Felony Status, Participation, and Political Reintegration: Results from a field experiment DateNovember 21, 2013 Time4:00am to 5:30am Location 4357 Bunche Hall Contact How does American’s high rate of incarceration shape political participation? Few studies have examined the direct effects of incarceration on patterns of political engagement. Answering this question is particularly relevant for the 93% […]
Recruitment Job Talk with Brandon Stewart DateNovember 20, 2014 Time12:00pm to 1:30pm Location 4357 Bunche Hall Contact Presenter:Brandon Stewart, Harvard University*** Joint Recruitment Search with UCLA Department of Statistics ***Title: "Modeling Social Science Heterogeneity with Latent Factor Regressions"Abstract:In this work, I present a general framework for regression in the presence of complex dependence structures between units […]
Electoral Geography, Strategic Mobilization, and Implications for Voter Turnout DateNovember 22, 2013 Time6:00am to 7:30am Location 4357 Bunche Hall Contact When will parties mobilize the electoral support of low-income voters? This discussion presents evidence that rates of turnout among low-income citizens reflect legislators' and parties' electoral incentives to be responsive to the poor, and that […]
International Law/IR Workshop with Wayne Sandoltz DateNovember 21, 2014 Time2:00pm to 3:30pm Location 4357 Bunche Hall Contact Presenter:Wayne Sandoltz, University of Southern CaliforniaTitle: "Law and Politics in a Trustee Court: Amnesty Laws and the Inter-American System"Abstract:In a series of decisions starting in 2001, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACtHR) has ruled that amnesty laws that […]
Recruitment Job Talk with Marko Klasnja DateNovember 21, 2014 Time12:00pm to 1:30pm Location 4357 Bunche Hall Contact Presenter:Marko Klasnja, New York UniversityTitle: "Corruption and the Incumbency Disadvantage: Theory and Evidence"Abstract:Incumbents in many developing democracies face significant disadvantages when seeking reelection, in stark contrast to the well-known incumbency advantage that exists in the U.S. and other mature […]
PT Workshop - Sharon Krause, Brown University DateNovember 18, 2016 Time4:00pm to 6:00pm Location 4357 Bunche Hall Contact The password-protected paper can be found here Event Details: Parking | Directions Please register here:
