Convened by Nelson W. Polsby, Margaret Weir, and David Vogel
Friday, October 9, 2000: David Brady, Stanford University, topic TBA
Robin Einhorn, UCB Dept of History, "Species of Property: Slavery and the Origin of the General Property Tax," Sept 27, 1999.
Paul Frymer, UCB (Boalt Law school), "Uneasy Alliances: Race and Party Competition in America," Nov 2, 1999.
Professor Victoria Hattam, New School for Social Research, "Ethnicity, Racial Discourse, and Coalition Politics" Monday November 29, 4:00 PM.
Professor Peter Trubowitz, University of Texas, Austin, "The Second Face of Strategy: Presidential Politics and Foreign Policy." Monday, February 28, 2000.
Daniel P. Gitterman, Visiting Fellow, UC Berkeley"Repeating History: The Political Economy of the Minimum Wage in the US, 1938-2000" Monday, March 13, 12 noon.
Professor Chris Howard, College of William & Mary, "Social Citizenship Before the New Deal" , Tuesday, April 18, 12 noon.