CONFERENCES AND PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS

 

 

Presenter: Conference of Europeanists, bi-annual meeting of the Council of European Studies

 

March 11-13, 2004, Chicago, IL.

 

Paper: “Putting Consolidated Democracies to the Test: How Mainstream Parties Fend Off the Radical Right Perpetuating Two-Party Dominance”

 

 

Presenter: American Political Science Association Annual Meeting

 

August 28-31, 2003, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

 

Paper: “Insiders and Outsiders in Western Democracy: How Right-Wing Radical Parties Mobilize Fear of the Immigrant 'Other'”

 

 

Presenter: American Political Science Association Annual Meeting

 

August 28-31, 2003, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

 

Paper: “‘Crossing the Desert’ and Transforming French Far Right Party Politics”

 

 

Presenter: Western Political Science Association Annual Meeting

March 27-29, 2003, Denver, Colorado.
   
Paper: “Xenophobic Politics: Right-Wing Radical Party Influence in Western Europe”



Fall 2002 University of Colorado- Boulder, CO
2 Guest Lectures in Political Science 2012.  Introduction to Comparative Politics, Professor Sven Steinmo
2 Topics: The Islamic World, Iran: An Islamic State

My talks outlined the differences in politics and culture in Islamic countries compared to the Advanced Capitalist societies of the Western world.  The second talk took Iran as a case study to trace the development path, insitutional arrangement, structure of politics and interests, and role of religion in society and government.

 

Presenter: American Political Science Association Annual Meeting.

August 29- September 1 2002, Boston, Massachusetts.

Paper: "What is Left of the Right: Measuring the Impact of Right Wing Political Parties on Laws and Public Policy"

 

Discussant: American Political Science Association Annual Meeting.

August 29- September 1 2002, Boston, Massachusetts.

Panel: Conceptualizing the Radical Right: Challenges of Categorization and Measurement

 

Presenter: Sozialwissenschaftliches Kolloquium of the Europa Universität Viadrina

December 14, 2001, Frankfurt, Germany

Colloquium: Discussion of research design in political party research

 

Guest Lecture: Geography 4622 City Life

September 2001. University of Colorado. Topic: Berlin-A Global City

My talk discussed developments in Berlin following the unification of Germany on October 3, 1990. A central theme of my talk was the impact of immigration in Berlin.

 

Presenter: International Society for the Study of European Ideas (ISSEI)

August 14-18, 2000, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway.

Paper: "Right-Wing Extremism: Consequences for Plural Society"

 

Presenter: European Studies Conference

October 5-7, 2000, University of Nebraska at Omaha.

Paper: "Rethinking Democracy: Challenges from the Extreme Right"

 

Presenter: Southern Political Science Association Annual Meeting

November 8-11, 2000, Atlanta, Georgia.

Paper: "Implications of Right-Wing Politics in Western Europe"

 

Last updated August 2003