Department of Political Science Bulletin, January 3, 2023
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Welcome to Winter Quarter 2023!
We welcome Jihyeon Bae and Ji Hyeon Chung as new members of our Main Office staff on a temporary basis. They will help cover some of Natalie’s duties while she is on leave through mid-March.
Main Office Hours: For Winter Quarter, Main Office hours will be:
8am-Noon, 1:00-4:30pm
FACULTY AND GRADUATE STUDENTS PAPERS, PUBLICATIONS AND ACTIVITIES:
The recently published paper, "Electoral appeal of climate policies: The Green New Deal and the 2020 U.S. House of Representatives elections," co-authored by Meagan Carmack, Nives Dolsak, and Aseem Prakash has been featured among the "Highlights of 2022" by PLOS Climate.
Nives Dolšak, Jennifer Griffin, and Aseem Prakash's essay, "Is ESG the Old CSR wine in a new bottle?" was recognized by The Regulatory Review among its top essays (based on page views) published in 2022.
Nives Dolsak and Aseem Prakash. "Governor DeSantis, Larry Fink, and the ESG debate: How climate policy could avoid culture wars." Forbes.com, December 27.
POLITICAL SCIENCE TALKS/SEMINARS:
Center for Environmental Politics presents Dana R Fisher (University of Maryland), “Service, Strategy, and Sustainability in the Climate Movement”. Friday, January 13, 2023, Noon-1:30pm, Olson-Gowen 1A.
The Severyns Ravenholt Seminar in Comparative Politics presents Ryan Goehrung (UW) with faculty discussant, Asli Cansunar. Friday, January 27, 2023, 1:30-3PM, Olson-Gowen 1A.
UW International Security Colloquium (UWISC) presents Naima Green-Riley (Princeton) with graduate student discussant Jihyeon Bae, “Winning Hearts Without Changing Minds: The Limits of Broadcast Diplomacy”. Friday, January 27, 2023, 3:00-4:30pm, Olson-Gowen 1A.
The Severyns Ravenholt Seminar in Comparative Politics presents Anna Wilke (Washington U in St. Louis) with grad student discussant, Morgan Wack. Friday, February 10, 2023, 1:30-3PM, Olson-Gowen 1A.
UW International Security Colloquium (UWISC) presents Jessica Sciarone (UW) with graduate student discussant Jana Foxe, “Why Women are (Not Always) Right: Radicalization Pathways of Women in Far-Right Extremist Organizations”. Friday, February 17, 2023, 1:30-3:00pm, Olson-Gowen 1A.
The Severyns Ravenholt Seminar in Comparative Politics presents Volha Charnysh (MIT) with grad student discussant, Nela Mrchkovska. Friday, February 24, 2023, 1:30-3PM, Olson-Gowen 1A.
UW International Security Colloquium (UWISC) presents Ana Arjona (Northwestern) with graduate student discussant Megan Erickson, “The Violent Bias in the Study of Civil War”. Friday, March 3, 2023, 1:30-3:00pm, Olson-Gowen 1A.
The Washington Institute for the Study of Inequality & Race presents Dara Strolovitch [politicalscience.yale.edu] (Yale Women's Gender, and Sexuality Studies, American Studies, and Political Science). Friday, March 10, 2023, 12PM, Olson Room- Gowen 1A.
The Washington Institute for the Study of Inequality & Race presents Abbye Atkinson [law.berkeley.edu] (UC Berkeley School of Law). Friday, March 31, 2023, 12PM, Olson Room- Gowen 1A.
The Severyns Ravenholt Seminar in Comparative Politics presents Brian Leung (UW) with faculty discussant, Victor Menaldo. Friday, April 7, 2023, 1:30-3PM, Olson-Gowen 1A.
The Severyns Ravenholt Seminar in Comparative Politics presents Tiago Ventura (NYU) with grad student discussant, Meagan Carmack. Friday, April 28, 2023, 1:30-3PM, Olson-Gowen 1A.
The Severyns Ravenholt Seminar in Comparative Politics presents Yu Sasaki (Kanazawa U) with grad student discussant, Nicolas Wittstock. Friday, May 19, 2023, 1:30-3PM, Olson-Gowen 1A.
OTHER DEPARTMENT TALKS/SEMINARS:
The Talking Gender in the EU series presents “Slipping Off Or Turning The Tide? Gender Equality in the European Union’s External Relations in Times of Crisis” presenting Dr. Natalie Welfens (Berlin, Centre for Fundamental Rights). February 16, 2023, 12-1PM via Zoom. The Talking Gender in the EU lecture series is organized by the Center for West European Studies and the Jean Monnet Center of Excellence with support from the Lee and Stuart Scheingold European Studies Fund, the EU Erasmus+ Program, the Ellison Center for Russian, East European and Central Asian Studies, and the Center for Global Studies. More info here [campaign-statistics.com]
The Talking Gender in the EU series presents “Europeanization, Democratization, and Backsliding: Trajectories and Framings of Gender Equality Institutions in Poland” presenting Dr. Barbara Gaweda (EUGenDEM at the Center for European Studies, University of Helsinki). April 13, 2023, 12-1PM via Zoom. The Talking Gender in the EU lecture series is organized by the Center for West European Studies and the Jean Monnet Center of Excellence with support from the Lee and Stuart Scheingold European Studies Fund, the EU Erasmus+ Program, the Ellison Center for Russian, East European and Central Asian Studies, and the Center for Global Studies. More info here [campaign-statistics.com]
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