… And in that logbook I spoke about, he connects that event—the expulsion of the last Muslim ruler from Spain—with … that the Ottoman Empire has been part of “our history.” Why do you think it was important to highlight this angle on … curious about the Western perspective on this, I thought, Why isn’t this motivation—this crusading motivation—part of …
Leitner Program in International and Comparative Political Economy
… (top) “Concession amidst Contestation: Explaining Why Violent Groups Participate in Elections” Aila Matanock (Stanford) Abstract: This project analyzes why violent groups participate in elections. In a new dataset … four groups make this transition. Existing literature on why violent groups participate in elections is in the very …
… argument to an earlier lecture Philip Kuhn gave titled “Why China Historians Should Study the Chinese Diaspora and … about freedom—all thought and wrote about these migrants. Why were they so interested in these migrants? What stake did … able to learn about the underlying historical issues as to why the former comfort women still to this day have not …
… South Korea, Malaysia, and Singapore, to explain why, when, and how opposition alliances are formed in … Noon Room 203, Luce Hall 34 Hillhouse Avenue <In-person event> See CSEAS Current Calendar of Events and Activities …
… of democratic accountability is the party.” In the opening event of Yale University Library 2018-2019 Arts and … one could imagine reform where it was held that in the event that the primary turnout is not, say, 75 percent of … professors how powerful parties would protect minorities. “Why shouldn’t [minorities] form a third party?” he asked. …
… expressed itself in the terms of the nation-state. Why is it that so many people turned to the nation state? In particular, why was it that the left internationalists and communists, … especially when it came to European nation-states—why is it that so many of them ended up supporting national …
… to share their own brand of traveling expertise. The event, co-organized by Yale Department of History Ph.D. … conference theme, including “Who constitutes an expert and why? Where do experts originate? How do they travel and who … reflections. Participants and audience members left the event on Saturday afternoon with an invigorated sense of …
… the Conflict in the South China Sea. The successful event featured speakers from across the United States and around the world. The event was sponsored by Yale’s Council on Southeast Asian … papers on the geopolitics of the sea, focusing on why so many nations want to stake claims to it, and the …
… of a recently published book entitled “Thieves of State: Why Corruption Threatens Global Security,” Chayes delivered … Frances Rosenbluth, who introduced Chayes at the Tuesday event, also praised Chayes for her book’s “powerful” and …
Program on Refugees, Forced Displacement, and Humanitarian Responses