Comparative Politics Research Workshop (CPRW)
Directors:
Tim Frye
Marcus Kurtz
This workshop serves as a multi-disciplinary forum for the presentation and discussion of research related to comparative politics. Past seminars have examined political identity, presidential power, voting rules, consolidation of party systems, economic sanctions, language politics, and ethnic mobilization. All methodologies, including case studies, statistics, formal theory, and interpretivist approaches are welcome. We encourage papers with a specific geographic focus, as well as broad cross-regional analyses. The mission of the workshop is to foster a vibrant intellectual exchange among comparativists, to bring students and faculty into contact with nationally recognized figures in the field of comparative politics, and to create a comfortable, professional environment for the development of faculty and graduate student research at all levels.
Presentations for 2005-2006 Academic Year:
January 26, 2006
12:00 - 1:30pm in the Spencer Room, Derby Hall
Marcus Kurtz
"Growth and Governance: Models, Measure, and Mechanisms"
February 16, 2006
12:00 - 1:30pm in the Spencer Room, Derby Hall
Dinissa Duvanova
"Interest Groups in Post-Communist Countries: A Comparative Analysis of Business and Employer Associations"
March 3, 2006
12:00 - 1:30pm in the Spencer Room, Derby Hall
Pierre Landry
March 13, 2006
3:30 - 5:00pm in the Spencer Room, Derby Hall
Michael Lewis Beck
"The Electoral Effects of the Doublt Ballot: Franco-American Experiments"
March 30, 2006
12:00 - 1:30pm in the Spencer Room, Derby Hall
Anna Shadley
April 3, 2006
3:30 - 5:00pm in the Spencer Room, Derby Hall
Luigi Manzetti
April 20, 2006
12:00 - 1:30pm in the Spencer Room, Derby Hall
Katja Michalak
