American Politics Workshop with Cheryl Boudreau DateApril 27, 2015 Time4:00pm to 5:30pm Location 4357 Bunche Hall Contact Contact Information Belinda SunnuPhone bsunnu@polisci.ucla.edu Presenter:Cheryl Boudreau, UC DavisTitle:"Racial or Spatial Voting?  The Effects of Candidate Ethnicity and Ethnic Group Endorsements in Low-Information Elections"Abstract:Voters face difficult choices in elections where party labels do not distinguish the candidates’ ideological positions. […]

Comparative Politics Workshop with David Laitin DateApril 27, 2015 Time12:30pm Location 4357 Bunche Hall Contact Contact Information Belinda SunnuPhone bsunnu@polisci.ucla.edu Presenter:David Laitin, Stanford UniversityTitle: “Language Policy and Human Development”Abstract: explore how language policy affects the socio-economic development of nation-states through two channels: the individual’s exposure to and (in reference to an individual’s mother tongue) linguistic distance from the […]

CP Workshop - Laura Paler DateApril 25, 2016 Time12:30pm to 2:30pm Location 4357 Bunche Hall Contact Abstract:While there is a growing literature on the determinants of ex-combatant reintegration, few studies have examined why former combatants turn to criminal activity following demobilization. This paper investigates the economic, security, psychological, and social determinants of criminality among demobilized […]

AP Workshop - Robert Van Houweling DateApril 25, 2016 Time3:00pm to 5:00pm Location 4357 Bunche Hall Contact Event Details: Parking | Directions Please register here:

CP Workshop - John Ahlquist, UC San Diego DateApril 24, 2017 Time12:30pm to 2:00pm Location 4357 Bunche Hall  Contact Abstract:How do international monetary and financial shocks influence domestic politics? Taking advantage of a surprise revaluation of the Swiss franc in early 2015, we examine the policy preferences and voting behavior of individuals particularly exposed to […]

REP Workshop - Davin Phoenix, UC Irvine DateApril 24, 2017 Time3:00pm to 4:30pm Location 4357 Bunche Hall  Contact Abstract:Extant political psychology literature provides a framework for understanding how the emotion state of anger both activated the racial attitudes of white Americans and mobilized them toward greater electoral activity during the contentious 2016 election. Absent from […]

REP Workshop - Paulina Ochoa Espejo DateApril 29, 2016 Time4:00pm to 6:00pm Location 4357  Bunche Hall Contact Event Details: Parking | Directions Please register here:

Entrepreneurship, the Electoral Connection, and Office Location: Estimating the Electoral Connection by Designing Stronger Instruments DateMay 5, 2014 Time5:00am to 6:30am Location 4357 Bunche Hall Contact Both political science scholars as well as House members believe that being an effective representation will be electorally rewarded. In this paper we investigate the extent to which there […]

International Relations Workshop with Aila Matanock DateMay 4, 2015 Time12:30pm Location 4357 Bunche Hall Contact Contact Information Belinda SunnuPhone bsunnu@polisci.ucla.edu Presenter:Aila Matanock, UC BerkeleyTitle: “International Insurance: Explaining Electoral Participation Provisions in Peace Agreement Design”Abstract:Peace agreement design is a crucial component of conflict termination, but how do combatants choose which provisions to center these settlements on? In […]

IR Workshop - Andrew Bertoli, USC DateMay 1, 2017 Time3:00pm to 4:30pm Location 4357 Bunche Hall Contact Abstract:Does nationalism make interstate conflict more likely? I tackle this question by analyzing one of the most powerful sources of nationalism in the modern era—international sports. I first investigate several cases where surges of nationalism from sporting events led […]