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	May 22, 2009 Department of Government Commencement Ceremony 2009 The commencement ceremony for the Department of Government will be held at Gregory Gymnasium on Friday, May 22 at 9:00 a.m.
	April 24, 2009 Margarita Estevez-Abe, "Explaining Gender Inequality in Japan, Europe and North America" Margarita Estevez-Abe Maxwell School, Syracuse University Speaker: Margarita Estevez-Abe, Associate Professor of Political Science, Maxwell School, Syracuse University.
	April 24, 2009 Conference: "Immigration and Political Psychology" This conference is built around two key questions: 1) How can political psychology help us understand immigration attitudes in varying political contexts, and 2) Can insights from political psychology be used to help explain immigrants' attitudes? The conference brings together scholars who examine these questions across regional and racial differences in the United States and Europe. Free and open to the public.
	April 24, 2009 Conference: "Latinos and the 2008 Elections" While many journalists, politicians, and pundits are discussing Latino population growth, its implications for elections and politics in the United States are not well understood. This conference therefore brings together scholars from across the United States to assess the impact of the Latino vote in the 2008 elections. They will discuss state-level results as well as more thematic topics. Free and open to the public.
	April 23, 2009 Richard Lau, "Effects of Viewing Candidate Advertisements and News Commentary about the Ad Campaigns During the 2008 U.S. Presidential Election: Very Preliminary Reports on Two Experiments" Erwin Chair Lectures Richard Lau Rutgers University Speaker: Richard Lau, Professor of Political Science, Rutgers University.
	April 22, 2009 Peter O'Brien, "European Perception of Islam and America from Saladin to George W. Bush: Europe's Fragile Ego Uncovered" Peter O'Brien Trinity University Speaker: Peter O'Brien, Professor of Political Science, Trinity University
	April 22, 2009 Jason Seawright, "When All Else Fails (As It So Often Does): Matching as a Second-Best Approach to Descriptive and Causal Inference in Political Science" Methodology Speaker Series Jason Seawright Northwestern University Speaker: Jason Seawright, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Northwestern University.
	April 15, 2009 H.E. Anders Liden, "United Nations and Global Change: The Perspective of a Small State" International Speakers Association H.E. Anders Liden Swedish Ambassador to the UN Speaker: H.E. Anders Liden, Swedish Ambassador to the UN. Anders Liden is the Swedish Ambassador to the United Nations. In 1979, Liden joined the Foreign Ministry in Stockholm, and has held numerous posts there, including that of Second Secretary from 1980 to 1983, First Secretary from 1983 to 1991, Counselor from 1991 to 1992, and Deputy Assistant Under Secretary from 1992 to 1993, and Assistant Under Secretary from 1993 until 1996. He was Charge d'Affaires at Sweden's Embassy in Jordan in 1999, and served as Sweden's Ambassador to Israel and Cyprus from 1999 to 2002. From 2002 until his appointment to the UN, he served as Director-General for Political Affairs in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
	April 10, 2009 Honors Program Application Deadline Department of Government The honors application is due by Monday, April 10th at 4:30pm. Please submit all applications to the Undergraduate Advising Office in BAT 2.102. Application Form For questions, please contact: Government Undergraduate Advising Office guao@austin.utexas.edu (512) 232-7283
	April 9, 2009 Bethany Albertson, "Fear and Learning in the Immigration Debate: How do anxious citizens get their news?" American Politics Workshop Series Speaker: Bethany Albertson, Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of Washington, currently a Harrington Fellow, University of Texas at Austin.
	April 9, 2009 Barry Ames, "Studying Politics in Latin America: Old Paths and New Trails" Comparative Politics Workshop Series Barry Ames University of Pittsburgh Speaker: Barry Ames, Chair and Andrew W. Mellon Professor of Comparative Politics, University of Pittsburgh.
	April 3, 2009 Honors Program Information Session Department of Government For questions and application forms, please contact: Government Undergraduate Advising Office guao@austin.utexas.edu (512) 232-7283 Batts 2.102
	March 31, 2009 Representative Dan Branch Texas Politics Speaker Series Dan Branch Texas Representative Texas House Member Dan Branch (R-Dallas) was elected into the Texas House of Representatives in 2002, and is chairman of the House Higher Education Committee during the 81st legislature. He is also a member of Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence Committee, as well as the Legislative Budget Board. In 2006, Branch was one of the primary authors of the school finance reform and property tax reduction legislation signed into law by Governor Perry. A graduate of the SMU School of Law and the Institute on Comparative Political and Economic Systems at Georgetown University, Representative Branch holds two undergraduate degrees from Oklahoma Christian University.
	March 31, 2009 William Howell, "The President and the Distribution of Federal Spending" William Howell University of Chicago Speaker: William Howell, Associate Professor in the Harris School, University of Chicago For a copy of Prof. Howell's paper, please contact Prof. Sean Theriault.
	March 27, 2009 Bernard Yack, "The Moral Problem with Nationalism" ("Why You Don't Have to be a Fanatic to Act Like One") Joe R. Long Lectures in Political Theory Bernard Yack Brandeis University Speaker: Bernard Yack, Lerman Neubauer Professor of Democracy and Public Policy, Brandeis University.
	March 27, 2009 John D. Stephens, "The Social Democratic Welfare State: Transcending the Big Tradeoff between Equality and Efficiency" John Stephens University of North Carolina Speaker: John Stephens, Gerhard E. Lenski, Jr., Distinguished Professor of Political Science and Sociology, Director of the Center for European Studies, University of North Carolina.
	March 27, 2009 Kenneth Roberts, "Realigning Party Systems in Latin America after Neoliberal Reform: Critical Junctures, Reactive Sequences, and Institutional Legacies" Kenneth Roberts Cornell University Speaker: Kenneth Roberts, Professor of Government, Cornell University
	March 26, 2009 Honors Program Information Session Department of Government For questions and application forms, please contact: Government Undergraduate Advising Office guao@austin.utexas.edu (512) 232-7283 Batts 2.102
	March 12, 2009 Gareth Austin, "Discussion: Political Science and 'The New Economic History' of Africa" Gareth Austin London School of Economics Speaker: Gareth Austin, Reader in Economic History, London School of Economics. Prof. Austin is interested in the comparative economic history of Africa, Asia and Latin America. His work deals with general theories of economic development, including those developed within Rational Choice perspectives, the New Institutional Economics, and "The New Economic History" of Acemoglu and Robinson, among others. He is author of Markets, Slaves and States in West African History (forthcoming, Cambridge University Press), and Labour, Land and Capital in Ghana: From Slavery to Free Labour in Asante, 1807-1956 (University of Rochester Press, 2005). Gareth Austin is also President of the Steering Committee of the European Network in Universal and Global History.
	March 12, 2009 Marcus Kurtz, "Social Foundations of Institutional Order: Society, War, or the Resource 'Curse' in Andean State Building" Comparative Politics Workshop Series Marcus Kurtz Ohio State University Speaker: Marcus Kurtz, Assoc. Professor of Political Science, Ohio State University Free and open to the public.
	March 11, 2009 Workshop with Prof. Marcus Kurtz Comparative Politics Workshop Series Marcus Kurtz Ohio State University Workshop Speaker: Marcus Kurtz, Assoc. Professor of Political Science, Ohio State University. Workshop Discussion: "Pathways of Policy Diffusion: Institutional Legacies and the Diffusion of Capital Account Liberalization" (co-authored with Sarah Brooks, Ohio State University). Free and open to Government graduate students and faculty. Please contact Maria Tway for a copy of his paper.
	March 11, 2009 Gareth Austin, "Slaves, States, and Markets in West Africa, 1500 to the Present" Gareth Austin London School of Economics Speaker: Gareth Austin, Reader in Economic History, London School of Economics. Prof. Austin is interested in the comparative economic history of Africa, Asia and Latin America. His work deals with general theories of economic development, including those developed within Rational Choice perspectives, the New Institutional Economics, and "The New Economic History" of Acemoglu and Robinson, among others. He is author of Markets, Slaves and States in West African History (forthcoming, Cambridge University Press), and Labour, Land and Capital in Ghana: From Slavery to Free Labour in Asante, 1807-1956 (University of Rochester Press, 2005). Gareth Austin is also President of the Steering Committee of the European Network in Universal and Global History.
	March 5, 2009 Panel on the Diffusion of Public Policies Hosted by the Policy Agendas Project How do policies diffuse across political systems—nations, US states, or other kinds of ‘policy producing’ units? Do they systematically learn from the trials of earlier policy adopters? Do they imitate without analysis in a frenzy of contagion? Are the new policies all determined by internal politics, with nothing to do with either learning or contagion? Panelists: Graeme Boushey, San Francisco State University Andy Karch, University of Texas Bryan Jones, University of Texas, convenor
	February 27, 2009 Lucan Way, "The Real Causes of the Color Revolutions" Comparative Politics Workshop Series Lucan Way University of Toronto Speaker: Lucan Way, Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of Toronto Free and open to the public.
	February 27, 2009 James Gimpel, "Publishing in Political Science: Advice for Graduate Students from a Journal Editor" Speaker: James Gimpel, Professor of Government, University of Maryland, and Editor of American Politics Research.
	February 27, 2009 Conference: "Immigration and Public Opinion in the Western Democracies" Immigration is one of the key policy issues of our time. Millions of people are on the move globally, and the United States is in the midst of a fourth “Great Wave” of migration. However, the scholarly study of public opinion is not always adequate to the challenge of understanding this complex issue. This conference brings together scholars from North America, Australia, and Europe to better understand public views about immigration and government policymaking.
	February 26, 2009 Workshop with Prof. Lucan Way Comparative Politics Workshop Series Lucan Way University of Toronto Workshop Speaker: Lucan Way, Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of Toronto Free and open to Government graduate students and faculty. Please contact Maria Tway for a copy of his paper.
	February 26, 2009 State Representative Mark Strama Texas Politics Speaker Series Speaker: Mark Strama, State Representative, Chairman of the Technology, Economic Development, and Workforce Committee, Texas House of Representatives.
	February 24, 2009 Mary Gallagher, "How the Media Sustains Authoritarianism in China" Comparative Politics Lecture Mary Gallagher University of Michigan Speaker: Mary Gallagher, Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Michigan
	February 20, 2009 Conference: "The Constitution and the Family in Comparative Perspective" The family is ubiquitous in its recognition as an institution entitled to protection from the State. Most constitutions recognize it as such, and international treaties and human rights charters accord it a privileged place as an institution whose rights are to be guaranteed? But what exactly are these rights? Are they to be extended to the vastly expanded definition of the family that has emerged in recent decades? What does the enforcement of such rights reveal about the legal and political culture of the nations responsible for their care? This conference is devoted to a consideration of the family in legal and political thought and practice. It seeks to explore the variability with which the institution is imagined and experienced within different national contexts. In particular, it intends to pursue the multitude of challenges the family poses to legal and constitutional development. Is the family, with its competing loyalties and codes of human behavior, a threat to regime stability or a necessary component of it? This event is free and open to the public. Please contact Prof. Gary Jacobsohn for more information.
	February 13, 2009 Rob Riemen, "The Good, the Bad and the Evil: Faith, Ethics and Truth in the 21st Century Program in Western Civilization and American Institutions Rob Riemen The Nexus Institute Speaker: Rob Rieman, Founder, President and CEO, The Nexus Institute, The Netherlands
	February 13, 2009 Mark Tessler, "Attitudes about Governance and Religion in the Arab World" Comparative Politics Workshop Series Mark Tessler University of Michigan Speaker: Mark Tessler, Samuel J. Eldersveld Collegiate Professor of Political Science, Director of International Institute, Vice Provost for International Affairs, University of Michigan Free and open to the public.
	February 12, 2009 Workshop with Prof. Mark Tessler Comparative Politics Workshop Series Mark Tessler University of Michigan Workshop Speaker: Mark Tessler, Samuel J. Eldersveld Collegiate Professor of Political Science, Director of International Institute, Vice Provost for International Affairs, University of Michigan. Workshop Discussion: "Religion, Religiosity and the Place of Islam in Political Life: Insights from the Arab Barometer Surveys." Free and open to Government graduate students and faculty. Please contact Maria Tway for a copy of his paper.
	February 11, 2009 Rhonda Evans Case, "Representing Refugees 'Down Under" Rhonda Evans Case East Carolina University Speaker: Rhonda Evans Case, Assistant Professor of Political Science, East Carolina University
	January 30, 2009 Jon Krosnick, "Passion in American Politics: What Happens When Citizens Become Deeply Committed to Pressuring Government on a Policy Issue" Jon Krosnick Stanford University Speaker: Jon Krosnick, Frederic O. Glover Professor in Humanities and Social Sciences, Professor of Communication, Political Science, and Psychology, Associate Director for the Institute for Research in the Social Sciences, Stanford University.
	January 30, 2009 Ruth Zavaleta, "El Congreso Mexicano: Retos y oportunidades en el nuevo milenio" LLILAS Mexican Center Speaker: Ruth Zavaleta (PRD-Guerrero), former Speaker of the House of Representatives of Mexico and currently the second highest-ranking member of the House leadership, will speak on the Mexican Congress and electoral reform. Presentation in Spanish, with simultaneous translation provided. Free and open to the public. For more information, contact Gail Sanders of the Mexican Center at 512.232.2423.
	January 28, 2009 Peter Ordeshook, "Some Further Results on Election Fraud in Ukraine and Taiwan" Methodology/Formal Theory Speaker Series Peter Ordeshook California Institute of Technology Speaker: Peter Ordeshook, Professor of Political Science, California Institute of Technology.
	December 8, 2008 John Patty, "The Politics of Biased Information" Formal Theory Workshop Series John Patty Harvard University Speaker: John Patty, Assistant Professor of Government, Harvard University
	December 4, 2008 Barry Weingast, "Why Developing Countries Prove So Resistant to the Rule of Law" Barry Weingast Stanford University Speaker: Barry Weingast, Ward C. Krebs Family Professor, Dept. of Political Science, Stanford University
	December 4, 2008 Evelyne Huber, "Politics, Policy, and Poverty and Inequality in Latin America" Evelyne Huber University of North Carolina Speaker: Evelyne Huber, Morehead Alumni Distinguished Professor of Political Science, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
	November 25, 2008 Pearson Longman/Prentice Hall Book Fair Browse books from Pearson Longman/Prentice Hall publications and enjoy some lunch courtesy of Pearson Education. Open to faculty, lecturers, and assistant instructors.
	November 24, 2008 Laurel Harbridge, "Bipartisanship in a Polarized Congress" American Politics Workshop Series Laurel Harbridge Stanford University Speaker: Laurel Harbridge, Ph.D. Candidate, Stanford University.
	November 21, 2008 Mark Oleszek, "The Contemporary Senate in Network Perspective" American Politics Workshop Series Mark Oleszek UC Berkeley Speaker: Mark Oleszek, Ph.D. Candidate, UC Berkeley.
	November 20, 2008 Scott Moser, "Informational Consequences of Legislative Agenda Procedures" Formal Theory Workshop Series Scott Moser Oxford University Speaker: Scott Moser, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Nuffield College, University of Oxford.
	November 18, 2008 Sam Workman, "Bureaucratic Signaling and Congressional Priorities in Securities Regulation" American Politics Workshop Series Sam Workman University of Washington Speaker: Sam Workman, Ph.D. Candidate, University of Washington/Program Coordinator, Policy Agendas Project, UT Austin.
	November 17, 2008 Clarisa Perez-Armendariz, "Democratic Diffusion from the U.S. to Mexico" Practice Job Talk Speaker: Clarisa Perez-Armendariz, Ph.D. Candidate in Government, UT Austin.
	November 17, 2008 Brendan Nyhan, "Breeding Ground: When presidents are more vulnerable to political scandal" American Politics Workshop Series Brendan Nyhan Duke University Speaker: Brendan Nyhan, Ph.D. Candidate, Duke University.
	November 13, 2008 Shanto Iyengar, "Comparing Media Systems, Manipulating Racial Cues, and Modeling the Effects of Campaign Ads: Current Research at the Political Communication Lab" Erwin Chair Lectures Shanto Iyengar Stanford University Speaker: Shanto Iyengar, Harry and Norman Chandler Professor of Communication and Professor of Political Science, Stanford University.
	November 11, 2008 Lindsay Heger,"Why Don't Terrorists Target Civilians More Often?" International Relations Workshop Series Lindsay Heger UCSD Speaker: Lindsay Heger, Ph.D. Candidate in Political Science, University of California, San Diego.
	November 7, 2008 Arthur Melzer, "Leo Strauss and the Defense of Rationalism" J.R. Long Chair Lectures in Political Philosophy Arthur Melzer Michigan State University Speaker: Arthur Melzer, Professor of Political Science, Michigan State University.
	November 5, 2008 Jennifer Erickson, "States Behaving Badly? Compliance with Conventional Arms Transfer Restraints" International Relations Workshop Series Jennifer Erickson Cornell University Speaker: Jennifer Erickson, Ph.D. Candidate in Political Science, Cornell University.
