Wedeen Book Salon Jan 22 (6:00 PM)

Posted on January 20, 2020 by wgunning

We will not hold our standard workshop session this Wednesday. Instead, please join us at 6:00 PM at the Seminary Coop Bookstore (5751 S Woodlawn Ave) to discuss Lisa Wedeen’s new book Authoritarian Apprehensions: Ideology, Judgment, and Mourning in Syria.

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Melani Cammett Jan 15

Posted on January 10, 2020 by wgunning

The Comparative Politics Workshop invites you to discuss:

Outgroup Generosity despite Prejudice:

Access to Social Services for Syrian Refugees in Lebanon

Melani Cammett

University of Chicago

Discussant: Sofia Smith

Wednesday, January 15, 2020

12:00 – 1:20 PM

Foster Hall 107 (1130 E 59th St.)

A light lunch will be provided.

If you have any questions or believe you need assistance contact the student coordinator at wgunning@uchicago.edu.

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Visit http://voices.uchicago.edu/compol for more information.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Yan Xu Jan 8

Posted on January 3, 2020 by wgunning

The Comparative Politics Workshop invites you to discuss:

Entangled Elites: Business Ties and Wealth Defense in Authoritarian Regimes

Yan Xu

University of Chicago

Discussant: Jongyoon Baik

Wednesday, January 8, 2020

12:00 – 1:20 PM

Foster Hall 107 (1130 E 59th St.)

A light lunch will be provided.

If you have any questions or believe you need assistance contact the student coordinator at wgunning@uchicago.edu.

To be added to our mailing list, click here. To add our schedule to your Google Calendar, click here

Visit http://voices.uchicago.edu/compol for more information.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Winter 2020 Schedule

Posted on January 3, 2020 by wgunning

We are delighted to announce our schedule for the Winter Quarter of 2020. You may access the schedule by clicking here.

Jon DePoyster Dec. 4

Posted on November 29, 2019 by wgunning

The Comparative Politics Workshop invites you to discuss:

Conflict and Coercion within African Political Parties

Jon DePoyster

University of Chicago

Discussant: Gemma Dipoppa

Wednesday, December 4, 2019

12:00 – 1:20 PM

Pick Hall 506 (5828 S. University Ave.)

A light lunch will be provided.

If you have any questions or believe you need assistance contact the student coordinator at wgunning@uchicago.edu.

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Mark Deming Nov. 20

Posted on November 15, 2019 by wgunning

The Comparative Politics Workshop invites you to discuss:

Remaking Authoritarian Elite Coalitions after Democratization

Mark Deming

University of Chicago

*This workshop will follow the format of a job-talk.

As such, there will be no discussant.*

Wednesday, November 20, 2019

12:00 – 1:20 PM

Pick Hall 506 (5828 S. University Ave.)

A light lunch will be provided.

No paper will be circulated.

If you have any questions or believe you need assistance contact the student coordinator at wgunning@uchicago.edu.

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Anjali Anand Nov. 13

Posted on November 11, 2019 by wgunning

The Comparative Politics Workshop invites you to discuss:

Agents of Exchange: Explaining Organizational Growth and Collapse in Eighteenth Century India

Anjali Anand

University of Chicago

*This workshop will follow the format of a job-talk.

As such, there will be no discussant.*

Wednesday, November 13, 2019

12:00 – 1:20 PM

Pick Hall 506 (5828 S. University Ave.)

A light lunch will be provided.

No paper will be circulated.

If you have any questions or believe you need assistance contact the student coordinator at wgunning@uchicago.edu.

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Adam Przeworski Nov. 6

Posted on November 2, 2019 by wgunning

The Comparative Politics Workshop invites you to discuss:

Representation with Endogenous Preferences

Adam Przeworksi

New York University

Discussant: Ipek Cinar

Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2019

12:00 – 1:20 PM

Pick Hall 506 (5828 S. University Ave.)

A light lunch will be provided.

If you have any questions or believe you need assistance contact the student coordinator at wgunning@uchicago.edu.

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Aditi Rajeev Oct. 30

Posted on October 25, 2019 by wgunning

The Comparative Politics Workshop and the Political Theory Workshop invite you to discuss:

Faith in Conquest: Colonialism and Christianity in Portuguese Goa

Aditi Rajeev

University of Chicago

*This workshop will follow the format of a job-talk.

As such, there will be no discussant.*

Wednesday, October 30, 2019

12:00 – 1:20 PM

Pick Hall 506 (5828 S. University Ave.)

A light lunch will be provided.

No paper will be circulated.

If you have any questions or believe you need assistance contact the student coordinator at wgunning@uchicago.edu.

To be added to our mailing list, click here. To add our schedule to your Google Calendar, click here

Anne Meng Oct. 23

Posted on October 18, 2019 by wgunning

The Comparative Politics Workshop invites you to discuss:

Constraining Dictatorship

From Personalized Rule to Institutionalized Regimes

Anne Meng

University of Virginia

Discussant: Evgenia Olimpieva

Wednesday, October 23, 2019

12:00 – 1:20 PM

Pick Hall 506 (5828 S. University Ave.)

A light lunch will be provided.

If you have any questions or believe you need assistance contact the student coordinator at wgunning@uchicago.edu.

To be added to our mailing list, click here. To add our schedule to your Google Calendar, click here

Visit http://voices.uchicago.edu/compol for more information.

We look forward to seeing you there!