Spring 2026 Schedule

January 30, 2026
1:00 EST

Xiao Ding

Ph.D. Candidate, University of Arizona

"Blaming the Outsider: Foreign Intervention Claims and Public Opinion in Chinese Protests"
February 6, 2026
1:00 EST

Saloni Bhogale

Ph.D. Candidate, University of Wisconsin-Madison

"Politicians Help Citizens Access Justice: Evidence from India"
February 20, 2026
1:00 EST

Jungmin Han

Postdoctoral Researcher, Trinity College Dublin

"When an Olive Branch Pays at Home: Polarization, Partisan Competence, and Public Support for Peace"
March 6, 2026
1:00 EST

Taylor Damann

Assistant Professor, Rice University

"How Civilian Assistance Shapes Battle Duration in Interstate Conflict: Evidence from Ukraine"
March 20, 2026
1:00 EST

Bradley O Erickson

Ph.D. Candidate, Emory University

"Monarchical Distribution: Land Grants and Civil Conflict in Late Medieval England"
April 3, 2026
1:00 EST

Inseon Jeong

Ph.D. Candidate, University of California, San Diego

"Are Leaders Framed in a Gender-Biased Way When Addressing External Security Threats, and If So, How?"
April 17, 2026
1:00 EST

George Melios

Postdoctoral Fellow, London School of Economics

"Propaganda, Mobilisation and Electoral Oppression"
May 1, 2026
1:00 EST

Maya Dalton

Ph.D. Candidate, Penn State

"Mapping the Hidden Structure of Electoral Violence Using Latent Space Models and Community Detection"
May 8, 2026
1:00 EST

Happy Hour Lightning Round

Details will be announced soon.