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SUMMARY:Jason Todd (Duke University)\, Recruitment Job Talk
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://polisci.ucla.edu/event/jason-todd-duke-university-recruitment-job-talk/
LOCATION:4357 Bunche Hall\, 4357 Bunche Hall\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90095\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Belinda Sunnu":MAILTO:bsunnu@polisci.ucla.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191122T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191122T133000
DTSTAMP:20260418T011549
CREATED:20191107T165027Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191107T165027Z
UID:6274-1574424000-1574429400@polisci.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Hye Young You (New York University)\, Recruitment Job Talk
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://polisci.ucla.edu/event/hye-young-you-new-york-university-recruitment-job-talk/
LOCATION:4357 Bunche Hall\, 4357 Bunche Hall\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90095\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Belinda Sunnu":MAILTO:bsunnu@polisci.ucla.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191121T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191121T133000
DTSTAMP:20260418T011549
CREATED:20191107T164944Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191107T164944Z
UID:6271-1574337600-1574343000@polisci.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Alexander Sahn (UC Berkeley)\, Recruitment Job Talk
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://polisci.ucla.edu/event/alexander-sahn-uc-berkeley-recruitment-job-talk/
LOCATION:4357 Bunche Hall\, 4357 Bunche Hall\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90095\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Belinda Sunnu":MAILTO:bsunnu@polisci.ucla.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191120T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191120T133000
DTSTAMP:20260418T011549
CREATED:20191107T164903Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191107T164903Z
UID:6268-1574251200-1574256600@polisci.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Ashley Jardina (Duke University)\, Recruitment Job Talk
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://polisci.ucla.edu/event/ashley-jardina-duke-university-recruitment-job-talk/
LOCATION:4357 Bunche Hall\, 4357 Bunche Hall\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90095\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Belinda Sunnu":MAILTO:bsunnu@polisci.ucla.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191115T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191115T180000
DTSTAMP:20260418T011549
CREATED:20191114T184229Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191115T215417Z
UID:6297-1573833600-1573840800@polisci.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Larry N. George (CSU Long Beach)\, Political Theory Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Paper (password protected)
URL:https://polisci.ucla.edu/event/larry-n-george-csu-long-beach-political-theory-workshop/
LOCATION:4357 Bunche Hall\, 4357 Bunche Hall\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90095\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Belinda Sunnu":MAILTO:bsunnu@polisci.ucla.edu
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191115T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191115T133000
DTSTAMP:20260418T011549
CREATED:20191107T164738Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191107T164738Z
UID:6264-1573819200-1573824600@polisci.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Nazita Lajevardi (Michigan State University)\, Recruitment Job Talk
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://polisci.ucla.edu/event/nazita-lajevardi-michigan-state-university-recruitment-job-talk/
LOCATION:4357 Bunche Hall\, 4357 Bunche Hall\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90095\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Belinda Sunnu":MAILTO:bsunnu@polisci.ucla.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191114T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191114T200000
DTSTAMP:20260418T011549
CREATED:20191107T174345Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191114T185657Z
UID:6287-1573754400-1573761600@polisci.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Bollens-Ries-Hoffenberg Lecture presented by Larissa MacFarquhar
DESCRIPTION:Michael Chwe\nProfessor and Chair\nUCLA Department of Political Scienceinvites you to attend the 32nd annual \nBOLLENS-RIES-HOFFENBERG LECTURE \n“HOMETOWN:\nThose Who Leave\, Those Who Stay\, and Those Who Go Back” \npresented by\nLarissa MacFarquhar\nStaff writer\, The New Yorker \nThursday\, November 14\, 2019\n6:00 p.m.\nReception to follow \nCalifornia NanoSystems Institute (CNSI)\nUCLA\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://polisci.ucla.edu/event/bollens-ries-hoffenberg-lecture-presented-by-larissa-macfarquhar/
