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 […]
Instruction begins, March 30, 2015 – Monday DateMarch 30, 2015 Time6:00am Location Contact Instruction begins, March 30, 2015 – Monday Event Details: Parking | Directions Please register here:
AP Workshop - Marisa Abarjano DateMarch 28, 2016 Time3:00pm to 5:00pm Location 4357 Bunche Hall Contact Event Details: Parking | Directions Please register here:
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. […]
International Relations Workshop with Christina Schneider DateApril 6, 2015 Time12:30pm Location 4357 Bunche Hall Contact Contact Information Belinda SunnuPhone bsunnu@polisci.ucla.edu Presenter:Christina Schneider, UC San DiegoTitle: “The Globalization of Electoral Politics in the European Union”Abstract: analyzes the globalization of electoral politics in the European Union (EU), arguing that the integration of policies in areas that affect everyday life […]
Democratic Peace and the Wisdom of Crowds: A Theory and Experimental Evidence of Collective Intelligence in Ultimatum Bargaining DateApril 11, 2014 Time8:00am to 9:30am Location 11377 Bunche Hall Contact The well-established democratic peace finding that there are few, if any, clear cases of war between mature democratic states has generated a great deal of scholarly […]
Eroded Unity and Clientele Migration. Explaining The Demise of the PRI Regime DateApril 14, 2014 Time5:15am to 6:45am Location 4357 Bunche Hall Contact Sebastián Garrido de Sierra is the 2012 recipient of The Swarr Prize. Abstract: This paper offers a new explanation of the demise of the PRI regime. I argue that by late 1995 […]
Comparative Politics Workshop with Stephan Haggard DateApril 13, 2015 Time12:30pm Location 4357 Bunche Hall Contact Contact Information Belinda SunnuPhone bsunnu@polisci.ucla.edu Presenter:Stephan M. Haggard, UC San DiegoTitle: “Inequality, Distributive Conflict and Reversions from Democracy during the Third Wave”About the Topic:This talk reports on findings from a book manuscript on inequality, distributive conflict and regime change (co-authored with Robert […]
American Politics Workshop with Michael Tomz DateApril 13, 2015 Time3:00pm Location 4357 Bunche Hall Contact Contact Information Belinda SunnuPhone bsunnu@polisci.ucla.edu Presenter:Michael Tomz, Stanford UniversityTitle: "Political Repositioning: A Conjoint Analysis"Abstract: A persistent puzzle in contemporary American politics is the polarization of political officeholders. One possible cause is the two-stage electoral process in the United States, which requires candidates […]
CP Workshop - Jennifer Pan DateApril 11, 2016 Time12:30pm to 2:30pm Location 4357 Bunche Hall Contact Event Details: Parking | Directions Please register here:
