DPIR Politics and Government Network
Description: The DPIR Politics and Government Research Network brings together a number of scholars working on exciting topics in Comparative Politics. The general themes include political economy, institutions, behaviour, public policy, democratisation, and elections.
Talks:

Tuesday 20 January 2025

Resilience of Human Rights Support: When Are People (Not) Willing to Protect the Rights of Others?
Date: 20 January 2026, 12:30 - 14:00
Speaker : Sabine Carey (University of Mannheim)
Venue: Nuffield College, New Road OX1 1NF
Venue Details: Large Lecture Theatre
Organiser: Desmond King (Nuffield College)
Hosts: TBA

Friday 23 January 2025

Title TBC
Date: 23 January 2026, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker : Kristin Michelitch (Institute for Advanced Study - Toulouse)
Venue: Manor Road Building, Manor Road OX1 3UQ
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 27 January 2025

Title TBC
Date: 27 January 2026, 12:30 - 14:00
Speaker : Alexandra Cirone (LSE)
Venue: Nuffield College, New Road OX1 1NF
Venue Details: Large Lecture Theatre
Organisers: Pepper Culpepper (Nuffield College), Professor Jane Green (Nuffield College), Desmond King (Nuffield College)
Hosts: TBA

Friday 30 January 2025

Title TBC
Date: 30 January 2026, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker : Katharina Lawall (University of Reading)
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 3 February 2025

Title TBC
Date: 3 February 2026, 12:30 - 14:00
Speaker : Federica Genovese (University of Oxford)
Venue: Nuffield College, New Road OX1 1NF
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre (L staircase)
Organiser: Desmond King (Nuffield College)
Hosts: TBA

Friday 6 February 2025

TBD
Date: 6 February 2026, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker : Jane Green (Nuffield College-University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Room C
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 10 February 2025

Title TBC
Date: 10 February 2026, 12:30 - 14:00
Speaker : Ronja Sczepanski (Sciences Po)
Venue: Nuffield College, New Road OX1 1NF
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre (L staircase)
Organiser: Desmond King (Nuffield College)
Hosts: TBA

Friday 13 February 2025

Title TBC
Date: 13 February 2026, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker : Andrew Eggers (University of Chicago)
Venue: Manor Road Building, Manor Road OX1 3UQ
Venue Details: Seminar Room C
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 17 February 2025

Title TBC
Date: 17 February 2026, 12:30 - 14:00
Speaker : Alex Yeandle (Nuffield College)
Venue: Nuffield College, New Road OX1 1NF
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre (L staircase)
Organiser: Desmond King (Nuffield College)
Hosts: TBA

Friday 20 February 2025

Title TBC
Date: 20 February 2026, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker : Lisa Fan (University of Oxford)
Venue: Manor Road Building, Manor Road OX1 3UQ
Venue Details: Seminar Room C
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 24 February 2025

Who is more committed? Civic engagement and policy prioritization among immigration supporters and opponents
Date: 24 February 2026, 12:30 - 14:00
Speaker : Marc Helbling (University of Mannheim)
Venue: Nuffield College, New Road OX1 1NF
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre (L staircase)
Organiser: Desmond King (Nuffield College)
Hosts: TBA

Friday 27 February 2025

Title TBC
Date: 27 February 2026, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker : Kira Gartzou-Katsouyanni (DPIR-Oxford)
Venue: Manor Road Building, Manor Road OX1 3UQ
Venue Details: Seminar Room C
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 3 March 2025

Title TBC
Date: 3 March 2026, 12:30 - 14:00
Speaker : Pavithra Suryanarayan (LSE)
Venue: Nuffield College, New Road OX1 1NF
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre (L staircase)
Organiser: Desmond King (Nuffield College)
Hosts: TBA

Friday 6 March 2025

Title TBC
Date: 6 March 2026, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker s: Ferdinand Eibl (KCL), Steffen Hertog (LSE)
Venue Details: Seminar Room C
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 10 March 2025

Title TBC
Date: 10 March 2026, 12:30 - 14:00
Speaker : Christina Kinane (Yale University)
Venue: Nuffield College, New Road OX1 1NF
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre (L staircase)
Organiser: Desmond King (Nuffield College)
Hosts: TBA

Friday 13 March 2025

Title TBC
Date: 13 March 2026, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker : Jeremy Bowles (UCL)
Venue: Manor Road Building, Manor Road OX1 3UQ
Venue Details: Seminar Room C
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Friday 1 May 2025

Title TBC
Date: 1 May 2026, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker : Krzysztof Krakowski (King's College London)
Venue: Manor Road Building, Manor Road OX1 3UQ
Venue Details: Seminar Room C
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 7 May 2025

(Joint with the IR Colloquia, Note Different Day)
Date: 7 May 2026, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker : Catherine DeVries (Bocconi University)
Venue: Manor Road Building, Manor Road OX1 3UQ
Venue Details: Seminar Room C
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Friday 15 May 2025

Title TBC
Date: 15 May 2026, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker : Guillermo Toral (IE University)
Venue: Manor Road Building, Manor Road OX1 3UQ
Venue Details: Seminar Room C
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

This list contains talks from the following series:
Comparative Political Economy Seminars
Nuffield College Political Science Seminars
Politics Research Colloquium
T.E Lawrence Program on Conflict and Violence