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The following is a list of past speaker series talks. 

Schedule: Academic year September 2015- June 2016

Speaker Title Date Time Location
Poster Mendelberg Dr. Tali Mendelberg (Princeton University) Gender, Deliberation, and Institutions May 27th, 2016 2:00pm Room 406, Thomson House, McGill University 
Tom van der Meer Dr. Tom van der Meer (University of Amsterdam) May 13th, 2016 2:00pm Room 108, SSMU building, McGill University
Somer-Topcu Dr. Zeynep Somer-Topcu (University of Texas) The Informational Role of Party Leader Changes on Voter Perceptions of Party Positions April 29th, 2016 1:30pm Room 406, Thomson House, McGill University 
Agnew poster Dr. John Agnew (UCLA) Italian “Populist Democracy” since the 1990s. From Berlusconi to Internet Politics and Abstentionism April 15, 2016 2:00pm Room 406, Thomson House, McGill University 
  Dr. Shanto Iyengar (Stanford University) Fear and loathing in Party Politics: Cross-National Evidence March 11-12, 2016 TBA Hotel Clarendon, Quebec city – retreat CSDC
Poster Petersen“> Dr. Michael Bang Petersen (Aarhus University) The design of the political mind: Evolution and the (ir)rationality of modern politics February 19th, 2016 2:00pm Room 406, Thomson House, McGill University 
poster Stephenson Dr. Laura Stephenson (University of Western Ontario) Learning from Municipal Elections: Toronto 2014 February 5th, 2016 2:00pm Room 406, Thomson House, McGill University 
Hopkins poster Dr. Daniel Hopkins (University of Pennsylvania) The increasingly United States January 29th, 2016 2:00pm Room 108, SSMU building, McGill University
double talk Ruths and Dassonneville poster copy Dr. Derek Ruths (McGill University)
Dr. Ruth Dassonneville (UdeM)		 Inferring and understanding travel and migration movements at a global scale
Are Voters Benchmarking? An Experimental Test on the Impact of Pre-Benchmarked Economic Information		 December 11th, 2015 2:00pm Madelaine Parent Room, SSMU building, McGill University
Arthur Spirling Nov 13 poster Dr. Arthur Spirling (New York University) Democratization and linguistic complexity November 13th, 2015 2:00pm Room 406, Thomson House, McGill University 
Herrera and Soehl Oct 23 Dr. Helios Herrera (HEC Montréal)
Dr. Thomas Soehl (McGill University)		 Comparative Bureaucracy: On the Interaction between bureaucratic performance and political systems
Legacies of geopolitical threat: A macro-historical approach to anti-immigration sentiment in Europe		 October 23th, 2015 2:00pm Room 426, Burnside Hall, McGill University 
Dunning 18 sept 2015 Dr. Thad Dunning (University of California, Berkeley) Is paying taxes habit-forming? Evidence from a tax holiday lottery in Uruguay September 18th, 2015 2:00pm Room 406, Thomson House, McGill University 

