The Research Colloquium provides a forum for faculty members and PhD students to present and discuss their current research. The aim of the colloquium is not a presentation of finished work, but rather work in progress that would benefit from the criticism and commentary of colleagues. The format includes a 15-20 minute presentation on a precirculated draft of recent research (usually an article or chapter), a 10-15 minute comment by a discussant, followed by 40-45 minutes of open discussion with all those present. Please note that this semester (unless otherwise indicated) the Research Colloquium will start promptly at 16:00 and end at 17:15 in Lossi 36-305. We are starting the colloquium a bit earlier and ending a bit earlier as well in hopes that colleagues with families and other evening commitments will find it easier to attend.
Colloquia for the 2023/2024 Academic Year
28 February: Ville Haapanen, “Varieties of Green Politics: A Multi-Dimensional Expert Survey of Parties' Environmentalism”
13 March: Izzet Yalin Youksel, “Navigating the Ocean of Politics: Elite Navigations in the Compact of Free Association States”
27 March: Kristel Vits and Eiki Berg, “Geopolitical Role Construction of De Facto States: The Actor-Centered Approach”
10 April: Biao He, “Divergent Approaches of Accessibility Upgrade of Government Websites in Chinese Municipality: A Comparative Analysis”
24 April: Rein Taagepera, "Runner, Rider and Engineer Empires: 5000 years of Growth"
8 May: Thomas Linsenmeier, “Persisting Blind Spots in the English School Account of the Expansion of International Society”
22 May: 1st Year Doctoral Student Dissertation Prospectus Presentation:
16:00-17:00: Akbar Mammadov, "How the War in Ukraine affects far-right parties in Baltic Sea Region"
29 May: 1st Year Doctoral Student Dissertation Prospectus Presentations:
16:00-17:00: Karl Lembit Laane "The Crisis and Renewal of Procedural Democracy"
17:00-18:00: Pirjo Turk, "Applying behavioural insights to decrease the carbon footprint of digitalization"
27 September: Marlene Jugl, „Country Size, Vulnerability, and Collective Crisis Cognition: why Germany was less prepared to respond to the 2015 migration crisis than Luxembourg“
11 October: Louis Wierenga and Magdalena Musial-Karg, "Why do democracy meddlers fail to succeed in Estonia?"