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
US Redistricting in Comparative Perspective
Bernie Grofman (University of California)
While there are other countries, primarily English-speaking ones, which use first-past-the-post (plurality voting) in single-seat constituencies to…
Toward a Theory and Measure of Racial Benevolence
Edana Beauvais (Simon Fraser University)
Most work on racial attitudes considers explicitly hostile outgroup evaluations. What about racial attitudes that appear subjectively positive but…
Signalling a Mushroom Cloud: Explaining the Effect of Nuclear Signals on Crisis Outcomes
Dr Kyungwon Suh
When does signaling with nuclear weapons help states achieve their political aims during international crises? Rather than exploring the coercive…