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News and Events 2009-2010

22 September 2009 ‘Comparative Analysis using the European Social Survey’Dr. Eric Harrison, Centre for Comparative Social Surveys, City University, London. 4.00 – 5.30 pm Joint Seminar with CCSR/ISC, Venue: AL Boardroom.

29 September 2009 ‘Markets vs. Polls as Predictors: An Historical Assessment of US Presidential Elections’Professor Chris Wlezien, Temple University, U.S. Brownbag Seminar. 12.00 - 1. 30 pm Venue: 4.059 AL Building.

22 October 2009 ‘Selective Responsiveness: Political Party Response to Sub-Constituency Preferences in Europe.’Professor Zeynep Somer-Topcu, Vanderbilt University, U.S. Brownbag Seminar 12.30 – 1.45 pm Venue: 4.031 AL Building

3 November 2009 ’Immigrant Political Behavior in Europe’ Dr. Aida Paskeviciute, University of Essex Joint seminar with ISC/CCSR, 4.00-5.30 pm Venue: AL Boardroom

24 November 2009 ' Election Forecasting: Principles and Practice' Professor Michael Lewis-Beck Brownbag Seminar 12.00 - 1.30 pm. Committee Room A, Whitworth Building

25 November 2009 'DCERN Research Workshop: Using Political Science to inform contemporary political debate.' 2.00 - 5.30 pm Committee Room A, Whitworth Building.

• Workshop Agenda
• Workshop Papers
  • Richardson
  • Cutts, Ford and Goodwin
  • Gibson
  • Green and Jennings.

29 January 2010 Seminar 1: DCERN ESRC Seminar Series ‘The Political Representation of Ethnic Minorities’ ‘The social and economic foundations of ethnic minority political representation: residential segregation, social cohesion, and economic incorporation’ 9.00 – 5.30 pm Venue: Council Chamber, Whitworth Building, University of Manchester

10 February 2010 'Political Rhetoric and Questioning: From Plato to Preterition' Dr. Nick Turnbull, University of Manchester. Joint Seminar with Politics

3.00 – 4.30 pm Venue: Roscoe 4.8

9 March 2010 Redefining the Political’ Professor Stephen Coleman, Institute for Communication Studies, University of Leeds. Joint seminar with ISC/CCSR,

4.00 – 5.30 pm ‘Venue:  AL Boardroom

19 March 'The UK 2010 General Election: will it all hang on the debates?' Professor, Sir Robert Worcester (MORI, Founder)

10.30 - 12.00 pm Venue: HBS Lecture theatre G.32

19-20 March International Symposium on Methods and Models for Election Forecasting: the UK General Election of 2010'

12.00 - 5.30 pm March 19th, 9.30 - 2.00 pm March 20th

Chancellors Conference Centre

• Workshop Agenda
• Workshop Papers
  • Lewis-Beck, Nadeau and Belanger
  • Whiteley et al. Paper 1 'Aggregate Level Forecasting'
  • Clarket et al. Paper 2 'Valence Politics Scenarios' (slides)
  • Sanders et al. Paper 2 'Popularity Functions' (slides)
  • Lebo and Norpoth
  • Lewis-Beck and Stegmaier
  • Rallings, Thrasher and Borisyuk
  • Voas
  • Evans and Ivaldi

13 April 2010 Seminar 2: DCERN ESRC Seminar Series ‘The Political Representation of Ethnic Minorities’ ‘Electoral Context I: The role of the electorate in selecting minority candidates: public opinion and electoral preferences.’

9.00 – 5.30 pm Venue: University of Oxford

5 May 2010 ‘Cross-National Research and the Study of Electoral Democracy’ Professor Susan Banducci, University of Exeter. Joint seminar with Politics,

3.00 – 4.30 pm Venue: Roscoe 4.8

24 May 2010 'Democratic Deficit: The Challenge of Raising Youth Participation' Professor Henry Milner, University of Montreal

12.00 - 1.30 pm Venue: Humanities Bridgeford Street 2.07