Department of Political Science Bulletin, December 13, 2021
Today’s bulletin is also posted on our website:
https://www.polisci.washington.edu/newsletter
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Final examination week is Dec 11th-17th.
The university will be closed December 24th in observance of Christmas.
Political Science COVID-19 Prevention Plan is also located on our website. If you come to campus, you are required to review the plan and take the UW General COVID-19 safety training.
The Department of Political Science Main Office will be closed Thursday, 2:15-4:45PM. Otherwise, the office will have 8AM-12PM, 1-5PM hours.
FACULTY AND GRADUATE STUDENTS PAPERS, PUBLICATIONS AND ACTIVITIES:
Aseem Prakash was a panelist at the "Taking Stock of the COP26” webinar organized by the Centre Marc Bloch (University Berlin) in cooperation with the Centre of Transformation Research (University Magdeburg), November 29, 2021.
Catherine Herrold and Aseem Prakash. "When Promoting Democracy, Less Is More." Foreign Policy, December 8, 2021.
POLITICAL SCIENCE TALKS/SEMINARS:
The Global Law & Politics Network Workshop Wednesdays will meet virtually: Wed., January 5, 2022, 8:00-9:00am PST. Project: Outsourcing Enforcement. Presenter: Desiree LeClercq (Cornell University). Discussant: Krzysztof Pelc (McGill University) . For zoom link and paper please register.
The Center for Environmental Politics presents Andrew Jorgenson (Boston College), “Guns versus Climate: ow Militarization Amplifies the Impact of Development on Carbon Emissions.” Friday, January 14, 2021, 12 – 1:30PM in Gowen 1A (Olson Room). RSVP to come.
The Severyns Ravenholt Seminar in Comparative Politics presents Hanjie Wang (University of Washington). Discussant is Jake Grumbach. Friday, January 21, 2021, 1:30 – 3 PM in Gowen 1A (Olson Room).
OTHER DEPARTMENT TALKS/SEMINARS:
The Ellison Center for Russians, East European, and Central Asian Studies presents “Revealing Schemes: The Politics of Conspiracy in Russia and the Post-Soviet Region” presenting Scott Radnitz (University of Washington) and moderated by Jacqueline Miller(World Affairs Council). January 13, 2022 at 4:30PM PST. Register at https://events.uw.edu/d/dmqb7d/.
The Ellison Center for Russians, East European, and Central Asian Studies presents “‘Everybody Hates Russia:’ On the Uses of Conspiracy Theory Under Putin” presenting Eliot Borenstein (New York University). April 7, 2022 at 6PM PST. Register at https://events.uw.edu/d/dmqb7d/
Please send newsletter items to Natalie (nc9927@uw.edu) by noon on Thursday