Spring 2023
February 3, 2023, 3:00 PM
Shana Scogin, PhD Candidate in Political Science
“The Evolving Expectations of ‘Democratic’ Citizens in Hybrid Regimes and the Provision of Electricity in Rural Nepal”
February 10, 2023, 3:00 PM
Bruno Martins Pessoa, Visiting PhD Student in Political Science
“The Impeachment of Chief Executives: The Mayors Term Interruption in the State of São Paulo (1992-2012)”
February 17, 2023, 3:00 PM
Rachel Sweet, Assistant Professor of Politics and Global Affairs
“Creating Terror: The Politics of (Mis)Information in Civil War Violence”
February 24, 2023, 3:00 PM
Natán Skigin, PhD Candidate in Political Science
“Undeserving Victims: How Stigmatizing Narratives Demobilize Citizens”
March 3, 2023, 3:00 PM
Alec Hahus, PhD Candidate in Political Science
“Preserving Hegemony: Power Politics as Determinants of American Attitudes on Trade”
March 24, 2023, 3:00 PM
Rasheed Ibrahim, PhD Student in Political Science
“Avenues of Political Access: How Political Institutions Influence Democratic Representation on the African Continent”
March 31, 2023, 3:00 PM
Mayra Ortiz Ocaña, PhD Student in Political Science
“Demanding Justice in Criminal Governance Contexts: the Case of Chihuahua, Mexico”
CPW Lightning Round: April 21, 2023, 3:00 PM
Katherine Bersch, PhD in Political Science, Kimberly Peh, PhD Candidate in Political Science, and Luiz Vilaça, PhD in Sociology
“Does Participation Make Up for the Democratic Deficit?”
Alec Hahus, PhD Candidate in Political Science and William Kakenmaster, PhD Student in Political Science
“From Taboo to Prohibition: Normative Preferences against Nuclear Weapons and Energy”
April 28, 2023, 3:00 PM
Patrick McQuestion, PhD Student in Political Science
“Activating PDET Initiatives: The Role of Intergovernmental Coordination”
Fall 2022
September 2, 2022, 3:00 PM
Vitor Martins Dias, Visiting Fellow, Kellogg Institute
“Global Environmental Change, Local Social Problems: Fighting for Climate Justice in a Microcosm of the Anthropocene”
September 9, 2022, 3:00 PM
Diana Isabel Güiza-Gómez, PhD Candidate in Political Science and Peace Studies
“Entering the Political Arena: Institutional Claim-making for Redistribution and the Left Turn in Post-Accord Colombia”
September 23, 2022, 3:00 PM
Vladimir Chlouba, Visiting Fellow, Kellogg Institute
“Early States, Indirect Colonial Rule, and Ethnic Identity in Africa”
October 7, 2022, 3:00 PM
Luiz Vilaça, PhD in Sociology
“Partisan Bias in Corruption Prosecutions: Evidence from the Lava Jato Case in Brazil”
October 14, 2022, 3:00 PM
Mary Shiraef, PhD Candidate in Political Science
“Hoxha’s Experiment: The Effects of Communist-era Protections for Minority Groups on Ethnopolitical Identity Compliance During and After Communism”
October 28, 2022, 3:00 PM
Bill Kakenmaster, PhD Student in Political Science
“Climate Litigation Reduces Corporate Emissions”
November 4, 2022, 3:00 PM
Natán Skigin, PhD Candidate in Political Science
“Reducing Anti-Immigrant Sentiment and Promoting Pro-Immigrant Behavior in Host Latin American Countries”
CPW Lightning Round: December 2, 2022, 3:00 PM
Patrick McQuestion, PhD Student in Political Science and Peace Studies
“Territorial administration of Colombia’s 2016 Peace Accord”
Adriana Pilar Ferreira Albanus, PhD Student in Political Science
“‘The Bogeyman is out There’: Affective Rhetorical Strategies of Populist Leaders and the Encapsulation of ‘the People'”
Jing Li, PhD Student in Political Science
“Heterogeneous public discernment of domestic corruption and perception on Chinese development finance in Ecuador and Mexico”
Spring 2022
April 29, 2022, 3:00 PM
Maggie Shum, PhD in Political Science
“Voice After Exit: How Transnational Ties Shape Hong Kong American’s Political Engagement and Voting Behavior”
April 22, 2022, 3:00 PM
Mary Shiraef, PhD Candidate in Political Science
“Hoxha’s Grand Experiment on Minority Identity in Albania: The Impacts of Multiethnic Identity Engineering on Ethnopolitical Identity Transmission”
CPW Lightning Round: March 18, 2022, 3:00 PM
Mayra Ortiz Ocaña, PhD Student in Political Science
“Demanding prosecution among criminal governance: the disappearance movement in Chihuahua”
Rasheed Ibrahim, PhD Student in Political Science
“Attitudes towards Foreign Actors in Africa: China as a Case”
March 4, 2022, 3:00 PM
Natán Skigin, PhD Candidate in Political Science
“Personal Narratives and Social Norms Can Reduce Stigma Against Victims of Human”
February 25, 2022, 3:00 PM
Michael Coppedge, Professor of Political Science
“Causal Sequences in Long-Term Democratic Development and Decline”
February 11, 2022, 3:00 PM
Jake Turner, PhD Candidate in Political Science
“Tweeting Locally: Social Media and Issue Ownership in Brazilian Municipal Elections”
February 4, 2022, 3:00 PM
Paul Friesen, PhD Candidate in Political Science
“Nationalistic Branding in African Inaugural Ruling Party Support”
January 28, 2022, 3:00 PM
Luiz Vilaça, PhD Candidate in Sociology
Jake Turner, PhD Candidate in Political Science
“Corruption Scandals and the Emergence of Iron Fist Politicians in Brazil”
January 21, 2022, 3:00 PM
Ian Rebouças, PhD Candidate in Political Science (Universidade Federal de Pernambuco)
“Elections and Survival of New and Old Autocracies”
Fall 2021
November 19, 3:00 PM
Luiz Vilaça, PhD Candidate in Sociology
“Persisting Secrets: Courts and The Legitimacy of Investigative Techniques”
November 12, 3:00 PM
Emma Rosenberg, PhD Candidate in Political Science
“Religious References in Central European Nativist Party Discourse”
November 5, 3:00 PM
Peitong Jing, PhD Student in Political Science
“Emotional Legitimacy and Student Nationalism: A Twitter Study with India’s Citizenship Amendment Act”
October 29, 3:00 PM
Jake Turner, PhD Candidate in Political Science
Luiz Vilaça, PhD Candidate in Sociology
“No Country for Criminals: Understanding Iron Fist Politics in Brazil”
October 15, 3:00 PM
Levi Allen, PhD Candidate in Political Science
“Political Heretics?: Why Voters Defect in this Polarized Era”
October 8, 3:00 PM (Cancelled)
Shana Scogin, PhD Candidate in Political Science
“Water Crisis in Cape Town, South Africa: State and Nonstate Interactions”
CPW Lightning Round: October 1, 3:00 PM
Rasheed Ibrahim, PhD Student in Political Science
“Untitled”
Hanah Early Bagdanov, PhD Student in Political Science
“War Makes the State and Society: Exposure to Conflict and the Formation of Civil Society Organizations in Palestine”
Josephine Lechartre, PhD Student in Peace Studies and Political Science
“Becoming Maya: the Politicization of Refugee Identity and its Impact on Post-conflict Political Participation”
September 24, 3:00 PM
Laura Neftaly López Perez, PhD Student in Political Science
“The Emergence of Groups of Families of Disappeared Persons in Mexico 2007-2020”
September 17, 3:00 PM
Jake Turner, PhD Candidate in Political Science
“Local Campaigns in Brazil: A Twitter Investigation”
September 10, 3:00 PM
Michael Coppedge, Professor of Political Science
“International Influences on Democratization: The Hidden Dimension”
September 3, 3:00 PM
Emma Rosenberg, PhD Candidate in Political Science
“Rally Around the Steeple: Religious Political Rhetoric in Austria, Germany, and Switzerland”
August 27, 3:00 PM
Bill Kakenmaster, PhD Student in Political Science
“Climate Policymaking under Dictatorship”
Spring 2021
