The UCLA Comparative Politics Workshop serves as a forum for the presentation and discussion of work in progress in the field of comparative politics. During 2009-10, the Workshop will meet on alternate Wednesday afternoons during the fall and winter quarters from 3-4:45pm in 4357 Bunche Hall. Workshop papers will be posted to this web page approximately a week before each meeting date. The Comparative Politics Workshop is organized by Professors Miriam Golden, Daniel Posner, and Michael Thies.
A schedule of presenters for the 2009-10 Comparative Politics Workshop is below. Papers presented in the Workshop in 2005-06, 2006-07, and 2008-09 are available in the archive.
Fall 2009
October 21
Kathleen Bawn, UCLA
"Why Big Parties"
October 28
Ray Duch, Oxford University
"A Strategic Ideological Vote"
November 4
Michael Chwe, UCLA
"Rational Ritual: Culture, Coordination and Common Knowldege"
"Culture, Circles and Commercials"
November 18
Barbara Geddes, UCLA
"How Autocrats Defend Themselves Against Armed Rivals"
December 2
Gary Cox, UCSD
"Swing Voters, Core Voters and Distributive Politics"
Kathleen Bawn, UCLA
"Why Big Parties"
October 28
Ray Duch, Oxford University
"A Strategic Ideological Vote"
November 4
Michael Chwe, UCLA
"Rational Ritual: Culture, Coordination and Common Knowldege"
"Culture, Circles and Commercials"
November 18
Barbara Geddes, UCLA
"How Autocrats Defend Themselves Against Armed Rivals"
December 2
Gary Cox, UCSD
"Swing Voters, Core Voters and Distributive Politics"
Winter 2010
January 6
Daniel Treisman, UCLA
"Rethinking Political Decentralization"
January 20
Allen Hicken, University of Michigan
"Party System Nationalization and the Provision of Public Health Services"
February 3
David Laitin, Stanford University
"Muslim Integration into France: Estimating the Religious Barriers"
February 10
Tim Smeeding, University of Wisconsin
"Comparative International Research on Income and Well Being: Lessons Learned from 25 Years of the Luxembourg Income Study"
February 24
Michael Ross, UCLA
"Latin America's Missing Oil Wars"
March 10
John Zaller, UCLA
"Liberals and Conservatives Disagree About Almost Everythying. They Say their Views Are Due to Ideology. What is Ideology?"
Daniel Treisman, UCLA
"Rethinking Political Decentralization"
January 20
Allen Hicken, University of Michigan
"Party System Nationalization and the Provision of Public Health Services"
February 3
David Laitin, Stanford University
"Muslim Integration into France: Estimating the Religious Barriers"
February 10
Tim Smeeding, University of Wisconsin
"Comparative International Research on Income and Well Being: Lessons Learned from 25 Years of the Luxembourg Income Study"
February 24
Michael Ross, UCLA
"Latin America's Missing Oil Wars"
March 10
John Zaller, UCLA
"Liberals and Conservatives Disagree About Almost Everythying. They Say their Views Are Due to Ideology. What is Ideology?"
Spring 2010
May 17
Thad Dunning, Yale University
Thad's talk will be based on material in two papers:
"The Salience of Ethnic Categories: Field and Natural Experimental Evidence from Indian Village Councils"
"When Formal Institutions are not Enough: Caste, Party Politics and Distribution in Indian Village Councils"
May 19
Bonnie Meguid, University of Rochester
"Endogenous Institutions: The Origins of Compulsory Voting Laws"
Thad Dunning, Yale University
Thad's talk will be based on material in two papers:
"The Salience of Ethnic Categories: Field and Natural Experimental Evidence from Indian Village Councils"
"When Formal Institutions are not Enough: Caste, Party Politics and Distribution in Indian Village Councils"
May 19
Bonnie Meguid, University of Rochester
"Endogenous Institutions: The Origins of Compulsory Voting Laws"