Join us today, November 5, from 5-7 pm for Northwestern’s Rachel Riedl, as she presents her paper, “Organizational Homogeneity, Cross-National Variation, and Institutional Stasis in African Political Party Systems.” This workshop will be a joint presentation with Northwestern University’s Workshop in Comparative-Historical Social Science, with two discussants, one from each workshop. Jose Antonio Hernandez will represent the Chicago side.

The workshop will be held at the U of C’s Gleacher Center, which is just a short walk from the 6 stop on Wacker. It’s also accessible from the Red Line. We’ll be in Lounge 320, overlooking the Chicago river and the sunset – hope to see you there!

The paper will be sent out over email again this morning.

Come out at 6 pm for our new postdoc, Daniel Berger!

The paper has been sent out over email, but let me know if you need a copy.

Join postdoc Daniel Berger as he presents his new work on village leadership in Africa, “Do Chiefs Matter? Village leadership and harvests since 1982.” CIR second-year Megan Furman will be our discussant.

The paper will be sent out over email starting today (Friday). We had great turnout and participation this week (thanks Jaira!) – hope to see and hear from you all again next week!

Join us tonight for our first student presenter of the year. Third-year Jaira Harrington is coming to present her MA thesis, “An Interrogation of the ‘Domestic:’ Domestic Work, Political Subjectivity, and Maria da Penha Law in Brazil.”

This workshop is a joint presentation with the Latin American History workshop, and Jay Sosa, a student in the Anthropology Department, will be serving as discussant! Should be a lot of fun and a good opportunity for Latin Americanists in comparative politics to meet students and faculty with similar interests.

Russia’s President Dmitry Medvedev (L) gives California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger a ride in a vintage Soviet-era Chaika automobile at the presidential residence Gorki outside Moscow, October 11, 2010. (REUTERS/Ria Novosti/Kremlin/Mikhail Klimentyev)

Find the latest version of the schedule here. Includes Daniel Berger’s paper title for his presentation on October 27: “Do Chiefs Matter? Nigerian Village Leadership and Harvests since 1982.”

Remember to join us Wednesday for business in Russia with Jordan Gans-Morse!