March 26, 3:00 PM
Hanah Early Bagdanov, PhD Student in Political Science
Josephine Lechartre, PhD Student in Peace Studies and Political Science
“Roving Rulers: How Armed Groups Govern Without Territorial Control”
March 12, 3:00 PM
Emma Rosenberg, PhD Candidate in Political Science
“How Effective Is Nativist Religious Rhetoric? A Survey Experiment in Austria, Germany, and Switzerland”
February 26, 3:00 PM
Maggie Shum, PhD in Political Science
“Why Trouble Back Home Drove Hong Kongers to Trump? A Conjoint Experiment on Hong Kong American Voters”
February 12, 3:00 PM
Natán Skigin, PhD Candidate in Political Science
“Predicting Large-Scale Violence in Criminal Wars”
Fall 2020
August 21, 3:00 PM
Emma Rosenberg, PhD Candidate in Political Science
“Rally Around the Steeple: Nativist Parties and Religious Rhetoric in Austria, Germany, and Switzerland”
Friday September, 11 3:00PM
Shana Scogin, PhD Candidate in Political Science
“Model Robustness in Political Science”
CPW Lightning Round: Friday September 18, 3:00PM
Tomás Gold, PhD Student in Sociology
“Comparing Trojan Horses: How Are Free-Market Think Tanks Shaping the Political Landscape of Latin America?”
Isabel Güiza-Gómez, PhD Student in Political Science and Peace Studies
Ilana Rothkopf, PhD Candidate in Political Science
“Perpetual Transitions: Constitutions, Transitional Justice Mechanisms, and Peace Agreements”
Natán Skigin, PhD Student in Political Science
“Winning Hearts and Minds in Drug Wars: Experimental Evidence from Latin America”
October 2, 3:00 PM
Paul Friesen, PhD Candidate in Political Science
“The Partisan Consequences of Liberation Mentality: Deconstructing ZANU PF Support using Spatial and Temporal Variation in Zimbabwe”
October 9, 3:00 PM
Bill Kakenmaster, PhD Student in Political Science
“Democratization and Greenhouse Gas Emissions: A Quasi-Experiment”
October 23, 3:00 PM
Mary Shiraef, PhD Candidate in Political Science
“The COVID Border Accountability Project (COBAP): The Global Health Impacts of Travel Bans”
October 30, 3:00 PM
Hanah Early Bagdanov, PhD Student in Political Science
Josephine Lechartre, PhD Student in Peace Studies and Political Science
“Roving Rulers: Territorial Control and Wartime Governance Institutions”
Summer 2020
July 31, 3:00 PM
Adriana Albanus, PhD Student in Political Science
“Is Brazilian Foreign Policy Congruent with People’s Values and Attitudes? An Analysis of Lula’s Governments (2003-2010)”
July 10, 3:00 PM
Natán Skigin, PhD Candidate in Political Science
“Dictators’ Quandary: Multipartism and Regime Change”
June 26, 3:00 PM
Jake Turner, PhD Student in Political Science
“State Presence and Democratic Culture: A Spatial Investigation”
Spring 2020
January 31, 3:00pm, Hesburgh Center Conference Room #234
Josephine Lechartre, PhD Student and Kellogg Doctoral Affiliate
Title: “The Dictator’s Clique:Authoritarian Elite Diversification and Survival After Democratic Transitions”
February 14, 3:00pm, Hesburgh Center Conference Room #234
Camilo Nieto-Matiz, PhD Candidate, Kellogg Doctoral Affiliate, and Kellogg Dissertation Year Fellow
Natan Skigin, PhD Student and Kellogg Fellow
Title: “The Unintended Consequences of Democratic Reforms: Electronic Voting and Criminal Violence in Brazil”
February 28, 3:00pm, Hesburgh Center Conference Room #234
Ilana Rothkopf, PhD Candidate and Kellogg Doctoral Affiliate
Title: “International Support for Constitution-Making in Civil Wars”
Fall 2019
September 6th, 3:30pm, Hesburgh Center Conference Room #234
Luis L. Schenoni, Ph.D. Student and Kellogg Doctoral Affiliate
Title: “War and State Formation in Nineteenth Century Europe and Latin America: A Comparative History.”
