The School of Politics and Global Studies holds frequent lectures featuring faculty, graduate students and visiting scholars. The workshop is run by a faculty member and is an Internal Speaker Series meant to help graduate students.
Typical Workshop Time: Wednesdays, 12-1pm
Location: SPGS, Lattie F. Coor Hall, Room 6761
Coordinator: José Kaire at kaire@asu.edu
If you want to present at the School Workshop, please contact the coordinator.
Watch past lectures on our YouTube channel
Listed below are upcoming lectures within the School of Politics and Global Studies. Key: Center on the Future of War (CFW), Center for Latina/os and American Politics Research (CLAPR), and Workshop (WS)
Spring 2021
| Date | Speaker | Title | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13-Jan | Thomas M. Wilson, Binghamton University | Brexit from the ground up: Ethnographic perspectives from the Northern Ireland borderzone | 12:00pm | Zoom |
| 22-Jan | Center for Latina/os and American Politics Research | Politics of Race, Immigration, and Ethnicity Consortium (PRIEC) Conference 2021 | 8:45am - 3:10pm | Zoom |
| 25-Jan | The Lowe Family Research Workshop | Anti-Semitism in Comparative Perspective: Recent Trends and Research Frontiers | Zoom | |
| 3-Feb | Ike Wilson | The Utility of Special Operations: Facing Challenges of Great Power Competition and Compound Security (CFW) | 5:30pm | Zoom |
| 5-Feb | Allan Colbern and Karthick Ramakrishnan | Citizenship Reimagined: A New Framework for State Rights in the United States (CLAPR) | 12:00pm | Zoom |
| 10-Feb | Sarah Holewinski | CareerTalk: Human Rights Watch (CFW and Global Human Rights Hub) | 12:00pm | Zoom |
| 11-Feb | Lenka Bustikova, Jennet Kirkpatrick, Fabian Neuner and Candace Rondeaux | Roundtable: The Rise in Anti-Democratic Violence in the U.S.: Perspectives on the Capitol Insurrection | 12:00pm | Zoom |
| 11-Feb | Yi-Ling Liu | Inside the Walled Garden: Understanding the Chinese Internet (CFW) | 5:30pm | Zoom |
| 17-Feb | Ted Johnson | The Challenge of Black Patriotism (CFW) | 5:30pm | Zoom |
| 19-Feb | David Cortez | Becoming the State: (Im)migration Control and the Weaponization of Brown Bodies (CLAPR) | 1:00pm | Zoom |
| 23-Feb | Noah Feldman | When Does Resistance Become Insurrection? Free Speech and the Defense of the Republic (CFW) | 5:30pm | Zoom |
| 24-Feb | Lewis Gordon,University of Connecticut | Black History Month Distinguished Lecture: Lewis Gordon, Freedom, Justice and Decolonization | 2:00pm | Zoom |
| 5-Mar | Maricruz Osorio | Who is Worthy? Immigrants in a Time of Uncertainty (CLAPR) | 1:00pm | Zoom |
| 8-Mar | Pardis Mahdavi and Mi-Ai Parrish | Transnational Feminist Movements (CFW) | 5:30pm | Zoom |
| 11-Mar | Craig Calhoun | Renewal and Remaking of Democracy (CFW) | 5:30pm | Zoom |
| 15-Mar | Senator Jeff Flake | Extremism, Anti-democratic Violence, and the Second Impeachment Trial: A Conversation with Senator Jeff Flake | 12:00pm | Zoom |
| 17-Mar | David Schaeffer | Preventing Atrocity Crimes in a Violent World (CFW) | 5:30pm | Zoom |
| 24-Mar | Beibit Shangirbayeva | Naturalism of freedom of opinion and speech: reflections from overview of the Kazakh customary traditions | 11:30am | Zoom |
| 25-Mar | Lauren Redniss, Sybil Francis, Steven Tepper | A book talk with Lauren Redniss (CFW) | 5:30pm | Zoom |
| 30-Mar | David Art | What's Wrong with Populism? | 12:00pm | Zoom |
