Comparative Politics Workshop with James Kung DateFebruary 5, 2015 Time12:00pm Location 4357 Bunche Hall Contact Contact Information Belinda SunnuPhone bsunnu@polisci.ucla.edu Presenter: James Kai-sing Kung, Hong Kong University of Science & Technology Title: "Do Land Revenue Windfalls Create a Political Resource Curse? Evidence from China” Abstract: By analyzing a panel on the political turnovers of 4,390 county […]
American Politics Workshop with Anthony Fowler DateFebruary 2, 2015 Time3:00pm Location 4357 Bunche Hall Contact Contact Information Belinda SunnuPhone bsunnu@polisci.ucla.edu Presenter:Anthony Fowler, University of ChicagoTitle:"A Bayesian Explanation for Incumbency Advantage"Abstract: Incumbents perform significantly better in elections just because they are incumbents, yet the most commonly proposed explanations for this phenomenon are unsatisfying and inconsistent with empirical […]
International Relations Workshop with Michaela Mattes DateFebruary 2, 2015 Time12:30pm Location 4357 Bunche Hall Contact Contact Information Belinda SunnuPhone bsunnu@polisci.ucla.edu Presenter:Michaela Mattes, UC BerkeleyTitle: “Chipping Away at the Issues: Does a Piecemeal Approach to Dispute Settlement Work?”Abstract:Disputants often have the option to resolve their disagreements in a series of partial settlements, addressing a subset of the issues […]