September 27th, 3:00pm, Hesburgh Center Conference Room #234
Debra Javeline, Shana Scogin, Kimberly Peh, and Angela Chesler
Title: “Is Democracy the Answer to Intractable Climate Change?”
October 11th, 3:00pm, Hesburgh Center Conference Room #234
Michael Hoffman and Hannah Early Bagdanov
Title: “Defensive Minoritarianism: Support for Democracy Among Lebanese Christians”
November 8th, 3:00pm, ***Jenkins Nanovic 2060
Tomas Gold, Ph.D. Student and Kellogg Fellow
Title: “Right-Wing Mobilization in Latin America (2012-2016): Shifting Party Linkages and Organizational Repertoires”
November 15th, ***11:30am, location TBD
Camilo Nieto-Matiz and Natan Skigin
Title: “The Unintended Consequences of Democratic Reforms: Electronic Vote and Criminal Violence in Brazil”
December 6th, 3:00pm, Hesburgh Center Conference Room #234
Josephine Lechartre, Ph.D. Student and Kellogg Doctoral Affiliate
Title: “Unpacking the State in Civil War: Contrasting State Capacity with Government Control”
Spring 2019
February 8th, 3pm
Paul Friesen, Ph.D. Student and Kellogg Ph.D Fellow
“The Logic of Group Voting: A Global Examination of Social Identities in Electoral Institutions”
February 15th, 3pm
Luiz Vilaca, Ph.D. Student and Kellogg Doctoral Affiliate
“Looking Beyond Capacities: Why Some Anti-Corruption Institutions Succeed and Others Fail”
February 22nd, 3pm
M. Tahir Kilavuz, Ph.D. Student and Kellogg Doctoral Affiliate
“The Limits of Gender Equality in the MENA: Experimental Evidence on Inheritance Laws”
March 1st, 3pm
Shana Scogin, Ph.D. Student and Kellogg Doctoral Affiliate
“Women Participation under Conditions of Male Out-Migration: The 2015 Nepali Earthquakes”
March 22nd, 3pm
Jake Turner, Ph.D. Student and Kellogg Doctoral Affiliate
“Authoritarians and Guerrillas: Partners in Post-War Polarization”
April 12th, 3pm
Natán Skigin, Ph.D. Student and Kellogg Ph.D Fellow
“Explaining Primaries: Intraparty Conflict and Diffusion in Candidate Selection”
Spring 2018
February 23th, 3pm
Tahir Kilavuz, Ph.D. Student and Kellogg Doctoral Affiliate
“Authoritarian Durability in the Middle East and North Africa”
Location: Room 2060 Jenkins Nanovic Halls
March 2nd, 3pm
Lucia Manzi, PhD Student and Kellogg Doctoral Affiliate
“Prosecuting Mafia Organizations and Corruption: The Case Study of Palermo”
Location: Jenkins Nanovic Halls Room 2060
April 13th, 3:30pm
Luis Leandro Schenoni, PhD Student and Kellogg Doctoral Affiliate
“Bringing War Back In: Victory and State Formation in Latin America”
Location: Room 2060 Jenkins Nanovic Halls
April 20th, 3:30pm
Tahir Kilavuz, Ph.D. Student and Kellogg Doctoral Affiliate & Nathanael Gratias Sumaktoyo, Ph.D. Candidate and Kellogg Ph.D Fellow
“Evaluations of a Religious but Corrupt Candidate in Muslim Majority Democracies: Experimental Evidence from Tunisia”
Location: Room 2060 Jenkins Nanovic Halls
April 27st, 3:30pm
Omar Coronel, Ph.D. Candidate and Kellogg Doctoral Affiliate
“Managing Protest in Weak Democracies”
Location: Room 2060 Jenkins Nanovic Halls
Fall 2017
September 8th, 3pm
Camilo Nieto-Matiz, Ph.D. Student and Kellogg Doctoral Affiliate
“Ruling in Violent Democracies: Electoral Politics and State Capacity”
Location: Room C104/105 Hesburgh Center
September 22nd, 3pm
Nathanael Gratias Sumaktoyo, Ph.D. Candidate and Kellogg Ph.D Fellow
