Department of Political Science Bulletin
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Political Science Main office hours:
M-TH 8am-12pm and 1pm-5pm
F 8am-12pm and 1pm-4:45pm
Gowen & Smith Hall hours are:
M-F 7:30am-9:00pm; closed weekends and holidays
Please email polisci@uw.edu for general information.
POLITICAL SCIENCE TALKS/SEMINARS:
The Center for Environmental Politics presents Tom Mueller (University of Kansas Medical Center), “The Extent and Impact of Water Injustice in the United States”. Friday, November 17, 2023, Noon-1:30pm, Olson Room (Gowen 1A).
Severyns Ravenholt Seminar in Comparative Politics will be hosting Ramses Llobet who will be presenting his manuscript titled “Labor Union Solidarity, Risk-dependent Altruism, and Demand for Redistribution in Europe” with our own Dr. Asli Cansunar as the discussant. Friday, November 17th, 3:30-5:00 in the Olson Room (Gowen 1A).
UWISC presents Wendy He (Nanyang Technological University/University of Washington) “In the Chief’s Confidence: Leaders, Advisors and the Making of (in)Accurate Judgments in War” with Megan Erickson (PhD Candidate, Political Science) as the discussant. Friday, December 1, 2023, 3:30-5:00pm in the Olson Room (Gowen 1A).
OTHER TALKS/SEMINARS:
GWSS presents Theri Pickens (Bates College), Stice Feminist Scholar of Social Justics “Are you OK?”. Thursday, November 16th, 3:30-5:00pm via Zoom or on GWSS’s Youtube Page
GWSS presents Professor Kavita Dattani (University of Washington),” Gender and Platform work: Beyond Techno-solutionism.” Wednesday, November 29th, 3:30-5:00pm, PDL B110G.
FACULTY AND GRADUATE STUDENTS PAPERS, PUBLICATIONS AND ACTIVITIES:
Tony Gill finished up two months of intense travel with an appearance at the Mont Pelerin Society's regional meeting in Bretton Woods, NH (Oct 29 - Nov 2). He stayed in the historic hotel that hosted the (in)famous monetary conference and was housed in the room occupied by three critical UK advisors - Erick Beckett, George Bolton, and Nigel Ronald. This room was next to the John Maynard Keynes suite. Tony did not create any monetary institutions, but chaired a panel on New Policy Research.
Tony Gill weighed in on the King County ordinance requiring businesses in unincorporated areas to accept cash. "Cash, Crime, Minimum Wage, and Unintended Consequences" was published over at AIER's Daily Economy and included the tale of how Tony discovered the real reason why coffee bodegas on UW campus do not accept cash. The answer may surprise you! The article is timely given Snohomish County just passed a similar resolution.
Tony Gill appeared in a AIER videocast discussing "God and Man in a Free Society." Weirdly enough, the video is also titled "Does a Free Society Need Religion?" to which Prof. Gill answered yes.
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