Schedule: Academic year September 2014- June 2015

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Speaker Title Date Time Location
Bartels Dr. Larry M. Bartels (Vanderbilt University) “Democracy for Realists” May 15th 2015 1:30 pm Ballroom, Thomson House, McGill University 
image-1-lenz Dr. Gabriel Lenz (University of California, Berkley) “Knowing ‘What Goes With What’: Reinterpreting the Evidence on Attitude Stability, Policy Voting, and Multi-Item Issue Scales” May 1st 2015 1:30 pm Room 406, Thomson House, McGill University 
peter john jpeg Dr. Peter John (University College London) “How to Get Out the Vote of Your Supporters While Putting off Your Opponents: A Partisan Mobilisation Experiment in the 2014 European Elections” April 23rd 2015 1:30 Ballroom, Thomson House, McGill University 
Guy Whitten talk Dr. Guy D. Whitten (Texas A&M University) “Spatial Meets Spatial: Examining the Role of Party Placement in Economic Voting” April 10th 2015 1:30 pm Room 406, Thomson House, McGill University 
cindykam_poster Dr. Cindy Kam (Vanderbilt University) “The Meaning and Implications of Racial Resentment Across the Racial Divide” March 26th 2015 1:30 pm Room 406, Thomson House, McGill University 
image-1-jesper Dr. Jesper Stromback (Mid Sweden University) “Mediatization of Politics: Reshaping Politics and Transforming Democracies” February 18th 2015 4:00 pm Pavilion Lionel Groulx, Université de Montréal
header (231x102) Dr. Will Lowe (The University of Mannheim) “Workshop: Practical Aspects of Content Analysis” February 10th 2015 8:30 am Room 233, Education Building, McGill University 
Rob Ford poster Dr. Robert Ford (The University of Manchester) “Determinants of Welfare State Support in Diverse Societies: Preliminary Evidence from a New Experimental Panel Survey in Britain and the Netherlands” January 16th 2015 1:30 pm Room 404, Thomson House, McGill University 
image-1-hutchings Dr. Vincent Hutchings (University of Michigan) “Whitewashing: How Obama Used Implicit Racial Cues as a Defense Against Political Rumors” December 19th 2014 1:30 pm Ballroom, Thomson House, McGill University 
image-1 luskin Dr. Robert Luskin (The University of Texas at Austin) “Deliberation, Homogenization, and Polarization” December 12th 2014 1:30 pm Room 406, Thomson House, McGill University 
image-1-galais Dr. Carol Galais (Université de Montréal) “Beyond the call of Duty: measurement and causes of the civic ‘duty to vote’” November 21st 2014 1:30 pm Room 406, Thomson House, McGill University 
image-1 Dr. Chris Carman (University of Glasgow) “The Scottish Neverendum? Explaining the Scottish Independence Referendum Result
“		 October 31st 2014 2:45 pm Ballroom, Thomson House, McGill University 
image-1 7 Dr. Kosuke Imai (Princeton University) “Survey Methods for Sensitive Questions” (Prof. Imai will also be giving a methods workshop, click here for details) October 30th 2014 1:30 pm Room 406, Thomson House, McGill University 
henderson_mug Dr. Ailsa Henderson (University of Edinburgh) “Risk, Attitudes to Constitutional Change and the Independence Referendum in Scotland” October 24th 2014 1:45 pm Room 406, Thomson House, McGill University
spoon poster Dr. Jae-Jae Spoon (University of North Teaxas) “”Are all governing parties the same? Explaining variation in parties’ issues and responsiveness in Europe”” September 19 2014 1:45 pm Room 808, Leacock Building, McGill University 

Schedule: Academic year September 2013- June 2014 Academic year September 2012 – June 2013