| 6-Apr | The Human Economies working group | Global Asymmetries, Digital Extractivism and the Fight for Economic Justice | 1:00pm to 3:00pm | Zoom |
| 7-Apr | Lenka Bustikova | 'Radical Right Parties and Uncivil Society in Ukraine' (WS) | 11:30am | Zoom |
| 12-Apr | Margaret Hanson | "Taming the Legislature: Pathways to Authoritarian Consolidation in Central Asia" (WS) | 11:30am | Zoom |
| 14-Apr | Kiara Boone | From Enslavement to Mass Incarceration | 12:00pm | Zoom |
| 21-Apr | Thomas Just | "Germany’s Approach to Countering Antisemitism Since Reunification" (WS) | 11:30am | Zoom |
| 22-Apr | Ernest Caldrón | Reflection on Latinos in Arizona's University System (CLAPR) | 3:00pm | Zoom |
| 11-May | Jude Joffe-Block, Terry Greene Sterling, Sybil Francis | Driving While Brown: Sheriff Joe Arpaio versus the Latino Resistance (CFW) | 5:30pm | Zoom |
Past Workshops & Lectures
Fall 2020
| Date | Speaker | Title | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2-Oct | Juliet Hooker, Professor of Political Science, Brown University | The Democratic Politics of Racist Monument Removal: Failed Proceduralism vs. Effective Rioting (CLAPR) | 1:00pm | Zoom |
| 6-Oct | James O’Donnell and Lt. Gen. (ret) Robert Schmidle | The War for Gaul: How Julius Caesar’s Ideas on Strategy Can Help Us Face Contemporary Challenges (CFW) | 5:30pm | Zoom |
| 8-Oct | Eduardo Sainz, Mi Familia Vota; Lisa Magana, ASU; Lisa Sanchez, UA, Louis Desipio, UC Irvine | Latina/os and the 2020 Elections: Local, State, and National Perspectives (CLAPR) | 5:00pm | Zoom |
| 14-Oct | Peter L. Bergen, Daniel Rothenberg and Souad Ali | COVID-19 as a ‘Hinge Event’ and Implications for U.S. Security (CFW) | 4:30pm | Zoom |
| 21-Oct | David Daley | The Voting Rights Crisis and the 2020 Presidential Election | 12:00pm | Zoom |
| 28-Oct | Nnamdi Igbokwe | Corruption in Context: A question of law or normativity? |
4:30pm | Zoom |
| 10-Nov | Nnamdi Igbokwe | Corruption’s Comparative Quagmire | 4:30pm | Zoom |
| 12-Nov | Steve Pfaff | Mobilization for Democracy in East Germany, 1989 to the Present | 12:00pm | Zoom |
| 18-Nov | James Strickland | Constitutional Lobbying: Democratic Dualism and the Mobilization of Interest Groups | 10:30am | Zoom |
| 18-Nov | Nnamdi Igbokwe | Social Pandemic and Institutional Pathology |
3:00pm | Zoom |
| 18-Nov | Heather Hurlburt, Jeannette Haynie and Camille Stewart | Diversity in National Security: How to Ensure More Women Hold Leadership Positions (CFW) | 5:00pm | Zoom |
| 19-Nov | Daniel Ziblatt | Democracy and Dictatorship in Germany: Lessons for the United States | 1:00pm | Zoom |
| 2-Dec | Fabian Neuner and Mark Ramirez | Evaluating Social Norms and Tolerance in the Trump Era | 10:30am | Zoom |
| 2-Dec | Joe Brazda | What Now? The Future of the JCPOA and the Iranian Nuclear Program (CFW) | 5:30pm | Zoom |
Spring 2020
| Date | Speaker | Title | Time | Location |
| 24-Jan | PRIEC | Conference | TBA | TBA |
| 21-Feb | Frank Baumgartner | Kramer Lecture: "Racial Profiling in US Traffic Stops: Assessing the Evidence" | 2:45pm | CDN 60 |
| 19-Feb | Chirasree Mukherjee | "Terrorism and Democratic Backsliding: A Case Study of South Asia" | 12pm | Coor 6607 |
| 6-Mar | Susan Fransechet | "Cabinets, Ministers, and Gender" | 10:30am | Coor 6607 |