LOCATION:California NanoSystems Institute\, 570 Westwood Plaza\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90095\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Belinda Sunnu":MAILTO:bsunnu@polisci.ucla.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191113T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191113T133000
DTSTAMP:20260418T011549
CREATED:20191107T164635Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191107T164635Z
UID:6260-1573646400-1573651800@polisci.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Davin Phoenix (UC Irvine)\, Recruitment Job Talk
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://polisci.ucla.edu/event/davin-phoenix-uc-irvine-recruitment-job-talk/
LOCATION:4357 Bunche Hall\, 4357 Bunche Hall\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90095\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Belinda Sunnu":MAILTO:bsunnu@polisci.ucla.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191107T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191107T133000
DTSTAMP:20260418T011549
CREATED:20191107T164332Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191107T164512Z
UID:6250-1573128000-1573133400@polisci.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Jennifer Cryer (Stanford University)\, Recruitment Job Talk
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://polisci.ucla.edu/event/jennifer-cryer-stanford-university-recruitment-job-talk/
LOCATION:4357 Bunche Hall\, 4357 Bunche Hall\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90095\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Belinda Sunnu":MAILTO:bsunnu@polisci.ucla.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190616T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190616T120000
DTSTAMP:20260418T011550
CREATED:20190605T233224Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190605T233224Z
UID:4496-1560675600-1560686400@polisci.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Political Science Commencement 2019
DESCRIPTION:Commencement Speaker: Howard Welinsky ’72 \nHoward Welinsky is the former Senior Vice President/Administration for Warner Bros. Distributing. His career at Warner Bros. spanned 42 years\, where he rose through the ranks from Sales Analyst. He is active in Democratic Party politics\, having served on the State Democratic Central Committee since 1977 and chairing the Platform Committee for the past ten years. He has been a delegate to three National Democratic Conventions and served on the Platform Committee for four others. He has long advocated for his twin passions of higher education and Israel. Welinsky served on the California Postsecondary Commission for 11 years\, and he co-founded the California Coalition for Public Higher Education. He lives in Toluca Lake with his wife Karren Ganstwig\, also a UCLA alum. They were married on campus. \nWhat has UCLA meant to you? \nI have always been proud of my UCLA degree. UCLA is such a special place that combines the pursuit of truth and excellence with great humanity. It’s a place where so many first-generation students like me are given a chance to soar. \n\nCommencement live stream will be available at the department’s Facebook page here \nThe College of Letters and Science Commencement Contact Information page contains multiple links to Message Center topic queues: http://www.college.ucla.edu/commencement/help/contact/ \nInformation for graduates and guests the day of commencement: \nOn Sunday\, June 16\, 2019\, graduates assemble at the LATC (Los Angeles Tennis Center). Please arrive by 8:00 AM. Enter through GATE B off Bruin Walk. \nA processional into Pauley Pavilion will begin promptly at 8:45 AM. \nAs graduates arrive to the assembly area name cards will be distributed. The name cards include a line for the phonetic spelling of your name to assure that announcers pronounce your name appropriately. \nDuring the ceremony graduates are guided to the stage by event staff and hand their name card to a photographer’s assistant.  Faculty members rotate announcing names as graduates walk across the stage. A photography company called GradImages uses the flip side of the card to collect addresses which are used to send photos taken as graduates prepare to step onto the stage\, stand center stage and after stepping down from the stage. \nApproximately 425 graduates are expected to participate along with 3\,000 guests.  Guests should arrive an hour before the event. Seating is unassigned and is first come\, first seated. The doors of Pauley Pavilion open at 8:00 AM. There are several ceremonies scheduled that morning so guests should allow ample time to park\, walk to Pauley Pavilion\, and find a seat. The event is anticipated to be 90 to 120 minutes. \nSECURITY PRECAUTIONS DURING COMMENCEMENT \nAlthough UCLA does not anticipate any security problems during Commencement\, we are constantly monitoring the events to protect the safety and security of our guests. Please observe the following restrictions for all Commencement Activities on the UCLA Campus. \n\nNo large bags\, back packs\, large purses or items larger than 12 x 12\nNo firearms\, knives\, explosives or other weapons\nNo cans\, coolers and other containers except in cases of medical need\, as certified by a physician\nNo artificial noise makers\, air horns or megaphones may be used\nNo large signs\, flags\, poles\, banners\, or laser pointers\nNo promotional items with commercial slogans or identification\nNo food or drinks are allowed in the individual commencement venues\nInspections of small receptacles (bags) might be required as you enter event venues\nAll Commencement venues have the authority to prohibit any other items deemed to be a security risk. Patrons will not be allowed to bring those items inside the event venues\nThese policies are subject to change without notice
