MIRTH Spring 2019
The IR seminar meets Mondays, 3-4:30, in 223 Moses Hall, followed by time to chat at 4:30.
*All talks are generously sponsored by the Institute of International Studies.*
Faculty Convener: Aila Matanock (matanock@berkeley.edu)
Graduate Student Coordinator: Alex Stephenson (alexander_stephenson@berkeley.edu)
- January 28: Initial MIRTH Meeting
- February 4: Michael Tomz (Stanford University), “Public Opinion and Foreign Electoral Intervention”
Discussant: Andrew Blinkinsop
- February 11: Andrew Reddie (UC-Berkeley), “The Diminishing Returns of Arms Control?”
- February 18: No MIRTH—Presidents’ Day
- February 25: Nirvikar Jassal (UC-Berkeley), “Does Symbolic Breed Substantive Representation? Evidence from Gender-Based Policing in India”
- March 4: Sarah Kreps (Cornell University), “Origins of Oversight: An Analysis of Legislative Engagement on US Foreign Policy”
Discussant: Andrew Reddie
- March 11: Lauren Prather (UCSD), “From Monitoring to Meddling: How Foreign Actors Shape Local Trust in Elections”
Discussant: Julia Raven
- March 18: Kathryn Sikkink (Harvard University), TBA
Discussant: Oren Samet-Marram
- March 25: No MIRTH—Spring Break
- April 1: David Lake (UCSD), “Legitimate Power: Rule and Resistance in the American Imperium”
Discussant: Katie Beall
- April 8: NO MIRTH—MPSA
- April 15: Deborah Avant (University of Denver), TBA
Discussant: Alex Stephenson
- April 22: Austin Wright (University of Chicago), “Information Operations Increase Civilian Security Cooperation and Support for Reintegration”
Discussant: Melissa Carlson
- April 29: Peter Andreas (Brown University), TBA
Discussant: still needed!