Program on International Politics, Economics, and Security Speaker Series

Weekly PIPES seminars provide a forum for graduate students and faculty to present their research. Topics include the full range of international politics and theory, including political economy, security studies, foreign policy, international law and environmental issues, international relations theory, and a variety of regional issues.

Fall 2009 Speaker Series

October 1

WHAT’S NEW AND EXCITING IN IR?
Organizational Meeting
Ahsan Butt; Adam Levine-Weinburg
Adam Dean; Matthias Staisch

October 8

CHRISTINA SCHNEIDER, University of California, San Diego
"International Political Business Cycles"
Discussant: Karen Ellis

October 15

ANU BRADFORD, University of Chicago
"Global Climate Change Treaty and the Credibility of Enforcement"
Discussant: Kentaro Hirose

October 22

FAISAL AHMED, University of Chicago
"Unearned Foreign Income and Autocratic Survival"
Discussant: Qiang Zhou

October 29

JAMES VREELAND, Georgetown University
"The Costs of Favoritism: Is Politically-driven Aid Less Effective?"
Discussant: Faisal Ahmed

November 5

MICHAEL TIERNEY, College of William and Mary
"TBD: Testing Alexander Thompson’s UNSC Theory with British Public"
Discussant: Felicity Vabulas

November 12

SARAH CROCO, University of Maryland
"Audience Costs and International Conflict"
Discussant: John Stevenson

November 19

BURAK KADERCAN, University of Chicago
"Political Survival and Bargaining Models of War: Exploring Territorial Wars from 1648 'til Present"
Discussant: Jonathan Obert

November 26

THANKSGIVING

December 3

HOLIDAY PARTY
Duncan Snidal's Home


The PIPES Speakers Series is supported by grants from the Council on Advanced Studies in the Humanities and Social Sciences, The University of Chicago Division of Social Sciences, and the Irving B. Harris School of Public Policy Studies

Teacher

Contact Information

Thursdays, 4:00- 6:00 p.m.
Pick Hall, Room 506
5828 South University Avenue


PIPES coordinator: Felicity Vabulas
E-mail: fvabulas@uchicago.edu
Web: cas.uchicago.edu/workshops/pipes/


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