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Past Workshops

There is a Duty to Vote: Grounds for the “Folk Theory of Voting Ethics”

Friday, December 4, 2015 -
1:15pm to 3:00pm
Encina Hall West, Room 400 (GSL)
Speaker: Emilee Chapman, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Stanford University
Field: Political Theory

Emilee is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at Stanford.  Her current research project examines the distinctive value of voting in contemporary democratic practice, and its significance for electoral reform and the ethics of participation.

Lawrence Broz - Currency Misalignments and Industry Demands for Trade Protection

Friday, December 4, 2015 -
11:30am to 1:00pm
Encina Hall West, Room 400 (GSL)
Field: International Relations

Professor Broz's current research focus is on the institutions of monetary and financial policymaking - central banks, exchange rate regimes, etc. - of which there is remarkable variation across countries and over time. Analytically, he draws from open-economy macroeconomics and positive political economy. He employs both quantitative and case study research methods.

Risking Peace: The Effects of Financial Market Exposure on Votes and Political Attitudes

Monday, November 30, 2015 -
11:30am to 1:00pm
Encina Hall West, Room 400 (Graham Stuart Lounge)
Speaker: Saumitra Jha, Associate Professor of Political Economy, Stanford University
Field: Comparative Politics

Saumitra Jha's research focuses on drawing new lessons from economic theory and history for fostering beneficial political reform and economic growth in developing societies.

Jonathan Chu - International Organizations and Public Opinion on Humanitarian Intervention

Friday, November 20, 2015 -
11:30am to 1:00pm
Encina Hall West, Room 400 (GSL)
Field: International Relations

Jonathan Chu is a political science Ph.D. candidate at Stanford University. His research focuses on humanitarian intervention, the laws of war, human rights, and authoritarianism. His research has been supported by the National Science Foundation, and Stanford's Center for International Security and Cooperation (CISAC) and Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society (PACS).

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Insurgency or Mainstream Politics: How Emotions Influence the Political Strategies Blacks Pursue to Alleviate Racial Inequality

Wednesday, November 18, 2015 -
12:00pm to 1:15pm
The Terrace Room, Margaret Jacks Hall (Building 460, 4th Floor)
Speaker: Antoine Banks, Associate Professor in the Department of Government and Politics at the University of Maryland
RICSRE Faculty Seminar Series
Field: American Politics
Antoine Banks is an Associate Professor in the Department of Government and Politics at the University of Maryland. He received his Ph.D. in political science from the University of Michigan. His research interests include racial and ethnic politics, emotions, political psychology, and public opinion.

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