Seminars are on Thursdays from 5:30 - 7:00 pm,
in the Breedlove Room, 204 Perkins Library, on the West Campus of Duke University, or in Room 240 of the John Hope Franklin Center, located at 2204 Erwin Road.
Each seminar will be followed by a short reception, allowing individual conversations with the speaker.
Links to seminar discussion papers will be made available under the following listings approximately one week prior to the seminars.
If you would like to join a listserve, which will circulate this schedule, and announcements prior to each seminar, please send an email to dan.smith@duke.edu.
Upcoming Spring 2008 Seminars
April 24 (Thursday)
Location: Room 240, John Hope Franklin Center
Pam Paxton, Ohio State University
“The Difference Time Makes: Latent Growth Curve Models of Women's Political Representation”
Click here for Prof. Paxton’s bio
Read Prof. Paxton’s paper: “The Difference Time Makes: Latent Growth Curve Models of Women's Political Representation”
Previous Spring 2008 Seminars
January 24 (Thursday)
Location: Room 240, John Hope Franklin Center
Arthur S. Alderson, Indiana University
“Globalization and the World City System: Region, Role, and Position since 1981”
Click here for Prof. Anderson’s bio
Background reading: “Power and Position in the World City System”, Critique by Peter J. Taylor and Response by Alderson and Beckfield
Download the presentation: Globalization and the World City System
View on iTunesUFebruary 7 (Thursday)
Location: Room 240, John Hope Franklin Center
Grzegorz Ekiert, Harvard University
“Democratization and Civil Society in Postcommunist Europe”
Click here for Prof. Ekert’s bio
Background reading: “Democracy in the Post-Communist World: An Unending Quest”February 21 (Thursday)
Location: Breedlove Room, Perkins Library
Ronald Mitchell, University of Oregon
“The Relative Effects of Environmental Regimes: A Quantitative Comparison of Acid Rain Agreements”
Click here for Prof. Mitchell’s bio
Read Prof. Mitchell's paper: “Comparing Institutional Influence: The Relative Effectiveness of Three Environmental Agreements”March 20 (Thursday)
Location: Breedlove Room, Perkins Library
Beth Simmons, Harvard University
“Credible Commitments and the International Criminal Court”
Click here for Prof. Simmons’ bio
Read Prof. Simmons' paper: “Credible Commitments and the International Criminal Court”April 3 (Thursday)
Location: Room 240, John Hope Franklin Center
Margaret Levi, University of Washington
“Legitimating Beliefs: Concepts, Indicators, and Evidence”
Co-sponsored by the Duke Comparative Politics Workshop Series.
Click here for Prof. Levi’s bio
Read Prof. Levi’s paper: “Legitimating Beliefs: Concepts, Indicators, and Evidence”
View on iTunesUApril 17 (Thursday)
Location: Breedlove Room, Perkins Library
Jeffrey Chwieroth, London School of Economics
“The Silent Revolution: Professional Training, Sympathetic Interlocutors, and IMF Lending”
Click here for Prof. Chwieroth’s bio
Read Prof. Chwieroth’s paper: “The Silent Revolution: Professional Training, Sympathetic Interlocutors, and IMF Lending”
The GGD seminars are sponsored by the Duke University Center for International Studies with funding or support from the US Department of Education, Office of the Vice Provost for International Affairs, the Social Science Research Institute, Duke Law School, and Sanford Institute for Public Policy.