URL:https://polisci.ucla.edu/event/political-science-commencement-2019/
LOCATION:Pauley Pavilion\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90095\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181226T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181226T000000
DTSTAMP:20260418T011550
CREATED:20180830T194833Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180830T194833Z
UID:2369-1545782400-1545782400@polisci.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Winter campus closure begins\, December 24\, 2014 – Wednesday
DESCRIPTION:Winter campus closure begins\, December 24\, 2014 – Wednesday \nDateDecember 24\, 2014 \nTime6:00am \nLocation \nContact \nWinter campus closure begins\, December 24\, 2014 – Wednesday \nEvent Details:  \nParking | Directions \nPlease register here:
URL:https://polisci.ucla.edu/event/winter-campus-closure-begins-december-24-2014-wednesday/
LOCATION:CA
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181221T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181221T000000
DTSTAMP:20260418T011550
CREATED:20180830T194832Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180830T194832Z
UID:2367-1545350400-1545350400@polisci.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Fall Quarter ends\, December 19\, 2014 – Friday
DESCRIPTION:Fall Quarter ends\, December 19\, 2014 – Friday \nDateDecember 19\, 2014 \nTime6:00am \nLocation \nContact \nFall Quarter ends\, December 19\, 2014 – Friday \nEvent Details:  \nParking | Directions \nPlease register here:
URL:https://polisci.ucla.edu/event/fall-quarter-ends-december-19-2014-friday/
LOCATION:CA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181214T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181214T000000
DTSTAMP:20260418T011550
CREATED:20180830T194943Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180830T194943Z
UID:2542-1544745600-1544745600@polisci.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Demetra Kasimis
DESCRIPTION:Demetra Kasimis  \nDateDecember 8\, 2017 \nTime4:00pm to 6:00pm \nLocation\n4357 Bunche Hall \nContact\nContact Information\nBelinda SunnuPhone 3102067558bsunnu@polisci.ucla.edu \nPaper \nEvent Details:  \nParking | Directions \nPlease register here:
URL:https://polisci.ucla.edu/event/demetra-kasimis/
LOCATION:CA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181214T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181214T000000
DTSTAMP:20260418T011550
CREATED:20180830T194831Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180830T194831Z
UID:2365-1544745600-1544745600@polisci.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Political Theory Workshop with Ella Myers
DESCRIPTION:Political Theory Workshop with Ella Myers \nDateDecember 12\, 2014 \nTime4:00pm \nLocation\n4357 Bunche Hall \nContact\nContact Information\nBelinda SunnuPhone bsunnu@polisci.ucla.edu \nPresenter:Ella Myers\, University of UtahRespondent:Kye Barker\, UCLATitle: “Invisible Men: Racial Indifference in Theories of Neoliberalism”About the presenter:Ella Myers (Ph.D. 2006\, Northwestern) is assistant professor of Political Science at the University of Utah with a joint appointment in Gender Studies.  Her research is primarily in the area of democratic theory. She is especially engaged with questions regarding citizen participation\, the distribution of political power\, and practices of collective resistance.  Myers’ current research agenda focuses on contemporary economic conditions in the United States and she is working on a book manuscript entitled Radical Capitalism\, which argues that today’s economic regime is both continuous and discontinuous with previous forms of capitalist society.Abstract:Scholarly work on neoliberalism often fails to address the specific workings of racial caste in the U.S.  Too often such work presents a grand narrative of capitalist exploitation in the 21st century which overlooks racial domination or implies that it is simply a sub-category of class domination. Drawing on work by Michelle Alexander and Loic Wacquant\, this paper argues that racial caste functions today to position black men in the U.S. not merely as exploitable\, but expendable. The problem of black men’s disposability – expressed most graphically in the social acceptance of the state-sanctioned use of discriminatory force\, imprisonment\, and disenfranchisement – points to “the incompleteness of abolition.” The paper argues that understanding the effects of racial caste on black men today requires investigating how capitalism and white supremacy have been linked historically not only by relations of boss/worker but also by relations of owner/owned.Paper:Click here to download. \nEvent Details:  \nParking | Directions \nPlease register here:
URL:https://polisci.ucla.edu/event/political-theory-workshop-with-ella-myers/
LOCATION:CA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181213T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181213T000000
DTSTAMP:20260418T011550
CREATED:20180830T194831Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180830T194831Z
UID:2364-1544659200-1544659200@polisci.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Recruitment Job Talk with Erin Hartman
DESCRIPTION:Recruitment Job Talk with Erin Hartman \nDateDecember 11\, 2014 \nTime12:00pm to 1:30pm \nLocation\n4357 Bunche Hall \nContact\nContact Information\nBelinda SunnuPhone bsunnu@polisci.ucla.edu \nPresenter:Erin Hartman\, UC BerkeleyTitle: “Call and Non-response: A Design Based Solution for Unit Non-response”Abstract:With the decrease in response rates to surveys\, the potential for differential non-response to bias our estimates of public opinion is growing.  Changing response rates over the course of an election may be able to explain much of the variance observed in stated vote intention during the cycle. I decompose the potential bias into features that can be addressed in the design and post hoc adjustment stage\, and unobservable behavioral bias that must be assumed away. I then consider a new sampling method\, response rate sampling\, that leverages past data on responsiveness to surveys to alleviate bias due to observable imbalance resulting from unit non-response.  This method was used for the internal analytics polling operation during President Obama’s 2012 re-election campaign.  I will present findings on the dynamics of response rates over the 2012 election cycle\, and how response rate sampling impacts volatility in our measurements and our estimates of public opinion and campaign effects. \nEvent Details:  \nParking | Directions \nPlease register here:
URL:https://polisci.ucla.edu/event/recruitment-job-talk-with-erin-hartman/
LOCATION:CA
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181210T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181210T000000
DTSTAMP:20260418T011550
CREATED:20180830T194947Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180830T194948Z
UID:2554-1544400000-1544400000@polisci.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Amanda Robinson
DESCRIPTION:Amanda Robinson \nDateDecember 4\, 2017 \nTime12:15pm \nLocation\n4357 Bunche Hall \nContact\nContact Information\nBelinda SunnuPhone 3102067558bsunnu@polisci.ucla.edu \nEvent Details:  \nParking | Directions \nPlease register here:
URL:https://polisci.ucla.edu/event/amanda-robinson/
LOCATION:CA
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181207T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181207T000000
DTSTAMP:20260418T011550
CREATED:20180830T194903Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180830T194903Z
UID:2442-1544140800-1544140800@polisci.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:REP Reading Group
DESCRIPTION:REP Reading Group  \nDateDecember 4\, 2015 \nTime4:00pm \nLocation\n4280 Bunche Hall \nContact \nEvent Details:  \nParking | Directions \nPlease register here:
URL:https://polisci.ucla.edu/event/rep-reading-group-5/
LOCATION:CA
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181207T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181207T000000
DTSTAMP:20260418T011550
CREATED:20180830T194902Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180830T194902Z
UID:2440-1544140800-1544140800@polisci.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Stacey Greene - Practice Job Talk
DESCRIPTION:Stacey Greene – Practice Job Talk  \nDateDecember 4\, 2015 \nTime1:00pm \nLocation\n4357 Bunche Hall \nContact \nEvent Details:  \nParking | Directions \nPlease register here:
URL:https://polisci.ucla.edu/event/stacey-greene-practice-job-talk/
LOCATION:CA
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181207T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181207T000000
DTSTAMP:20260418T011550
CREATED:20180830T194902Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180830T194902Z
UID:2441-1544140800-1544140800@polisci.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:IR Reading Group
DESCRIPTION:IR Reading Group  \nDateDecember 4\, 2015 \nTime3:00pm \nLocation\n4276 Bunche Hall \nContact \nEvent Details:  \nParking | Directions \nPlease register here:
URL:https://polisci.ucla.edu/event/ir-reading-group-3/
LOCATION:CA
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181207T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181207T000000
DTSTAMP:20260418T011550
CREATED:20180830T194820Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180830T194820Z
UID:2333-1544140800-1544140800@polisci.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Is War Disappearing?
