MIT Political Science Work in Progress Colloquia (WIP)

Spring Co-Chairs: Chappell Lawson, Lily Tsai

All meetings will take place on Fridays 12:00-1:30 in the Millikan Room (E53-482)

Topics and Papers to download will be posted here as they are received.

 

Spring 2006

February 10 - James Snyder - MIT
Discussant: Chappell Lawson

» Issue Preferences and Measurement Error

February 24 - Adam Berinsky - MIT
Discussant: Paul Staniland

» Ethnic Groups and Public Support for War

March 3 - Jonathan Rodden - MIT

» Political Geography and Electoral Rules: Why Single-Member Districts are Bad for the Left

March 10 - Devra Moehler - Cornell
Discussant: Matt Amengual

» The Political Effects of Private Radio Access in Africa

March 17 - Andrea Campbell - MIT

» Public Opinion toward Taxation over Time

March 24 - Chappell Lawson - MIT
Discussant: Andrea Campbell

» The Mexico 2006 Panel Study

April 7 - Roger Petersen - MIT

» Hobbes and Locke go to Kosovo

April 14 - Taylor Fravel - MIT

» Exploding the Diversionary Hypothesis: Rethinking Internal and External Conflict

April 28 - Steven Wilkinson - Duke
Discussant: Reo Matsuzaki

» Colonization, Governance and Conflict

May 5 - Jeremy Weinstein - Stanford

» Why Does Ethnic Diversity Undermine Public Goods Provision?  An Experimental Approach