	November 3, 2008 Maggie Penn, "Strategic Manipulation in Representative Institutions" Formal Theory Workshop Series Maggie Penn Harvard University Speaker: Maggie Penn, Assistant Professor of Government, Harvard University.
	October 31, 2008 Johannes Urpelainen, "The Over- and Undersupply of Enforcement Power in International Public Good Provision" International Relations Workshop Series Johannes Urpelainen University of Michigan Speaker: Johannes Urpelainen, Ph.D. Candidate in Political Science, University of Michigan.
	October 28, 2008 Tiberiu Dragu, "Executive Power and the Law" Formal Theory Workshop Series Tiberiu Dragu Stanford University Speaker: Tiberiu Dragu, Ph.D. Candidate in Political Science, Stanford University.
	October 27, 2008 Camber Warren, "A House United: Mass Media Structure and the Emergence of Civil Conflict" International Relations Workshop Series Camber Warren Princeton University Speaker: Camber Warren, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Niehaus Center for Globalization and Governance, Princeton University.
	October 24, 2008 Heinrich Best, "The Europe of Elites: Dimensions and Determinants of European Identity Among Political and Economic Elites" Speaker: Prof. Heinrich Best, Institut fur Soziologie, Friedrich-Schiller-Universitat Jena Prof. Best is a leader of the massive EU-funded study of elite and mass identities in all member states. He is co-author of two books reporting an earlier and equally far- reaching study: Parliamentary Representatives in Europe, 1848-2000 (OUP 2002) and Democratic Representation in Europe (OUP 2007).
	October 24, 2008 David Lake, "Hierarchy in International Relations" Patterson-Bannister Chair Lecture David Lake UCSD Speaker: David Lake, Professor of Political Science, University of California, San Diego.
	October 21, 2008 U.S. Representative Henry Cuellar Texas Politics Speaker Series The Texas Politics Speaker Series welcomes U.S. Representative Henry Cuellar. Cuellar currently represents the 28th congressional district of Texas. He serves on the House Homeland Security, Small Business and Agriculture committees, and serves as Senior Whip. He authored the TEXAS Grant Program, the Children's Health Insurance Pilot Program and co-sponsored the largest tax cut in Texas history. Cuellar, a native Texan, received an associate's degree from Laredo Community College, a bachelor's degree from Georgetown University, an International Trade degree from Texas AandM International University and both law and doctoral degrees from the University of Texas at Austin.
	October 21, 2008 "Social and Political Rights in the New Latin American Constitutions" Roberto Gargarella Universidad de Buenos Aires and at the Universidad Torcuato Di Tella Roberto Gargarella is Professor of Constitutional Theory and Political Philosophy at the Universidad de Buenos Aires and at the Universidad Torcuato Di Tella. He holds graduate degrees in Law and Sociology from the Universidad de Buenos Aires, a Master¹s degree in Political Science from the Facultad Latinomamericana de Ciencias Sociales in Buenos Aires, and a J.D. and LLM from the University of Chicago. He has conducted post-doctoral research at Balliol College, Oxford. Professor Gargarella has published extensively in English and in Spanish on Constitutional and democratic law and theory, with a special focus on economic and social rights. He has received numerous awards and scholarships for his scholarly work, including a Tinker Scholarship (2007), a Fulbright Scholarship (2007) and a Harry Frank Guggenheim Fellowship (2002-03). He was also named ³Best Professor² at Di Tella in 2006 and 2007. Professor Gargarella has lectured extensively throughout the world.
	October 16, 2008 Land Commissioner Jerry Patterson Texas Politics Speaker Series The Texas Politics Speaker Series welcomes Texas Land Commissioner Jerry Patterson. As state senator for District 11 (Harris, Galveston, Brazoria), Patterson's major legislative successes include passage of the historic concealed handgun law, the state coastal management plan, and the creation of the Texas State Veterans Home Program. He also chaired the first Veterans Affair committee in the Texas Senate and hosted the first POW/MIA day at the Texas Capitol. Patterson, a native Texan, received his undergraduate degree from Texas AandM and received his commission in the United States Marine Corps.
	October 16, 2008 COMPARATIVE POLITICS SPEAKER SERIES The Recursive Relation between Patronage and Popular Protest Javier Auyero Lozano Long Professor
	October 14, 2008 2008 Election Panel Professors Daron Shaw and Sean Theriault will lead a discussion about the 2008 Elections three weeks before Americans choose their next president and Congress. They will discuss the current status of the key states and races and make their predictions for what will happen on election night in November. Open to the UT public. Seating space is limited, so please arrive early. If you have any questions, please contact the Government Advising Office at 512-232-7283.
	October 14, 2008 "Complex Systems Approaches to Budget Change in Dynamics: Model Frameworks for Institutional Decision Making" Peter Erdi Péter Érdi Henry R. Luce Professor of Complex Systems Studies Center for Complex System Studies, Kalamazoo College, Kalamazoo, MI and Dept. Biophysics, KFKI Research Institute for Particle and Nuclear Physics of the Hungarian Academy of Science, Budapest In this talk, Professor Erdi will discuss complex systems approaches to studying social systems in broad perspective. Then he will discuss some of the work he and his students have been doing in collaboration with Bryan Jones on policy dynamics, in particular work on public budget dynamics.
	October 10, 2008 Palestinian Politics After Arafat: A Failed National Movement? As'ad Ghanem In this talk, Dr. Ghanem attempts to understand the situation of the Palestinians and their national movement at the start of the twenty-first century. He will attempt to trace and analyze concrete aspects of the state of the Palestinian national movement in the post-Oslo era. What happened during the past decade to the Palestinians in general, and to their national movement in particular, led to the internal and external failure. Externally, this failure was manifested in the disintegration of the regional and international status of the Palestinian national movement. Concomitantly, the efforts to establish a Palestinian state and resolve the conflict reached a dead end because of the deep internal schism which had developed, and which is incompatible with national unity. As'ad Ghanem is head of the Government and Political Philosophy Department in the School of Political Science at the University of Haifa. He is currently a visiting professor at the University of Maryland, College Park.
	September 23, 2008 Covadonga Meseguer, "Collective Remittances and the State: The 3x1 Program in Mexican Municipalities" Comparative Politics Speaker Series Covadonga Meseguer Centro de Investigacion y Docencia Economicas (CIDE) Speaker: Covadonga Meseguer, Centro de Investigacion y Docencia Economicas (CIDE), Mexico City
	August 29, 2008 Classes Begin
	August 16, 2008 Final Examinations for Second-Term and Whole-Session Courses Final exams for second-term and whole-session courses.
	August 15, 2008 Last Class Day for Second-Term and Whole-Session Courses Last class day for second-term and whole-session courses.
	July 30, 2008 Final Examinations for Nine-Week Courses Final exams for nine-week courses other than law courses.
	July 29, 2008 Last Class Day for Nine-Week Courses Last class day for nine-week courses. Last day to drop a nine-week course.
	July 18, 2008 Last Day to Apply for an Undergraduate or a Law Degree Last day to apply for an undergraduate or a law degree.
	July 17, 2008 Fourth Class Day for Second-Term Courses Fourth class day for second-term courses. Last day to add a second-term course. Last day to drop a second-term course for refund.
	July 14, 2008 Classes Begin for Second-Term Courses Classes begin for second-term courses.
	July 11, 2008 Final Examinations for First-Term Courses Final exams for first-term courses, including three-hour law courses. No classes for nine-week and whole-session courses.
	July 10, 2008 Last Class Day for First-Term Courses Last class day for first-term courses, including three-hour law courses. Last day to drop a first-term course.
	July 4, 2008 Independence Day Holiday Indpendence Day Holiday. No classes.
	June 12, 2008 Last Day to Apply for a Graduate Degree Last day to apply for a graduate degree.
	June 10, 2008 Fourth Class Day for First-Term, Nine-Week, and Whole-Session Courses ourth class day for first-term, nine-week, and whole-session courses. Last day to drop or add a first-term, nine-week, or whole-session course.
	June 5, 2008 Classes Begin for First-Term, Nine-Week, and Whole-Session Courses Classes begin for first-term, nine-week, and whole-session courses.
	May 16, 2008 Department of Government Commencement Ceremony 2008 The commencement ceremony for the Department of Government will be held at Gregory Gymnasium on Friday, May 16 at 9:00 a.m.
	April 30, 2008 Eric Reinhardt, "Does Flexibility Promote Cooperation? An Application to the Global Trade Regime" Eric Reinhardt Emory University Speaker: Eric Reinhardt, Associate Professor of Political Science, Emory University
	April 25, 2008 Book Manuscript Workshop The workshop focuses on Terry Chapman's book manuscript, "Winning Legitimacy: The Politics of Multilateral Authorization." Guest participants will include David Bearce, Jon Pevehouse, and Alex Thompson. All interested faculty and graduate students are invited to participate. The workshop will meet from 9:00-11:45 and 1:15-3:30. Sandwiches will be provided at noon for all attendees.
	April 23, 2008 Presidential Debate Roundtable Bring your election questions for a panel of distinguished professors! The Liberal Arts Council is planning a presidential debate event: Bring your questions for these experts: Sean Theriault, election specialist Eric McDaniel, expert on African-American vote Russell Muirhead, expert on American partisanship Sharon Jarvis, speaking on conservative youth vote Jeffrey Tulis, delegate for Obama Government Chair Gary Freeman will moderate.
	April 22, 2008 W. James Booth, "Enduring Responsibility: Memory and Politics" J.R. Long Chair Lectures in Political Philosophy W. James Booth Vanderbilt University Speaker: W. James Booth, Professor, Vanderbilt University
	April 17, 2008 William Galston, "Liberal Democracy and the Limits of Public Power" Political Theory and American Politics Colloquium William Galston Brookings Institution Speaker: William Galston, Senior Fellow in Governance Studies, Brookings Institution
	April 16, 2008 Junior Faculty Workshop Andrew Karch Open to Government faculty and graduate students
	April 11, 2008 Conference: "Latinos and Public Policy in Texas" Public Policy Institute
	April 11, 2008 Han Dorussen, "Trade Network and the Politics of Cooperation and Conflict" Distinguished Alumni Speaker Series Speaker: Han Dorussen, Professor of Political Science, University of Essex, U.K.
	April 11, 2008 Ashley Leeds, "Institutions, Leadership Change, and International Cooperation: The Reliability of Democratic Commitments" America and the World: Rethinking America's Global Role, 2007-08 Speaker Series Ashley Leeds Rice University Speaker: Ashley Leeds, Albert Thomas Associate Professor, Dept. of Political Science, Rice University
	April 10, 2008 Conference: "Making Europe, Making Europeans" Center for European Studies
	April 10, 2008 Philip Zelikow, "Global Civilization?" Robert S. Strauss Center for Intl. Security and Law Philip Zelikow University of Virginia Speaker: Philip Zelikow, White Burkett Miller Professor of History, Univ. Virginia.
	April 9, 2008 Junior Faculty Workshop William Hurst Open to Government faculty and graduate students
	April 3, 2008 Film Screening: "Orange Revolution," Directed by Steve York Robert S. Strauss Center International Security Film Series The film depicts the startling events of 2004 in Ukraine, where a stolen election and the attempted poisoning of a presidential candidate triggered a popular uprising that restored democracy and achieved a political revolution without a single bullet. Its honors include the President's Award at the 2007 Chicago International Documentary Festival. The film's producer/director, Steve York, will attend and lead a post-film discussion on Ukraine and the broader potential of non-violent protest movements. Admission is free but on a first-come, first-served basis.
	April 1, 2008 Colin Kahl, "Turning Point or Tactical Pause? Toward Political Accommodation and Sustainable Stability in Iraq" Robert S. Strauss Center for Intl. Security and Law Colin Kahl Georgetown University Speaker: Colin Kahl, Assistant Professor in the Security Studies Program, Georgetown University's Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service; Fellow, Center for New American Security.
	March 27, 2008 Magda Hinojosa, "Electing Women: Candidate Selection and Women's Political Representation in Chile" Comparative Politics Speaker Series Magda Hinojosa Arizona State University Speaker: Magda Hinojosa, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Arizona State University, Visiting Scholar at UT for 2007-2008.
	March 25, 2008 "Texas Tea Leaves: Implications of the 2008 Elections" Texas Politics Speaker Series Join Texas political writers Harvey Kronberg and Ross Ramsey for a conversation with moderator Jim Henson about the implications of the 2008 primary elections for Texas politics. Harvey Kronberg is the founder, editor, and publisher of The Quorum Report, an online political newsletter dedicated to Texas politics. Ross Ramsey is the editor of the political newsletter Texas Weekly, and has been a staff reporter for the Houston Chronicle and Dallas Times Herald.
	March 21, 2008 Charles Shipan, "When the Smoke Clears: Internal versus External Learning in Policy Diffusion" Junior Faculty Speaker Series Charles Shipan University of Michigan Speaker: Charles Shipan, J. Ira and Nicki Harris Professor of Social Science, Professor of Public Policy, University of Michigan
	March 17, 2008 Jessica Trounstine, "Modern Machines: Information, Patronage, and Incumbency in Local Elections" Junior Faculty Speaker Series Jessica Trounstine Princeton University Speaker: Jessica Trounstine, Asst. Professor of Politics and Public Affairs, Princeton University
	March 6, 2008 The Performance of Leftist Governments in Latin America: What Does the Left Do Right? CONFERENCE This conference examines the achievements and failures of left-of-center governments in Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, and Venezuela in the economic, social, and political spheres. Thursday - 3/6/08 9:00-10:30, Panel on Brazil 10:45- 12:15, Panel on Venezuela 2:00-3:30, Panel on Chile 4:00-5:00, Keynote speech by Chile's former president Ricardo Lagos Friday - 3/7/08 9:00-10:30, Panel on Bolivia 10:45-12:00, Concluding roundtable discussion For more information, call Paloma Diaz at 512.232.2409.
	March 6, 2008 Jeff Abramson, "The Jury and Democratic Theory" Jeff Abramson Brandeis University Speaker: Jeff Abramson, Louis Stulberg Professor of Law and Politics, Brandeis University
	February 29, 2008 Scott Mainwaring, "Path Dependency and Democratization: Explaining Variance in the Level of Democracy in Latin America" Scott Mainwaring University of Notre Dame Speaker: Scott Mainwaring, Eugene Conley Professor of Political Science, Director of the Kellogg Institute for International Studies, Univ. Notre Dame
	February 27, 2008 Paul R. Brass, "Forms of Collective and State Violence in South Asia" H. Malcolm MacDonald Lecture in Constitutional and Comparative Law Paul R. Brass University of Washington Speaker: Paul R. Brass, Professor of Political Science, University of Washington
	February 27, 2008 Junior Faculty Workshop Daniel Brinks Open to Government faculty and graduate students
	February 26, 2008 Book Manuscript Workshop The workshop focuses on Jason Casellas' book manuscript, "From State Houses to Congress: Latino Representation in the United States." Guest participants will include Rodney Hero (University of Notre Dame) and David Lublin (American University). All interested faculty and graduate students are invited to participate. The workshop will meet from 9:00-11:45 and 1:00-3:15. Sandwiches will be provided at noon for all attendees. For more information on the manuscript, please contact Jason Casellas: casellas@mail.utexas.edu
	February 22, 2008 Michael Plummer, "Asian Economic Integration and U.S. Policy Options" Robert S. Strauss Center for Intl. Security and Law Michael Plummer Journal of Asian Economics Speaker: Michael Plummer, Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Asian Economics, Director of the American Committee for Asian Economic Studies (ACAES).
	February 21, 2008 Conference: "Transitions in the Cuban Revolution" Lozano Long Institute for Latin American Studies UT Austin will host a conference to commemorate the forty-eighth anniversary of the Revolution that brought Fidel and Raul Castro to power in 1959. The conference will bring together some of the leading scholars on Cuba to analyze transitions in the Revolution, as well as its implications for human interactions, creative activities, and international relations. The conference will take place in the AVAYA Auditorium in the ACES Building (201 East 24th Street) on Thursday, February 21, and in the President's Room West at the UT Club (2108 E. Robert Dedman Drive) on Friday, February 22. The event is free and open to the public. The event is sponsored by LLILAS, the UT Department of History, the Mexican Center of LLILAS, the Schusterman Center for Jewish Studies, the Department of Government, the Center for African and African American Studies, the School of Music, the College of Liberal Arts, the Office of the Provost and St. Edward's University Kozmetsky Center.
	February 21, 2008 New Books by UT Comparativists - II: Politics and Policy Comparative Politics Speaker Series Profs. Zoltan Barany, Daniel Brinks, and Kurt Weyland will present the central arguments and discuss the main contributions of their recently published books: Zoltan Barany, Democratic Breakdown and the Decline of the Russian Military (2007) Daniel Brinks, The Judicial Response to Police Violence in Latin America (2007) Kurt Weyland, Bounded Rationality and Policy Diffusion (2007)
	February 20, 2008 Emily S. Rosenberg, "Mass Consumerism and the Cold War as Global History" Robert S. Strauss Center for Intl. Security and Law Emily S. Rosenberg UC, Irvine Speaker: Emily S. Rosenberg, Professor of History, University of California, Irvine.
