Recent & Upcoming Talks

2018

Fragmentation of Autocratic Successor Parties: The Case of Tunisia

The risk of Tunisia’s nascent democracy falling to an incumbent takeover has declined considerably with the fragmentation of its …
Aug 31, 2018 4:00 PM Boston

When Groups Fall Apart: Measuring Transnational Polarization during the Arab Uprisings

Scholars continue to disagree as to what extent international social connections act as a conduit to influence contentious politics …
Aug 29, 2018 12:00 PM Boston

idealstan: A Package for Bayesian Ideal-Point Modeling with Stan

At StanCon 2018 I will present my new R package for ideal-point modeling with the Stan Markov Chain Monte Carlo sampler for Bayesian …
Jan 11, 2018 12:00 AM Asilomar Conference Center

2017

Making Democracy Safe for Business: Business Collective Action in Algeria, Egypt and Tunisia

Middle East political economy, particularly close relationships between dictators and business elites, has long been a pillar of …
Sep 1, 2017 12:00 AM San Francisco

Islamist-Secularist Polarization during the Arab Uprisings

Scholars continue to disagree as to how far contentious politics diffuses within and across states and by what mechanisms it does so. …
Sep 1, 2017 12:00 AM San Francisco