| Postponed | Jamon Van Den Hoek | "Refugee Camps as Climate Traps?: Current and Future Climate Marginality at One Thousand Refugee Camps" | 12pm | Coor 5536 |
| Postponed | Robert Bond | Distinguished Alumni Talk | TBA | TBA |
| Postponed | Jenna Bednar | TBA | TBA | TBA |
| 8-Apr | Haeyong Lim | "Misperception, Redistribution, and Transparency: Does Transparency Increase Redistribution?" | 12pm | Zoom |
| Postponed | N/A | SPGS Scholarship Awards Ceremony | 3pm | MU 202 |
| Postponed | Milan Svolik (Yale) | Warren Miller Jr. Colloquium | TBA | TBA |
Fall 2019
| Date | Speaker | Title | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Sep | James Strickland | "More Women Can Lobby: Explaining Gender Diversity Among Lobbyists in the U.S. States" | 12:00pm | COOR 6607 |
| 18-Sep | Namig Abbasov | "Individual Preferences on Pro-Western Foreign Policy Orientation: The Evidence from the South Caucasus" | 12:00pm | COOR 6607 |
| 16-Oct | Daniel Rothenberg | "Naming Evil: The Meaning, Value and Usefulness of Genocide in International Law" | 12:00pm | COOR 6607 |
| 6-Nov | Margaret Hanson | Corruption and Governance in Authoritarian Regimes | 12:00pm | COOR 6607 |
| 20-Nov | Valery Dzutsati | Effects of Anomie and Cultural Distance on Public Attitudes toward Territorial Integrity: Evidence from the South Caucasus | 12:00pm | COOR 6607 |
Spring 2019
| Date | Speaker | Title | Time | Location |
| 10-Jan | Michael McQuarrie | "Civil Society and the Ethnonationalist Politics of Trump and Brexit" | 12:00pm | COOR 6761 |
| 18-Jan | Scott Mainwaring | "Outcomes of Democratic Transitions" | 11:45am | COOR 6761 |
| 22-Jan | Stephen Ansolabehere | "Representation and Accountability, the Constituent’s Perspective" (Kramer Lecture) | 3:00pm | MU 202 |
| 30-Jan | Lenka Bustikova | "Far Right Parties and Far Right Armed Voluntary Movements in Ukraine: Complements or Substitutes" | 12:00pm | COOR 6761 |
| 1-Feb | Sarah Allen Gershon | "Shared Identities: The Intersection of Race and Gender and Support for Political Candidates" (Distinguished Alumni) | 1:30pm | COOR 6761 |
| 13-Feb | Steve Pfaff | "Sectarianism, and Judicial Terror: The Scottish Witch-Hunt, 1563 - 1736." | 12:00pm | COOR 6761 |
| 22-Feb | Lisa Baldez | "Ratification of Human Rights Treaties in the United States" | 1:30pm | COOR 6761 |
| 27-Feb | Michael Bernhard | "Parties, Civil Society, and the Deterrence of Democratic Defection" (Warren Miller Jr. Colloquium) | 12:00pm | COOR 6761 |
| 15-Mar | Kathryn Hendley | "Assessing the Potential for Renegades Among Russian Millennial Lawyers" | 2:30pm | COOR 6761 |
| 20-Mar | Jeff Segal | "Motivated Cognition on the Bench: Does Criminal Egregiousness Influence Judges’ Admissibility Decisions in Search and Seizure Cases?" | 11:30 AM | COOR 6761 |
| 22-Mar | Ben Smith | University of Florida | TBD | TBD |
| 29-Mar | Marisa Abrajano | “Talking Politics: Political Discussion Networks and the New American Electorate” | 2:00pm | COOR 6761 |
| 10-Apr | Valerie Hoekstra | Workshop | TBD | TBD |
| 11-Apr | SPGS Awards Ceremony | TBD | TBD | |
| 11-Apr | SPGS Social Hour | TBD | TBD |
Fall 2018
| Date | Speaker | Title | Time | Location |
| 22-Aug | Carolyn Warner and Mia Armstrong | "Institutional Challenges to Prosecuting Sexual Assault: Assessing the Military, with Evidence from U.S. Bases in Japan" | 12:00pm | COOR 6761 |
| 5-Sep | Becki Cordell | “Security-civil Liberties Trade-offs: International Cooperation in Extraordinary Rendition” | 12:00pm | COOR 6761 |