	February 20, 2008 William Wohlforth, "World Out of Balance: International Relations Theory and the Challenge of American Primacy" America and the World: Rethinking America's Global Role, 2007-08 Speaker Series William Wohlforth Dartmouth Speaker: William Wohlforth, Chair/Professor, Dept. of Government, Dartmouth
	February 15, 2008 Scott Wolford, "In the Shadow of the Successor: Leadership Turnover as a Commitment Problem" International Relations/Formal Theory Lecture Scott Wolford Emory University Speaker: Scott Wolford, Ph.D. Candidate, Emory University, Assistant Professor at UC-Boulder beginning Fall 2008.
	February 14, 2008 Daron Shaw, "We Called It: The Methodology of Calling Elections" Methodology/Formal Theory Speaker Series Daron Shaw University of Texas at Austin Speaker: Daron Shaw, Associate Professor of Government, University of Texas at Austin.
	February 14, 2008 Gideon Rahat, "Are Politicians Really Rational? The Politics of Regime Structure Reform: Israel in Theoretical and Comparative Perspective" Comparative Politics Speaker Series Gideon Rahat Hebrew University Speaker: Gideon Rahat, Hebrew University
	February 13, 2008 Junior Faculty Workshop George Gavrilis Open to Government faculty and graduate students
	February 8, 2008 Richard Samuels, "Securing Japan: Tokyo's Grand Strategy" Frank C. Erwin, Jr. Lecture in Comparative Politics Richard Samuels MIT Speaker: Richard Samuels, Ford International Professor of Political Science and Director of the Center for International Studies, Dept. of Political Science, MIT
	February 7, 2008 XXVIII Annual ILASSA Student Conference Institute of Latin American Studies Student Association (ILASSA) The oldest and largest student conference in the field of Latin American Studies, with presentations on social movements, public policy, democratization, and more. For more info, contact Sean Sellers at rssellers@gmail.com or visit http://www.utexas.edu/cola/insts/llilas/conferences/ilassa_08/index/.
	February 5, 2008 David Albright, "Preventing an Iranian Bomb: Sculpting Effective, Acceptable Strategies" Robert S. Strauss Center for Intl. Security and Law Speaker: David Albright, President of the Institute for Science and International Security. Albright is a physicist and has written numerous assessments on secret nuclear weapons programs throughout the world. Albright cooperated actively with the IAEA Action Team from 1992 until 1997, focusing on analyses of Iraqi documents and past procurement activities. In June 1996, he was the first non- governmental inspector of the Iraqi nuclear program. This presentation is part of the Strauss Center's Jon Brumley Chair in Global Affairs. The Brumley Chair funds programs that examine current and past efforts to reconcile technological advances with security needs, particularly the world's struggle to contain the menace of nuclear proliferation.
	January 30, 2008 Junior Faculty Workshop Patrick McDonald Open to Government faculty and graduate students
	January 25, 2008 Charles Kupchan, "The Sources of Stable Peace" America and the World: Rethinking America's Global Role, 2007-08 Speaker Series Charles Kupchan Georgetown University Speaker: Charles Kupchan, Professor at the Government Dept., Georgetown University, and Senior Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations.
	January 24, 2008 Staffan Lindberg, "The Power of Elections and Democratization in Africa" Comparative Politics Speaker Series Staffan Lindberg University of Florida Speaker: Staffan Lindberg, Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of Florida.
	December 7, 2007 Book Manuscript Workshop The workshop will discuss current work by Daniel Brinks (UT-Austin) and Varun Gauri (Development Research Group, World Bank), tentatively entitled "Democracy by other Means? Legalizing Demand for Social and Economic Rights." Guest participants will include Robert Kaufman (Rutgers University) and Zachary Elkins (University of Illinois), who will contribute to the discussion and critique of the manuscript. All interested faculty and graduate students are invited to participate. The workshop will be from 9-12 and 1-3. Sandwiches will be provided at noon for all attendees. For more information on the manuscript, please contact Daniel Brinks: danbrinks@austin.utexas.edu
	December 6, 2007 Shanto Iyengar, "Media Systems and Democratic Governance: Cross-National Differences in the Supply and Demand for News" American Politics Speaker Series Shanto Iyengar Stanford University Speaker: Shanto Iyengar, Harry and Norman Chandler Professor of Communication and Professor of Political Science, Stanford University
	December 5, 2007 Junior Faculty Workshop Stephen Jessee Open to Government faculty and graduate students
	December 4, 2007 Adam Garfinkle, "Will the U.S. Attack Iran?" Robert S. Strauss Center for Intl. Security and Law Adam Garfinkle will discuss Iran's nuclear weapons ambitions and U.S. efforts to frustrate them. He will sort out sense from sensationalism in the current debate over whether the U.S. should attack Iran and what will happen if it does. Adam Garfinkle is the editor of The American Interest and a former principal speechwriter to Secretaries of State Condoleezza Rice and Colin Powell. He has also taught U.S. foreign policy and Middle East politics at the University of Pennsylvania, Haverford College and Tel Aviv University.
	December 3, 2007 Research Colloquium Graduate Student Seminar The Research Colloquium (GOV 391R) is a seminar for graduate students who are preparing their dissertation proposals. Government Dept. faculty and graduate students are invited to attend these sessions to offer their input. 25-minute presentations are followed by 25-minute discussions. 3:30 Randy Uang, "Against the Tide: Conservative Party Electoral Fortunes in Latin America" 4:30 Regina Goodnow, "Political Cleavages and Voting Behavior: Explaining Elite Turnover between the Communist and Post Communist Regimes in Eastern Europe"
	November 30, 2007 Bryan Jones, "Disruptive Dynamics in Policy Preferences" J.J. Pickle Chair Lecture Bryan Jones University of Washington Speaker: Bryan Jones, Donald R. Matthews Distinguished Professor of American Politics, Director of the Center for American Politics and Public Policy, University of Washington.
	November 30, 2007 Linda Rabieh, "Just War and the Best Regime: Averroes on Plato's REPUBLIC" J.R. Long Chair Lectures in Political Philosophy Linda Rabieh Tufts University Speaker: Linda Rabieh, Lecturer, Dept. Political Science, Tufts University
	November 28, 2007 Research Colloquium Graduate Student Seminar The Research Colloquium (GOV 391R) is a seminar for graduate students who are preparing their dissertation proposals. Government Dept. faculty and graduate students are invited to attend these sessions to offer their input. 25-minute presentations are followed by 25-minute discussions. 3:30 Doaa' Nakhala, "European Foreign Policy and MENA Democratization; The Political Role of Islamists in Morocco, Palestine and Turkey" 4:30 Matthew Johnson, "A Different Paradox of Plenty: Creation and Management of Non-Renewable Resource Stabilization Funds" 5:30 Susanne Martin, "The Curriculum of Nation-Building"
	November 28, 2007 Alexander Cooley, "Host Country Democratization and the Politics of U.S. Basing Agreements: Recent Lessons from Central Asia" America and the World: Rethinking America's Global Role, 2007-08 Speaker Series Alexander Cooley Barnard College Speaker: Alexander Cooley, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Political Science, Barnard College Please contact Maria Tway for a copy of his paper related to this lecture: mtway@austin.utexas.edu
	November 27, 2007 Janet Gornick, "Work-Family Reconciliation Policy: A Case of U.S. Exceptionalism" Janet Gornick Baruch College Speaker: Janet Gornick, Professor of Political Science, Baruch College Janet Gornick will discuss work-family reconciliation policies, focusing on policy provisions in the United States compared to those in several other high-income countries. She will discuss both the determinants and the consequences of the U.S.'s exceptional policy offerings.
	November 20, 2007 Frank von Hippel, "Managing Nuclear Waste: The Illogic of Reprocessing" Robert S. Strauss Center for Intl. Security and Law Frank von Hippel Princeton University Speaker: Frank von Hippel, Professor of Public and International Affairs, Woodrow Wilson School, Princeton University. This presentation is part of a speaker series sponsored by the Strauss Center's Jon Brumley Chair, which is devoted to research on the issues of nuclear nonproliferation and nuclear weapons.
	November 16, 2007 Serdar Guner, "The Evolution of Second-Tier States' Foreign Policies in Unipolar Systems" America and the World: Rethinking America's Global Role, 2007-08 Speaker Series Serdar Guner Bilkent University (Turkey); Columbia Speaker: Serdar Guner, Associate Professor with the Dept. of International Relations in Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkey. Prof. Guner is currently Fulbright Visiting Scholar at the Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies, Columbia University.
	November 15, 2007 Sally Kenney, "Femocrats, Gender, and Judicial Selection: The Inside Story" Speaker: Sally J. Kenney, Professor at the Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs, and Director of the Center on Women and Public Policy, University of Minnesota
	November 15, 2007 Kirk Watson Texas Politics Speaker Series Speaker: Kirk Watson, State Senator
	November 14, 2007 Junior Faculty Workshop Terrence Chapman Open to Government faculty and graduate students
	November 12, 2007 Mariah Zeisberg, "A Relational Conception of Constitutional War Powers" Public Law Workshop Mariah Zeisberg University of Michigan Speaker: Mariah Zeisberg, Assistant Professor, University of Michigan
	November 9, 2007 Zachary Elkins, "Foreign Occupation and Constitutional Sediment" Public Law Workshop Zachary Elkins University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Speaker: Zachar Elkins, Assistant Professor, University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign
	November 9, 2007 Rachel Meneguello, "Political Support for Democracy in Brazil: Insights about Public Opinion" Rachel Meneguello University of Campinas, Brazil Speaker: Rachel Meneguello, Professor of Political Science, Affiliate of the Center for the Study of Public Opinion, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Brazil
	November 8, 2007 David Rivkin, "Executive Power Under Siege" Robert S. Strauss Center for Intl. Security and Law Speaker Series Speaker: David Rivkin, partner with the law firm Baker Hostetler LLP in Washington, DC. Rivkin served in a variety of positions in the Reagan and the George H.W. Bush Administrations. David Rivkin will discuss the key legal and policy issues relating to the Bush Administration’s use of executive power in the Global War on Terror. He will argue that the Constitution’s framers intended to create a strong executive power in American government that is essential for successful American foreign policy today.
	November 7, 2007 William Hurst, "The Roots of Unemployment and the Political Economy of Lay-Offs in Urban China" Comparative Politics Speaker Series William Hurst University of Texas at Austin Speaker: William Hurst, Assistant Professor of Government, University of Texas at Austin
	November 2, 2007 Jeffrey Friedman, "Is Exit Better than Voice? Public Ignorance and Demagoguery as (Limited) Arguments for Limiting Democracy" J.R. Long Chair Lectures in Political Philosophy Jeffrey Friedman Critical Review Speaker: Jeffrey Friedman, Editor, Critical Review
	November 2, 2007 Christopher Achen, "The New Political Methodology" Methodology/Formal Theory Speaker Series Christopher Achen Princeton University Speaker: Christopher Achen, Roger Williams Straus Professor of Social Sciences, Dept. of Politics, Princeton University
	November 1, 2007 R.J. Hillhouse, "Who Controls the CIA? The Dangers of Outsourcing" Robert S. Strauss Center for Intl. Security and Law Speaker Series Speaker: R.J. Hillhouse, author of Outsourced.
	November 1, 2007 Susan Combs, "A New Day at the Comptroller's Office: Simpler, Smarter, Faster" Texas Politics Speaker Series Speaker: Susan Combs, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts
	October 31, 2007 Junior Faculty Workshop Ken Greene Open to Government faculty and graduate students
	October 26, 2007 Methodology/Formal Theory Field Workshop Professors Lin, Enelow, Greene and others will be discussing upcoming course offerings, comprehensive exams and other matters pertaining to methods and formal theory. All graduate students who are interested in pursuing these fields are strongly encouraged to attend.
	October 23, 2007 Daniel Deudney, "Bounding Power: Republican Security Theory from the Polis to the Global Village" America and the World: Rethinking America's Global Role, 2007-08 Speaker Series Daniel Deudney Johns Hopkins University Speaker: Daniel Deudney, Associate Professor of International Relations and Political Theory, Dept. of Political Science, Johns Hopkins University Refreshments will be available. Free and open to the public.
	October 19, 2007 Timothy Burns, "Thucydides' Brasidas and the Limits of Politics" J.R. Long Chair Lectures in Political Philosophy Timothy Burns Skidmore College Speaker: Timothy Burns, Associate Professor, Government Dept., Skidmore College
	October 17, 2007 Junior Faculty Workshop Tasha Philpot Open to Government faculty and graduate students
	October 16, 2007 David Crow, "The Party's Over: Citizen Disenchantment in Mexico's Emerging Democracy" Comparative Politics Speaker Series Speaker: David Crow, Ph.D. Candidate, University of Texas-Austin
	October 12, 2007 Susan Stokes, "Globalization, the Welfare Gap, and the Rise of the Left in Latin America" Comparative Politics Speaker Series Susan Stokes Yale University Speaker: Susan Stokes, John S. Saden Professor of Political Science and Director of the Yale Program on Democracy, Dept. of Political Science, Yale University. The lecture is co-sponsored by the Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies.
	October 11, 2007 Rep. Brian McCall, "From the Government and Here to Help: A Discussion of Texas Politics" Texas Politics Speaker Series Speaker: Brian McCall, Texas State Representative
	October 11, 2007 Francois Vaillancourt, "Language Policies in Canada and Quebec: Lessons for the USA" Francois Vaillancourt University of Montreal Dr. Vaillancourt is Professor of Economics at the University of Montreal and is currently a Fulbright Fellow and Visiting Research Chair in Canadian Studies at Kennesaw State University. For more information, email David Leal in the Department of Government at dleal@gov.utexas.edu.
	October 3, 2007 A Brave New World: Meeting the Global Challenges of the 21st Century Robert S. Strauss Center Inaugural Conference
	October 3, 2007 Junior Faculty Workshop Jason Brownlee Open to Government faculty and graduate students
	September 26, 2007 Junior Faculty Workshop Eric McDaniel Open to Government faculty and graduate students
	September 19, 2007 David Oshinsky, "The Death Penalty in America: A Fading Practice?" The University Lecture Series David Oshinsky Dept. of History, UT Austin Panelists: John Butler, Sheldon Ekland-Olson, George Forgie, Camille Parmesan, Mike Starbird The University Lecture Series is an opportunity to hear leading members of our faculty—scholars, scientists and public figures who are well known nationally and internationally. Each lecture will introduce a topic on which there has been some controversy. A diverse faculty panel will discuss each lecture immediately afterward and explore the topic from different angles.
	September 19, 2007 New Books by UT Comparativists - I: Political Regimes and Regime Change Comparative Politics Speaker Series Profs. John Higley, Jason Brownlee, and Kenneth Greene will present the central arguments and discuss the main contributions of their recently published books: John Higley and Michael Burton, Elite Foundations of Liberal Democracy (2006) Jason Brownlee, Authoritarianism in an Age of Democratization (2007) Kenneth Greene, Why Dominant Parties Lose (2007)
	September 17, 2007 Constitution Day 2007 View a discussion on the Constitution's organization of power over foreign affairs as discussed by James Lindsay, Elspeth Rostow, and Peter Trubowitz.
	September 12, 2007 Paul Sniderman, "The Political Logic of Spatial Reasoning" J.R. Long Chair Lectures in Political Philosophy Paul Sniderman Stanford University Speaker: Paul Sniderman, Fairleigh S. Dickinson Jr. Professor of Public Policy, Department of Political Science, Stanford University
	September 10, 2007 The University Lecture Series The University Lecture Series is an opportunity to hear leading members of our faculty—scholars, scientists and public figures who are well known nationally and internationally. Each lecture will introduce a topic on which there has been some controversy. A diverse faculty panel will discuss each lecture immediately afterward and explore the topic from different angles.
	September 7, 2007 Stephen Cohen, "Beyond Today's Crises: South Asia in 2015" Robert Strauss Center and South Asia Institute Stephen Cohen Brookings Institution Speaker: Stephen Cohen, Brookings Institution
	August 29, 2007 Fall Semester 2007 Classes Begin Fall Semester Classes Begin
	August 20, 2007 Orientation for New Graduate Students 2007-08 Orientation for new graduate students - Monday, August 20, 2007 beginning 9:00 am at Batts, 5th floor.
	August 11, 2007 Final Examinations for Second-Term and Whole-Session Courses Final exams for second-term and whole-session courses.
	August 10, 2007 Last Class Day for Second-Term and Whole-Session Courses Last class day for second-term and whole-session courses.
	July 25, 2007 Final Examinations for Nine-Week Courses Final exams for nine-week courses other than law courses.
