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WPSA 2011

The 2011 Conference of the Western Political Science Association starts today in San Antonio, TX. I’ll be there this evening and presenting tomorrow and Saturday. Dr. Kennedy and I will present a more...

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Turkish elections this Sunday

Turks head to the polls this Sunday for general elections. According to a recent Pew survey, there doesn’t seem to be any reason to suspect broad dissatisfaction with the ruling Justice and Development...

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Thoughts (and links) on the Turkish Election

Topline: Erdoğan will now become Turkey’s longest serving prime minister as his Justice and Development Party (AK) achieves its third consecutive general election victory. Foreign policy: From The...

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Responding to the New York Times

I’m still reflecting on the role Turkey will play in Abbas’s application for Palestinian UN membership. In a more general context, here is the New York Times today trying to have it both ways on...

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Stadiums, Bazaars, and Signalling

“Imagine going to a stadium to see a soccer game,” says Ozevin. “Would you enjoy the game without shouting? Bazaars are just like stadiums, if you can’t shout there is no joy.” There’s also very little...

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Kurds and Statelessness

Kurdish peshmerga–literally “those who face death”–standing guard at Shenarwe Mountain Last week one of my academic heroes, James C. Scott, came to Duke to give two talks. The first was a lunchtime...

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