School of Politics and International Relations Seminar Series
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The SPIR seminar series brings together the School’s research community and domestic as well as international leaders in the field of politics and international affairs. Across each semester, the series showcases a diverse and exciting range of topics.
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Past events
Precolonial states and postcolonial democratisation
28 Mar 2024
Existing studies suggest that historical states have been an impediment to democratisation because they resisted the colonial transmission of nascent...High Court & Supreme Court oral argument: Interruptions, interventions, judicial strategy, & the effect of institutional rules
21 Mar 2024
This presentation compares the apex courts of Australia and the United States. There are a number of highly significant institutional differences between the...A China Shock or a Multinational Shock? The Role of MNC Value Chains in the Trade Shock
14 Mar 2024
Countries do not directly trade, firms do. Multinational firms (MNCs) account for most of the value of global imports and exports. How do MNC trade and...Reciprocal Communication and Political Deliberation on Twitter
7 Mar 2024
Social media platforms such as Twitter/X and Reddit are increasingly important for political communication: opinion leaders and influencers use social media...Constitution-Making in Divided Societies: Lessons from the Turkish CRC Experience
29 Feb 2024
Inclusive negotiations between different segments of society are rare in Turkish constitutional history. However, between 2011 and 2013 the country made an...Can Constitutional Reform Constrain Electoral Violence?
29 Feb 2024
Constitution-making is promoted as a means to encourage democratisation and peaceful politics. However, there is a dearth of studies investigating whether, and...Indigenous Institutions and Varieties of Colonisation in the Neo-Europes
22 Feb 2024
A growing body of literature seeks to understand the deep historical roots of modern day political institutions. This literature initially focused on the long...US Redistricting in Comparative Perspective
15 Feb 2024
While there are other countries, primarily English-speaking ones, which use first-past-the-post (plurality voting) in single-seat constituencies to elect...Toward a Theory and Measure of Racial Benevolence
8 Feb 2024
Most work on racial attitudes considers explicitly hostile outgroup evaluations. What about racial attitudes that appear subjectively positive but reinforce...Signalling a Mushroom Cloud: Explaining the Effect of Nuclear Signals on Crisis Outcomes
26 Oct 2023
When does signaling with nuclear weapons help states achieve their political aims during international crises? Rather than exploring the coercive effect of the...