POLS 594CP

CPEIR Workshop

Comparative Political Economy & International Relations

Department of Political Science · UC Santa Barbara

Spring 2026 Thursdays, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Ellison 3814

Schedule

Week 1 Thu, Apr 2
No workshop (Passover holiday)
Week 2 Thu, Apr 9
Medha Monjaury UC Santa Barbara

“Strategic Constraint and Sovereignty Rhetoric: How Power Asymmetry Shapes Discourse in Territorial Disputes”

Week 3 Thu, Apr 16
Natalia Bueno Emory University

“Coordination Advantage: How Partisan Favoritism Persists Under Accountability Institutions”

Week 4 Thu, Apr 23
No workshop (MPSA Conference)
Week 5 Thu, Apr 30
PhD Student Professionalization Session
Week 6 Thu, May 7
Jakana Thomas UC San Diego

Cancelled — rescheduled for Fall 2026

Week 7 Thu, May 14
PhD Student Professionalization: Funding Your Research
Week 8 Thu, May 21
Maeve Li Oak UC Santa Barbara

“Migration Without Conflict: Exploring the Relationship Between Pastoralism and Common Pool Resource Allocation”

Week 9 Thu, May 28
César Martínez-Álvarez UC Santa Barbara

“Strength in Numbers: Individual Land Titling as a Strategy of Collective Defense under External Threat”

Special Wed, Jun 3
Amanda Clayton Joint EPW / CPEIR
UC Berkeley

Note: Wednesday session

Week 10 Thu, Jun 4
Trevor Incerti University of Amsterdam

“Influencers on TikTok Increase Support for Authoritarian Regimes”