	July 24, 2007 Last Class Day for Nine-Week Courses Last class day for nine-week courses. Last day to drop a nine-week course.
	July 13, 2007 Last Day to Apply for an Undergraduate or a Law Degree Last day to apply for an undergraduate or a law degree.
	July 12, 2007 Fourth Class Day for Second-Term Courses Fourth class day for second-term courses. Last day to add a second-term course. Last day to drop a second-term course for refund.
	July 9, 2007 Classes Begin for Second-Term Courses Classes begin for second-term courses.
	July 6, 2007 Final Examinations for First-Term Courses Final exams for first-term courses, including three-hour law courses. No classes for nine-week and whole-session courses.
	July 5, 2007 Last Class Day for First-Term Courses Last class day for first-term courses, including three-hour law courses. Last day to drop a first-term course.
	July 4, 2007 Independence Day Holiday Indpendence Day Holiday. No classes.
	June 27, 2007 "Why Rules Matter: A Post-Session Post-Mortem on the 80th Texas Legislature" The 80th Texas Legislature came to an end on May 28th, but it would not go quietly. The challenges to Speaker Craddick in the House and continued debate about the “two-thirds” rule in the Senate played key roles in shaping the legislative session. Was it just political theater? Or were the fireworks this session over “the rules” a sign of what’s to come in 2009 and beyond? Featuring: Paul Burka of Texas Monthly, Sherri Greenberg of the LBJ School of Public Affairs, Ross Ramsey of Texas Weekly, and Bill Ratliff of The Ratliff Company. Seating is limited, so please RSVP to Jennifer Fox at jenfox97@hotmail.com as soon as possible if you would like to attend this event. Questions about this event, organized by the LBJ School of Public Affairs Austin Alumni Association, can be directed to Pat Graves at pat@lbjalumni.org.* *Lunch costs will not be covered. Santa Rita Cantina, 1206 West 38th St., 26 Doors Shopping Center, 512-419-7482. Menu available at http://www.santaritacantina.com
	June 7, 2007 Last Day to Apply for a Graduate Degree Last day to apply for a graduate degree.
	June 5, 2007 Fourth Class Day for First-Term, Nine-Week, and Whole-Session Courses Fourth class day for first-term, nine-week, and whole-session courses. Last day to drop or add a first-term, nine-week, or whole-session course.
	May 31, 2007 Classes Begin for First-Term, Nine-Week, and Whole-Session Courses Classes begin for first-term, nine-week, and whole-session courses.
	May 18, 2007 Department of Government Commencement Ceremony 2007 The commencement ceremony for the Department of Government will be held at Gregory Gymnasium on Friday, May 18 at 9:00 a.m. Mr. Evan Smith, editor of Texas Monthly Magazine, will deliver the commencement address.
	May 8, 2007 Daniel Kryder, "Constitution as Clockwork: The Temporal Foundations of American Politics" American Politics Speaker Series Daniel Kryder Brandeis University Speaker: Daniel Kryder, Associate Professor with the Politics Department at Brandeis University.
	May 6, 2007 The Politics of Peace and the Consequences of War CONFERENCE War is among the most ancient and regular of human activities, but its consequences for domestic politics are poorly understood. Scholars routinely allude to war’s transformative power for the states and societies preparing for and waging them, but studies of war’s domestic political consequences are comparatively rare. Elementary questions remain unanswered, and policy suffers as a result. This interdisciplinary workshop brings together leading scholars—from the fields of communication, economics, history, law, political science, public affairs, and sociology—from around the country and the world to begin to address the many intriguing questions surrounding the domestic political consequences of war.
	May 4, 2007 Last Class Day Last class day.
	May 4, 2007 Ahmed al-Rahim, "Greek into Arabic into Islamic: Political Thought in the Near East" Political Theory Speaker Series Ahmed al-Rahim Yale University Speaker: Ahmed al-Rahim, Yale University and U.S. State Department
	April 27, 2007 GSO Friday Workshop: Seeking Outside Funding Featuring a panel of experts, including Professor Ken Greene and graduate student Roy Germano, who will be joined by Joey Walker, Senior Grants Specialist for the College of Liberal Arts, and Allison Supancic of the Hogg Foundation. Pizza will be served at 2:45 p.m., panel to follow from 3-4:30 p.m.
	April 27, 2007 Tse-min Lin: "The Minimum-Sum Point as a Solution Concept" Methodology/Formal Theory Speaker Series Tse-min Lin University of Texas at Austin Speaker: Tse-min Lin, Associate Professor of Political Science, The University of Texas at Austin
	April 25, 2007 Diego von Vacano: "Racial Identity in Hispanic/Latin American Thought: The Republican Tradition" Political Theory Speaker Series Diego von Vacano Texas AandM University Speaker: Diego von Vacano, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Texas AandM University. Dr. Diego von Vacano is the author of The Art of Power: Machiavelli, Nietzsche and the Making of Aesthetic Political Theory ((Lexington Books/Rowman and Littlefield), and "Race and Political Theory," in Race or Ethnicity? On Black and Latino Identity (Cornell University Press). His teaching and research interests are in political philosophy and the history of political thought. He is especially interested in modern European and Latin American political theory. His current research focuses on the problem of racial identity in relation to citizenship in the Hispanic tradition, focusing on the themes of Empire, Nation, and Cosmopolis in various thinkers. Dr. von Vacano's other areas of interest are the politics of democratization in Latin America (especially Bolivia), and the ethics of immigration policy in developed democracies.
	April 20, 2007 Exporting Democracy: What Democracies Can and Cannot Do Conference Sponsored by: The College of Liberal Arts; The Office of the Vice President and Dean for Graduate Studies; The Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies; The Center for Middle Eastern Studies; The Teresa Llozano Longe Institute of Latin American Studies; The Center for South Asian Studies
	April 19, 2007 Susan Shirk, "The Fragile Superpower: China in the Twenty-First Century" America and the World: Rethinking America's Global Role, 2006-07 Speaker Series Susan Shirk UC, San Diego Speaker: Susan Shirk, Professor of Political Science, Director of the Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation, University of California, San Diego.
	April 16, 2007 Registration For Summer Session and Fall Semester April 16-21, 23-27: Registration for continuing and readmitted students for the summer session and the fall semester.
	April 13, 2007 Sanford Levinson: "Our Undemocratic Constitution" School of Law Colloquia Sanford Levinson UT Law Speaker: Sanford Levinson, W. St. John Garwood and W. St. John Garwood, Jr. Centennial Chair in Law, and Professor of Government at the University of Texas at Austin
	April 12, 2007 Gender, Globalization, and Governance Conference LBJ School of Public Affairs This conference seeks to examine the twenty-first century implications of the intersection of the modern women's movement and the rise of globalization. This conference will consider the respective roles of international governance, states, and non-state actors in crafting gender policy, contributing to debates about how international and national policymakers negotiate the changing global order.
	April 11, 2007 Academic Advising For Summer Session and Fall Semester April 11-13, 16-20: Academic advising for continuing and readmitted students for the summer session and the fall semester.
	April 11, 2007 Legislative Blogrolling: An Afternoon with Bloggers of Texas Politics Texas Politics Speaker Series Featuring: Paul Burka of Burkablog, Eileen Smith of In the Pink Texas, and Jim Warren of Billy Clyde's Political Hot Tub Party. Paul Burka, Senior Executive Editor for Texas Monthly, joined the publication's staff one year after its founding. Burka also spent five years as an attorney with the Texas Legislature. Burkablog started in July 2006. Eileen Smith founded In the Pink Texas in February 2005. She holds a Masters in Journalism from Northwestern University, and formerly worked as a staffer in the Texas House of Representatives. Jim Warren started blogging at Billy Clyde's Political Hot Tub Party in 2006. He is a veteran of Texas state government and currently works as a lobbyist in Austin.
	April 9, 2007 Leonard Wantchekon: "Information, Social Networks and the Demand for Public Goods: Experimental Evidence from Benin" Comparative Politics Speaker Series Leonard Wantchekon New York University Speaker: Leonard Wantchekon, Professor of Politics at New York University, Director of the Institute for Empirical Research in Political Economy.
	April 9, 2007 Matthew Waxman International Security Speaker Series Matthew Waxman U.S. State Department Matthew Waxman is the Principal Deputy Director of the Policy Planning Staff at the U.S. State Department. He previously served as the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Detainee Affairs, on the staff of the Coalition Provisional Authority, and on the National Security Council Staff, and he clerked for Supreme Court Justice David H. Souter and U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Joel M. Flaum. In this talk, he will discuss the appropriate standards of evidence that the government should use when deciding whether to detain suspects in the War on Terror. Free and open to the public. For more information, please contact Eugene Gholz, 471-5882
	April 6, 2007 John Lott: "Is Newspaper Coverage of Economic Events Politically Biased?: Reagan to Bush II" Methodology/Formal Theory Speaker Series John Lott SUNY - Binghamton Speaker: John Lott, Dean's Visiting Professor of Economics, SUNY at Binghamton
	April 5, 2007 Michel Rosenfeld: "A Cross-National Comparison of Judicial Responses to the War on Terror" H. Malcolm MacDonald Lecture in Constitutional and Comparative Law Michel Rosenfeld Yeshiva University Speaker: Michel Rosenfeld, Justice Sydney L. Robins Professor of Human Rights, Director of Security, Democracy, and the Rule of Law, Cardozo School of Law at Yeshiva University.
	March 30, 2007 Racialized Religion A Conference on the Intersection of Race, Religion, and Politics The conference will focus on the various ways that religious beliefs and institutions factor into the political behavior of racial minorities. Scholars specializing in studies on race, religion, and poltical behavior will present their research. Free and open to the public. No advance registration is necessary. For more information, please contact Eric McDaniel: emcaniel@mail.utexas.edu. Sponsored by: College of Liberal Arts, Vice President for Diversity and Community Engagement, Department of Government, Center for African and African American Studies, Public Policy Institute, Religious Studies Program, and Department of Sociology.
	March 30, 2007 Peter Ordeshook: "Two Methods for Detecting Fraud in Mass Elections Using Official Election Returns" Methodology/Formal Theory Speaker Series Peter Ordeshook California Institute of Technology Speaker: Peter C. Ordeshook, Professor of Political Science, California Institute of Technology.
	March 30, 2007 Hein Goemans: "Leaders and International Conflict" International Relations Speaker Series Hein Goemans University of Rochester Speaker: Hein Goemans, Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of Rochester.
	March 29, 2007 Kenneth Wald, "Homeland Interest, Hostland Politics: American Arabs and Jews as Mobilized Diasporas" Annual Gale Lecture in Jewish Studies Kenneth Wald University of Florida Speaker: Kenneth Wald, Distinguished Professor of Political Science, University of Florida
	March 26, 2007 Ronald King: "Narratives of American Politics" American Politics Speaker Series Ronald King San Diego State University Speaker: Ronald King, Chair and Professor of Political Science at San Diego State University.
	March 26, 2007 Jane R. Burbank, Frederick Cooper: "Empire and Citizenship, 212-1946" School of Law Colloquia Jane R. Burbank and Frederick Cooper NYU Speakers: Professors Jane R. Burbank and Frederick Cooper, History Department at NYU. Law, History, and Humanities Colloquium
	March 26, 2007 Deadline Last Day to Apply for an Undergraduate or a Law Degree Last day to apply for an undergraduate or a law degree.
	March 23, 2007 James Mahoney: "The Qualitative/Quantitative Disputation in Contemporary Political Science" Comparative Politics Speaker Series James Mahoney Northwestern University Speaker: James Mahoney, Associate Professor of Political Science, Northwestern University.
	March 23, 2007 Janet Box-Steffensmeier: "UT Graduate School Preparation for the Political Science Profession" Distinguished Alumni Speaker Series Janet Box-Steffensmeier Ohio State University Speaker: Janet Box-Steffensmeier, Vernal Riffe Professor of Political Science, Director of the Program in Statistics and Methodology, Ohio State University.
	March 23, 2007 M. Taylor Fravel: "Explaining China's Use of Force in Territorial Disputes" International Relations Speaker Series M. Taylor Fravel MIT Speaker: M. Taylor Fravel, Assistant Professor of Political Science, MIT Please email Maria Tway for a copy of the paper.
	March 22, 2007 Janet Box-Steffensmeier, "Tools of the Trade: The Field of Political Methodology" Methodology/Formal Theory Speaker Series Janet Box-Steffensmeier Ohio State University Speaker: Janet Box-Steffensmeier, Vernal Riffe Professor of Political Science, Director of the Program in Statistics and Methodology, Ohio State University.
	March 22, 2007 Ran Hirschl: "The New Constitutionalism and the Judicialization of Pure Politics Worldwide" Patterson-Banister Lecture Series on Public Law Ran Hirschl University of Toronto Speaker: Ran Hirschl, Professor of Political Science and Canada Chair in Constitutionalism, Democracy and Development at the University of Toronto, currently a Fellow at the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences in Stanford, California.
	March 22, 2007 Deadline Last Day to Apply for a Graduate Degree Last day to apply for a graduate degree.
	March 21, 2007 Ethan Kapstein: "The Fate of Young Democracies" International Security Speaker Series Ethan Kapstein INSEAD Ethan Kapstein is the Paul Dubrule Professor of Sustainable Development at INSEAD and a visting fellow at the Center for Global Development. A specialist in international economic relations, he has published widely in professional and policy journals, and is a frequent contributor to the op-ed pages of the International Herald Tribune and Los Angeles Times. He is the author or editor of eight books, the most recent of which is Sharing the Wealth: Workers and the World Economy. Free and open to the public. For more information, please contact Eugene Gholz, 471-5882
	March 19, 2007 ---CANCELLED---Ahmed al-Rahim, "Greek into Arabic into Islamic: Political Thought in the Near East" Political Theory Speaker Series Ahmed al-Rahim Yale University This talk has been cancelled and will be re-sheduled for a later date.
	March 12, 2007 Spring Break Spring Break
	March 9, 2007 Stathis Kalyvas: "The Logic of Violence in Civil War" Comparative Politics Speaker Series Stathis Kalyvas Yale University Speaker: Stathis Kalyvas, Arnold Wolfers Professor of Political Science, Director of the Program on Order, Conflict and Violence, Yale University.
	March 8, 2007 Robert Vitalis: "The Unbroken Past of Hierarchy on the World Mineral Frontiers" Junior Faculty Speaker Series Robert Vitalis University of Pennsylvania Speaker: Robert Vitalis, Associate Professor of Political Science, Director of Middle East Center, University of Pennsylvania.
	March 7, 2007 Carolyn Boyle Texas Politics Speaker Series Carolyn Boyle Texas Parent PAC Carolyn Boyle chairs Texas Parent PAC, a political action committee that raises funds to support the campaigns of pro-public education legislative candidates. She has been actively involved in public education issues in Texas for the last decade, and has played a central role in organizing opposition to private school vouchers in Texas. Texas Parent PAC is a rare example of grassroots success in contemporary Texas politics, and was a key player in several state legislative races during the 2006 election cycle in Texas.
	March 7, 2007 Theresa Whelan, "African Security and U.S. Interests: The Problem of 'Ungoverned Space"' International Security Speaker Series Theresa Whelan Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for African Affairs Theresa Whelan is the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for African Affairs. She has fifteen years of experience in defense policy, twelve years of which have emphasized African issues. In this talk she will discuss each region of the African continent and the particular problems faced by the U.S. with "ungoverned space." Free and open to the public. For more information, please contact Eugene Gholz, 471-5882
	March 5, 2007 Rebecca J. Scott: "Plessy v. Ferguson and the Concept of 'Public Rights': Uncovering a Vernacular anti-Caste Framework" School of Law Colloquia Rebecca J. Scott University of Michigan Law School Speaker: Professor Rebecca J. Scott, University of Michigan Law School Law, History, and Humanities Colloquium
	March 2, 2007 Government Graduate Student "Dry Run" Conference Part II OPEN TO ALL GOVERNMENT GRADUATE STUDENTS. Friday, March 2 10:00 Don Inbody, "Partisanship and the Military: American Military Political Attitudes and Behavior." 10:10 Taofang Huang, "Effects of Race and Ethnicity on Vote Choice." 10:20 Justin Dyer, "Injustice in the Thomist Tradition and the Case of Civil Disobedience." 10:30 Laura Field, "Hobbes' Rhetorical Legacy: 'Scientism' and Political Philosophy." 10:40 Feedback and questions from the audience
	March 1, 2007 Government Graduate Student "Dry Run" Conference Part I OPEN TO ALL GOVERNMENT GRADUATE STUDENTS. Thursday, March 1 12:00 Joel Parker, "Selecting Legislators by Lot: Implications for Democratic Representation." 12:10 Curt Nichols, "Explaining Attacks on the Supreme Court: Excavating a Partisan Regime Approach." 12:20 Marko Papic, "Divesting Power: European Community Comitology, GMO Approvals, and the Abdication of Power by Member States." 12:30 Kevin Stuart, "Driving the Economy: Mercedes-Benz, Alabama, and the Race to the Bottom." 12:40 Feedback and questions from the audience
	March 1, 2007 Morris Dees: "And Justice For All" UT School of Law Morris Dees Southern Poverty Law Center Speaker: Morris Dees, Civil Rights Legend, Founder and Chief Trial Counsel of the Southern Poverty Law Center, will speak about his precedent setting legal battles against the KKK, Aryan Nations, and other hate groups.