DESCRIPTION:Is War Disappearing?  \nDateDecember 6\, 2013 \nTime7:00am to 8:30am \nLocation\n11377 Bunche Hall \nContact \nThere is a large and growing belief\, based on a handful of recent scholarly works\, that the propensity of states to use force against one another is on the decline. I take issue with two lines of argument that support this conclusion. The first is the claim that\, whereas the two World Wars were statistical anomalies\, the “Long Peace” that followed is a meaningful trend: I show that both are very plausibly the result of the same stochastic process. The second is the claim that there is less war now than there was in the recent past: I examine what is meant by war\, control for two confounding influences that resulted from the proliferation of states in the 20th century\, and show that\, taking those considerations into account\, no such trend is evident. \nEvent Details:  \nParking | Directions \nPlease register here:
URL:https://polisci.ucla.edu/event/is-war-disappearing/
LOCATION:CA
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181207T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181207T000000
DTSTAMP:20260418T011550
CREATED:20180830T194820Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180830T194820Z
UID:2334-1544140800-1544140800@polisci.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Dramatizing Democracy: Crisis\, Civic Education\, and the Common Good
DESCRIPTION:Dramatizing Democracy: Crisis\, Civic Education\, and the Common Good \nDateDecember 6\, 2013 \nTime8:00am to 9:30am \nLocation\n4357 Bunche Hall \nContact \nAfter 9/11\, hope arose that democracy in America would be revitalized. Crisis\, it was said\, “represents an opportunity” for social and political reformation\, and the American people will “come together and rise to the occasion.” I examine the philosophical underpinnings of this familiar rhetoric and the belief that crisis may be good for democracy\, a belief which runs against traditional views that popular governments cannot cope with crises. What is revealed about our understanding of democracy when we dramatize the state of insecurity as its born-again moment? Crisis-based democracy is compelling because it reframes republican civic virtue\, and radical collective action\, in ways compatible with modern society and liberal democracy. This formulation\, I argue\, signifies a transformation of the participatory ideal\, from common people arguing together to the heroic transcendence of partisanship. To analyze the crisis/democracy linkage I consider the surprisingly similar democratic theories of Bruce Ackerman and Sheldon Wolin. \nEvent Details:  \nParking | Directions \nPlease register here:
URL:https://polisci.ucla.edu/event/dramatizing-democracy-crisis-civic-education-and-the-common-good/
LOCATION:CA
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181206T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181206T000000
DTSTAMP:20260418T011550
CREATED:20180830T194902Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180830T194902Z
UID:2439-1544054400-1544054400@polisci.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:GSC Meeting
DESCRIPTION:GSC Meeting  \nDateDecember 3\, 2015 \nTime3:30pm \nLocation\n4280 Bunche Hall \nContact \nEvent Details:  \nParking | Directions \nPlease register here:
URL:https://polisci.ucla.edu/event/gsc-meeting-2/
LOCATION:CA
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181206T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181206T000000
DTSTAMP:20260418T011550
CREATED:20180830T194832Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180830T194832Z
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SUMMARY:Methods Workshop with Branislav Slantchev
