Department of Political Science Bulletin, December 20, 2021
Today’s bulletin is also posted on our website:
https://www.polisci.washington.edu/newsletter
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
The university will be closed December 24th in observance of Christmas. The university will be closed December 31st for New Year’s Eve.
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 December 20th-30th.
FACULTY AND GRADUATE STUDENTS PAPERS, PUBLICATIONS AND ACTIVITIES:
Ansell, Ben, and Asli Cansunar. “The Political Consequences of Housing (Un)Affordability.” Journal of European Social Policy, vol. 31, no. 5, Dec. 2021, pp. 597–613, doi:10.1177/09589287211056171.
Asli Cansunar was interviewed for BBC Brasil. She discussed the political consequences of economic misperceptions.Link: https://www.bbc.com/portuguese/brasil-57909632
Zhaowen Guo receives Google Cloud Platform Academic Research Grant.
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).
The Global Law & Politics Network Workshop Wednesdays will meet virtually: Wed., February 2, 2022, 8:00-9:00am PST. Project: Legal Mobilization and the Embedding of Constitutional Law. Presenter: Whitney Taylor (San Francisco State University). Discussant: Lisa Vanhala (University College London). For zoom link and paper please register.
The Severyns Ravenholt Seminar in Comparative Politics presents Alexandra Siegel (University of Colorado at Boulder). Discussant is Morgan Wack. Friday, February 18, 2021, 1:30 – 3 PM in Gowen 1A (Olson Room).
The Center for Environmental Politics presents Miyuki Hino (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill), “The Effect of Information about Climate Risk on Property Values.” Friday, February 4, 2021, 12 – 1:30PM in Gowen 1A (Olson Room). RSVP to come.
The Center for Environmental Politics presents Nina Kelsey (George Washington University), “Green Spirals: Feedback Dynamics in Environmental Policymaking” Friday, February 25, 2021, 12 – 1:30PM in Gowen 1A (Olson Room). RSVP to come.
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/.
Please send newsletter items to Natalie (nc9927@uw.edu) by noon on Thursday