	February 28, 2007 Martha Olcott, "Central Asia: Strategic Asset or Security Liability?" America and the World: Rethinking America's Global Role, 2006-07 Speaker Series Martha Olcott Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Speaker: Martha Brill Olcott, Senior Associate with the Russian and Eurasian Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Free and open to the public. For information please contact Maria Tway: 232-7259, mtway@gov.utexas.edu
	February 23, 2007 Social Models Conference A Comparison of the United States and Europe A two day conference will feature speakers from the University of Texas as well as throughout the United States and Europe. Panels will feature comparisons between the U.S. and Europe on immigration and race, gender and economic issues. The keynote speaker on Friday afternoon will be Norman Birnbaum, Professor Emeritus at the Georgetown University Law Center and author most recently of "After Progress: American Social Reform and European Socialism in the Twentieth Century" (Oxford). For more information and registration, click the link below.
	February 23, 2007 Seventh Annual Conference on State Politics and Policy "Policymaking in the American States: Causes and Effects" The Seventh Annual State Politics and Policy Conference will be held at the University of Texas at Austin. The theme, "Policymaking in the American States: Causes and Effects," will feature over sixty research papers that examine a wide range of policy, political, and governmental topics important to the American states. For more information, please contact David Leal: dleal@gov.utexas.edu or Andrew Karch: akarch@mail.utexas.edu
	February 22, 2007 Dan Shea, "The Coming Civic Crisis: Youth Apathy about Politics" Week in Government By Invitation Only. For an invitation to this event, please contact: johanvdwalt@mail.utexas.edu
	February 22, 2007 Stephen Macedo: "Whither Democracy? Global Governance and National Sovereignty" Political Theory Speaker Series Stephen Macedo Princeton University Speaker: Stephen Macedo, Laurance S. Rockefeller Professor of Politics, Director of the University Center for Human Values, Princeton University.
	February 22, 2007 GSO Workshop Series: "Transitions" Distinguished Alumni Panel Featuring: Professors Brian Brox (Tulane University), Joe Giammo (University of Arkansas at Little Rock), Danny Hayes (Syracuse University), Seth McKee (University of South Florida). Pizza and refreshments will be served at 2:00 pm.
	February 21, 2007 Law School Student Panel Discussion Week in Government Open to undergraduate students.
	February 20, 2007 A Discussion on Internships with Dr. James Henson Week in Government Open to undergraduate students.
	February 20, 2007 Catherine Boone, "Property Rights and Political Development: Redistribution and the Possibility of Democratic Stability in Africa" Comparative Politics Speaker Series Catherine Boone Dept. of Government, UT Austin Speaker: Catherine Boone, Professor in the Department of Government, University of Texas at Austin.
	February 16, 2007 Comparative Politics Workshop Featuring: Professors Rob Moser, Ami Pedahzur, Kurt Weyland, and Ph.D. Candidate Natasha Sugiyama. The workshop will provide a broad overview of Comparative Politics, a discussion of new developments and trends in the field, and some information on the preliminary exams. Open to all Government graduate students.
	February 9, 2007 GSO Friday Workshop: Writing for Conferences and Publication Featuring Professors Wendy Hunter, Andy Karch, and Gary J. Jacobsohn, and Ph.D. Candidate Brian Arbour. OPEN TO ALL GOVERNMENT GRADUATE STUDENTS. Drinks and snacks will be provided.
	February 9, 2007 Steven Smith: "On Leo Strauss's Critique of Hermann Cohen" J.R. Long Chair Lectures in Political Philosophy Steven Smith Yale University Speaker: Steven Smith, Alfred Cowles Professor of Political Science at Yale University. Free and open to the public.
	February 9, 2007 Jane Junn, "Asian Pride or Ambiguous Identities: Immigration Policy and the Construction of Racial Political Identity" American Politics Workshop Series Jane Junn Dept. Political Science, Rutgers University Speaker: Jane Junn, Associate Professor of the Department of Political Science and Eagleton Institute of Politics at Rutgers University.
	February 5, 2007 Jay Winter: "The Birth of the European Human Rights Movement" School of Law Colloquia Jay Winter Yale University, Dept. of History Speaker: Professor Jay Winter, Department of History at Yale University Law, History, and Humanities Colloquium
	February 5, 2007 Robert Moser, "Representing Ethnic Minorities: Is Proportional Representation Always Best?" Comparative Politics Workshop Series Robert Moser UT Austin, Dept. of Government Speaker: Robert Moser, Associate Professor, Associate Chair, and Faculty Undergraduate Advisor with the UT Department of Government.
	February 1, 2007 Conference: "The Future of the Welfare State" UT School of Law Keynote Speakers: E.J. Dionne and Joseph Stiglitz Poverty is widespread in the United States, and vast numbers of working Americans and their families lack health insurance and other basic social goods. But the mid- twentieth-century ideal of a generous "welfare state" is dead. "Welfare" is linked to moral decay. Redistribution to end poverty and broaden social provision is said to be counter-productive in today's global economy. The time is ripe for serious alternatives to the prevailing wisdom. This gathering of renowned scholars will address the practical and moral challenges of reinventing the welfare state in the twenty-first century. All members of the UT and broader Austin community are invited to this important conference, from February 1st through February 3rd at the University of Texas School of Law.
	February 1, 2007 The 27th Annual Student Conference On Latin America Institute of Latin American Studies Student Association (ILASSA) The Institute of Latin American Studies Student Assciation will host its 27th annual conference, the oldest student-run academic conference on Latin America in the world. Free and open to the public. For more information, please contact Catherine Pees Scott, 512-659-8426, cpscott@mail.utexas.edu
	February 1, 2007 Husain Haqqani: "The Promise and Threat of South Asia" America and the World: Rethinking America's Global Role, 2006-07 Speaker Series Husain Haqqani Boston University Speaker: Husain Haqqani, Director of the Center for International Relations and Associate Professor of International Relations at Boston University. The South Asian sub-continent, home to more than one billion people, is emerging as an important player on the global stage. India is one of the fastest growing economies. Afghanistan and Pakistan remain centers of extremist Islamism. The India-Pakistan conflict remains unresolved and the possession of nuclear arms by both countries represents a major threat to global peace. What is the promise and threat of South Asia? How has the U.S. approached the region in the past and what policy changes might be needed to deal with the conflicts and maximize the potential of South Asia? Free and open to the public. For information please contact Maria Tway: 232-7259, mtway@gov.utexas.edu
	January 31, 2007 Twelfth Class Day Last day an undergraduate student may add a course except for rare and extenuating circumstances. Payment due for added courses (add bill). Last day to drop a course for a possible refund. Last day a graduate student or a law student may, with the required approvals, add a course.
	January 26, 2007 Review of the 2006 Midterm Elections American Politics Field Panel Discussion Professors Walter Dean Burnham, Jason Casellas, Daron Shaw, and Sean Theriault will provide analysis and comment. Professor Bartholomew Sparrow will moderate.
	January 25, 2007 Antoine van Agtmael, "The Emerging Markets: How a New Breed of World Class Companies Is Overtaking the World" LBJ School of Public Affairs Dean's Office Antoine van Agtmael Emerging Markets Management Speaker: Antoine van Agtmael, founder, chairman, and chief investment officer of Emerging Markets Management, LLC. His will discuss his recent book, The Emerging Markets Century: How A New Breed of World Class Companies Is Overtaking the World, which profiles the dramatic rise of 25 world-class multinationals that are changing the face of globalization.
	January 24, 2007 "What is a Veteran at UT?" Open Dialogue about War Time Experiences and Life After Featured Military Veterans: Dr. Howard Prince - Director of LBJ School's Center for Ethical Leadership Retired Marine Corps Lieutenant General Jefferson Davis Howell, Jr. - Former Director of LBJ Space Center Starr Corbin - Co-founder of Student Veteran's Association Trampes Crow - Middle Eastern Specialist Timothy Riley - Master's Candidate in LBJ School Kevin Robinson - Graduate Business Student
	January 24, 2007 Jane Holl Lute: "Current Challenges in UN Peacekeeping" International Security Speaker Series Jane Holl Lute United Nations Dr. Jane Holl Lute is the United Nations Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations. She has extensive operational experience with peacekeeping both at the UN and on the staff of the U.S. National Security Council, which she combines with an analytical perspective honed as the head of the Carnegie Commission on Preventing Deadly Conflict. She holds a Ph.D. from Stanford and J.D. from Georgetown. Free and open to the public. For more information, please contact Eugene Gholz, 471-5882
	January 18, 2007 "Restoring Broad-Based Growth: Responding to the Challenges of Globalization and Technological Change" A Presentation by Roger C. Altman and Jason Furman The Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs welcomes Roger C. Altman, chairman and cofounder of Evercore Partners, and Jason Furman, senior fellow and director of the Hamilton Project at the Brookings Institution. Mr. Altman and Dr. Furman will discuss the prospects for restoring broad-based economic growth in response to the challenges of globalization and technological change. Free and open to the public. For more information, please contact Brendan Lavy, 512-232-4004, blavy@austin.utexas.edu
	January 16, 2007 Spring Semester 2007 Classes Begin
	January 11, 2007 Registration For Spring Semester January 11 and 12: Registration for the spring semester for contiuing students who have not yet registered.
	January 10, 2007 Registration For Spring Semester January 10 and 12: Registration for the spring semester for new and readmitted students who have not yet registered.
	December 9, 2006 Fall 2006 Commencement Ceremony College of Liberal Arts
	December 8, 2006 Last Class Day Last class day.
	November 30, 2006 Texas Politics Speaker Series State Senator Kip Averitt (R- Waco) Senator Kip Averitt was born in the small West Texas town of Crane. The son of a banker and a school teacher, Averitt was raised in numerous cities and towns across Texas. He graduated from Reagan High School in Austin and later earned a BBA and MBA in economics and finance from Baylor University in Waco. Averitt, a CPA, is a state and local tax consultant for Ryan and Company. After serving nine-and-a-half years in the Texas House of Representatives, including two terms as Chairman of the House Committee on Financial Institutions, Averitt was elected to the Texas Senate in April of 2002. Although still in his first term as a senator, Averitt serves as Chairman of the powerful Senate Committee on Natural Resources. His legislative experience and in-depth understanding of complex issues have repeatedly won the respect and recognition of his Senate colleagues and the legislative leadership. During the past two legislative sessions, Averitt was chosen to fulfill leadership roles on major legislative efforts, including school finance reform and design of the state's $140 billion biennial budget. During the 79th Session, Averitt was appointed to the budget conference committee, the school finance tax reform conference committee, and the Senate Republicans elected him to serve as Vice-Chairman of the Senate Republican Caucus. TALK IS OPEN AND FREE TO THE PUBLIC.
	November 27, 2006 Flynt Leverett - LECTURE RESCHEDULED FOR SPRING 2007 America and the World: Rethinking America's Global Role, 2006-07 Speaker Series Flynt Leverett New America Foundation RESCHEDULED FOR SPRING 2007 Speaker: Flynt Leverett, Senior Fellow and Director of the Geopolitics of Energy Initiative, New America Foundation. For information, please contact Tonya Duhart: 232-7258, duharttl@mail.la.utexas.edu
	November 23, 2006 Thanksgiving Holidays No classes.
	November 20, 2006 First Annual Division of Diversity and Community Engagement Lecture Hanes Walton, Jr- "Crossover Voting Behavior: African American Senate Elections" Hanes Walton, Jr. University of Michigan Professor Hanes Walton, Jr. received his Ph.D. from Howard University and is currently in the Political Science Department at the University of Michigan. He also holds positions as Senior Research Scientist at the Center for Political Studies and as faculty member in the Center for Afroamerican and African Studies. Professor Walton's principal areas of interest, at the moment, are African American Politics, presidential elections, and public policy. His current book (due out this year) explores and analyzes the manner in which the political context variable impacts and influences the political behavior of the African American community. His large scale work on commemorative public policies is presently in the data collection stage. This work has been underway since 1983. Free and Open to the public
	November 20, 2006 Karen Long Jusko Job Talk CANCELED CANCELED. THIS JOB TALK WILL BE RESCHEDULED. NEW DATE TBA. Free and Open to the Public.
	November 15, 2006 Michael Horowitz: "The Diffusion of Military Power: Causes and Consequences for International Politics" Job Talk Free and open to the public.
	November 13, 2006 Hyeren Jo: "The Informational Role of International Institutions: Limits and Possibilities" Job Talk Free and open to the public
	November 10, 2006 Daniel Butler Job Talk Methods Job Talk Free and open to the public.
	November 10, 2006 Public Law Field Workshop Government Graduate Workshop OPEN TO ALL GOVERNMENT GRADUATE STUDENTS Further details TBA
	November 10, 2006 Meet Your Professor: A Talk by Professor R. Harrison Wagner Government Graduate Workshop OPEN TO ALL GOVERNMENT GRADUATE STUDENTS
	November 8, 2006 Texas Politics Speaker Series State Senator Judith Zaffirini (D- Laredo) State Senator Judith Zaffirini (D- Laredo) Senator Judith Zaffirini (D-Laredo) represents the 21st Senatorial District. First elected in 1986, she will begin her 20th year in the Texas Senate in 2007. In 2004 she was re-elected with 79 percent of the districtwide vote, her sixth landslide victory in which she carried all counties in the large and diverse district-something no one else ever has accomplished. Senator Zaffirini is the first Hispanic woman senator in Texas and to serve as President Pro Tempore of the Texas Senate and as Governor for a Day. The senior senator from the border and for Bexar County, she has served three consecutive terms as Chair of the Senate Health and Human Services Committee, six terms on the Appropriations Conference Committee, seven terms on the Senate Committee on Finance, and nine consecutive terms on the Senate Committee on Education. Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst appointed her Chair of the Subcommittee on Capital Funding for Higher Education, Vice Chair of the Senate Finance Committee and to the Legislative Budget Board, and the Senate Committees on Education, Health and Human Services, International Relations and Trade, and Subcommittee on Higher Education. TALK IS FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
	November 7, 2006 Election Night UT Experts, Students Monitor Election Night Sean Theriault, assistant professor of government at the University of Texas at Austin, will monitor election night returns with students, including those enrolled in his congressional election classes. In addition, election experts and researchers will be available to provide commentary on issues such as party polarization, Latino politics and the effect of gay-marriage ballot initiatives on the elections. BACKGROUND: Theriault researches party polarization in the U.S. Congress and the differences between elected officials' goals, ideas and attitudes and those of their constituencies. In particular, he examines the ethical considerations presented when there is a disconnect between the viewpoints of constituents and their representatives. He is the author of "The Power of the People:Congressional Competition, Public Attention, and Voter Retribution." This spring, Theriault earned the President's Associates Teaching Excellence Award. Last year, he earned the Eyes of Texas Teaching Excellence Award. KUT will provide live coverage from the event at 10:30 p.m. and Theriault will provide election night commentary for the radio stationat 10:50 p.m. The event is free and open to the university community. For more information, please contact the Department of Government at 512-232-7279 or Student Government at 512-471-3166.
	November 6, 2006 Andrew Kennedy: "The Origins of Audacity: National Efficacy Beliefs and the Cold War Dreams of Mao and Nehru" Job Talk Ph.D. Candidate, Harvard University Free and open to the public.
	November 3, 2006 Distinguished Alumni Lectures: Professor Marc J. Hetherington- "Divided We Stand: Authoritarianism, Polarization, and the Contemporary Political Divide" Government Graduate Workshop Marc J. Hetherington Vanderbilt University Speaker: Professor Marc J. Hetherington- "Divided We Stand: Authoritarianism, Polarization, and the Contemporary Political Divide" Marc J. Hetherington, Associate Professor of Political Science at Vanderbilt University. Professor Hetherington received his Ph.D. from the the UT-Austin Department of Government in 1997. OPEN TO ALL GOVERNMENT GRADUATE STUDENTS
	November 1, 2006 Steve Aftergood: "The Challenge of Government Secrecy" International Security Speaker Series 2006 Steve Aftergood Federation of American Scientists Steve Aftergood is a senior research analyst at the Federation of American Scientists. He directs the FAS Project on Government Secrecy, which works to reduce the scope of government secrecy, to accelerate the declassification of cold war documents, and to promote reform of official secrecy practices. In this talk, he will discuss some of the important trade-offs in setting the right level of government secrecy, especially in the context of the War on Terror. Free and open to the public. For more information, please contact Eugene Gholz, 471-5882
	October 30, 2006 Registration For Spring Semester October 30-31, November 1-4, 6-10: Registration for continuing and readmitted students for spring semester.
