Events and Seminars at Department of Political Science

The SPP Policy and Practice Seminar Series includes presentations of scholarly research and talks by high-profile policy makers, practitioners and academics.  They take place on Thursdays between 18.15 and 19.45 during term time. These are public events: all students and the general public are welcome to attend. A drinks reception takes place after the seminar.

2018/19 Policy and Practice Seminar Series

Date & Time	Speaker	Title	More information
4 October 2018	Thomas Gift, Colin Provost, Sherrill Stroschein, Nadia Hilliard  Chaired by Professor Jennifer Hudson	'Mid-term elections in the US'
11 October 2018	Meg Russell and Alan Renwick Chaired by Professor Robert Hazell	'A second Brexit Referendum: exactly What, How and When'
18 October 2018	Martin Moore Chaired by Dr Alan Renwick	'Democracy Hacked'
1 November 2018	Sir Tony Brenton   Alena Ledeneva Chaired by Dr Katerina Tertytchnaya	'Inside Putin’s Russia'	View the footage here
15 November 2018	Prof Cristie Ford, University of British Columbia Chaired by Colin Provost	'Regulation and Innovation'	View the footage here Listen to the podcast
22 November 2018	Brian Klaas / Nicolas Cheeseman Chaired by Dr Kate Cronin-Furman	'How to rig elections'	Listen to the podcast  View the presentation slides
29 November 2018	Dr. Tamsyn Barton, Dr. Dan Honig, Professor David Hudson, Dr. Pablo Yanguas, Mavis Owusu-Gyamfi Chaired by Professor Jennifer Hudson	'Can we do aid better? Confronting the challenges of sustainable development'	Listen to the podcast View the presentation slides View the footage here
6 December 2018	David Runciman Chaired by Professor Meg Russell	'How Democracy Ends'	Listen to the podcast
13 December 2018	Alan Rusbridger Chaired by Professor Robert Hazell	'Breaking News: the Future of our Media'	Listen to the podcast

The latest podcast in our series:

Look out for continuous updates as we venture into the world of podcasting here.

 You can see all the forthcoming events organised by the Constitution Unit here. 

The Global Governance Institute has a varied program of seminars and keynote lectures. Watch this space we have a lot more events in the planning for term 1.

Date & Time	Speaker	Title	More information
09/10/2018	Sir Tom Phillips, former Commandant of the Royal College of Defence	The 13 Rules of International Life	Please Register
12/10/2018	Prof Judith Goldstein, Stanford University	The US and the trade regime: Who Benefited from the Rules? - Prof Judith Goldstein	Please Register
18/10/2018	Film screening with Director Sinead O'Shea	A Mother Brings her Son to Be Shot	Please Register
13/11/2018	Dr Malfrid Braut-Hegghammer	Cheater's dilemma: Iraqi signals, reputation and WMD disarmament (1991-2003)	Please Register
15/11/2018	Prof Doug Irvin	Understanding Trump's Trade Policy	Please Register

Seminars with visiting speakers are held throughout the year, in which leading political and legal philosophers are invited to discuss a current piece of work. The papers are pre-circulated, so the total time is devoted to conversation with the speaker. In the first term, the UCL Legal & Political Theory Seminar is convened by the Department of Political Science and takes place on select Tuesdays between 4pm and 6pm. In the second and third terms, the UCL Colloquium for Law, Politics, and Philosophy -- jointly convened by the three departments -- also takes place on select Tuesdays between 4pm and 6pm. 

If you would like to sign up to the mailing list to receive the papers in advance of seminars, please email jeffrey.howard@ucl.ac.uk with the subject line "Join LPP Mailing List".

UCL Legal and Political Theory Seminar Series - Autumn 2018

Date & Time	Speaker	Topic
9 October 2018	Jiewuh Song (Seoul)	“Progressively Realized Human Rights”
16 October 2018	Zachary Hoskins (Nottingham)	“Hybrid Theories of Punishment”
30 October 2018	Liam Shields (Manchester)	“At What Cost? Children as Public Goods”
13 November 2018	Matthew Clayton (Warwick)	“Against Religious Schools”
27 November 2018	Jessica Begon (Durham)	“Disability: Harmful, Disadvantageous, or Neutral?”
11 December 2018	Alice Baderin (Reading)	“The Continuity of Ethics and Political Theory”

All autumn sessions will take place on Tuesdays from 4-6pm in the Council Room in the UCL Department of Political Science, 29-30 Tavistock Square, London, WC1H 9QU.

