The HALBI Group
The Half-Baked Ideas (HALBI) Group meets bi-weekly (or whenever there is demand) to discuss the current research of its members. There is no formal presentation as all participants will have read the paper prior to the meeting. Please contact me if you need more information.
Where & When
We meet on Wednesdays, from 12p to 1p, in IRPS 1201.Schedule
2014-2015
- Monday, March 2: Professional Development Workshop on Publishing Books (moderated by Marisa Abrajano and David Lake).
- Wednesday, April 1: Jesse Driscoll and Zachary C. Steinert-Threlkeld, "How to Use Twitter to Track Political Polarization."
- Wednesday, April 29th: Seth Hill, "The Pull of the Primary: Nominating Contests and Representation in Congress."
- Wednesday, May 13: Christina Schneider, “The Globalization of Electoral Politics in the European Union."
- Wednesday, May 27th: Molly Roberts, TBA
2013-2014
- Wednesday, December 18: Claire Adida, "The Political Implications of Cross-Ethnic Marriage in Africa."
- Wednesday, February 12: David Wiens, "'Actual' Does not Imply 'Feasible'."
- Wednesday, June 4: Branislav Slantchev "A Tiger by the Tail or a Blunted Sword: Regime Security Through and From the Armed Forces."
2012-2013
- Wednesday, October 24: Claire Adida
- Wednesday, November 7: Seth Hill
- Wednesday, November 21: Thanksgiving week
- Wednesday, December 5: Christina Schneider
- Wednesday, January 16: Jesse Driscoll
- Wednesday, January 30: Salvatore Nunnari
- Wednesday, February 13: Simeon Nichter
- Wednesday, March 13: Marisa Abrajano, "Reexamining the "Racial Gap" in Political Knowledge."
- Wednesday, April 17: Tom Wong, "Are Legislators Responsive to the Preferences of Immigrants? A Theory and Test of Immigrant Political Agency."
2011-2012
- Wednesday, October 5: Jesse Driscoll, "State-Building and Census-Taking: The Political Economy of Population Data"
- Wednesday, October 26: Edmund Malesky, "Rent(s) Asunder: Sectoral REnt Extraction Possibilities and Bribery by Multi-National Corporations"
- Wednesday, November 2: Claire Adida, CANCELLED
- Wednesday, November 16: Karen Ferree
- Wednesday, January 11: Scott Desposato
- Wednesday, February 8: Jesse Driscoll
- Wednesday, February 22: Megumi Naoi
- Wednesday, March 7: Marisa Abrajano
- Friday, April 8: Christina Schneider, "Differences Matter: Partisan Heterogeneity and Cooperation in the European Union"
- Friday, April 15: Claire Adida, "Gender and Generosity: Problems in Islamic Integration in France"
- Friday, May 13: Marisa Abrajano, "Growing Up in Periods of Anti-Immigration Hostility: Immigration Policy and Attitudes"
- Friday, May 20: Jesse Driscoll, "The Intended and Unintended Effects of Democratization Aid: Experimental Evidence from the Republic of Georgia"