	October 27, 2006 Ron Krebs: "Fixing the Meaning of September 11: Hegemony, Coercion, and the Road to War in Iraq" International Relations Workshop Ron Krebs is from The University of Minnesota and is the 2006-2007 Harrington Fellow in the Department of Government. Paper available. Free and open to the public. For more information, contact Peter Trubowitz at 512.232.7257 or trubowitz@mail.utexas.edu
	October 26, 2006 Academic Advising For Spring Semester October 26-27, 30-31, November 1: Academic advising for continuing and readmitted students for the spring semester.
	October 26, 2006 Jack Snyder: "The Bush Doctrine as a Partisan Wedge Issue" International Security Speaker Series 2006 Jack Snyder Columbia University Professor Jack Snyder is a leading authority on international affairs. His recent work has focused on the propensity of democratizing countries to fight wars (in contrast to countries with firmly established democratic institutions). In this session, he will present some of his exciting new work on domestic political effects of the new American national security strategy. Free and open to the public. For more information, please contact Eugene Gholz, 471-5882
	October 25, 2006 Deadline Last Day to Apply for an Undergraduate or a Law Degree Last day to apply for an undergraduate or a law degree.
	October 24, 2006 Eric Selbin: "Is Revolution Still an Option in Latin America?" Lecture Eric Selbin Southwestern University As social problems worsen and discontent with neoliberalism spreads, radical challengers have taken office in Venezuela and Bolivia, and almost in Peru. How likely is drastic social and political change in the region? Prof. Selbin brings his expertise on social revolution to bear in the analysis of this important question. For more info., contact Kurt Weyland at 512.232.7253 or kweyland@mail.la.utexas.edu.
	October 23, 2006 Terry Chapman: "Information and Institutional Legitimacy: the UN Security Council and State Behavior" Job Talk Ph.D. Candidate, Emory University Open to the public.
	October 20, 2006 Job Search Workshop Government Graduate Workshop OPEN TO ALL GOVERNMENT GRADUATE STUDENTS. Featuring Professor Peter Trubowitz with the hiring perspective, and Professors Ismail White and Jason Casellas, with insights from their own job searches.
	October 16, 2006 Deadline Last Day to Apply for a Graduate Degree Last day to apply for a graduate degree.
	October 13, 2006 Meet Your Professor: A Talk by Professor Jason Brownlee Government Graduate Workshop OPEN TO ALL GOVERNMENT GRADUATE STUDENTS
	October 11, 2006 Brady Kiesling: "U.S. Diplomacy for a Crowded Planet" International Security Speaker Series 2006 Brady Kiesling Brady Kiesling resigned from his post at the U.S. Embassy in Athens in February, 2003, after a twenty-year career in the foreign service to protest the U.S. invasion of Iraq. He has just published a book on American diplomacy, which he will discuss in this session. Free and open to the public. For more information, please contact Eugene Gholz, 471-5882
	October 10, 2006 Raul Madrid: "The Rise of Ethno-Populism in Latin America" Comparative Politics Speaker Series Raul Madrid UT, Department of Government Speaker: Raul Madrid, Assoc. Professor of the Department of Government, University of Texas at Austin. His paper will be available on Oct. 6, 2006. Free and open to the public.
	October 6, 2006 James Ceaser, "True Blue vs. Deep Red: The Ideas that Move American Politics" J.R. Long Chair Lectures in Political Philosophy James Ceaser University of Virginia Speaker: James W. Ceaser, Professor of Politics, The University of Virginia. Free and open to the public.
	October 4, 2006 Hans Arnold, "Europe and the U.S.: Where Do We Go Now?" Transatlantic Lecture Series/America and the World Series Hans Arnold Former German Ambassador to the United States and the United Nations Speaker: Hans Arnold, Former German Ambassador to the United States and the United Nations
	September 29, 2006 American Politics Field Workshop: An Overview of the Program Government Graduate Workshop OPEN TO ALL GOVERNMENT GRADUATE STUDENTS Professors Bruce Buchanan, David Leal, Corrine McConnaughy, and Bat Sparrow will address course offerings, preparation for the preliminary exams, their research interests, conference participation, and expectations of graduate students in the field.
	September 29, 2006 "The University at 123" An Anniversary Observance: 1883-2006
	September 27, 2006 "The Aftermath of the 2006 Mexican Elections" Lecture The Honorable Consul Jorge Guajardo and UT faculty members discuss the impact of the recent presidential race on Mexican democracy. For more info., contact Paloma Diaz at 512.232.2423 or diazlobos@mail.utexas.edu.
	September 22, 2006 "How to be a Good Graduate Student" Government Graduate Workshop OPEN TO ALL GOVERNMENT GRADUATE STUDENTS. Professors Zoltan Barany, Kurt Weyland, Daron Shaw, and Patrick McDonald, and Ph.D. Candidate Natasha Borges Sugiyama will share their insights on suggested timelines, writing for seminars, and surviving the experience.
	September 18, 2006 Sustainability in the Americas: Brazil, Canada, Mexico, and the U.S. Conference Creating sustainable cities is one of the 21st century's major challenges. As societies around the world embrace sustainability, those in developed regions focus most on environmental responsibility, while those in developing regions focus more on social and economic aspects. Experts from Brazil, Canada, Mexico, and the U.S. will address different approaches taken in North and South America to incorporate all three criteria. For more information on this event, contact the Brazil Center at brazil@uts.cc.utexas.edu or 512.47.8418, or visit the conference webpage.
	September 15, 2006 Twelfth Class Day Last day an undergraduate student may add a course except for rare and extenuating circumstances. Payment due for added courses (add bill). Last day to drop a course for possible refund. Last day a graduate student or a law student may, with the required approvals, add a course.
	September 14, 2006 The Cold War Conference Cambridge History of the Cold War
	September 14, 2006 "Social and Economic Policy in Brazil: The Cardoso Legacy" Panel Discussion Fernando Henrique Cardoso, president of Brazil from 1995 to 2003, will visit Austin and The University of Texas campus to discuss Brazilian economic and social policy. Panels include AIDS and Reproductive Health; Social Policy Reform: Social Security, Education, and Health; The Plano Real and Economic Reform; Decentralization of the State; and Electoral Politics, Patterns, and Trends. Comments by President Cardoso. For more info., contact the Brazil Center at 512.471.8418 or brazil@uts.cc.utexas.edu.
	September 13, 2006 Fernando Henrique Cardoso: "The Accidental President of Brazil" Lecture and Reading Fernando Henrique Cardoso President of Brazil, 1995-2003 Fernando Henrique Cardoso, president of Brazil from 1995 to 2003, will speak about his experience in office, answer questions from the audience, and sign copies of his recently published memoir, "The Accidental President of Brazil." Part of the Lozano Long Lecture Series of LLILAS. Free and open to the public. For more info., call 512.232.2409 or e-mail ilas@uts.cc.utexas.edu.
	September 11, 2006 Five Years after 9/11: New Ideas for Managing Conflict Implications of the Changing Population Gregory J. Vincent, Vice President for Diversity and Community Engagement Implications for Using Force James Steinberg, Dean and J.J. "Jake" Pickle Regents Chair in Public Affairs Implications for Negotiating Natural Resources David Eaton, Bess Harris Jones Centennial Professor in Natural Resource Policy Studies Implications for Understanding Religion Martha Newman, Director of Religious Studies Implications for Understanding the Role of the Media Thomas Schatz, Philip G. Warner Regents Professor of Communication Please RSVP 471-1950 OR UTPCR@UTS.CC.UTEXAS.EDU
	August 30, 2006 Fall Semester 2006 Classes Begin
	August 28, 2006 Registration For Fall Semester August 28: Registration for the fall semester for continuing students who have not yet registered.
	August 24, 2006 Registration For Fall Semester August 24-25: Registration for the fall semester for new and readmitted students who have not yet registered.
	August 22, 2006 Meeting for New Teaching Assistants Fall 2006 Meeting for all new teaching assistants - Tuesday, August 22, 2006 beginning 10:00 am at Batts, 5th floor.
	August 21, 2006 Orientation for New Graduate Students Fall 2006 Orientation for new graduate students - Monday, August 21, 2006 beginning 9:00 am at Batts, 5th floor.
	August 11, 2006 Last Class Day for Second-Term and Whole-Session Courses Last class day for second-term and whole-session courses, including three- and four-hour law courses and Summer Freshman Class courses. Last day to drop a second-term or whole-session course.
	July 25, 2006 Last Class Day for Nine-Week Courses Last class day for nine-week courses. Last day to drop a nine-week course.
	July 14, 2006 Deadline Last Day to Apply for an Undergraduate or a Law Degree Last day to apply for an undergraduate or a law degree.
	July 13, 2006 Fourth Class Day for Second-Term Courses Fourth class day for second-term courses. Last day an undergraduate student may add a second-term course except for rare and extenuating circumstances. Payment due for added courses (add bill). Last day to drop a second-term course for a possible refund. Last day a graduate student or a law student may, with the required approvals, add a second-term course.
	July 10, 2006 Second-Term Courses Begin Classes begin for second-term courses.
	July 6, 2006 Last Class Day for First-Term Courses Last class day for first-term courses, including three-hour law courses. Last day to drop a first-term course.
	June 8, 2006 Deadline Last Day to Apply for a Graduate Degree Last day to apply for a graduate degree.
	June 6, 2006 Fourth Class Day Fourth class day for first-term, nine-week, and whole-session courses. Last day an undergraduate student may add a first-term, nine-week, or whole-session course except for rare and extenuating circumstances. Payment due for added courses (add bill). Last day to drop a first-term, nine-week, or whole-session course for a possible refund. Last day a graduate student or a law student may, with the required approvals, add a first-term, nine-week, or whole-session course.
	June 1, 2006 First-Term, Nine-Week, and Whole-Session Courses Begin First-term, nine-week, and whole-session courses begin.
	May 20, 2006 123rd Spring University-Wide Commencement
	May 19, 2006 Department of Government Commencement Ceremony 2006 The commencement ceremony for the Department of Government will be held at Gregory Gymnasium on Friday, May 19th at 9:00 am. Ted Cruz, the Solicitor General of Texas, will deliver the commencement address.
	May 16, 2006 Suicide Terrorism in a Globalized World Conference This workshop examines suicide terrorism through a global lens and aims to discuss current and future trends as well as possible countermeasures to control, stall, and counteract the evolvng threats posed by this growing phenomenon. For more information, please contact Maria Tway: mtway@gov.utexas.edu
	May 5, 2006 Richard Lau, "How Voters Decide: Four Strategies of Voter Decision Making, and Their Consequences" Rutgers University Richard Lau Dept. of Political Science, Rutgers University Speaker: Richard Lau, Director of the Whitman Center for the Study of Democracy, Rutgers University.
	May 5, 2006 Last Class Day Last class day except in the School of Law.
	May 4, 2006 David Sena, "Arraying the Ancestors: The Construction of Lineage in Ancient China" China Seminar David Sena Department of Asian Studies Speaker: David Sena, Lecturer, Department of Asian Studies, UT-Austin
	April 27, 2006 Peter J. Katzenstein: "The American Imperium in a World of Regions" America and the World: Rethinking America's Global Role, 2005-06 Speaker Series Peter J. Katzenstein Cornell University, International Studies Speaker: Peter J. Katzenstein, Carpenter Professor of International Studies, Cornell University. Free and open to the public. For information please contact Maria Tway: 232-7259, mtway@gov.utexas.edu
	April 26, 2006 Richard Webb, "Democracy, Discontent and Development in Latin America" Richard Webb University of San Martin, Peru Speaker: Richard Webb, UT Visiting Scholar, Director of the Center for Economic Research, University of San Martin de Porres, Peru. Former Governor of the Central Bank of Peru.
	April 25, 2006 Richard Webb, "2006 Peruvian Preliminary Elections: A Look Back at the First Round, and a Look Ahead to the Second Round" Richard Webb University of San Martin, Peru Speaker: Richard Webb, UT Visiting Scholar, Director of the Center for Economic Research, University of San Martin de Porres, Peru. Former Governor of the Central Bank of Peru.
	April 24, 2006 Paul Wahlbeck: "The Influence of Oral Arguments on the U.S. Supreme Court" Law, Business, and Economics Workshop Paul Wahlbeck George Washington University, Dept. of Political Science Speaker: Paul Wahlbeck, Professor of Political Science, George Washington University. A copy of his paper can be found at http://www.utexas.edu/law/ academics/centers/clbe/workshops/spring2006
	April 24, 2006 Tran Thi Bich Lieu, "Higher Education Quality in Vietnam: Status and Solutions for Its Improvement" Tran Thi Bich Lieu Texas Tech University, Hanoi University of Education, Hanoi, Vietnam Speaker: Tran Thi Bich Lieu, Fulbright Scholar at Texas Tech University, Hanoi University of Education, Hanoi, Vietnam
	April 20, 2006 "The Promise of Coal and its Role in Texas' Energy Future" Texas Politics Speaker Series Michael L. Williams Texas Railroad Commisioner Speaker: Michael L. Williams, Texas Railroad Commissioner
	April 18, 2006 Barry Posen: "Iraq - Whether, When and How to Disengage" International Security Speaker Series Barry Posen MIT Speaker: Barry Posen, Ford International Professor of Political Science, MIT Free and open to the public. For additional information, call 512-232-2564.
	April 17, 2006 Registration For Summer Session and Fall Semester April 17-22, 24-28: Registration for the summer session and the fall semester for continuing and readmitted students.
	April 17, 2006 James Thomas, "The Aesthetics of Development: Korea and the Phenomenology of Modernity" Korea Seminar James Thomas Department of Asian Studies Speaker: James Thomas, Senior Lecturer, Department of Asian Studies, UT-Austin
	April 17, 2006 Cindy Williams, "From Conscripts to Volunteers: The Transitions to All-Volunteer Forces in Europe" International Security Speaker Series Cindy Williams MIT Speaker: Cindy Williams, Principal Research Scientist, Security Studies Program, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Free and open to the public. For additional information, call 512-232-2564.
	April 13, 2006 Dora Piroska, "Small Post-Socialist States and Global Finance: The Internationalization of the State in Hungary and Slovenia" Dora Piroska Central European University, Budapest, Hungary Speaker: Dora Piroska, Ph.D., Central European University, Budapest Hungary. Visiting scholar in the UT Department of Government This talk seeks to explain the differences in the state's functions as an owner, regulator, and supervisor of banks in Hungary and Slovenia - two structurally similar, but institutionally different post-socialist states in which better-developed financial markets emerged. It also investigates the internationalization of the two states, which was brought about by the intensifying globalization of financial markets.
	April 12, 2006 Academic Advising For Summer Session and Fall Semester April 12-14, 17-21: Academic advising for continuing and readmitted students for the summer session and the fall semester.
	April 11, 2006 Oxford-UT Law Faculty Interchange UT School of Law Participants: Catherine Appleton, Mindy Chen-Wishart, Wanjiru Njoya, Sandra Meredith, Katja Ziegler, Nicholas Bamforth For more information, please contact Prof. H.W. Perry, hwperry@mail.utexas.edu
	April 10, 2006 Government Graduate Student "Dry-Run" Panel Department of Government Come support your fellow graduate students and offer feedback on these practice paper presentations. All subfields are welcome to attend. Rodrigo Nunes, Politics Without Insurance: Democratic Obstacles to the Expansion of Judicial Power in Brazil Laura Sylvester, Patron States: U.S. Military and Economic Aid and Democratization in the Developing World Ernest McGowen, Group Consciousness: Voting in Minority/Majority Districts Patrick Hickey, Parental Socialization of Partisanship
	April 7, 2006 Government Graduate Student "Dry-Run" Panel Department of Government Come support your fellow graduate students and offer feedback on these practice paper presentations. All subfields are welcome to attend. Friday - April 7 at 1:00 p.m. in Burdine 436A Monday - April 10 at 11:30 a.m. in Burdine 436A Eduardo d'Argent, Constitutional Courts in Peru (1982-2005): Lessons from Three Constitutional Experiences Aaron Herold, Spinoza and Tocqueville on Liberalism and Religion David Brumbaugh, Rhetorical Evil in American Foreign Policy
	April 7, 2006 Kenneth Greene: "Modeling Party Dominance and Using Mathematica" Dept. of Government Methodology Workshop Series Ken Greene UT, Department of Government Speaker: Kenneth Greene, Assistant Professor, UT Department of Government
	April 7, 2006 "Writing Successful Grant/Fellowship Proposals" Workshop for Department of Government Graduate Students OPEN TO ALL GOVERNMENT GRADUATE STUDENTS. Featuring: Ken Greene, Assistant Professor; Danny Hayes, Ph.D. Candidate; Joey Walker, Dean's Office
	April 5, 2006 Dr. Walter Dean Burnham: "Critical Realignments Revisited" Liberal Arts Master Lecture Series Dr. Walter Dean Burnham Department of Government Speaker: Dr. Walter Dean Burnham, Professor Emeritus, Department of Government, University of Texas at Austin
	March 30, 2006 Syposium on Dred Scott Decision UT School of Law Free and open to the public.
