The Browne Center sponsors an annual speaker series in which leading scholars present recent research on international relations. Unless otherwise stated, all presentations begin at 12 pm in the Forum, Ronald O. Perelman Center for Political Science and Economics, 133 S. 36th Street, at the University of Pennsylvania.
Past Speaker Series
Subversion Among the Great Powers in Historical Perspective
William Wohlforth, Dartmouth College
Home Country Attributes & Elite Evaluations of Political Risk Abroad
Nathan Jensen, University of Texas at Austin
Regime Change as an Instrument of US Foreign Policy
William LeoGrande
Professor of Government, School of Public Affairs, American University
Professor of Government and a specialist in Latin American politics and U.S. foreign policy toward Latin America, William LeoGrande has been a frequent adviser to government and private sector agencies.
Wolves in Sheep's Clothing: The Lethality of Female Suicide Terrorists
Jakana Thomas, Michigan State University
Institutional Transparency and the Freedom of (Mis-)Information
Results from a Natural Experiment in Brazil
Caitlin Ainsley, University of Washington
Risky Business
Nuclear Dangers in Conventional Wars
Caitlin Talmadge, The George Washington University
Brexit Dilemmas on the Continent
What Europhiles and Euroskeptics in the Remaining Member States Want from the Brexit Negotiations
Stefanie Walter, University of Zurich
The Impact of Structural Reforms on Electoral Outcomes
Using a New Database of Regulatory Stances and Major Policy Changes
Dennis Quinn, Georgetown University