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Upcoming Speakers

Country Flags

Data Collection Resources
September 26 & 27

September 26th: 
GDP - Hermanus Smith (UN Statistic Division)

Gini Index - Nishant Yonzan (World Bank)

Freedom House - Cathryn Grothe (Freedom House)

September 27th: 
HDI - Rehana Mohammed (UN Development Programme)

Transparency Index -  Gary Kalman (Transparency International)

International Religious Freedom - Scott Weiner & Keely Bakken (USCIRF)

Diversity

Social and Political Cleavages
October 17 & 18

UK - Richard Ashcroft (UC Berkeley)

Russia - Rebecca Johnston (Kansas University)

China - Andrew Nathan (Columbia University)

Mexico - Claudio Holzner (University of Utah)

Nigeria - Isong Ibokette (Boston University)

Iran - Sajedah Goudarzi (Rutgers)

Street Protest

Social Movements & Adaptation of Policy
November 14 & 15

Russia - Lisa Booth (University of Florida)

Iran - Eric Lob (Florida International University)

China - Xiaobo Lu (Columbia University)

Nigeria - Sam Cherribi (Emory University)

News Cameraman

Current Events
December 5 & 6

(Russia) - Bryon Moraski (University of Florida)

(Mexico) - Sarah Birke (Economist)

Yalda Hamidi (Minnesota State University Mankato

Courtroom Chairs

Judicial Systems
January 9 & 10

China - John Kennedy (Kansas University)

Big Ben

Executive Systems
January 30 & 31

Xiaobo Lu (Columbia University)

Iran - Mehdi Faraj (University of Southern California)

Lawyer reading

Legislative Systems
February 27 & 28

UK - Amie Kreppel (University of Florida)

Russia - Bryon Moraski (University of Florida)

China - Andrew Nathan (Columbia University)

Iran - Vahid Abedini (Florida International University)

Russian Rouble

Economics
March 12 & 13

China - Junyan Jiang (Columbia University)

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Election Day

Elections & Political Participation
April 2 & 3

Russia - Anton Shirkov (University of Kansas)

China - John Kennedy (University of Kansas)

Nigeria - Melvin Ayogu (Emory University)

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