CP Workshop - Jessica Gottlieb, Texas A&M University DateFebruary 6, 2017 Time12:30pm to 2:00pm Location 4357 Bunche Hall Contact Abstract: Contrary to much of the empirical literature, we find that increases in political competition in one new democracy actually decrease the provision of publicly-provided goods. This result is not especially surprising in light of the widespread […]
IR Workshop - Rachel Stein, George Washington University DateFebruary 6, 2017 Time3:00pm to 4:30pm Location 4357 Bunche Hall Contact Abstract:Public perceptions of threat from abroad can have an important impact on the course of both domestic and foreign policy, but how do ordinary people, who lack both the access to information and the political sophistication […]
AP Workshop - Jon Rogowski, Harvard University DateFebruary 13, 2017 Time12:30pm to 2:00pm Location 4357 Bunche Hall Contact Abstract:Though economic development is commonly posited to depend on the quality of political institutions, empirical research focuses mostly on how the nature and design of economic institutions affects developmental outcomes. We argue that infrastructural projects play a […]
IR Workshop - Lauren Prather, UC San Diego DateFebruary 13, 2017 Time3:00pm to 4:30pm Location 4357 Bunche Hall Contact Abstract:What explains variation in individual preferences for foreign economic engagement? Although much ink has been spilled on that question, little research examines how potential partner countries affect public opinion on policies such as trade, foreign aid, […]
REP Workshop with Jane Anna Gordon DateFebruary 19, 2015 Time12:00pm to 1:30pm Location 4357 Bunche Hall Contact Contact Information Belinda SunnuPhone bsunnu@polisci.ucla.edu Presenter:Jane Anna Gordon, University of ConnecticutTitle: "Creolizing Political Theory”About the Speaker:Jane Gordon (Ph.D. 2005, Univ. of Pennsylvania) is Associate Professor of Political Science (Political Theory) as well as of African American Studies at UConn. She […]
International Relations Workshop with Susan Hyde DateFebruary 19, 2015 Time12:00pm Location 4276 Bunche Hall Contact Contact Information Belinda SunnuPhone bsunnu@polisci.ucla.edu Presenter:Susan Hyde, Yale UniversityTitle:"The Individual-Level Consequences of Democracy Promotion: A Field Experiment in Rural Cambodia"About the Speaker:Susan Hyde is Associate Professor of Political Science & International Affairs at Yale University. She studies international influences on domestic […]
Nuclear Russian Roulette: A Model of Proliferation and Preventive War DateFebruary 21, 2014 Time7:00am to 8:30am Location 11377 Bunche Hall Contact We (Muhammet A. Bas and Andrew J. Coe) develop a formal model of bargaining between two states, where one can invest in developing nuclear weapons and the other imperfectly observes its efforts and progress […]