Comparative Politics at Rochester
Comparative Politics Workshop
The Comparative Politics Workshop provides a forum for graduate students and faculty to present work in progress in the field of comparative politics. For Fall 2012, the Workshop meets Thursdays from 12:00PM to 1:30PM in the Fenno Room.
Presentations - Fall 2012
| Date | Presenter | Topic/Paper Title | Discussant |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 20 | Peter Haschke | Practice Job-Talk | None |
| September 27 | Carles Boix (Princeton) | "The Roots of the Industrial Revolution: Political Institutions or (Socially Embedded) Know-How?" * | Miguel Rueda |
| October 4 | Adam Cohen | "Regulation After Privatization in the Brazilian States" | Hyesung Kim |
| October 18 | Miguel Rueda | "How to Steal an Election: An Analysis of the Choice of Electoral Manipulation Strategies" | Sergio Ascencio |
| October 25 | Ora John Reuter | "Political Machines at Work: Voter Mobilization and Electoral Subversion in the Workplace" | Rabia Malik |
| November 15 | Avidit Acharya | Caste Politics in India † | Chitralekha Basu |
| November 29 | Ben Laughlin | A Dynamic Model of Civil War ‡ | Mattan Sharkansky |
| December 6 | Hyesung Kim | "Explaining Cross-Ethnic Voting: Evidence from Field Research in Uganda" | Paulina Marek |
* Co-sponsored by Riker Seminar.
† Co-authored with John Roemer and Rohini Somanathan.
‡ Co-authored with with Avidit Acharya and Miguel Rueda.