Category Archives: Conferences

UConn attends ISA conference

Prof. Sterling-Folker offers highlights of the recent International Studies Association annual conference: “The 2013 ISA Annual Meeting held in San Francisco, April 3-6, was attended by a number of UConn faculty and graduate students.  Prof. Mark Boyer convened a Junior … Continue reading

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UConn attends Midwest PSA conference

Several members of the UConn community attended the Midwest Political Science Association annual conference. Thanks to Claire Simonich for the photos: Prof. Michael Morrell presented a paper using an experimental method to examine the effects of empathy and winning and … Continue reading

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Belton Presents on Statelessness in The Bahamas and the DR

Kristy Belton, a POLS Ph.D. candidate, was invited to present her work, “Different Context, Same Result? A comparison of statelessness in The Bahamas and the Dominican Republic” at the “Simposio sobre Derecho a la Nacionalidad y Estado de Derecho en … Continue reading

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Fleck attended SCUSA

We spoke with Megan Fleck ’13, one of two UConn delegates to the SCUSA conference in early November (See last Friday’s post for details on the other attendee, Eugenia Logie ’13). What did you learn at SCUSA? Just several weeks … Continue reading

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Logie Attends SCUSA Conference

We spoke with Eugenia Logie ’13 who was one of two UConn students who attended the Student Conference on US Affairs in early November. (We’ll hear from Megan Fleck ’13 on Monday). The conference is held at West Point, NY. … Continue reading

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UConn Workshop on Forests, Rights, and Insurgency in South Asia (Nov. 2)

UConn Workshop on Forests, Rights, and Insurgency in South Asia Friday, November 2, 2012 Schedule This day-long workshop will bring together faculty and graduate researchers from the University of Bergen, University of London, University of Lethbridge, Yale University, Harvard University, … Continue reading

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Tagliarina presents at summer workshop

Corinne Tagliarina, a POLS graduate student, attended a ACUNS-ASIL Summer Workshop at Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo, Ontario. The workshop was entitled, “Water, Environment and Health: Addressing Knowledge, Capacity and Governance Challenges.” Tagliarina presented on, “Institutionalizing the Human Right to … Continue reading

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García presents papers on gender, politics, and Mexico

Yazmín García Trejo, a POLS graduate student, presented the paper, “Gaps or Contexts? Gender Differences in Political knowledge among adolescents in Mexico” at the 2012 International Congress of the Latin American Studies Association (San Francisco, CA) on May 26, 2012. … Continue reading

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Arab Uprisings Conference Papers Posted

Panelists for the upcoming conference on the Arab uprisings have sent in essays related to their presentation. Read the basis for the discussions to come on March 27. The conference panels will run from 9 am to 4:30 pm with a … Continue reading

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Conference on Democracy @UConn, March 2-3

4th Annual Conference on Democracy and Governance The Political Science Graduate Student Association will host the 4th Annual Conference on Democracy and Governance on March 2-3, 2012 in the Student Union. The keynote speaker this year will be Frances Fox … Continue reading

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