Seminars in Politics and Society
Seminars in Politics and Society
Seminars in Politics and Society Andreas Schedler (Center for Economic Research and Teaching, Mexico)
"A Threat to Democracy? Donald Trump in Comparative Perspective" at Campus Luigi Einaudi (Sala Lauree Rossa piccola) abstract Since his irruption into the 2016 presidential contest, Donald Trump has engendered intense public debate about him representing a “threat to democracy” and herewith forming part of a wider international trend of democratic subversion by illiberal leaders. In…
Seminars in Politics and Society Glyn Morgan (Maxwell Syracuse University)
"Is the European Union Imperialist?" abstract A common charge of Eurosceptics is that the project of European Integration constitutes a form of imperialism. In recent years, this charge appeared during the Eurozone Crisis, it was reiterated by “Leavers” both during and after the Brexit campaign, and it can be heard today in Hungary and Poland…
Seminars in Politics and Society Rhonda Breitkreuz (University of Alberta)
"Closing the gap? Making sense of mothers’ employment in Canada" Abstract In international comparison, Canadian mothers have exceptional educational attainment and above average employment rates. However, Canadian mothers have lower employment rates and lower earnings than their male counterparts. In this lecture, I first provide an overview of the conceptualizations of mothers’ employment. I then…
Seminars in Politics and Society Mara Yerkes (Utrecht University)
"Creating capabilities: Childcare policies in comparative perspective" Abstract This paper analyses childcare services in six countries, assessing this policy instrument’s potential to facilitate parents’ real opportunities to arrange childcare. It draws on Sen’s capability approach to investigate cross-national varieties of defamilialism and gender assumptions in a regime perspective. We seek to conceptualise and assess five…
Seminars in Politics and Society Virginie Guiraudon (Science Po Paris)
"EU borders policies and its effects on migrants" abstract The “state monopolization of the legitimate control of movement” to use John Torpey’s phrase is a recent phenomenon, that can be dated back to the nineteenth century in Europe. Since the 1990s, scholars have sought to analyze the shift of policy-making to supranational venues such as…
Seminars in Politics and Society Gilles Pinson (Science Po Bordeaux)
"Beyond neoliberal imposition: State-local cooperation and the blending of social and economic objectives in French urban development corporations" Abstract For more than 15 years, the French central State created Etablissements publics d’aménagement in a series of major cities. These EPAs are in charge of large urban development projects mixing infrastructure, office development and housing projects…
Seminars in Politics and Society Ana Marta Guillen Rodriguez (University of Oviedo, Spain)
"Walking in others’ shoes? Welfare reform in Germany and Southern Europe" Abstract The study analyses comparatively the trajectories of social policy reform in the four Southern European countries and Germany since the turn of the millennium. For those countries in the periphery of the Eurozone, the crisis has brought about austerity in public expenditure as…
Seminars in Politics and Society Ben Stanley (SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities)
"Voting Populist or Just Voting for Populists? A Comparative Analysis of Populist Attitudes and Vote Choice in Central and Eastern Europe" Abstract This paper uses data from a new survey on populism and voting behaviour in eight countries of Central and Eastern Europe to examine the relationship between populist attitudes, ideological attitudes, and voting behaviour.…
Seminars in Politics and Society Simona Guerra (University of Leicester)
"Public Euroscepticism after the 2016 British referendum: Unleashing emotion" abstract What is Euroscepticism? This presentation will explore how the study of public Euroscepticism has changed since the EU fifth enlargement (2004-07) and the recent British referendum. It is widely accepted that social learning, interaction and political communication have a significant impact on individual political opinions…
Seminars in Politics and Society Karoly Takacs (Corvinus, University of Budapest)
"Dynamics of Multiplex Networks in Schools" abstract Previous research has looked at the dynamics of social networks mainly in the context of friendship relations. In this seminar, the benefits of studying social network dynamics in multiplex dimensions are illustrated using social network panel data from Hungarian schools. By taking into account positive as well as…
Seminars in Politics and Society Sandro Cattacin (Université de Genève)
"Unexpected Inclusions: Migration, Mobility and the Open City" abstract Self-organisation of migrant association, independent civil society initiatives and established ritualised practices of inclusion in the city occur outside formal migration and integration policies and improve the dynamics of belonging and peaceful coexistence between the established and newcomers. Rather than crisis discourses, we are interested in routinised…
Seminars in Politics and Society Luc Boltanski (EHESS Paris)
"ENRICHISSEMENT. Une critique de la marchandise" at CLE
Seminars in Politics and Society Pekka Sulkunen (Università of Helsinki)
"Common Good, Common Interest – Public Good, Public Interest. What Do We Promote (and Prevent) with Lifestyle Regulation Policies?" abstract Lifestyle risks account for a major part of the global burden on health as well as on welfare and security. The oldest part of welfare state institutions and policies have been directed at lifestyle issues:…
Seminars in Politics and Society Daniela Debono (European University Institute)
"Twisting and turning: Moral deliberations of borderworkers on the EU’s Mediterranean external border" ABSTRACT Borderworkers challenge the dominant notion of the ‘humanitarian border’ and in so doing, their portrayal as ‘cogs in the wheel’. This is significant since institutional actors position themselves along the humanitarian-security axis. Borderworkers as frontline field personnel working ‘on the ground’…
Seminars in Politics and Society Stefania Marino (University of Manchester)
"Trade unions action in segmented labour markets: migrant care work in the UK and the NL" abstract The recent ‘Brexit’ decision by the UK has provided a strong illustration of a widespread negative perception of immigration and migrant labour as detrimental to welfare resources and decent employment conditions. However, this debate has often ignored political…
Seminars in Politics and Society Sonja Vogt (University of Oxford)
"The seduction of applied conformity with female genital cutting as an example" abstract Female genital cutting puts millions at risk of serious health problems throughout life. It is an ancient practice based on deeply embedded cultural attitudes that are difficult to change. In many countries, female genital cutting continues to be widespread even though governments…
Seminars in Politics and Society Hadas Mandel (Tel Aviv University)
"Cross-Country Comparison of Individual and Structural Aspects of Gender Inequality" abstract The comparative research of long-term trends largely neglects structural mechanisms of gender inequality, i.e. the gender bias in which jobs and activities are evaluated and rewarded. I argue that as more women become integrated in positions of power, the stronger the role of structural…
Seminars in Politics and Society Klaus Armingeon (University of Bern)
"Austerity. Where and when democratic politics still matters" Abstract In 2010-2015 almost all democratic countries pursued austerity, i.e. they attempted to reduce public deficits. We study the political strategies and options of governments during austerity periods using a new data set on austerity during 2010-2015 for 30 democratic nations. We ask where and when democratic…
Seminars in Politics and Society Alison Koslowski (University of Edimburgh)
"Fathers at work: explaining the gaps between entitlement to leave and flexible working policies and their uptake" abstract Much workplace support to parents offered by employers in the United Kingdom is gender neutral in design, but fathers’ usage rates are generally very low and far below that of mothers. Why are fathers unlikely to use…
Seminars in Politics and Society Stefania Ravazzi (University of Torino)
"Deliberative minipublics and policy making. A comparison of two deliberative processes on highly controversial issues" abstract Over the last few decades, deliberative minipublics have been used as inclusive and innovative practices to integrate traditional policy-making. Because of their policy-oriented aim, but also owing to the usually not legally-binding nature, some scholars have recently pointed out the…