“Faith and Friendship: Religious Tolerance and Religious Bridging in Muslim-majority Countries”
Location: Room 227 Hesburgh Center
September 29th, 3pm
Maggie Shum, Ph.D. Candidate and Kellogg Doctoral Affiliate
“The Journey to the Right – The Cross-Party Diffusion of Participatory Budgeting in Brazil”
Location: Room 227 Hesburgh Center
October 6th, 3pm
M. Tahir Kilavuz, Ph.D. Candidate and Kellogg Doctoral Affiliate
“Once Allies, Always Allies: How Opposition Coalitions under Authoritarianism Shaped the Fate of Democratic Transitions in the MENA”
Location: Room B052 Jenkins Nanovic Hall
October 13th, 3pm,
Rodrigo Castro Cornejo, Post-Doctoral Fellow, University of Virginia
“Who Receives Electoral Gifts? It Depends on Question Wording. Experimental Evidence from Mexico”
Location: Room C104/105 Hesburgh Center
November 17th, 3pm
Paul Friesen, Ph.D. Student and Kellogg PhD Fellow
“”Ethnic-Based Electoral Manipulation through Strategic Ballot Rejection: The 2016 Zambian Elections”
Location: Room C104/105 Hesburgh Center
December 1st, 3pm
Omar Coronel, Ph.D. Candidate and Kellogg Doctoral Affiliate
“Governing Violent Protests in Uneven Democracies: Evidence from Peru” Location: Room C104/105 Hesburgh Center
Fall 2016
September 23rd (Friday)
Lucía Tiscornia
“Lethal Weapons: Post-Conflict Police Reform and Criminal Violence”
Hesburgh Center C104/105
3:00 pm
October 27th (Thursday)
Javier Osorio, Assistant Professor of Political Science, John Jay College of Criminal Justice
Eventus ID Workshop
Hesburgh Library, Center for Digital Scholarship, Room 247
12-3pm
October 28th (Friday)
Javier Osorio, Assistant Professor of Political Science, John Jay College of Criminal Justice
“Multi-Actor Conflict and Violence in Colombia”
Hesburgh Center C104/105
3pm
November 18th (Friday)
Camilo Nieto-Matiz & Luis Schenoni
“Backing Despots? Foreign Aid and the Survival of Autocratic Regimes”
Hesburgh Center C104/105
3:00pm
December 2nd (Friday)
Juan Albarracín
Hesburgh Center C104/105
3:00pm
Spring 2016
January 22nd, 9am, Workshop
Michael Coppedge, Professor of Political Science, University of Notre Dame
V-Dem Workshop
Location: Room C104/105 Hesburgh Center
February 5th, 3pm, Regular Meeting
Fernando Bizzarro Neto, Ph.D. Student and Kellogg Ph.D Fellow
“When Parties Rule: the origins of Party-based regimes (1900-2015)”
Discussants: TBA
Location: Room C104/105 Hesburgh Center
February 20th, Day-long workshop, MPSA Preparation Meeting
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TBA
Discussants: TBA
Location: Room C103 Hesburgh Center
March 4th, 3pm, Regular Meeting
Lucia Tiscornia, Ph.D. Student and Kellogg Ph.D Fellow
TBA
Discussants: TBA
Location: Room C103 Hesburgh Center
March 18th, 3pm, Regular Meeting
Chonghyun Choi, Ph.D. Student and Kellogg Ph.D Fellow
TBA
Discussants: TBA
Location: Room C104/105 Hesburgh Center
April 22nd, 3pm, CPW Season Ending Guest Lecture
Evgene Finkel, Assistant Professor of Political Science, George Washington University
TBA
Discussants: TBA
Location: Room C103 Hesburgh Center
Fall 2015
October 2nd, 3pm, CPW Season Opening Guest Lecture
Ryan Carlin, Associate Professor of Political Science, Georgia State University
The Other Side of Neoliberalism: Policy Reforms and Economic Accountability in Latin America.
