Spring 2026 Murphy Seminar in Political Science

Alicia Cooperman – George Washington University

Climate Politics from the Margins: Hazard Experience, Information, and Claim-Making in India’s Slums

Friday, January 30th at 3:15pm

Dinwiddie Hall 102

Melina Petrovic – Tulane University

Binding through Ideas: Bureaucratic Statecraft and Germany’s Debt Brake

Friday, February 6th at 3:15pm

Dinwiddie Hall 102

Stephanie Ternullo – Harvard University

Suburban Blues: The Clash of Local and National Politics in America’s Suburbs

Friday, February 20th at 3:15pm

Dinwiddie Hall 102

Valeria Umanets – Tulane University

Gender and Law-making in Nondemocracies: The Case of Russia

Friday, March 6th at 3:15pm

Dinwiddie Hall 102

Mike Findley – University of Texas at Austin

Can Digital Aid Deliver During Humanitarian Crises? Evidence from Field Experiments in Afghanistan and Pakistan

Friday, April 3rd at 3:15pm

Dinwiddie Hall 102

Bryn Rosenfeld – Cornell University

Risky Politics and Political Participation under Authoritarian Rule

Friday, April 17th at 3:15pm

Dinwiddie Hall 102

Please contact Jean Allemond at polisci@tulane.eduat least two weeks in advance of the event if you have accessibility needs and need a disability-related accommodation to participate.

Individual parking accommodations will not be made available to guests. Please visit parking.tulane.edu for information on where to park, and on how parking works on Tulane's Uptown campus.