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PSAC (Politics, Sandwiches, and Comments) is a workshop for work-in-progress (mainly) in comparative politics and international relations. PSAC seminars feature papers from Cornell Government Department graduate students and faculty and from scholars at other universities. These sessions allow students, faculty, and guests to engage in lively debate and discussion on diverse topics from different subfields of political science.

PSAC workshop seminars feature draft papers from Cornell graduate students and faculty, as well as scholars from other universities. We seek out work representing an eclectic mix of research methods, spanning the qualitative/quantitative and experimental/observational gamut. These sessions allow students, faculty, and guests to engage in lively debate and discussion on diverse topics from different subfields in political science.

All are welcome. Interested graduate students and faculty in any field are encouraged to join us. The workshop meets on most Fridays from 12:15pm to 1:45pm in 106 White Hall, featuring the presenters listed below. As the seminar name suggests, each session features a light lunch and soda -- and of course lively comments!

2019-2020 Schedule

Committee: Bryce Corrigan, Sabrina Karim, Steven Ward

Fall 2019

Aug 30 - No PSAC

Sep 6 - Laura Huber, Cornell University

Sep 13 - Pauliina Patana, Cornell University

Sep 20 - Jordan Jochim, Cornell University

Sep 27 - No PSAC

Oct 4 - Maria Victoria Murillo, Columbia University

Oct 11 - No PSAC

Oct 18 - Michael Tomz, Stanford University

Oct 25 - James N. Druckman, Northwestern University

Nov 1 - Ashley Jardina, Duke University

Nov 8 - No PSAC

Nov 15 - Karrie J. Koesel, University of Notre Dame

Nov 22 - Megan A. Stewart, American University

Nov 29 - No PSAC

Dec 6 - No PSAC

Spring 2020

Jan 24 - No PSAC

Jan 31 - Keneisha N. Grant, Howard University

Feb 7 - TBA

Feb 14 - TBA

Feb 21 - No PSAC

Feb 28 - Margaret M. Pearson, University of Maryland, College Park

Mar 6 - Dawn Teele, University of Pennsylvania

Mar 13 - Ronald R. Krebs, University of Minnesota

Mar 20 - Srdjan Vucetic, University of Ottawa

Mar 27 - No PSAC

Apr 3 - No PSAC

Apr 10 - Amanda Clayton, Vanderbilt University

Apr 24 - No PSAC

May 1 - No PSAC

PSAC generally begins some time within the first few weeks of classes, but as specified in the schedule above, we skip weeks that conflict with other major departmental events, conferences in the discipline, session breaks, or the last week of classes.