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Events
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Events
AHC Upcoming Events 2008
| September 10th: Reception for Admitted Students to the AHC Certificate Program | September 17th: MA Program AHC Certificate Program Information Session | October 1st: Undergraduate AHC Certificate Program Information Session
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Other Events of Interest 2008
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Upcoming Events:
September 10th, 2008
Past Events:
The 2008 Ratio Colloquium for Young Social ScientistsN.B.: Extended deadline! ACCEPTING PROPOSALS THROUGH MARCH 14 THThe aim of this colloquium is to bring together research and researchers in different fields dealing with institutional change and welfare state reform. We therefore invite young scholars, including graduate students, in economics, political science, law and economics, sociology, economic history, and related fields to submit proposals for a cross disciplinary colloquium/workshop to be held in Stockholm in August 2008.In addition to paper sessions there will be two plenary sessions, one of which will be given by professor Jack Knight, professor of political science at Washington University, St.Louis, whose publications include Institutions and Social Conflict (Cambridge University Press, 1992) and Explaining Social Institutions (with Itai Sened, The University of Michigan Press 1995). The other will be given by Mark Blyth, associate professor of political science at Johns Hopkins University, and the author of Great Transformations: Economic Ideas and Political Change in the Twentieth Century (Cambridge University Press, 2002).SUBMISSIONS:We especially welcome papers dealing with the following areas:• The emergence of property rights and welfare states• Explanations of country variation in welfare state design or welfare state reforms• The interaction between formal and informal institutions• Case studies in institutional change and welfare state reforms• Social conflict theory• How ideas and ideology might explain institutional changeBoth theoretical and empirical papers are considered. The papers submitted are expected to be work in progress: Definitely more than ideas, but still unpublished papers. The 2008 Ratio Young Scientist Award is awarded to the best paper presented. The number of accepted papers is limited to 18. Discussants will be appointed, but all participants are expected to read all papers. 2008 RATIO YOUNG SCIENTIST AWARD:The winning author will receive  1,000. The conference and lodging will be free of charge, and we will reimburse travel expenses. APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:
• A one or two page abstract of the paper• A one page summary of your research interests• CVDEADLINES:| Deadline for applications: | March 14, 2008 |
The conference is arranged by The Ratio Institute, an independent research institute in Stockholm.Further information can be found on at www.ratio.se View FLIERPlease send all applications to:andreas.bergh@ratio.se and gissur.erlingsson@ratio.se
All
are welcome to join in this First Annual Student Conference. This day
long event will consist of four Panel Discussions as well as an Awards
Ceremony and a concluding Round Table Discussion.
Breakfast, lunch, and appetizers will be served throughout the day.
| 7:30 | Breakfast | | 8:00 – 9:30 | Panel A: The Formation of Institutions and their Effects
on Public Policy | | 9:45 – 11:15 | Panel B: Institutional Dynamics: Structures, Leaders and
Influences | | 11:30-1:00 | Panel C: The Private Sector and its Influence on Public
Policy
| | 1:00 | Lunch | | 2:15 - 3:45 | Panel D: Civil War, Internal conflict and Third Party
Intervention | | 4:00 - 4:20 | Hamilton Best Paper Award Ceremony | 4:20 - 5:30
| Round Table
Discussion. Featuring:Professor Larry Bartels, Princeton University; Professor Shanker Satyanath, New York University; Bruce Bueno de Mesquita, New York University
| | 5:30 – 7:30 | Reception for all Participants |
HAMILTON PRIZE:A prize of $1,500 will be awarded to the Committee's selection for best submission.
View Schedule for more information For further inquiries please contact:sar6@nyu.edu or sarah.dickinson@nyu.edu
Information Session: Alexander Hamilton Center Certificate Program LOCATION:Kimmel Center: Room 909TIME:3:00-4:00 PMYOU HAVE QUESTIONS? WE HAVE ANSWERS:Come
find out why you should be interested in the Hamilton Center
Certificate in Political Economy. Learn how it can serve you in the
future, what unique skills it provides, and how it can give you an edge
on the job market.
Handouts from the Information Session:
FAQs: Find the answers to some frequently asked questions.
Mission Statement: A Letter from the Founder and Director of the AHC
AHC Handbook: A guide to requirements and application procedure.
Course List: ACH courses offerings for 2008-2009
Administrators: Contact information and office hours of program Administrators
Application: Fill out an application
Information Session: Alexander Hamilton Center Certificate Program LOCATION:Kimmel Center: Room 406TIME:2:30-3:30 PMYOU HAVE QUESTIONS? WE HAVE ANSWERS:Come
find out why you should be interested in the Hamilton Center
Certificate in Political Economy. Learn how it can serve you in the
future, what unique skills it provides, and how it can give you an edge
on the job market.
Handouts from the Information Session:
Mission Statement: A Letter from the Founder and Director of the AHC
AHC Handbook: A guide to requirements and application procedure.Course List: ACH courses offerings for 2008-2009
Administrators: Contact information and office hours of program Administrators
Application: Fill out an applicationView Flier
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