Friday, January 18- 2-3:30 pm

"Degrees of Democracy: Government Institutions and the Opinion-Policy Link."

Christopher Wlezien (Temple University, Political Science)

Friday, February 8 – 2-3:30 pm

"Constructing Authority in the European Union."

Kathleen McNamara ( Georgetown University, Government)

Cosponsored with the Browne Center for International Politics

Friday, February 29 – 2-3:30 pm

"Suing for Europe: The Rise of Adversarial Legalism in the European Union."

Daniel Kelemen ( Rutgers University, Political Science)

Thursday, April 3 - 12-2 pm

"Civil Society and Democratization: Postcommunist Europe in Comparative Perspective. "

Grzegorz Ekiert ( Harvard University, Government)

Cosponsored with Comparative Politics Workshop, University of Pennsylvania

Friday, April 25 – 2-3:30 pm

"The Power of the Chair: Formal Leadership in International Cooperation."

Jonas Tallberg ( Stockholm University, Political Science)

Cosponsored with Penn Lauder-CIBER, and the Fox Leadership Program, University of Pennsylvania