Seminars
Comparative Politics Workshop:
The Comparative workshop fosters a community of graduate students and faculty interested in comparative politics through regular bi-weekly meetings at which we read and discuss each other's work as well as the work of the best scholars from other universities. The workshop aims to cover a broad range of methodological approaches and topics. Approximately two thirds of the sessions will involve scholars from other universities, with the remaining sessions devoted to the presentation and discussion of work and proposals from Duke faculty and graduate students. Papers will be distributed in advance of the sessions. Workshop meetings finish with a dinner off campus at which the discussion can continue more informally. For list of speakers and dates, see calendar.
Faculty Brown Bag Seminar Series:
The Faculty Brown Bag Seminar Series is a forum for political science faculty to present work in progress to faculty and graduate student colleagues in the department as well as interested others in the community. Typically there are three seminars per semester. Sessions are held Wednesdays at noontime and last an hour and a half. For list of speakers and dates, see calendar.
University Seminar on Global Governance and Democracy:
The University Seminar on Globalization, Equity, and Democratic Governance, founded in 1997, is an interdisciplinary seminar that brings together faculty and graduate students from across the social sciences, especially from political science, public policy, economics, sociology, and law. Our shared interest in this seminar is to gain a better understanding of the causes and consequences of recent global economic and socio-political changes; we are especially interested in how globalization affects the distribution of wealth and well being, as well as governance among and within nations. The seminar, co-chaired by Tim
Büthe (Duke, Political Science), Judith Kelley (Duke, Public Policy), and Layna Mosley (UNC, Political Science) is organized around a series of talks by domestic and international guest speakers whose work analyzes these issues from a social science perspective, broadly conceived. We are pleased to invite the Duke and Triangle communities to join us in this series of public lectures. For list of speakers and dates, see calendar.
Political Theory Colloquiums:
The Political Theory Colloquium gathers faculty and graduate students from around the University to hear visiting speakers and to discuss their work. Speakers cover a broad range of topics and represent a wide variety of approaches to political theory. We generally try to invite speakers whose work is related to the graduate seminars currently being offered. For list of speakers and dates, see calendar.
IR Series (International Relations Speaker Series):
Graduate Student Colloquiums