Masterclass with Prof. William Howell

On the eve of the 2024 United States presidential election, Harris Public Policy presents a masterclass with William Howell, Sydney Stein Professor in American Politics.

For this masterclass, Prof. Howell will share insights from his recent paper, “How to Increase the Supply of Moderate and Competent Candidates." In the paper, Howell and his coauthors analyze survey data to explore and assess implications for our understanding of political representation, government effectiveness, and the relationship between institutional reform and mass politics.

Howell, also the director of the Center for Effective Government and co-host of Not Another Politics Podcast, has written widely on separation-of-powers issues and American political institutions, especially the presidency. He is currently working on research projects on separation of powers issues, the origins of political authority, and the normative foundations of executive power. His most recent book (with Terry Moe) is Presidents, Populism, and the Crisis of Democracy.