The Politics and Social Change Workshop brings together graduate students and faculty with interests in politics and social change. These issues have long been central to political sociology and political science, but they have gained new urgency in an era of sweeping regime changes, the political reorganization of post-socialist states, and ongoing efforts at institutional transformation at almost every level of government. To better understand these processes, the workshop presents research on a wide range of phenomena including social movement, state building and reform, and policy adoption and implementation.
Thursday October 14th
"The Most Dangerous Branch? Human Rights and the Global Impact of the Supreme Court of the United States"
Sheldon B. Lyke
Discussant: Greg Liegel
Thursday October 28th
"Punishment and Democracy: Disenfranchisment of Non-Incarcerated Felons in the United States"
Prof. Jeff Manza
Discussant: Andrew Dilts
Thursday Novermber 11th
"Forging Gay Identities"
Prof. Elizabeth Armstrong
Discussant: Open
Thursday December 2nd
"Gendering
Chicago Politics: The Institutionalization of Powerful Womanhood"
Zohar
Lechtman
Discussant: Open
If you are interested in acting as a discussant, or have any other comments or questions regarding the workshop, please email Josh at pacewicz@uchicago.edu.
Join us next Thursday at 4:30 (SS 107). Refreshments will be provided.