Department of Political Science

Comparative Politics Research Workshop (CPRW)

Director:

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 Calendar Year 2007:

February 2, 2007
4:00 - 5:30pm in the Spencer Room, Derby Hall
Richard Arnold
"Ethnic Violence Disaggregated: An Inquiry into the Forms of Violence"

March 1, 2007

3:30 - 5:00pm in the Spencer Room, Derby Hall

Sarah W. Sokhey

"From State to Self: Transforming Social Protection in the Russian Federation"

March 29, 2007

3:30 - 5:00pm in the Spencer Room, Derby Hall

Dinissa S. Duvanova

"Business Representation in Eastern Europe: The Failure of Corporatism?"

May 24, 2007

3:30-5:00pm in the Spencer Room, Derby Hall