Seminar Series
Every semester, a diverse array of visiting scholars and W&M faculty make research presentations as part of the Department's faculty seminar series. Eleven faculty seminars are scheduled for Fall 2009.
Paula Pickering, W&M
September 11, 12:00 PM
Assessing International Aid for Good Local Governance in the Western Balkans (pdf)
Stacey Pelika, W&M
September 18, 12:00 PM
Mesopotamia or Mess O’Potamia? Comparing ‘Mainstream’ and Daily Show Coverage of the Iraq War (pdf)
Susan Hyde, Yale University
September 25, 12:00 PM
National Elections Across Autocracy and Democracy
John Ikenberry, Princeton University
October 2, 12:00 PM
Seminar topic TBA
John Witte, University of Wisconsin
October 9, 12:00 PM
The Political Economy of School Choice: Charter Schools and Open Enrollment
Larry Evans and Eric Robinson, W&M
October 16, 12:00 PM
Bicameralism and Farm Policy in Congress
Rachel Seher, DePaul University
October 23, 12:00 PM
Condoms, Bongs, and Visible Thongs: Personal Identity as a Site of Political Resistance among Adolescent Females
Debra Shulman, W&M
October 30, 12:00 PM
What Happened to Arab Foreign Aid? Examining the Changing Dynamics of Aid from Wealthy Arab Countries to Poor Ones
Patrick Miller, UNC-Chapel Hill
November 6, 12:00 PM
Emotion as a Function of Sophistication: Bringing Emotion into Rational Political Thought and Action
Steven Johnston, University of South Florida
November 13, 12:00 PM
Night of the Living Patriotism
David Singer, MIT
November 20, 12:00 PM
Migrant Remittances and Exchange Rate Regimes in the Developing World (pdf)