	March 30, 2006 Marc Lynch: "Arab Public Opinion and American Foreign Policy" America and the World: Rethinking America's Global Role, 2005-06 Speaker Series Marc Lynch Williams College, Dept. of Political Science Speaker: Marc Lynch, Associate Professor of Political Science, Williams College. Free and open to the public. For information please contact Maria Tway: 232-7259, mtway@gov.utexas.edu
	March 28, 2006 Laura Holgate International Security Speaker Series Laura Holgate Speaker: Laura Holgate, Vice President for Russia/New Independent States Programs, Nuclear Threat Initiative. Free and open to the public. For additional information, call 512-232-2564
	March 27, 2006 Michael Curtin, "Behind the Silken Screen: Media Capital in East Asia" China Seminar Michael Curtin University of Wisconsin-Madison Speaker: Michael Curtin, Professor and Director of Global Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison. Reception at 3:00 pm
	March 27, 2006 Deadline Last Day to Apply for an Undergraduate Degree Last day to apply for an undergraduate or a law degree.
	March 24, 2006 Matthew Wilson, "Rethinking Symbolic Racism: Evidence of Attribution Bias" Southern Methodist University Matthew Wilson Southern Methodist University Speaker: Matthew Wilson, Associate Professor of Political Science, Southern Methodist University
	March 23, 2006 Edward L. Ayers, The Problem of Freedom in the American Civil War: "Where Did Freedom Come From?" 2006 Littlefield Lectures Edward L. Ayers University of Virginia Speaker: Edward L. Ayers is Dean of the College and Graduate School of Arts and Sciences and Hugh Kelly Professor of History at the University of Virginia.
	March 23, 2006 Deadline Last Day to Apply for a Graduate Degree Last day to apply for a graduate degree.
	March 22, 2006 "Muddy Waters: Implications of the March Primary Elections in Texas" Texas Politics Speaker Series The panel features post-election analysis with Evan Smith of Texas Monthly, Harvey Kronberg of The Quorum Report, and Ross Ramsey of Texas Weekly.
	March 22, 2006 CANCELLED Dr. Walter Dean Burnham: "Critical Realignments Revisited" Liberal Arts Master Lecture Series Walter Dean Burnham University of Texas - Austin THIS TALK HAS BEEN POSTPONED - NEW DATE TO BE ANNOUNCED SOON. Speaker: Dr. Walter Dean Burnham, Professor Emeritus, Department of Government, University of Texas-Austin
	March 22, 2006 James Clifford: "Remembering Indigenous Futures" Distinguished Visiting Lecturers Series James Clifford University of California - Santa Cruz Speaker: James Clifford, Professor of History of Consciousness, University of California - Santa Cruz. Dr. Clifford's lecture will discuss the recent and current efforts by indigenous peoples around the world to assert rights, claim land ownership, or defend cultures while challenging dominant Western ideas of linear time and progressive history.
	March 13, 2006 Spring Break Spring Break
	March 10, 2006 Donley Studlar: "One Europe, Many Electorates? Models of Turnout in European Parliament Elections" West Virginia University Donley Studlar West Virginia University, Dept. of Political Science Speaker: Dr. Donley Studlar, Everly Distinguished Professor of Political Science, West Virginia University. Dr. Studlar is a leading specialist on British and European politics, parties, and public opinion.
	March 7, 2006 Jessica Stern International Security Speaker Series Jessica Stern Harvard University Speaker: Jessica Stern, Lecturer in Public Policy, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University Free and open to the public. For additional information, call 512-232-2564.
	March 6, 2006 Workshop on Comprehensive Exams For Grads, By Grads OPEN TO ALL GOVERNMENT GRADUATE STUDENTS. Speakers: Brian Arbour, Manuel Balan, Chih-Shian Liou, and Joel Parker For more information, please contact Greg Michener: gregmichener@mail.utexas.edu
	March 3, 2006 Jean Bethke Elshtain: "Sovereign God, Sovereign State, Sovereign Self" J.R. Long Chair Lectures in Political Philosophy Jean Bethke Elshtain University of Chicago Divinity School Speaker: Jean Bethke Elshtain, Laura Spelman Rockefeller Professor of Social and Political Ethics, University of Chicago Divinity School. Free and open to the public.
	March 2, 2006 Immigration Policy after 9/11: U.S. and European Perspectives Conference Immigration policy in the United States and Europe went under the microscope after the terror attacks of 9/11. Since that time we have seen major changes in the bureaucracies that regulate immigration, but has that led to much of a change in the way that the borders are controlled, the numbers of immigrants coming into the country, asylum policy or immigrant integration? This conference will examine this broad range of issues in order to gain a better understanding of if, how and why these policies have changed in the U.S. and Europe, also with a perspective from Australia. The Chairs of the conference will be Terri Givens (Center for European Studies, Government Department), David Leal (Public Policy Institute, Government Department) and Barbara Hines (Immigration Law Clinic, Law School). Free and open to the public.
	March 2, 2006 David Shambaugh: "America, China, and the Evolving Asian Order" America and the World: Rethinking America's Global Role, 2005-06 Speaker Series David Shambaugh George Washington University, Dept. of Political Science and China Policy Program Speaker: David Shambaugh, Professor of Political Science and Director of China Policy Program, George Washington University. Free and open to the public. For information please contact Maria Tway: 232-7259, mtway@gov.utexas.edu
	February 25, 2006 Interrogating Japan's Soft Power Japan Conference This interdisciplinary conference will explore historical and contemporary avenues of Japan's influence abroad. Departing from a narrow conception of soft power that focuses on popular culture, leading scholars of Japan have been invited to explore the roles of aesthetics, narrative, religion, science and national branding in generating soft power for Japan.
	February 24, 2006 Race and Politics in Central America Conference This interdisciplinary conference seeks to bring together scholars from Central and North America to analyze the way that race operates in contemporary Central America, particularly as it affects people of African descent. Its main objective is to map the specific racial formations that have emerged in four Central American countries-Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, and Costa Rica-and the place of blacks within them. Particular attention will be paid to some of the following themes: the specific racial orders that have developed in each country and the role of anti-black racism within them, the kids of black identities and anti-racist ideologies formulated by people of African descent, the state of research into the effects of anti-black racism, the effect of transnational processes (such as migration and drug trafficking) on ideas about blackness in general and black people's identities in particular in the different countries.
	February 24, 2006 Kim Quaile Hill, "Mass-Elite Representational Linkages in American Communities: An Analysis with Previously Lost Data" Texas A and M University Kim Quaile Hill Texas A and M University Speaker: Kim Quaile Hill, Professor of Political Science, Texas A and M University.
	February 23, 2006 10th Annual Barbara Jordan National Forum on Public Policy "Who Will Speak for America?"
	February 23, 2006 Gretchen Ritter The Constitution as Social Design: Gender and Civic Memebership in the American Constitutional Order Gretchen Ritter A talk by Gretchen Ritter from her new book. This book is about gender and civic membership in American constitutional politics from the adoption of the Nineteenth Amendment through Second Wave Feminism. It explores the dynamics of American constitutional development through a focus on civic membership - a legal and political construct at the heart of the constitutional order. It is a book about gender politics and constitutional development, and about what each of these can tell us about the other. It considers the options and choices faced by womenÂ¢ÂÂs rights activists in the US as they voiced their claims for civic inclusion over the course of a century. By taking the lessons learned from the prior debates over womenÂ¢ÂÂs civic membership, we can identify both the deficiencies evident in modern, liberal citizenship and the promise present in the visions of citizenship offered by womenÂ¢ÂÂs rights activists as well as other democratic movement activists who have aspired for full inclusion within the American constitutional order.
	February 23, 2006 U.S. Senator Joseph Biden: "Challenges Facing the United States, Foreign and Domestic" Joseph Biden U.S. Senator Speaker: Joseph Biden, U.S. Senator Tickets for UT students, faculty, and staff are available from the Texas Union Ticket Office beginning February 15. For more information, please contact the LBJ School Dean's Office, 512-471-3200.
	February 23, 2006 Workshop for GovGrads on Conferences and Conference Papers Department of Government OPEN TO ALL GOVERNMENT GRADUATE STUDENTS.
	February 21, 2006 John Mueller, "Devils and Duct Tape: Terrorism and the Dynamics of Threat Exaggeration" International Security Speaker Series John Mueller Ohio State University Speaker: John Mueller, Woody Hayes Chair of National Security Studies, Mershon Center for International Security Studies, and Professor of Political Science, Ohio State University. Free and open to the public. For additional information, call 512-232-2564.
	February 21, 2006 "Redistricting and Its Consequences: Looking Forward" Texas Politics Speaker Series "Redistricting and its Consequences: Looking Forward" with James E. "Pete" Laney, House Representative and Former Speaker, and Bill Ratliff, Former Texas Lieutenant Governor and State Senator. The Texas Politics project grew out of a concern that most Texans are uninterested in or, worse, unfamiliar with how their government works. In response the project attempts create new and engaging vehicles for instruction in Texas Politics. The Speaker Series and the Texas Politics website, an on-line instructional textbook, are the two primary ways the project tries to help students and the public become more thoughtful and engaged citizens of Texas. The projecta^?(TM)s website provides a dynamic presentation of the story of Texas politics through original text and innovative multimedia features such as first-person interviews with state legislators, members of the executive branch and activists from across the political spectrum.
	February 20, 2006 Comparative Politics Workshop: How to Conduct Field Research Department of Government Professors Terri Givens, Ami Pedahzur, and Kurt Weyland will speak and answer questions.
	February 17, 2006 Chien-Yi Lu: "Legitimating the EU--Bringing the Public Back In" Distinguished Graduate Series Chien-Yi Lu University of Washington Speaker: Chien-Yi Lu, Assistant Research Fellow, Institute of International Relations, National Chengchi University of Taipei, Taiwan. Dr. Lu received her Ph.D. in Government from the University of Texas at Austin in 1998. She is currently a Visiting Scholar with the Department of Political Science at the University of Washington.
	February 16, 2006 James Goldgeier, "America, Europe and Russia: Partners or Competitors in the 21st Century?" America and the World: Rethinking America's Global Role, 2005-06 Speaker Series James Goldgeier George Washington University and Library of Congress Speaker: James Goldgeier, Professor of Political Science, George Washington University and Henry A. Kissinger Scholar, Library of Congress. Free and open to the public. For information please contact Maria Tway: 232 -7259, mtway@gov.utexas.edu.
	February 14, 2006 Panel Discussion: "The Korean Peninsula in 2006: The Six-Party Talks on Nuclear Proliferation and Energy Policy on the Peninsula" International Security Speaker Series Panel I: The North Korean Nuclear Issue: Six-Party Talks and Beyond. Christopher Hill, Assistant Secretary of State, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs; James Steinberg, Dean, LBJ School of Public Affairs, Former Deputy National Security Advisor to President Clinton; Charles L. Pritchard, President, Korea Economic Institute. Panel II: Energy Generation of the Korean Peninsula. Amy Myers Jaffe, Associate Director, Rice University Energy Program; David von Hippel, Senior Associate, Nautilus Institute; Eugene Gholz, Assistant Professor, LBJ School of Public Affairs. This event is free and open to the public, and tickets are not required. Please Direct Questions or Comments to: Michael Gerson, sgerson@mail.utexas.edu, (512) 232 -2564.
	February 7, 2006 Anthony Orum, "Beyond Assimilation: Ethnic Communities and the Transformation of America" University of Illinois at Chicago Anthony Orum Depts. of Sociology and Political Science, Univ. of Illinois - Chicago Speaker: Anthony Orum, Professor, Departments of Sociology and Political Science, University of Illinois at Chicago. Author of numerous books and articles in Urban History/Sociology, Political Sociology, and Race and Ethnicity, Professor Orum will discuss the growing ethnic diversity and its implications today in the United States and elsewhere. A^ÂOpening up new avenues for research on politics and immigration, he will consider how immigrants influence the host society rather than how they adapt to it.
	February 3, 2006 Political Parties and Voters in Mexico's 2006 Elections Conference A bi-national conference at the Univerist of Texas. Welcome by Victoria Rodriguez, Vice-Provost and Dean of Graduate Studies. 9:00 AM - 12:00 Noon, "The View from Below: What Voters Want," Mexican and U.S. experts discuss new research. 2:00-5:00 PM, "The View from the Parties: Platforms and Strategies," High-level representatives of the PAN, PRD, and PRI discuss the campaigns and the parties' platforms for the 2006 elections. Presentations will be in Spanish. Live webcast at: available at the time of the panel. For more information, contact the Mexican Center at 512.232.2423 or mexctr@uts.cc.utexas.edu.
	February 2, 2006 Greg Grandin, "Empire's Workshop: Latin America, the United States, and the Rise of the New Imperialism" New York University Greg Grandin New York University Speaker: Greg Grandin, Assistant Professor of History, New York University. This talk will discussA^Âhow the ideas and constituencies that coalesced after 9/11 behind Bush and his doctrine of preemptive warfare first came together in an aggressive Latin American policy in the 70s and 80s. Dr. Grandin will be here Feb. 1-4, and copies of his talk will be available on Wednesday morning in GAR 101.
	February 2, 2006 Jorge Dominguez, "US-Latin American Relations: Present and Perspectives" America and the World: Rethinking America's Global Role, 2005-06 Speaker Series Jorge Dominguez Harvard University, Weatherhead Center for International Affairs Speaker: Jorge Dominguez, Dillon Professor of International Affairs and Director of the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, Harvard University. Free and open to the public. For information please contact Maria Tway: 232-7259, mtway@gov.utexas.edu
	February 1, 2006 James Young: "Memory and the Monument Before and After 9/11" University of Massachusetts James Young University of Massachusetts Speaker: James Young, Professor of English and Judaic Studies, University of Massachusetts Amherst. Dr. Young served as a consultant to Germany's national Holocaust memorial museum and a member of the jury for the World Trade Center Site Memorial competition.
	February 1, 2006 Twelfth Class Day Last day an undergraduate student may add a course except for rare and extenuating circumstances. Payment due for added courses (add bill). Last day to drop a course for possible refund. Last day a graduate student or a law student may, with the required approvals, add a course.
	January 27, 2006 Keith Whittington: "Presidential Politics and the Power of Judicial Review" Princeton University Keith Whittington Princeton University, Department of Politics Speaker: Keith Whittington, Professor of Department of Politics, Princeton University, and currently Visiting Professor of Law, UT School of Law
	January 27, 2006 Thomas Brunell: "Why We Need Fewer Competitive Elections in the U.S. House of Representatives" School of Social Sciences, The University of Texas at Dallas Thomas Brunell School of Social Sciences, The University of Texas at Dallas Speaker: Thomas Brunell, Associate Professor of Political Science, School of Social Sciences, The University of Texas at Dallas
	January 23, 2006 Roxanne Euben: "Journeys to the Other Shore: Travel, Theory and the Search for Knowledge" Joe R. Long Chair Lectures in Political Philosophy Roxanne Euben Wellesley College Speaker: Roxanne Euben, Jane Bishop '51 Associate Professor of Political Science, Wellesley College
	January 20, 2006 Fabrice Lehoucq: "Political Institutions, Instability, and Democratic Performance in Latin America" CIDE, Mexico Fabrice Lehoucq CIDE, Mexico Speaker: Fabrice Lehoucq, Professor of Political Science at CIDE, Mexico
	January 17, 2006 Spring Semester Classes Begin
	January 12, 2006 Spring Semester Registration January 12: Registration for the spring semester for continuing students who have not yet registered; to complete registration, students must pay fees no later than 5: 00 pm on January 13. January 13: Registration for the spring semester for new, readmitted, and continuing students who have not yet registered; to complete registration, students must pay fees no later than 5:00 pm.
	December 13, 2005 Comparative Politics Workshop: The Preliminary Examination Department of Government OPEN TO ALL GOVERNMENT GRADUATE STUDENTS. Professors Gary Freeman and Kurt Weyland will answer questions on the Preliminary Examination for Comparative Politics.
	December 9, 2005 Fall 2005 Commencement Ceremony College of Liberal Arts
	December 8, 2005 "From Voting to Legislation: Transforming Community Members into Policymakers" LBJ School of Public Affairs Alliance for Communities of Color A panel composed of representatives from Texas government, academia and the nonprofit sector will talk about ways to improve civic participation. Free and open to the public.
	December 7, 2005 Comparative Politics Workshop: The Preliminary Examination Department of Government OPEN TO ALL GOVERNMENT GRADUATE STUDENTS. Professors Gary Freeman and Kurt Weyland will answer questions on the Preliminary Examination for Comparative Politics.
