Department of Political Science Bulletin, January 18 2022
Today’s bulletin is also posted on our website:
https://www.polisci.washington.edu/newsletter
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
The University will be closed on Monday, January 17th in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
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.
FACULTY AND GRADUATE STUDENTS PAPERS, PUBLICATIONS AND ACTIVITIES:
Sandra Ahmadi and Aseem Prakash. "Autocrats Are Exploiting COVID-19 to Weaken Central Bank Independence." Foreign Policy, January 10, 2022.
Morgan Wack was selected as the 2022 Electoral Integrity Project's (EIP) Junior Fellow. More information about the program is at https://www.electoralintegrityproject.com/2022-fellows.
POLITICAL SCIENCE TALKS/SEMINARS:
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 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.
Graduate Student Professionalization Series (GSPS) presents “The Ins and Outs of Conferences”. Panelists include Asli Cansunar, Megan Erickson, Geoffrey Wallace, and Dennis Young. Friday, February 4, 2022 1:30-3:00pm via Zoom. Please RSVP if you plan to attend using the following link: https://catalyst.uw.edu/webq/survey/gprwall/417915. Those who RSVP will be provided with a Zoom link closer to the date of the workshop.
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 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.
The Global Law & Politics Network Workshop Wednesdays will meet virtually: Wed., March 2, 2022, 8:00-9:00am PST. Project: Substantive Justice: How Chinese Courts Approach Catastrophic Loss. Presenter: Rachel Stern (UC Berkeley) (with Benjamin L. Liebman, Wenwa Gao, and Xiaohan Wu). Discussant: Susan Whiting (University of Washington). For zoom link and paper please register.
The Severyns Ravenholt Seminar in Comparative Politics presents Daniel de Kadt (Deliveroo). Discussant is Ryan Goehrung. Friday, March 4, 2021, 1:30 – 3 PM in Gowen 1A (Olson Room).
The Global Law & Politics Network Workshop Wednesdays will meet virtually: Wed., April 6, 2022, 8:00-9:00am PDT. Project: Gender Violence and Public Attitudes Toward Punishment. Presenters: Kelebogile Zvobgo (College of William & Mary) & Suparna Chaudhry (Lewis & Clark College). Discussant: Francesca Jensenius (University of Oslo/Norwegian Institute of International Affairs). For zoom link and paper please register.
The Center for Environmental Politics presents Brianne Suldovsky (Portland State University), “Do They Just Hate Science? Including Climate Skeptics in the Climate Change Conversation” Friday, April 8, 2021, 12 – 1:30PM in Gowen 1A (Olson Room). RSVP to come.
The Severyns Ravenholt Seminar in Comparative Politics presents Mai Hassan (University of Michigan). Discussant is Lucas Owen. Friday, April 8, 2021, 1:30 – 3 PM in Gowen 1A (Olson Room).
The WISIR Webinar Series on Contemporary Race & Politics presents “Race & Democracy”. This panel will discuss and debate the intersection of race and democracy, including both historical and contemporary perspectives. Moderated by Chip Turner, with panelists: Christina Beltrán (New York University), Michael Hanchard (University of Pennsylvania), and Deva Woodly (The New School). April 29, 2022, 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM via Zoom. Register here.
The Severyns Ravenholt Seminar in Comparative Politics presents Peter Calcagno (University of Washington).Discussant is Nela Mrchkovska. Friday, April 29, 2021, 1:30 – 3 PM in Gowen 1A (Olson Room).
The Global Law & Politics Network Workshop Wednesdays will meet virtually: Wed., May 4, 2022, 8:00-9:00am PDT. Project: Crafting the Language of Borders: The CJEU’s Strategic Opinions in Freedom to Move and Reside Cases. Presenter: Maureen Stobb (Georgia Southern University) & Jamie Scalera (Georgia Southern University). Discussant: Daniel Naurin (PluriCourts/ University of Oslo/University of Gothenburg). For zoom link and paper please register.
The Severyns Ravenholt Seminar in Comparative Politics presents Asli Cansunar (University of Washington).Discussant is Nicholas Wittstock. Friday, May 6, 2021, 1:30 – 3 PM in Gowen 1A (Olson Room).
The Center for Environmental Politics presents Sikina Jinnah (University of California at Santa Cruz), “Climate Engineering: A Proposal for Immediate Governance” Friday, May 20, 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 “‘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/
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