CP Workshop - Cyrus Samii, New York University DateMarch 13, 2017 Time12:30pm to 2:00pm Location 4357 Bunche Hall Contact Abstract:We use a cluster-randomized field experiment to study two strategies to promote free democratic expression among rural voters in Liberia’s 2011 general election. The context is one of a fragile state in which destructive legacies of […]
REP Workshop - Melissa Michelson, Menlo College DateMarch 13, 2017 Time3:00pm to 4:30pm Location 4357 Bunche Hall Contact The speaker, Melissa Michelson will be presenting from her new book. Click here for a preview of the book. It describes three of the 17 experiments in the book, focusing on football fan identity. Event Details: Parking | Directions […]
A Theory of Vagueness Relevant to Prestige and Moral Taboos DateMarch 19, 2014 Time8:00am to 10:00am Location 4276 Bunche Hall Contact Event Details: Parking | Directions Please register here:
Social Sciences Faculty Search Job Talk - Aram Hur, New York University DateMarch 16, 2017 Time2:00pm to 4:00pm Location 4357 Bunche Hall Contact Citizen Duty and the Ethical Power of Communities: Evidence from East Asia Event Details: Parking | Directions Please register here:
Economic Shocks and Civic Engagement: Evidence from the 2010-11 Pakistan Floods DateMarch 31, 2014 Time5:00am to 6:30am Location 4357 Bunche Hall Contact How countries transition from autocracy to democracy is a key question in both economics and political science. A number of recent studies have examined links between natural disasters and democratization. Using diverse data […]
Popular Tyranny and Athenian Democracy DateApril 3, 2014 Time10:00am to 11:50am Location Hillel Center, Gindi Dining Room (2nd Floor); 574 Hilgard Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90025 Contact My task in this paper is to consider whether the Athenian democracy of the late fifth century BCE can be described as “popular sovereignty.” Both terms are problematic. […]