	December 2, 2005 William Hurst: "The Contentious Politics of Laid-Off Workers in China's 'Workers State"' The University of Oxford William Hurst The University of Oxford, Institute for Chinese Studies Speaker: William Hurst, Postdoctoral Fellow in Modern Chinese Studies, Faculty of Oriental Studies, The University of Oxford
	December 1, 2005 Maureen Berner LBJ School's Ph.D. Colloquium in Public Policy Mark Kramer Univeristy of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Questions to James Galbraith: Galbraith@mail.utexas.edu
	December 1, 2005 Ashley Tellis: "The United States and India: A New Beginning?" America and the World: Rethinking America's Global Role, 2005-06 Speaker Series Ashley Tellis Carnegie Endowment of International Peace Speaker: Ashley Tellis, Senior Associate, Carnegie Endowment of International Peace. For information please contact Maria Tway: 232-7259, mtway@gov.utexas.edu
	November 30, 2005 Neal Allen: "The Effect of 'Brown v. Board of Education' Outside of the Judicial System: Evidence from Southern Newspapers 1950-56" Department of Government Neal Allen Department of Government Speaker: Neal Allen, Ph.D. Candidate
	November 30, 2005 Tommy G. Thompson: "Innovations in Health Care: Information Technology and Wellness" Former U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy G. Thompson Free and open to the public.
	November 29, 2005 The Center for European Studies Transatlantic Lecture Series Boeing-Airbus Competition and the Transatlantic Trade Relationship Please join Dr. Eugene Gholz from the LBJ School of Public Affairs and Richard Golaszewski, Executive Vice President, GRA, Inc., as they discuss the a^?oeBoeing-Airbus Competition and the Transatlantic Trade Relationship.a^?? Admission is free and all are encouraged to attend. There will be a reception afterwards. For more information, please contact the Center for European Studies, 512-232 -3470 or ces@mail.la.utexas.edu
	November 21, 2005 Michael Unger, "After the Supreme Word: The US Supreme Court, The Ten Commandments, and Public Opinion" Department of Government Michael Unger Department of Government Speaker: Michael Unger, Ph.D. Candidate
	November 21, 2005 Xi Chen: "Why the Chinese Government Encourages Social Protest" Harvard University Xi Chen Harvard University, Fairbank Center for East Asian Research Speaker: Xi Chen, An Wang Postdoctoral Fellow, Fairbank Center for East Asian Research, Harvard University
	November 21, 2005 Mark Kramer: "The Cold War Legacy and the Post-Cold War World" 2005-06 International Security Speakers Series Mark Kramer Harvard University, Harvard Project on Cold War Studies Speaker: Mark Kramer - Director, Harvard Project on Cold War Studies, Harvard University; Editor, Journal of Cold War Studies. Free and open to the public. The series director is LBJ School Professor Francis J. Gavin. For additional information, call 512-232-2564.
	November 18, 2005 Public Law Workshop Department of Government OPEN TO GOVERNMENT GRADUATE STUDENTS.
	November 18, 2005 Bahar Leventoglu: "War and Incomplete Information" Stony Brook University Bahar Leventoglu Stony Brook University Spearker: Bahar Leventoglu, Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Stony Brook University
	November 17, 2005 Natasha Borges Sugiyama, "Ideology and Networks: The Politics of Social Policy Diffusion in Brazil" Department of Government Natasha Borges Sugiyama Department of Government Speaker: Natasha Borges Sugiyama, Ph.D. Candidate
	November 17, 2005 Alan Kuperman: "Power-Sharing or Partition? History's Lessons for Keeping the Peace in Bosnia" LBJ School's Ph.D. Colloquium in Public Policy Alan Kuperman LBJ School Questions to James Galbraith: Galbraith@mail.utexas.edu
	November 16, 2005 American Politics Field Workshop: An Overview of the Program Department of Government OPEN TO ALL GOVERNMENT GRADUATE STUDENTS. Professors Bat Sparrow, David Leal, Corrine McConnaughy, and Sean Therault will talk informally about the study of American Politics in the Department of Government, about the expectations of the field faculty, and about their own research. Students are encouraged to ask questions and voice their own concerns about the program and the discipline.
	November 14, 2005 Mathieu Turgeon, "'Just Thinking': Political Attitudes, Political Knowledge, and Political Thought" Department of Government Mathieu Turgeon Department of Government Speaker: Mathieu Turgeon, Ph.D. Candidate
	November 11, 2005 Formal Theory/Methodology Joint Workshop Department of Government OPEN TO ALL GOVERNMENT GRADUATE STUDENTS. A round table discussion with Professors Jim Enelow, Jim Granato, Tse-min Lin, Corrine McConnaughy, Brian Roberts, and Kurt Weyland.
	November 11, 2005 Mark Frazier, "Mobile Capital, Contentious Claimants, and Emerging Welfare States: Pension Politics in China" Lawrence University Mark Frazier Lawrence University Speaker: Mark Frazier, Assistant Professor of Department of Government, and Henry Luce Assistant Professor of East Asian Political Economy, Lawrence University
	November 11, 2005 Don Zinman: "The Wallace Campaign of 1968 and the New Deal Regime" Department of Government Don Zinman Department of Government Speaker: Don Zinman, Ph.D. Candidate
	November 10, 2005 Carolina Flores: "Residential Segregation and the Geography of Opportunities: A Spatial Analysis of Heterogeneity and Spillovers in Education" LBJ School's Ph.D. Colloquium in Public Policy Carolina Flores LBJ School Questions to James Galbraith: Galbraith@mail.utexas.edu
	November 9, 2005 Comparative Field Workshop: An Overview of the Program Department of Government OPEN TO ALL GOVERNMENT GRADUATE STUDENTS. A round rable discussion with Professors Catherine Boone, Jason Brownlee, and Kurt Weyland. The professors will speak briefly about areas of research concentration, expectations and standards in the program, and suggestions and guidelines for graduate students. A question-and-answer session and open discussion will follow.
	November 7, 2005 Stephen Walt: "Taming American Power: The Global Response to U.S. Primacy" 2005-06 International Security Speakers Series Stephen Walt Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government Speaker: Stephen Walt - Academic Dean and Robert and Renee Belfer Professor in International Affairs, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University Free and open to the public. The series director is LBJ School Professor Francis J. Gavin. For additional information, call 512-232-2564.
	November 4, 2005 David Williams, "Ideas and Actuality in the Social Contract: Kant and Rousseau" Department of Government David Williams University of Wisconsin David Williams received his Ph.D. from the UT-Austin Government Department in 1999 and is currently Assistant Professor of Political Science and Philosophy at the University of Wisconsin--Stevens Point. He has published in Telos, Polity, and the Journal of the History of Ideas, and in 2003-04 he held a fellowship at the University of Wisconsin--Madison's Institute for Research in the Humanities. His book, Rousseau's Platonic Enlightenment, is forthcoming with the Pennsylvania State University Press. After his talk Professor Williams will speak to theory graduate students about his experiences on teaching theory and doing research in a primarily teaching-oriented university.
	November 3, 2005 Nelda Wray: "Assuring the Efficacy of Surgical Interventions" LBJ School's Ph.D. Colloquium in Public Policy Nelda Wray Baylor College of Medicine Questions to James Galbraith: Galbraith@mail.utexas.edu
	November 3, 2005 Miles Kahler: "US Politics and Transatlantic Relations" America and the World: Rethinking America's Global Role, 2005-06 Speaker Series Miles Kahler University of California, San Diego Speaker: Miles Kahler, Rohr Professor of International Relations, University of California-San Diego. For information please contact Maria Tway: 232-7259, mtway@gov.utexas.edu
	November 3, 2005 Workshop on Neoliberal Reform Department of Government Government Department faculty and graduate students are invited to participate in an afternoon workshop on neoliberal reform. This workshop showcases the work of four graduate students who are in advanced stages of the dissertation process. The presentations will be organized into two panels, each with two faculty discussants. We will devote a considerable amount of time to open discussion and QandA, so please come and participate. We will devote a considerable amount of time to open discussion and QandA, so please come and participate.
	November 1, 2005 Jennifer Richmond: "On the Road to Modernization: China's State Development and Reform Commission" Department of Government Jennifer Richmond Department of Government Speaker: Jennifer Richmond, Ph.D. Candidate
	October 31, 2005 Preregistration Begins for Spring 2006 Registration for the spring semester for continuing and readmitted students.
	October 27, 2005 Kenneth Flamm: "The Role of Economics, Demographics, and State Policy in Broadband Availability" LBJ School's Ph.D. Colloquium in Public Policy Kenneth Flamm LBJ School Questions to James Galbraith: Galbraith@mail.utexas.edu
	October 26, 2005 Deadline Last Day to Change Grading Status
	October 25, 2005 Panel Discussion: Intelligence Reform in the United States 2005-06 International Security Speakers Series LBJ School Discussants: Admiral Bobby R. Inman, Robert Gates, Charles Robb, James C. Langdon, Jr. Free and open to the public. The series director is LBJ School Professor Francis J. Gavin. For additional information, call 512-232-2564
	October 21, 2005 Rich Holtzman, "Rhetoric as Policy: President George W. Bush's 'Call to Service"' Department of Government Rich Holtzman Department of Government Speaker: Rich Holtzman, Ph.D. Candidate
	October 20, 2005 Ben Sasse: "The Soul of the Silent Majority: Secular Left and Religious 'Right' in the 1960s and '70s" LBJ School's Ph.D. Colloquium in Public Policy Ben Sasse LBJ School Questions to James Galbraith: Galbraith@mail.utexas.edu
	October 19, 2005 "Learning from Disaster: A Hard Look at Katrina and Rita" Lessons Learned: Causes and Implications of the Disasters Panel discussion on Hurricanes Katrina and Rita and their implications for creating responsible public policy. The event is free and open to the public. Refreshments served from 6:00-6:15 PM in LBJ School Lobby.
	October 17, 2005 Deadline Last Day to Apply for a Graduate Degree
	October 14, 2005 "How To Be a 'Good' Graduate Student?" Round Table Discussion Zoltan Barany, Corrine McConnaughy, Patrick McDonald, Kurt Weyland Department of Government OPEN TO ALL GOVERNMENT GRADUATE STUDENTS. Round Table Discussion with Zoltan Barany, Corrine McConnaughy, Patrick McDonald, and Kurt Weyland. An informal session on how to do well in graduate school, more specifically, as a graduate student in the Department of Government at UT. Government graduate students, especially first- and second-year students, are encouraged to attend.
	October 13, 2005 Christopher Layne: "Peace of Illusions: American Grand Strategy, 1940 to the Present" LBJ School's Ph.D. Colloquium in Public Policy Christopher Layne Texas A and M Questions to James Galbraith: Galbraith@mail.utexas.edu
	October 11, 2005 Jennifer Bickham Mendez From the Revolution to the Maquiladoras: Gender, Labor, and Globalization in Nicaragua Jennifer Bickham Mendez College of William and Mary Join Dr. Bickham Mendez (Associate Professor of Sociology, College of William and Mary) in a discussion of her new book, "From the Revolution to the Maquiladoras: Gender, Labor, and Globalization in Nicaragua", a detailed ethnographic account of the Nicaraguan Working and Unemployed Women's Movement. For more info., e-mail sspeed@mail.utexas.edu.
	October 10, 2005 Jeremi Suri: "Henry Kissinger and the Transatlantic Dimensions of the 20th Century" 2005-06 International Security Speakers Series Jeremi Suri University of Wisconsin-Dept. of History Speaker: Jeremi Suri of the Department of History, University of Wisconsin. The University of Texas Global Challenges Initiative (UT-GCI) announces the 2005 -06 International Security Speakers Series, a campus-wide program to explore the trends, processes and threats that will dominate 21st century international relations. In its second year, the series will feature presentations by historians, strategists, legal scholars and policymakers. Taking a multidisciplinary approach and focusing on the intersection of policy and theory, it will expose the UT community to fresh approaches in international security studies. Free and open to the public. The series director is LBJ School Professor Francis J. Gavin. For additional information, call 512-232-2564.
	October 7, 2005 UT-Princeton Workshop "The Future of American Internationalism" University of Texas at Austin and Princeton University Just about everyone thinks that the liberal-internationalist compact that took root after World War II has run its course and that we have entered a new phase in foreign policy. While still ostensibly internationalist, the new policy direction lacks the kind of commitment to international institutions and multilateralism that earmarked our foreign policy for most of the last half-century. What is less clear is why the liberal-internationalist compact has come apart and whether it can be resuscitated. This conference, organized by the University of Texas at Austin and Princeton University, will bring together scholars and practitioners to examine this issue in the context of the political, social and cultural processes underway in America. For additional information, please contact Kay Reed, Department of Government, UT Austin: (512) 232-7258 or kr2782@mail.la.utexas.edu
	October 6, 2005 Cynthia Osborne: "Parenting in Stable and Unstable Families" LBJ School's Ph.D. Colloquium in Public Policy Cynthia Osborne LBJ School Questions to James Galbraith: Galbraith@mail.utexas.edu
	October 6, 2005 Mathieu Turgeon: "a^??Just Thinkinga^?(TM): Inattention versus Ignorance in the Distortion of Political Preferences" Department of Government Mathieu Turgeon Department of Government Speaker: Mathieu Turgeon, Ph.D. Candidate
	September 30, 2005 Teaching Workshop, CWGS Faculty Development Program Center for Women's and Gender Studies Panel Discussion: Rebecca Bigler, Mia Carter, Kathleen Stewart, Christine Williams Departments of Anthropology, English, Psychology, Sociology The panelists include: Professor Becky Bigler (Dept. of Psychology), Professor Mia Carter (Dept. of English and interim Director of the Center for Asian American Studies), Professor Katie Stewart (Dept. of Anthropology and Director of the Americo Paredes Cultural Studies Center), and Professor Christine Williams (Professor of Sociology and Editor of Gender and Society). The panelists for this workshop will discuss strategies for dealing with some of the teaching challenges that new professors are likely to face, particularly for women and minority faculty members.
	September 29, 2005 Ted Aanstoos: "International Technical Standards and Their Economic Impact--The European Union and the New Approach" LBJ School's Ph.D. Colloquium in Public Policy Ted Aanstoos LBJ School Speaker: Ted Aanstoos Questions to James Galbraith: Galbraith@mail.utexas.edu
	September 29, 2005 Danny Hayes: "Political Context, Political Content: Issue News in American Elections" Department of Government Danny Hayes Department of Government Speaker: Danny Hayes, Ph.D. Candidate Open to UT faculty and students.
	September 28, 2005 Judith Slater, British Consul-General: "The UK's Presidency of the European Union" Transatlantic Lecture Series Judith Slater Center for European Studies Please join us in welcoming Judith Slater, the British Consul-General, who will discuss "The UK's Presidency of the European Union." Reception to follow.
	September 22, 2005 Catherine Boone: "US Foreign Policy Toward Africa" 2005 Africa Distinguished Lecture Dr. Catherine Boone Department of Government Catherine Boone is Associate Professor of Government at the University of Texas at Austin, where she specializes in African politics, comparative politics, and political economy. She received her Ph.D. from MIT and has been conducting research on the political economy of West Africa since 1983. She is author of Merchant Capital and the Roots of State Power in Senegal (Cambridge, 1992), and Political Topographies of the African State (Cambridge, 2003), which received the Mattei Dogan Award from the Society for Comparative Research, and many journal articles, book chapters, and reviews. Her published work considers the politics of economic development and political consolidation in modern Africa, Africa's place in the globalizing world economy, neo-liberal economic reform in West Africa, and the politics of HIV/AIDS. She is now serving as a member of the Africa Regional Advisory Panel of the SSRC and as President of the West Africa Research Association, which directs the West Africa Research Center in Dakar, Senegal. She has been a visiting researcher or professor at universities in CAÂLte d'Ivoire, Senegal, Mexico, and China. At UT, she teaches courses on globalization, African politics, and political economy. Questions to Toyin Falola, History Department: toyin.falola@mail.utexas.edu.
	September 16, 2005 "Brazil: Race and Politics in the Americas" Symposium The purpose of this conference is to bring together academics and activists from the U.S. and Brazil working on race relations. This two-day event aims to make possible a debate across disciplines, geography, and theoretical and practical perspectives. The discussion focuses on the following questions: What is the state of race relations in Brazil? What are the emerging theories and praxes effective in locating, addressing, and redressing racial injustice? Can there be global theories on race that link the Brazilian social realities to those of other countries of the Americas? The conclusions will generate plans and resources for building social justice in Brazil and throughout the Diaspora.
	September 16, 2005 12th Class Day Last day an undergraduate student may add a course except for rare and extenuating circumstances. Payment due for added courses (add bill). Last day to drop a course for a possible refund. Last day a graduate student or a law student may, with the required approvals, add a course.
	August 23, 2005 Meeting for New Teaching Assistants Fall 2005 Meeting for all new teaching assistants - Tuesday, August 23, 2005 beginning 10: 00 am at Burdine Hall 602
	August 22, 2005 Orientation for New Graduate Students Fall 2005 Orientation for new graduate students - Monday, August 22, 2005 beginning 9:00 am at Burdine Hall 602