About

News

Projects

Research

Resources

Events

fl

logo
  • Menu
  • About
  • News
  • Projects
  • Research
  • Resources
  • Events
  • s
  • logo

Siena Harlin

MIT GOV/LAB Alumni

email sharlin@mit.edu

Siena was a Senior Research Support Associate at MIT GOV/LAB, where she pursued her interests in the political economy of development and the experiences of communities engaged in development programs. Before joining GOV/LAB full time, Siena worked with GOV/LAB on a field research project in Yucatán, México over the summer of 2017, and interned in the Political Economy and Governance sector at the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) global office. Siena graduated from Wellesley College in 2018 with a Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology and Economics, with a focus on governance and development policy.

Projects

  • News September 2018

    Hacking Political Science: A Renewed Push for Diversity and Inclusion

    Highlights from the Hackathon on Diversity and Inclusion hosted by the APSA Presidential Task Force on Women’s Advancement in Boston.

  • News September 2018

    Varja Joins MIT GOV/LAB After Six Years at Twaweza

    As GOV/LAB’s first practitioner in residence, Varja Lipovsek will support partner learning in transparency, participation, and accountability.

  • News December 2018

    Walking the Line: Navigating Tanzania’s Closing Civic Space

    Tanzanian civil society organizations walk a tightrope in Tanzania’s increasing hostile political environment. Twaweza’s Risha Chande explained more.

  • News August 2017

    Off-center Middlemen: Biased Brokers in Mexico

    GOV/LAB intern Siena Harlin (Wellesley ‘18) reports back on clientelistic culture in Mexican government from two months of fieldwork in Yucatán, Mexico

logo
  • About
  • News
  • Projects
  • Research
  • Resources
  • Events
  • Diversity & Inclusion
  • Opportunities
  • Newsletter
  • Accessibility
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • 30 Wadsworth Street
  • Building E53-380
  • Cambridge, MA 02142
  • United States
t m

More results...

Generic filters
Exact matches only