Fall 2016 Schedule
Location: All sessions will meet in the Institute of International Studies, Moses Hall 223 (lunch is provided on a first-come, first-served basis).
Time: Thursdays, 12:30PM – 2:00PM
Faculty Convener: Jason Wittenberg
September 15
Michael Shalev, UC Berkeley
Faculty Chair: Jason Wittenberg
Student Discussant: Allison Grossman
September 22
Isabela Mares, Columbia University
Conditionality and coercion: Electoral clientelism in Eastern Europe
Faculty Chair: Alison Post
Student Discussant: Shinhye Choi
September 29
Laia Balcells, Duke University
The Political Consequences of Terrorism (no paper associated with this presentation)
Faculty Chair: Leonardo Arriola
Student Discussant: N/A
October 6
NO SESSION
October 13
Sarah Daly, University of Notre Dame
Enduring Civilian Support for Political Actors with Coercive Legacies
Faculty Chair: Thad Dunning
Student Discussant: Natalia Garbiras Díaz
October 20
Thad Dunning, UC Berkeley
Is Paying Taxes Habit Forming? Evidence From Uruguay
Faculty Chair: Steve Vogel
Student Discussant: David Dow
October 27
Diana O’Brien, Indiana University
Defending the Realm: The Appointment of Female Defense Ministers Worldwide
Faculty Chair: Pradeep Chhibber
Student Discussant: Melanie Thompson
November 3
Xiaobo Lu, University of Texas, Austin
Faculty Chair: Kevin O’Brien
Student Discussant: Jieun Kim
November 10
NO SESSION
November 17
NO SESSION
November 24
Thanksgiving Break
December 1
Margit Tavits, Washington University in St. Louis
Language Shapes Public Attitudes Toward Gender Equality
Online Appendix
Faculty Chair: Jason Wittenberg
Student Discussant: Fiona Feiang Shen-bayh
The colloquium is co-sponsored by UC Berkeley’s Department of Political Science, the Institute of International Studies, and the Center on the Politics of Development.