Discussants: Richard Price, Ph.D. Student, and Rodrigo Castro Cornejo, Ph.D. Candidate.
Location: Room C103 Hesburgh Center
October 3rd, 08:55am, Book Workshop
Scott Mainwaring, Eugene and Helen Conley Professor of Political Science, University of Notre Dame
Party Systems in Latin America: Institutionalization, Decay, and Collapse
Location: Room C103 Hesburgh Center
October 7thth, 4pm, Regular Meeting
Maggie Shum, Ph. D. Student
The Politics of Participatory Policies: Explaining Diffusion and Decline of Participatory Budgeting in the Brazilian Context
Discussants: Fernando Bizzarro Neto, Ph.D. Student, Guillermo Trejo, Associate Professor
Location: Room 305 DeBartollo Hall
October 30th, 3pm, Regular Meeting
Lucia Manzi, Ph. D. Student
TBA
Discussants: TBA
Location: Room 404 Main Building
November 6th, 2:30pm, Regular Meeting
Nathanael Sumaktoyo, Ph.D. Student
Faith and Friendship: The Social Sources of Religious Tolerance
Discussants: Prof. Robert Dows, Political Science, Mike Wood, Graduate Student, Sociology.
Location: Room 404 Main Building
November 13th, 3pm, Regular Meeting
1. Tahir Kilavuz, Ph.D. Student
Why Arabs Rebelled? Grievances and Opportunities in Tunisian and Egyptian Uprisings
Discussants: TBA
Location: Room 117 DeBartollo Hall
November 20th, 3pm, Regular Meeting
Ana Petrova, Ph.D. Student and Kellogg Ph.D. Fellow
TBA
Discussants: TBA
Location: Room C104/105 Hesburgh Center
December 4th, 4pm, CPW Guest Lecture (Co-organization with the Mexico Working Group)
Allyson Benton, Research Professor, Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas (CIDE)
TBA
Discussants: TBA
Location: Room C103 Hesburgh Center
Fall 2014
Hesburgh Center, Room C104/105, 3-5 PM
Friday, September 5
Nara Pavão, Ph.D. Student and Kellogg Institute Dissertation Year Fellow
“Hindrances to Accountability for Corruption”
Discussant: Guillermo Trejo, Associate Professor of Political Science and Kellogg Institute Faculty Fellow
Friday, October 10
Juan Albarracín Dierolf, Ph.D. Student and Kellogg Institute Ph.D. Fellow
“Hybrid Political Orders and Practices of Citizenship. Insights from Brazilian Urban Slums”
Discussants: Sandra Ley Gutiérrez, Kellogg Institute Visiting Fellow and Nara Pavão, Ph.D. Student and Kellogg Institute Dissertation Year Fellow
Friday, November 14
Sandra Botero, Ph.D. Candidate and Kellogg Institute Ph.D. Fellow
Rodrigo Castro Cornejo, Ph.D. Candidate and Kellogg Institute Ph.D. Fellow
Laura Gamboa, Ph.D. Candidate and Kellogg Institute Ph.D. Fellow
Nara Pavão, Ph.D. Student and Kellogg Institute Dissertation Year Fellow
David Nickerson, Associate Professor of Political Science
“Under Friendly Fire: Partisan Press, Political Fragmentation and Candidate Evaluations in Argentina.”
