15^th annual IR Workshop Retreat

Friday, June 1, 2018 (8:00 – 17:15)

The Village 15, Room 15-b

Program

8:00 – 8:45 Arrival and breakfast

8:45 – 9:45 Luke C. Sanford

Democratization, Elections, and Public Goods: The Troubling Evidence from Deforestation

Discussants: Abigail Vaughn, Steph Haggard

9:45 – 10:45 Lauren Ferry

Public Declarations: The Political Economy of Debt Restructuring Negotiations

Discussants: Shannon Carcelli, Lauren Prather

10:45 – 11:00 Coffee break

11:00 – 12:00 Christina Cottiero

Staying Alive: The Strategic Use of Regional Integration Organizations by Vulnerable Political Leaders

Discussants: Lauren Ferry, Branislav L. Slantchev

12:00 – 12:45 Lunch

12:45 – 13:45 J. Andres Gannon

Use Their Force: Interstate Security Alignments and the Distribution of Military Capabilities

Discussants: Michael Duda, Peter Gourevitch

13:45 – 14:45 Brandon Merrell

The Secrecy Gambit: Clandestine Power Shifts and Preventive Conflict

Discussants: Jack Zhang, Barbara Walter

14:45 – 15:00 Coffee break

15:00 – 16:00 Rachel J. Schoner

Individual Petition in Human Rights Treaties

Discussants: Kelly Matush, J. Lawrence Broz

16:00 – 17:00 Gregoire Phillips

Brand Name Jihad: Virtual Organization in an Age of Extremism

Discussants: ShahBano Ijaz, Emilie Hafner-Burton

17:00 – 17:15 Wrap-up and departure