Department of Political Science Bulletin, October 18, 2021
Today’s bulletin is also posted on our website:
https://www.polisci.washington.edu/newsletter
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
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 have adjusted office hours for Autumn 2021. The office hours are as follows:
Monday: 8AM-12PM, 1-5PM
Tuesday: 8AM-12PM, 1-5PM
Wednesday: 8AM-12PM, 1-3:15PM, 4:30-5PM
Thursday: 8AM-12PM, 1:45-5PM
Friday: 8AM-12PM, 1-3:15PM, 4:30-5PM
FACULTY AND GRADUATE STUDENTS PAPERS, PUBLICATIONS AND ACTIVITIES:
Aseem Prakash and other editors of Cambridge Elements in Organizational Response to Climate Change, are guest editing a blog symposium on "Glasgow and Beyond: Organizational Response to Climate Change." This symposium is hosted on fifteeneightyfour, Cambridge University Press' blog portal to commemorate the year in which it published the first book. Commentaries are available here: http://www.cambridgeblog.org/category/climate-change/glasgow-and-beyond-organizational-response-to-climate-change/
Sandra Ahmadi and Aseem Prakash. "Climate Change and Price Stability Mandates at Central Banks." The Regulatory Review.
Nives Dolsak and Aseem Prakash. "Pew Reports Widespread Support For Low-Emission Lifestyles. Will Individuals Then Cut Down On Air Travel?" Forbes.com, September 19.
Nives Dolsak and Aseem Prakash. "U.S. Climate Agenda In The Aftermath Of The Afghanistan Withdrawal, Forbes.com, August 12.
Nives Dolsak and Aseem Prakash. "Wildfires, Heatwaves, And The IPCC Report: Yet Climate Policy Is Losing Steam," Forbes.com, August 14.
Nives Dolsak and Aseem Prakash, "Why are New York and Seattle Mayoral candidates not talking about climate change?" Forbes.com, July 30.
Nives Dolsak and Aseem Prakash. "Billionaires claiming climate leadership should not promote space tourism." Forbes.com, July 12.
Nathaniel Constan, Nives Dolsak, and Aseem Prakash. "Including tree equity in the Climate Pledge: Here’s how Amazon can help address the heat island effect." Forbes.com, July 7.
Azusa Uji, Jaehyun Song, and Aseem Prakash. "Why local communities may support nuclear energy." The Regulatory Review, June.
Nives Dolsak and Aseem Prakash. “Larry Fink Wants $100 Billion For Decarbobnication Aid: We Are Not Persuaded.” Forbes.com, October 14, 2021.
WIDoMSV, Part III. In July, Tony Gill published three interesting and fun pieces over at the American Institute for Economic Research: "Democracy Is More Than Just Elections"; "The High Price of Popcorn"; and "What About Whataboutism?". The first of those articles has an inexplicable cover photo that was not chosen by the author.
On June 26-28, Tony Gill participated in a colloquium entitled "Austrian Economics in the 21st Century" sponsored by Brown University's Political Theory Project and Texas Tech's Free Market Institute. The event was held in-person in Providence, Rhode Island.
POLITICAL SCIENCE TALKS/SEMINARS:
UWISC presents Sabrina Karim (Cornell University), “How Gender and Socialization Shapes Security Sector Restraint: Survey Evidence from Four Countries,” Friday, 22 October 2021, 12-1:30pm via Zoom. Discussant: Jessica Sciarone (PhD Student, Political Science). Zoom invitation from Megan Erickson via meganke@uw.edu.
The UW Center for Environmental Politics presents Lorena Gonzalez and Bruce Harrel, “A Climate Conversation with Seattle Mayoral Candidates”. Friday, October 22, 2021, 5-6PM via Zoom. RSVP at https://bit.ly/SEAClimateConversation
The Center for Environmental Politics presents Anu Ramaswami (Princeton University), “Unpacking Income and Racial Inequality in Sustainable Urban Systems: Framework and Application.” Friday, November 5, 2021, 12 – 1:30PM in Gowen 1A (Olson Room). RSVP to come.
Department Faculty Panel: Noga Rotem, Jack Turner, Jamie Mayerfeld, and Michael McCann “Is Democracy Dead?” Tuesday, November 16, 2021, 5:30-7:00PM via Zoom. RSVP at https://events.uw.edu/IsDemocracyDead
The Severyns Ravenholt Seminar in Comparative Politics presents Eduardo Montero (University of Chicago).Discussant is Megan Erickson (University of Washington). Friday, November 19, 2021, 1:30 – 3 PM in Gowen 1A (Olson Room). RSVP to come.
OTHER DEPARTMENT TALKS/SEMINARS:
The Ellison Center presents Nina Jankowicz, “How to Lose the Information War: Russia, Fake News, and the Future of Conflict”. Monday, November 8, 4:30PM via Zoom. Register at this link.
Please send newsletter items to Natalie (nc9927@uw.edu) by noon on Thursday