Discussants: Geoffrey Layman, Professor of Political Science, and Ana Petrova, Ph. D. Student and Kellogg Institute Ph. D. Fellow
Friday, December 12
Fernando Bizzarro, Ph.D. Student and Kellogg Institute Ph.D. Fellow
“Religious Competition and the Rise of the Workers’ Party in Brazil: Why the Catholic Church Provided the Mass Base for the Democratic World’s Largest Leftist Party”
Discussants: Ana Petrova, Ph. D. Student and Kellogg Institute Ph. D. Fellow
Fall 2013
Hesburgh Center, Room C104/105, 3-5 PM
Friday, September 13
Nara Pavão, PhD Candidate (Department of Political Science) and PhD Fellow (Kellogg Institute)
Cash Transfers Turn Blind Eyes? Conditional Cash Transfers and Political Accountability in Latin America.
Discussants:
Jaimie Bleck, Ford Family Assistant Professor of Political Science and Kellogg Institute Faculty Fellow
Juan Albarracín, PhD Student (Department of Political Science) and PhD Fellow (Kellogg Institute)
Friday, October 11
Gary Goertz, Professor of Political Science and Peace Studies, Kroc Institute (University of Notre Dame)
Large-N Qualitative Testing: A New Methodology?
Discussant:
Michael Coppedge, Professor of Political Science and Kellogg Institute Facuty Fellow (University of Notre Dame)
Friday, December 6
Presentation by: Patricia Graf, University of Cottbus (Germany) and Kellogg Institute Guest Scholar
The PRI is dead – long live the PRI. Innovation Policy and Corporatism in Mexico.
Discussant: Rodrigo Castro C, PhD Student and Kellogg Institute PhD Fellow.
Spring 2013
Friday, March 22
Comparative Politics Discussion Seminar and Mexico Working Group
“The Social Foundations of Organized Crime and Violence in Mexico”
Presentation by: Jose Antonio Aguilar (CIDE, Kellogg Visiting Fellow) and Javier Osorio (Kellogg PhD Fellow)
Discussants: Guillermo Trejo (University of Notre Dame, Kellogg Faculty Fellow) and Juan Albarracín (Kellogg PhD Fellow)
Friday, April 5
“Beyond Voting: Temporal Proximity to Elections, Competitiveness, and Political Participation”
Presentation by: Kristin Michelitch (Kellogg Visiting Fellow)
Discussants: Laura Gamboa (Kellogg PhD Fellow) and Chonghyun Choi (Kellogg PhD Fellow)
Friday, April 19
Dissertation proposal
Presentation by: Laura Gamboa (Kellogg PhD Fellow)
Discussants: Michael Coppedge (University of Notre Dame, Kellogg Faculty Fellow) and Victor Hernández (Kellogg PhD Fellow)
Friday, April 26
Panel: “Ideology and Public Opinion in Latin America”
Presentation by: Sandra Botero (Kellogg PhD Fellow) and Rodrigo Castro Cornejo (Kellogg PhD Fellow)
Discussant: Geoffrey Layman (University of Notre Dame)
Friday, May 3
“Says Who? The Impact of Sources of Corruption Accusations: a survey experiment in Colombia”
Presentation by: Laura Gamboa (Kellogg PhD Fellow) and Rodrigo Castro Cornejo (Kellogg PhD Fellow)
Discussants: Gabriela Ippolito-O’Donnell (Kellogg Institute Visiting Fellow and Professor of Politics at Universidad Nacional de San Martín, Argentina) and Greg Shufeldt (University of Notre Dame)