Join our CPW this Thursday for our own Javier Padilla, Aline Van Neutgem, and Ryan Hitch's presentation of their manuscript entitled "Surviving the Transition: How the Post-Transition Trajectories and Strategies of Authoritarian Elite Fathers Shape Their Children’s Position in Democracy"

Join us Thursday (04/30) at 18.30 in Room 5200.07 (thesis room). Andrés Besserer (El Colegio de Mexico), Andrea Peña-Vasquez (University of Pittsburgh) and Aala Abdelgadir (University of Pittsburgh) will present their manuscript entitled "Varieties of Immigrant Regularization."

Revised Schedule Spring 2026

Please join us Today (4/16) from 18.30 to 20.00 in Room 5200.07 (thesis room). Prof. Regina Bateson (@colorado.edu) will be presenting her manuscript entitled "Human Rights or Criminals’ Rights? How Crime and Insecurity Undermine Support for Human Rights in Latin America".

The Political Science Program at the Graduate Center, CUNY is holding its spring open house for prospective M.A. applicants on March 5, 6:30pm-8:30pm.

Join us Thursday, 2/20 @ 6:30-8:00pm, for the second session of the CPW spring season in Room 5200.07. Prof. Yan Sun (@queenscollegecuny.bsky.social & @gcpolisci.bsky.social) will present her article entitled "Authoritarian and Majoritarian Pathways to Ethnonationalist Consolidation." DM 4 More.

What is Sound Politics? Join us next Wednesday (2/11) at 4:15pm-5:45pm at the GC Poli Sci Thesis Room to discuss Dr. @mweitzel.bsky.social’s (@gvagrad.bsky.social) paper on this topic! DM for Details

Announcing the Spring 2026 Schedule! This semester we have varieties of paper topics and presenters, ranging from out students to faculty members. Come and join us on Thursday 6:30 pm! (Except the first session on Wednesday.)

Join us this Thursday (12/11) at 6:30pm for our final session of the CPW, featuring our very own Ian Kaufman (@gcpolisci.bsky.social) presenting his paper “Electoral Certainty, Strategic Incumbents, and Representation in Young Democracies”. DM for details.

Just a reminder that the session originally scheduled for today (11/20) is canceled.

Updated Schedule: We have moved the November 13 session to December 11, in light of the conflict with department events.

Join us this Thursday (10/23) at 6:30pm, we will have our own Chelsea Joliet (@gcpolisci.bsky.social) presenting her paper “Labeling Sovereign Citizen Risk: Movement Attribution and Security Framing in Australian Courts” at the Graduate Center Political Science Thesis Room. DM for Details.

@thegraduatecenter.bsky.social @cpworkshop.bsky.social Join our Comparative Politics Workshop's third session on Thursday, Oct 9, for Ojooluwa Ibiloye's presentation of his manuscript “Media Use and Political Discussion in Africa: A Multilevel Analysis”

Join us this Thursday (10/9) at 6:30pm with Ojooluwa Ibiloye (University of Delaware) who will present his paper “Media use and political discussion in Africa.” The meeting will take place at the Political Science Thesis Room (5200.07). Come and join us! DM for Details.

Join us this Thursday for our very own @ansonchung.bsky.social ( @gcpolisci.bsky.social ) presenting his paper “Strategic Circumvention of Constitutional Checks” at 6:30-8:00 at the Thesis Room. Email us for a copy of the manuscript.

Announcing the Fall 2025 Schedule of the Comparative Politics Workshop hosted @gcpolisci.bsky.social, come and join us this fall!

Please join us next Wednesday (02/19) in-person for the second session of the CPW of Spring 25 from 6.30-8pm. DM for details about the session.