interchangebetween politicians in this country and those inother nations," Thornburgh says...
...Thornburgh's first concern is fulfillinghis mandate to engineer a new emphasis onelectoral politics at Harvard. Because he does nothave any direct influence on courses or professorsat the K-School, Thornburgh's first moves will bemade through the the traditional functions of theIOP...
...First, Thornburgh plans to bring more electedpoliticians to the K-School as IOP fellows. Hehopes that exposure to these office-holders willturn the minds of students and faculty throughoutHarvard toward electoral politics...
...presidential elections, in addition totempting Thornburgh to run himself, present aperfect point of focus for the former governor'simmediate mission of inspiring the K-School, andHarvard in general, to take an interest inelectoral politics. "We must encourage students toget involved in the campaigns," he says...