Speaker Title Date Time Location
Poster Aaron Martin May 2 Dr. Aaron Martin (University of Melbourne) “Young People and Politics: Political Engagement in the Anglo-American Democracies” May 2 2014 2:00 pm Ballroom, Thomson House, McGill University 
 Emily Falk Dr. Emily Falk (University of Pennsylvania) “Neural predictors of behavioural change: Linking social neuroscience data with health and policy relevant outcomes” April 17 2014 2:00 pm Room 406, Thomson House, McGill University 
Poster Scott Althaus April 11 Dr. Scott Althaus (University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign) “Less than Meets the Eye? The Effects of Casualty News on Domestic Support for America’s Wars” April 11 2014 2:00 pm Ballroom, Thomson House, McGill University 
Karine van der Straeten new Dr. Karine van der Straeten (Toulouse School of Economics) “Voting rules and voter behavior: A comparative perspective using laboratory and field experiments” March 26 2014 3:30 pm Concerto Room, Delta Montreal Hotel
Poster Peter Loewen March 14 Dr. Peter Loewen (University of Toronto) “Women prefer lower taxes than men: Evidence from five Anglo-American democracies” March 14 2014 2:00 pm Room 406, Thomson House, McGill University 
 poster Godbout new with affiliation Dr. Jean-François Godbout (Université de Montréal) “Parties and Voting in Parliament” February 27 2014 3:00 pm Room 404, Thomson House, McGill University
Poster Markus Prior February 21 Dr. Markus Prior (Princeton University) “The Development of Political Interest” February 21 2014 2:00 pm Ballroom, Thomson House, McGill University 
 Henderson new Dr. Ailsa Henderson (University of Edinburgh) “Referendums, Risk and Losers’ Consent”TALK IS CANCELLED February 7 2014 2:00 pm TALK IS CANCELLED
Poster Jackie Steele January 31 2014 Dr. Jackie F. Steele (University of Tokyo) “Diversifying representative democratic institutions in Japan and Canada: What do federalism, electoral systems and quotas have in common?” January 31 2014 2:00 pm Room 406, Thomson House, McGill University 
Poster Marc Hetherington Jan 24 Dr. Marc Hetherington (Vanderbilt University) “Why Washington won’t work” January 24 2014 2:00 pm Ballroom, Thomson House, McGill University 
Poster Chris Kam Jan 16 Dr. Chris Kam (University of British Columbia) “Remuneration and Tenure in the Canadian House of Commons” January 16 2014 3:00 pm Room 406, Thomson House, McGill University 
Poster Miles Hewstone December 13 Dr. Miles Hewstone (Oxford University) “The impact of diversity: The (often) missing dimension of intergroup contact” December 13 2013 2:00 pm Madeleine parent room, SSMU Building, McGill University
Poster James Lo November 28-page-0 Dr. James Lo (University of Mannheim) “How quickly we forget: Late campaign advertising and electoral advantage” November 28 2013 2:30 pm Room 406, Thomson House, McGill University 
Dr. Ece Atikcan (Laval University) “The Puzzle of Double European Union Referendums”
”		 Thursday November 14 2013 3:30 – 4:30 pm Room 429, Leacock Building, McGill University
bruter_harrison Dr. Michael Bruter & Dr. Sarah Harrison
(London School of Economics and Political Science)		 “The Emotional Act of Voting – Memory Emotions and Electoral Behaviour” October 25 2013 2:00 – 3:00 pm Room 406, Thomson House, McGill University 
Speaker Title Date Time Location
mcdermott Dr. Rose McDermott “Genetics, Neuroscience and International Politics” June 13 2013 2:00 – 3:00 pm Ballroom, Thomson House, McGill University 
Dr. Jean-François Laslier “An In Situ experiment on evaluative voting” May 15 2013 12:00 – 1:00 pm Room C-4019 Pavillon Lionel-Groulx, Université de Montréal
Talk Marina Costa Lobo and Simon Hug Dr. Marina Costa Lobo (University of Lisbon)Simon Hug (University of Geneva) 
”The importance of leaders in the Portuguese elections 2002-2011 – Magnitude and individual context” & “The European Parliament after Lisbon (and before)” April 19 2013 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm Room 404, Thomson House, McGill University 
Talk Zapata-Barrero Dr. Ricard Zapata-Barrero (Université Pompeu Fabra) 
”How to monitor xenophobic political discourse?: A heuristic framework” May 3 2013 2:00 – 3:30 pm Room 406, Thomson House, McGill University 
Dr. George Tsebelis (University of Michigan) “Bridging Qualified Majority and Unanimity Decision-Making in the EU” April 4 2013 12:00 – 1:15 pm Room 429, Leacock Building, McGill University
Dr. Dhavan Shah (University of Wisconsin Madison) Socialization, mobilization, and participation in a digital age 3:00 – 4:00 pm  Room 429, Leacock Building, McGill University
Dr. Lucio Renno (University of Brasília) The New Middle Class and Politics: Values, Attitudes and Opinions February 11 2013 12:00 – 1:00 pm Room C-4019 Pavillon Lionel-Groulx, Université de Montréal
Dr. Peter Enns (Cornell University) “Incarceration Nation: Public Opinion and the Rise of the U.S. Carceral State” February 1 2013 2:00 – 3:00 pm Ballroom, Thomson House, McGill University 
Dr. Marc Andre Bodet (University of Lava) and Dr. Francois Gelineau (University of Laval) Electoral systems and voters: A quasi-experiment in the context of the last Quebec provincial election January 11 2013 2:00 – 3:00 pm Room 406, Thomson House, McGill University 
Dr. Michael Herron (Dartmouth College) Fraud and Disfranchisement: The Sate of Voting Rights in Florida December 5 2012 12:00 – 1:00 pm Room C-2081/ C-2083, Pavillion Lionel Groulx, UdeM
Dr. Chris Dawes (New York University) Biology and Politics: Promises and Challenges November 30 2012 2:00 – 3:00 pm Ballroom, Thomson House, McGill University 
Dr. Elin Naurin (University of Gothenburg and McGill University) Do Parties keep their Election Promises? October 19 2012 2:00 – 3:00 pm Room 406, Thomson House, McGill University 
Dr. Stuart Soroka (McGill University) Negativity in Political Institutions November 16 2012 2:00 – 3:00 pm Room 406, Thomson House, McGill University 
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