POLS 594CP

CPEIR Workshop

Comparative Political Economy & International Relations

Department of Political Science · UC Santa Barbara

Fall 2026 Thursdays, 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM Pritchett Room (Ellison 3814)

The first hour is open to everyone. The closing session is for enrolled students.

Schedule

Thu, Sep 24
No session

The quarter begins. The workshop opens Oct 1.

Thu, Oct 1
Organizational session

Open to all graduate students

Fri, Oct 2
Joe Parent University of Notre Dame

“Speaking Insecurity: Chinese Threat Perceptions in Foreign Policy Speeches”

Friday, 2:00 to 4:00 PM, Lane Room (Ellison 3824), hosted by Bridget Coggins.

Thu, Oct 8
Luwei Ying UCLA

“The Proxy Paradox: Attacking a Sponsor Mobilizes Its Proxies”

Lane Room (Ellison 3824).

Thu, Oct 15
Mahtab Joghrati UC Santa Barbara
Thu, Oct 22
Valentina Gonzalez-Rostani University of Southern California
Thu, Oct 29
Bridget Coggins UC Santa Barbara
Thu, Nov 5
Speaker TBA
Thu, Nov 12
César Martínez-Álvarez UC Santa Barbara
Thu, Nov 19
Speaker TBA
Thu, Nov 26
No workshop

Thanksgiving holiday

Thu, Dec 3
Speaker TBA