UCL Colloquium in Law, Politics & Philosophy - Spring 2019

Date & Time	Speaker
8 January 2019	Anna Stilz (Politics, Princeton)
29 January 2019	George Letsas (Laws, UCL)
26 February 2019	Clare Chambers (Philosophy, Cambridge)
12 March 2019	David Owens (Philosophy, KCL)
23 April 2019	Cécile Fabre (Philosophy, Oxford)
07 May 2019	Mollie Gerver (Government, Essex)

All spring sessions will take place on Tuesdays from 4-6pm location TBC

Date & Time	Location	Event	Further Information
Wednesday 5 December 2018	University College London, Gower Street, London, WC1E 6BT	UCL Graduate Open Day	Departmental Drop In Session 16.00 - 18.00 pm
Wednesday 28 November 2018  4-5pm	Council Room 29 Tavistock Square London	PGR Forum	A panel of academics and current PhD students in Q&A session
Wednesday 14 November 2018          5-8pm	UCL Department of Political Science, The Rubin Building, 29/30 Tavistock Square, London, WC1H 9QU	Political Science Postgraduate Open Evening	This is a ticketed event. We can only accept attendees who have registered. Please register here: PGOpenDay
Saturday 6 October 2018 1.30-5.00pm	UCL Department of Political Science, The Rubin Building, 29/30 Tavistock Square, London, WC1H 9QU	PPE Open Day	This is a ticketed event. We can only accept attendees who have registered. Please register here: PPEOpenDay
Saturday 22 September 2018 1.00-5.00PM	Woburn House 20-24 Tavistock Square, London, WC1H 9HQ	BSc Politics & International Relations Open Day	This is a ticketed event. We can only accept attendees who have registered. Please register here: Pols&IROpenDay
Saturday 8 September 2018 10:00-16:00	University College London, Gower Street, London, WC1E 6BT	UCL Undergraduate Open Day	Dr Thomas Gift to give PPE talks (11:15-11:45 & 15:30-16:00). The Department of Political Science will be open for students to drop-in from 10:00 to 16:00pm
Saturday 30 June 2018 10:00-16:00	University College London, Gower Street, London, WC1E 6BT	UCL Undergraduate Open Day	TBC
Friday 29 June 2018 10:00-16:00	University College London, Gower Street, London, WC1E 6BT	UCL Undergraduate Open Day	TBC
Saturday 28 April 2018 THIS EVENT HAS NOW ENDED	UCL Department of Political Science, The Rubin Building, 29/31 Tavistock Square, London, WC1H 9QU	PPE Offer Holders' Day Please register via the above link to attend.	We will be holding an Open Day for PPE offer holders and would be delighted if you could join us for an exciting afternoon of taster lectures, a tour of UCL and the chance to meet current students.
Thursday 10 May 2018 15:00-16:00 (GMT)	UCL Department of Political Science, The Rubin Building, 29/31 Tavistock Square, London, WC1H 9QU	MSc MPA Virtual Event Please register via the above link to attend.
Tuesday 27th March 2018 15:30- 16:30 (GMT)	UCL Department of Political Science, The Rubin Building, 29/31 Tavistock Square, London, WC1H 9QU	MSc European Politics and Policy Virtual Event Please register via the above link to attend.
Wednesday 14 March 2018 17:30-20:00	UCL Department of Political Science, The Rubin Building, 29/31 Tavistock Square, London, WC1H 9QU	UCL Department of Political Science Postgraduate Open Evening CANCELLED Due to Industrial Action	This event has been cancelled due to Industrial Action at UCL
Wednesday 21st February 2018 11:00 - 12:00 GMT	Online	Global Governance and Ethics virtual event  Please register via the above link to attend.
Thursday 7 December 2017 13:30-14:30 GMT THIS EVENT HAS ENDED.	Online	PPE Virtual Open Day Please register via the above link to attend.
Wednesday 6 December 2017 14:00-19:00 THIS EVENT HAS ENDED.	University College London, Gower Street, London, WC1E 6BT	UCL Graduate Open Day Please register via the above link to attend.
Wednesday 15 November 2017 17:30-20:00 THIS EVENT HAS ENDED.	UCL Department of Political Science, The Rubin Building, 29/31 Tavistock Square, London, WC1H 9QU	UCL Department of Political Science Postgraduate Open Evening Please register via the above link to attend.
Tuesday 19 September 2017 10:00-15:30  THIS EVENT HAS ENDED.	Senate House, University of London UCL PPE Talk Location: Wolfson Room IHR, Lower Ground Floor, Senate House North Block	University of London Undergraduate Fair Please register via the above link to attend.	Dr Tim Hicks to give PPE talk (15.15-15.45). Political Science Admissions staff will be available to answer questions from 13:00-14:00.
Saturday 9 September 2017 10:00-16:00 THIS EVENT HAS ENDED.	University College London, Gower Street, London, WC1E 6BT Talk 1 Location (10:15): Chemistry Lecture Theatre, Christopher Ingold Building, 20 Gordon Street Talk 2 Location (14:00): Darwin Lecture Theatre, Darwin Building Department Drop-in Location: The Rubin Building, 29/31 Tavistock Square, London, WC1H 9QU	UCL Undergraduate Open Day Please register via the above link to attend.	Professor Albert Weale to give PPE talks (10:15-10:45 & 14:00-14:30). The Department of Political Science will be open for students to drop-in from 10:00 to 16:00.
Saturday 1 July 2017 10:00-16:00 THIS EVENT HAS ENDED.	University College London, Gower Street, London, WC1E 6BT PPE Talk Location: Christopher Ingold Lecture Theatre, Christopher Ingold Building, 20 Gordon St, WC1H 0AJ	UCL Undergraduate Open Day Please register via the above link to attend.	Dr Nick Martin to give PPE talk (12:00-12:30). Please note that the Department of Political Science will be closed on this date.
Friday 30 June 2017 10:00-16:00 THIS EVENT HAS ENDED.	University College London, Gower Street, London, WC1E 6BT PPE Talk Location: Christopher Ingold Lecture Theatre, Christopher Ingold Building, 20 Gordon St, WC1H 0AJ Department Drop-in Location: The Rubin Building, 29/31 Tavistock Square, London, WC1H 9QU	UCL Undergraduate Open Day Please register via the above link to attend.	Dr Tim Hicks to give PPE talk (12:00-12:30). The Department of Political Science will be open for students to drop-in from 10:00 to 16:00.

