Political Science Brown Bag

2025-2026

Dec 3
Rewriting the People: Exile and Resistance in Comparative Political Thought
Presenter: Nojang Khatami, Assistant Professor, Fordham University
Discussant: Cigdem Çidam, Professor of Political Science, Union College

2024-2025

February 5
Guilty as Sin? Corruption Rhetoric, Presidential Elections, and the Decline of Social Liberalism
Presenter: Jacob Smith, Assistant Professor, Fordham University
Discussant: Marc Hetherington, Bicentennial Professor of Political Science, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

March 5
Voice Through Partnership: Political Alliances and the Emergence of New Groups
Presenter: Boris Heersink, Associate Professor, Fordham University
Discussant: Christina Wolbrecht, Professor of Political Science, University of Notre Dame

April 2
How do People Evaluate the Risks of Acquaintance vs. Stranger Victimization? A Closer Look at Victim-Blaming.
Presenter: Helen Rabello Kras, Assistant Professor, Fordham University
Discussant: Sarah Berens, Professor for Global Social Policy, University of Bremen