The Politics of Fiscal Equalization in Canada and Australia: Contemporary Responses and Practical Reforms
Seminar
The Australian Centre for Federalism (ACF) presents: "The Politics of Fiscal Equalization in Canada and Australia: Contemporary Responses and Practical Reforms" Australia is a well-known pioneer in the field of fiscal federalism and equalization policy. Created in 1933, the Commonwealth…
The New Politics of the Minimum Wage
Seminar
What are the partisan politics of the minimum wage? If left-wing parties are aligned with unions and right-wing parties with employers, we would expect a positive left-partisan effect on the level of the minimum wage. But two things may work against this. First, the ‘producer group’ alignments of…
The Electoral Consequences of Ministerial Turnover in Canada
Seminar
Despite an abundance of studies on the incumbency advantage and elite careers, we know very little about the electoral performance of ministers and ex-ministers. Are ministers electorally rewarded thanks to their powerful position in government? Conversely, are ministers that exit government…
Political prediction based on resilient stresses: What is going to happen to South Africa?
Seminar
Abstract It's sometimes naively thought that short-term political prediction is easier than long-term prediction, because more contingencies pile up the further out in time a prediction reaches. I'll illustrate a more sophisticated view, based on what I'll call 'resilient stresses' -…
A Theory of Discussant Influence on Vote Choice in Multiparty Systems (plus some empirics)
Seminar
Many studies, especially from the US and the UK, have shown that at elections the people with whom we discuss politics in our everyday lives influence how we vote. The paper addresses two aspects of discussant influence on vote choice that are not well understood: the role of party…
Towards the 2016 US Elections: Continuity? Change? Or Trump?
Seminar
An insiders discussion about the issues of 2016 and beyond A moderated panel discussion led by a delegation of young US political leaders from both the Democrat and Republican Parties. This event is hosted by the School of Politics and International Relations in conjunction with the…
Vietnam as if... Tales of Youth, Love and Destiny
Book launch
Vietnam as if… by Kim Huynh follows five young people who have moved from the countryside to the city. Their dramatic everyday lives illuminate some of the most pressing issues in Vietnam today: ‘The Sticky Rice Seller’ explores gender roles; ‘The Ball Boy’ is all about the struggles of…