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Open Seminar / Cosponsored by the Department of Government, this seminar serves as a forum for discussing new research in the field of comparative politics through methodologically diverse presentations on political developments in many regions.

Comparative Politics Speaker Series

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“The Political Class and Redistributive Policies” Speaker: Pablo Querubín, Assistant Professor of Politics and Economics, New York University. Contact: Casey Petroff petroff@g.harvard.edu Chairs: Pia Raffler, Faculty Associate. Assistant Professor...

Comparative Politics Speaker Series

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"Why Elections Fail" Speaker: Pippa Norris, Paul. F. McGuire Lecturer in Comparative Politics, Harvard Kennedy School. Conveners: Gwyneth McClendon, Assistant Professor, Department of Government, Harvard University. Daniel Smith, Assistant Professor...

Comparative Politics Speaker Series

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“Was Weber Right? City Autonomy, Political Oligarchy, and the Rise of Europe” Reception to follow. Co-sponsored by the Department of Government. Speaker: David Stasavage, Professor of Politics, New York University. Chair: Steven Levitsky, Executive...

Comparative Politics Speaker Series

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"Brokers, Voters, and Clientelism" Co-sponsored by the Department of Government. Speaker: Susan Stokes, Professor and Chair, Department of Political Science, Yale University. Chair: Steven Levitsky, Executive Committee; Steering Committee; Faculty...

Comparative Politics Speaker Series

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"Regime Threats and State Solutions: Bureaucratic Loyalty and Embeddedness in Kenya" Speaker: Mai Hassan, Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Michigan. Contact: Manuel Meléndez-Sánchez mmelend@g.harvard.edu Lunch will be...

Comparative Politics Speaker Series

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"Global Change and Civil Wars" Speaker: Stathis Kalyvas, Gladstone Professor of Government, Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Oxford; Fellow, All Souls College, University of Oxford. Contact: Manuel Meléndez-Sánchez mmelend...

Comparative Politics Speaker Series

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“Democracy under High Inequality: Political Participation and Public Goods” Speaker: Pablo Beramendi, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, Duke University. Contact: Casey Petroff petroff@g.harvard.edu Chairs: Pia Raffler, Faculty...

Comparative Politics Speaker Series

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"The Roots of the Industrial Revolution: Political Institutions or (Socially Embedded) Know-How?" Speaker: Carles Boix, Robert Garrett Professor of Politics and Public Affairs, Princeton University. Co-sponsored by the Government Department. Contact: John...

Comparative Politics Speaker Series

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" Including the Other Half: How Financial Modernization Disrupts Patronage Politics" Speaker: Nancy Hite, Assistant Professor of Political Economy, The Fletcher School, Tufts University. Conveners: Gwyneth McClendon, Assistant Professor, Department of...

Comparative Politics Speaker Series

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"Does Information Lead to More Active Citizenship? Evidence from an Education Intervention in Rural Kenya" Reception to follow. Co-sponsored by the Department of Government. Speaker: Daniel N. Posner, Total Chair on Contemporary Africa, Professor...

Comparative Politics Speaker Series

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TBA Speaker: Alisha Holland, Assistant Professor, Politics Department, Princeton University. Contact: Casey Petroff petroff@g.harvard.edu Chairs: Pia Raffler, Faculty Associate. Assistant Professor, Department of Government, Harvard University. Yuhua Wang...