Upcoming Speakers
Political Culture & Ideologies
September 20 & 21
UK - Richard Ashcroft (UC Berkeley)
Russia - Michael Gorham (U Florida)
China - Andrew Nathan (Columbia)
Mexico - Daniel Suslak (Indiana University)
Nigeria - Godson Nwachukwu (KU)
Iran - Mohammad Tabaar (TAMU / UA)
Civil Society / Pluralist & Corporatist Systems
October 11 & 12
UK - Stephen Small (Berkeley)
Russia - Melissa Samarin (Berkeley)
China - Xiaobo Lu (Columbia)
Mexico - Paige Andersson (IU)
Nigeria - Dramane Bouku (KU)
Iran - Kevan Harris (UCLA / UA)
Party Systems
October 25 & 26
UK - David Parker (Montana State)
Russia - Maria Sidorkina (Texas)
China - Xiaobo Lu (Columbia)
Mexico - Jason Allen Weldon (ITAM)
Iran - Dr. Arang Keshavarzian (NYU)
Nigeria - Dr. Isongesit Ibokette (BU - 10/25); Adeyemi Saheed Badewa (Pitt - 10/26)
Elections
Nov 15 & 16
UK - William Field (Rutgers)
Russia - Regina Smyth (Illinois)
China - John Kennedy (Kansas)
Mexico - Javier Osorio (Arizona)
Nigeria - Ridwan Muhammed (Kansas)
Iran - Reza Akbari (Georgetown)
Executive System
Dec 6 & 7
UK - Graham Wilson (Boston University)
Russia - Melissa Samarin (UC Berkeley)
China - Xiaobo Lu (Columbia)
Mexico - Nester Barrera (Michigan
Nigeria - Brandon Kendhammer (Ohio); Carl Levan (American)
Iran - Mehdi Faraji (NYU)
Social & Political Cleavages
Jan 17 & 18
UK - James Taylor (TCNJ)
Russia - Valery Dzutsati (Kansas)
China - Andrew Nathan (Columbia)
Mexico - Edgar Franco Vivanco (Michigan)
Nigeria - Ridwan Muhammed (Kansas)
Iran - Negar-Sadat Razavi (Northwestern University)
Economics
Feb 7 & 8
UK - James Taylor (TCNJ)
Russia - Zilvinas Silenas (FEE)
China - Junyan Jiang (Columbia)
Mexico - Christopher Jensen (Michigan)
Nigeria - Matthew Page (Chatham House)
Iran - Djavad Salehi-Isfahani (Virginia Tech)
Legislative System
March 14 & 15
UK - James Taylor (TCNJ)
Russia - Bryon Moraski (U Florida)
China - Andrew Nathan (Columbia)
Mexico - Joy Kathryn Langston (ColMex)
Nigeria - Isong Ibokette (Boston University)
Iran - Vehid Abedini (FIU)
Judiciary System
April 4 & 5
UK - Richard Ashcroft (UC Berkeley)
Russia - Kathryn Hendley (University of Wisconsin)
China - John Head (Kansas)
Mexico - Dr. Mario Melgar
Nigeria - Uchechukwu Ngwaba (TMU)
Iran - Arzoo Osanloo (UW) 4th / Houchang Chehabi (BU) 5th