| 3-Oct | Terri Givens | "Immigration and Refugee Policy in the U.S. and Europe - The Impact of Electoral Politics" | 12:00pm | COOR 6761 |
| 17-Oct | Milos Popovic | "Dictators Cry Too: War and Public Support for Authoritarian Leaders" | 12:00pm | COOR 6761 |
| 26-Oct | Political Theory Workshop / Patrick Deneen | “The Degradation of Citizenship” | 3:00pm | COOR 6607 |
| 26-Oct | Jennifer Cyr | "Between Oligarchy and Populism: Democratic Deficiencies in Latin America" | 1:00pm | COOR 6761 |
| 2-Nov | Kopf Conference | “New Perspectives on Statebuilding” | TBD | TBD |
| 9-Nov | Political Theory Workshop / Brian Blanchard | Political Theory Workshop | 3:00pm | COOR 6607 |
| 14-Nov | Glenn Sheriff | "Environmental Markets and the Distribution of Pollution" | 12:00pm | COOR 6761 |
| 28-Nov | Becki Cordell | Workshop | 12:00pm | COOR 6761 |
Spring 2018
| Date | Speaker | Title | Time | Location |
| 12-Jan | Fran Hagopian | Workshop on Latin American Politics | 12:15pm | COOR 6761 |
| 17-Jan | Becki Cordell | The Political Costs of International Cooperation in Extraordinary Rendition | 12:15pm | COOR 6761 |
| 31-Jan | Sarah Shair-Rosenfield | "When Change is Good: Estimating the Effects of Electoral Reform on Female Political Representation" | 12:30pm | COOR 6761 |
| 28-Feb | See Seng Tan | “The ‘IR-ization’ of Asia-Pacific Security” | 12:15pm | COOR 6761 |
| 16-Mar | Arturas Rozenas | "Mass Repression and Political Loyalty: Evidence from Stalin's 'Hunger by Terror'" | 10:00am | COOR 6761 |
| 28-Mar | Margaret Hanson | "Authoritarian Law: Signals from Above" | 12:15pm | COOR 6761 |
| 11-Apr | Lenka Bustikova | "Why Do Civilians Support Rebels? Evidence from Endorsement Experiments in Dagestan, Russia" | 12:15pm | COOR 6761 |
| 16-Apr | Steph Haggard | "Dictators and Democrats: Elites, Masses and Regime Change" | 1:30pm | COOR 6761 |
| 25-Apr | Christian Davenport | "Starting and Stopping Repressive Spells" | 12:15pm | COOR 6761 |
Fall 2017
| Date | Speaker | Title | Time | Location |
| 6-Sep | Henry Thomson | "Democratization, Elections and Urban Social Disorder in the Developing World, 1960-2011" | 12:15pm | COOR 6761 |
| 15-Sep | Clark Gray | Climate Change and Human Migration in South Asia | 10:30am | COOR 6761 |
| 20-Sep | Fabian Neuner | "Seeing Blue in Black and White: Race and Perceptions of Officer-Involved Shootings" | 12:15pm | COOR 6761 |
| 29-Sep | Benjamin Marquez | "Social Movements, Philanthropy and Lawyers: MALDEF and Building an Ethnic Identity" | 12:30pm | COOR 6761 |
| 4-Oct | Kendall Funk | "Representative Budgeting: Women Mayors and the Composition of Spending in Local Governments" | 12:15pm | COOR 6761 |
| 18-Oct | Audrey Comstock | "Negotiated Rights: Ratification, Accession, and Negotiating United Nations Human Rights Treaties" | 12:15pm | COOR 6761 |
| 25-Oct | Victor Peskin | "The Human Rights Ideal, the Marginalization of Lesser Crimes, and the Politics of Establishing the New Kosovo Specialist Chambers" | 12:15pm | COOR 4403 |
| 26-Oct | Kathleen Thelen | The New Precariat: The United States in Comparative Perspective - Kramer Lecture Series | Midday | COOR 6761 |
| 1-Nov | Christian Phillips | Demographics are (Men's) Destiny: Immigrant Communities and Descriptive Representation in American State Legislatures | 12:15pm | COOR 6761 |