DESCRIPTION:Methods Workshop with Branislav Slantchev \nDateDecember 4\, 2014 \nTime2:00pm \nLocation\n4357 Bunche Hall \nContact\nContact Information\nBelinda SunnuPhone bsunnu@polisci.ucla.edu \nPresenter:Branislav Slantchev\, UC San DiegoTitle: “Rich Subjects\, Poor Kings: Rebellion Relief and the Ratchet Effect in Taxation”Abstract:Rulers face serious difficulties in their efforts to extract wealth from society through taxation. Historically\, taxation was often not very high and attempts to increase it frequently caused revolts. Over time\, however\, taxation has increased dramatically while violent resistance has virtually disappeared. We present a model that shows how these patterns can be understood as arising from the Crown’s desire to maximize its income from taxation in a context where it is institutionally unconstrained but does not have very good information about the wealth of the subjects it is trying to tax. In this setting\, high tax demands can push poor subjects into violent resistance\, which might provide the Crown with evidence that it needs to lower the tax to acceptable levels (provide tax relief). This possibility\, however\, provides an incentive to the rich subject to join the revolt to take advantage of tax relief and avoid an increase of taxation that willingness to accept might entail in the future (ratchet effect). This interaction is resolved in the Crown settling for taxation that\, depending on its information about the subjects’ wealth\, can be low but peaceful\, moderate but provoking occasional revolts by the poor\, and high but risking that even the rich would join a revolt. As the Crown’s ability to better assess the wealth of its subjects grows\, taxation will increase while violent resistance will decrease even in the absence of an increase in the Crown’s coercive capabilities or its public goods provision. The growth of the state can be understood as a direct consequence of administrative improvements rather than centralization of power\, monopolization of violence\, or provision of public goods.Paper: Click here to download. \nEvent Details:  \nParking | Directions \nPlease register here:
URL:https://polisci.ucla.edu/event/methods-workshop-with-branislav-slantchev/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181205T000000
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UID:2438-1543968000-1543968000@polisci.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Pieces of the Craft
DESCRIPTION:Pieces of the Craft  \nDateDecember 2\, 2015 \nTime12:00pm \nLocation\n4276 Bunche Hall \nContact \nEvent Details:  \nParking | Directions \nPlease register here:
URL:https://polisci.ucla.edu/event/pieces-of-the-craft-6/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181203T000000
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UID:2363-1543795200-1543795200@polisci.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Comparative Politics Job Talk with Emily Sellars
DESCRIPTION:Comparative Politics Job Talk with Emily Sellars \nDateDecember 1\, 2014 \nTime12:00pm to 1:30pm \nLocation\n4357 Bunche Hall \nContact\nContact Information\nBelinda SunnuPhone bsunnu@polisci.ucla.edu \nPresenter:Emily Sellars\, University of Wisconsin–MadisonTitle: “Does Emigration Inhibit Political Reform? Evidence from the Mexican Agrarian Movement\, 1916–1945″Abstract:Does emigration encourage or inhibit political reform? I investigate this question using data from a critical period in Mexican history. Following the Revolution in 1910\, the Mexican government implemented a major redistributive land reform program. The program began during a period of high emigration from Mexico\, but migration patterns were halted and reversed following the Stock Market Crash of 1929. Using a research design similar to a difference-in-differences approach\, I demonstrate that there was a significant acceleration in land redistribution in high- relative to low-emigration states after the shock to emigration opportunities. Drawing on an original formal model and on archival research on the agrarian movement\, I trace this outcome to the role of emigration in reducing political pressure on the government during the 1920s and to the importance of repatriates in the agrarian movement after 1930. These findings have important implications for understanding the political impacts of emigration and their development consequences. \nEvent Details:  \nParking | Directions \nPlease register here:
URL:https://polisci.ucla.edu/event/comparative-politics-job-talk-with-emily-sellars/
LOCATION:CA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181130T000000
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UID:2437-1543536000-1543536000@polisci.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:REP Reading Group
