{"id":523,"date":"2026-05-22T14:18:50","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T14:18:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/ki-comparative\/?page_id=523"},"modified":"2026-05-22T14:18:51","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T14:18:51","slug":"2024-2025","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/ki-comparative\/previous-semesters\/2024-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"2024-2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Spring 2025<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>January 24, 2025, 3:00 PM<\/strong><br>Isabel G\u00fciza-G\u00f3mez, PhD Student in Political Science.<br>\u201cCrafting Redistribution: Rural Movements and Land Dispositions in Peace Accords.\u201d<br>Discussion: Professor Jeff Harden.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>January 31, 2025, 3:00 PM<\/strong><br>Kelly McMann, Professor of Political Science.<br>\u201cPolitical Control Under the Cover of Social Policy.\u201d<br>Discussion: Professor Laura Gamboa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>February 7, 2025, 3:00 PM<\/strong><br>Rasheed Ibrahim, PhD Student in Political Science.<br>\u201cAccountability in Competitive Elections: Citizen-Elite Dynamics in Incumbency Disadvantage.\u201d<br>Discussion: Shana Scogin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>February 14, 2025, 3:00 PM<\/strong><br>Roberto Valli, PhD Student in Political Science.<br>\u201cWho Pays for the Church? 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P\u00e9rez Li\u00f1an.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>October 11, 2024, 3:00 PM<\/strong><br>Alejandro Gonzalez, PhD Student in Political Science.<br>\u201cThe role of Electoral Management Bodies (EMBs) in Post-Electoral Conflicts in Latin America.&#8221; Discussion: Jake Turner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>November 1, 2024, 3:00 PM<\/strong><br>Alejandro Gonzalez, Mayara Lamberti and Menchely Trinidad. 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