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The IR subfield's workshop for Spring 2015 will be held on Thursdays from 12:30-1:30 pm. The workshop includes research presentations by graduate students, UT faculty, and external speakers.  We will also hold professional development sessions by UT faculty and students as well as external scholars.  


Spring 2015 -- Thursday, 12:30-1:30

Schedule still in development, but confirmed participants appear under the dates listed below

January 22: Calla Hummel
--Discussant: Julie Phillips

January 30 (Friday): Emerson Niou, Duke University. Title: "The Effect of External Foreign Policies on Domestic Opinion and National Security" 12 pm in BAT 5.108.

February 5: Dan McCormack (tentatively)
--Discussant: Brian Lange

February 12: Andrew Boutton, LBJ Predoctoral Fellow. Title: "Playing with fire: Patronage, personalism, and counterterrorism aid"
--Discussant: Ben Rondou

February 19: No Workshop -- ISA Meeting in New Orleans

February 27 (Friday): Recruitment weekend talks

March 5: No meeting (due to following Monday Bearce visit)

March 9 (Monday): David Bearce, Colorado, website

March 19: Spring Break

March 30 (Monday): Mike Tomz, Stanford: 
--Discussant: TBA

April 2: No meeting due to Monday Tomz visit

April 9: Ben Rondou; Kyosuke Kikuta; MPSA practice
--Discussant: TBA

April 16: No Workshop -- MPSA in Chicago

April 24 (Friday): Phil Arena, University of Rochester
--Discussant: TBA

April 30: Omar Awapara Franco; Location: PAR 206
--Discussant: Riitta Koivumaeki

May 7: Andy Stravers
--Discussant: TBA



General guidelines for the workshop:
  1. All first-field IR students are expected to attend every session. Others please join as often as you are able. Papers will be circulated in advance and everyone should read thoroughly prior to attending. 
  2. A student will be assigned to give 3-4 minute comments on each paper advance the discussion. Other graduate students will then comment before faculty jump in.
  3. Students must practice conference presentations prior to leaving for the conference. Please let me (findley) know well ahead of time when you'll be presenting so I can get you on the schedule. Your conference paper should be complete 4 weeks ahead of the conference and circulated to the IR faculty.
  4. For external speakers, we encourage all to join for meals (covered by the faculty) and other professional development sessions. Take these opportunities. If you have a paper you'd like to send to the external speaker for comments, please let us know ahead of time and we'll do what we can to arrange.



PAST SCHEDULES

Fall 2014

Sept 10: Pat McDonald: "Toward a Bargaining Framework of International Politics"
--Discussant: Scott Wolford

Sept 24: Josiah Marineau: "Foreign Aid and Tax Compliance in Uganda and Malawi"
--Discussant: Andy Stravers

Oct 8: Professionalization Workshop on Job Market: Rich Nielsen, MIT, website

Oct 20 (Monday): Jessica Weiss, Yale, website: "Title: Campaign Rhetoric and the Surprising Stability of Leadership Transitions in the Asia-Pacific"

Oct 29: Scott Wolford: "Title: Using It and Losing It: Opportunity Costs, Endogenously Shifting Power, and War∗"
--Discussant: Daniel McCormack

Nov 12: Bill Reed, Maryland, website: "Title: Bargaining in the Shadow of a Commitment Problem: Experimental Evidence"

Dec 3: Henry Pascoe: "Title: Counterterrorism Aid Delegation and International Agreements"
--Discussant: Cathy Wu


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