The problem of intransigently biased agents
Seminar
In recent years the social nature of scientific inquiry has generated considerable interest. We examine the effect an epistemically impure agent (e.g. big tobacco, big pharma, etc.) has on a community of honest truth-seekers. The inclusion of these intransigently biased agents often prevents…
Causal and Moral Additionality for Carbon Offsetting
Seminar
States, firms, and individuals can “offset” their greenhouse gas emissions by buying offset certificates, paying for the assurance that a quantified number of emissions will be avoided on their behalf in a suitable emission mitigation project. True offsetting can only be achieved when the…
Quotas and gender gaps in political participation among advanced industrial democracies: Distinguishing within- and across-country effects
Seminar
Abstract: Legislative gender quotas could contribute to the advancement of women in all spheres of politics. It is believed that quotas affect women’s attitudes about their role in politics, leading to a greater involvement of women in the political process. This paper proposes to expand the…
Crowd-sourced text analysis: reproducible and agile production of political data
Seminar
Abstract: Empirical social science often relies on data that are not observed in the field, but are transformed into quantitative variables by expert researchers who analyse and interpret qualitative raw sources. While generally considered the most valid way to produce data, this expert-…
The Polsby Paradox and Asymmetric Polarisation in the U.S. Congress
Seminar
Abstract: In this paper, I examine the relationship between the size of a party’s delegation in Congress and the party median voter. The Polsby Paradox indicates that when the Democrats (Republicans) gains seats in Congress, the party median voter should be more conservative (liberal) – so…
Fourth European Conference on Politics and Gender at Uppsala
Conference
Marian Sawer and Joan Grace convened two GenParlNet panels for the Governance, Institutions and Public Policy stream of the Fourth European Conference on Politics and Gender at Uppsala, 11-13 June 2015. They were as follows: Panel #1 Gender mainstreaming: The role of…
European Studies Graduate Workshop Researching the EU. Critical Perspectives for Critical Times.
Workshop
Graduate Students are warmly invited to participate in a workshop on all aspects of European studies. It will be convened at Australian National University on behalf of Australia and New Zealand EU Centres including RMIT University, the New Zealand Centres Network, the University of…