IR Graduate Research Seminar

Faculty Leader

James Vreeland

Meeting Day/Time

Tuesdays, 11:50 AM – 1:10 PM

Location

Robertson 002

Papers are due by 12:00 PM on the Friday before each seminar and will be posted immediately afterwards. Members of the department may download them by clicking the presentation title in the table below.

2025–2026 Schedule of Presentations

Fall 2025

Fall 2025 presentations for the IR Graduate Research Seminar
DatePresenter(s)Topic(s)/Title(s)Discussant(s)
James VreelandWelcomeN/A
Harshal ZalkeCoordinating Development Under Political RiskJob Talk
Christian BaehrEnergy Transitions and Political Transformation: Evidence from the Shale Oil RevolutionJob Talk
Manasi BoseRebel Governance and International Engagement: The Material Payoffs of Rebel Political InstitutionalizationJob Talk
Fiona BareThe Political Economy of Climate Finance: Information, Incentives, and Institutional DelayJob Talk
Rikio InouyeRacialized Support:  Race Shapes Both Material Evaluations of, and Conflict Support for Asian and Arab Countries Job Talk
Fall Break  
Hiroto SawadaNatural Disasters, Asymmetric Exposure, and War: Why Empirical Evidence on Climate Conflict Is MixedJob Talk
Tetsekela Anyiam-OsigweFollowing Their Lead? The African Development Bank and the Bretton Woods InstitutionsJob Talk
TBATBATBA
Charlotte FitzekTBATBA
Elizabeth BachmanTBATBA
Thanksgiving Week  
   
Reading Period  

Spring 2026

Spring 2026 presentations for the IR Graduate Research Seminar
DatePresenter(s)Topic(s)/Title(s)Discussant(s)
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Spring Break  
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