The Departmental Research Seminar is designed to provide academic staff and PhD students with an opportunity to workshop current research with the rest of the department. Seminars will take place throughout the term and attendance is open to all who are interested. The sessions are not limited to specific subfields and participation by all staff and PhD students is welcome. The idea is to create a forum that brings together individuals with diverse interests.

Presentations are not expected. Discussions will take the form of an informal Q&A session. Papers are distributed at least one week prior to each session. Participants are expected to read the manuscript ahead of time and to come prepared with comments or questions. Please email alexandra.hartman@ucl.ac.uk to be added to the mailing list, through which the papers are distributed.

2018/19 Departmental Research Seminar Schedule – Term 1
Date	Speaker	Paper Title
3 October	Dominik Hangartner (ETH Zurich)	The Long-Term Effects of University Education on Political Participation
10 October	Nils Metternich (UCL)	We predict conflict better than we thought! Taking time seriously when evaluating predictions in binary time-series-cross-section-data
17 October	Faisal Ahmed (Princeton)	The Political Legacy of Islamic Conquest
24 October	Pablo Barbera (LSE)	From riot police to tweets: How world leaders use social media during contentious politics
31 October	Chris Hanretty (Royal Holloway)	The electoral accountability of legislators for their issue stances: evidence from Brexit
14 November	Philipp Schroeder (UCL)	Signaling Ambition: Political constraints on constitutional review
21 November	Tasha Fairfield (LSE)	TBC
28 November	Alice Evans (King's College)	TBC
5 December	Rubén Poblete  (UCL)	TBC
12 December	Hanne Fjelde (Uppsala University)	TBC

Please find all information regarding the Political Science Careers Events below. These events are for students in the department and we look forward to welcoming you soon.

Date and Time	Title	Location
28th November 2018 16.00-17.00	Considering a PhD? Advice from a panel of academics and current PhD students	School of Public Policy Council Room, 29/30 Tavistock Square, WC1H 9QU
Events with speakers from the University Careers Service
5th December 2018 14.00-16.00	Introductory talk: Career Paths – Planning your Future	SB31, Bentham House
TBC	Creating Opportunities – sourcing internships, making applications
16th January 2019	What to do with my PPE Degree?
6th March 2019	How to secure an internship
TBC	Interview Skills workshop
Forums with panels of former SPP students
22nd January 2019 18.00-20.00	Careers in Business and the Private Sector	School of Public Policy Council Room, 29/30 Tavistock Square, WC1H 9QU
30th January 2019 18.00-20.00	Careers for International Students	School of Public Policy Council Room, 29/30 Tavistock Square, WC1H 9QU
5th February 2019 18.00-20.00	Careers in Government and the Public Sector	School of Public Policy Council Room, 29/30 Tavistock Square, WC1H 9QU
19th February 2019 18.00-20.00	Working in Charities and the Voluntary Sector	School of Public Policy Council Room, 29/30 Tavistock Square, WC1H 9QU