DESCRIPTION:REP Reading Group  \nDateNovember 27\, 2015 \nTime4:00pm \nLocation\n4280 Bunche Hall \nContact \nEvent Details:  \nParking | Directions \nPlease register here:
URL:https://polisci.ucla.edu/event/rep-reading-group-4/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181128T000000
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DTSTAMP:20260418T011550
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UID:2436-1543363200-1543363200@polisci.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Pieces of the Craft
DESCRIPTION:Pieces of the Craft  \nDateNovember 25\, 2015 \nTime12:00pm \nLocation\n4276 Bunche Hall \nContact \nEvent Details:  \nParking | Directions \nPlease register here:
URL:https://polisci.ucla.edu/event/pieces-of-the-craft-5/
LOCATION:CA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181126T000000
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UID:2496-1543190400-1543190400@polisci.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:AP Workshop - Ariel White\, MIT
DESCRIPTION:AP Workshop – Ariel White\, MIT \nDateNovember 21\, 2016 \nTime12:30pm to 2:00pm \nLocation\n4357 Bunche Hall  \nContact \nAbstract:This paper presents new causal estimates of incarceration’s effect on voting\, using administrative data on criminal sentencing and voter turnout. I use the random case assignment process of a major county court system as a source of exogenous variation in the sentencing of misdemeanor cases. Focusing on misdemeanor defendants allows for generalization to a large pool of people\, as such cases are extremely common. Among first-time misdemeanor defendants\, I find evidence that receiving a short jail sentence decreases voting in the next election by several percentage points. Results differ starkly by race. White defendants show no demobilization\, while Black defendants show a turnout decrease of about 13 percentage points due to jail time. Evidence from pre-arrest voter histories suggest that this difference could be due to racial differences in who is arrested. These results paint a picture of large-scale\, racially-disparate voter demobilization in the wake of incarceration.Full paper can be found here \nEvent Details:  \nParking | Directions \nPlease register here:
URL:https://polisci.ucla.edu/event/ap-workshop-ariel-white-mit/
LOCATION:CA
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UID:2435-1543190400-1543190400@polisci.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:AP Workshop - Rocio Titiunik
DESCRIPTION:AP Workshop – Rocio Titiunik  \nDateNovember 23\, 2015 \nTime3:00pm \nLocation\n4357 Bunche Hall \nContact \nThe widespread availability of voter files has changed the study of participation in American politics. However\, many studies calculate voter turnout among registrants\, which may lead to invalid causal inferences if registration rates differ between treatment and control groups. We introduce a sensitivity analysis approach that can be used to assess the potential bias induced by this problem\, which we call differential registration bias\, and illustrate its use with two empirical studies of the effects of voting eligibility on subsequent turnout among young voters. In both cases\, we find that eligibility decreases turnout as a proportion of total registration. However\, these negative effects are highly sensitive to differential registration bias and\, in one study\, change signs when we instead calculate turnout as a proportion of the population. These results suggest the need for scholars to provide rigorous sensitivity analysis as part of any study of voter file data.Paper: PDF \nEvent Details:  \nParking | Directions \nPlease register here:
URL:https://polisci.ucla.edu/event/ap-workshop-rocio-titiunik/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181123T000000
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UID:2540-1542931200-1542931200@polisci.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Gayil Talshir
DESCRIPTION:Gayil Talshir \nDateNovember 17\, 2017 \nTime4:00pm \nLocation\n4357 Bunche Hall \nContact\nContact Information\nBelinda SunnuPhone 3102067558bsunnu@polisci.ucla.edu \nEvent Details:  \nParking | Directions \nPlease register here:
URL:https://polisci.ucla.edu/event/gayil-talshir/
LOCATION:CA
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