Name: Professor Desmond King
University of Oxford
https://www.politics.ox.ac.uk/academic-faculty/desmond-king.html

Events this person is speaking at:

Tuesday 6 November 2018 (5th Week, Michaelmas Term)

Beyond the Border: The Implications of Brexit for Ireland
Date: 6 November 2018, 17:00 - 18:00 (Tuesday, 5th week, Michaelmas 2018)
Speaker s: Dr Martin Mansergh (former Irish government minister and special advisor), Mark Durkan (former deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland), Denis Staunton (Irish Times London Editor), Professor Desmond King (University of Oxford), Professor Kalypso Nicolaїdis (University of Oxford)
Venue: St Antony's College, 62 Woodstock Road OX2 6JF
Venue Details: Nissan Lecture Theatre
Organiser: Dr Barry Colfer (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 4 May 2021 (2nd Week, Trinity Term)

Professor Michael Keating: The Fractured Union. State and Nation in the United Kingdom
Date: 4 May 2021, 17:00 - 18:30 (Tuesday, 2nd week, Trinity 2021)
Speaker s: Professor Archie Brown (University of Oxford), Professor Desmond King (University of Oxford), Professor Stephen Whitefield (University of Oxford), Professor Michael Keating (Aberdeen)
Venue Details: Delivered via Zoom
Organiser: Professor Stephen Whitefield (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Events this person is organising:

Tuesday 30 May 2017 (6th Week, Trinity Term)

‘Propaganda and Nation Building: Evidence from Rwanda’
Date: 30 May 2017, 12:30 - 13:30 (Tuesday, 6th week, Trinity 2017)
Speaker : Professor Sharun Mukand (Warwick University)
Venue: Nuffield College, New Road OX1 1NF
Venue Details: Clay Room
Organisers: Professor Desmond King (University of Oxford), Ben Ansell (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 17 October 2017 (2nd Week, Michaelmas Term)

'Victorian Voting: Party Orientation and Class Alignment Revisited'
Date: 17 October 2017, 17:00 - 18:00 (Tuesday, 2nd week, Michaelmas 2017)
Speaker : Professor Janne Tukiainen (VATT Institute for Economic Research)
Venue: Nuffield College, New Road OX1 1NF
Venue Details: Clay Room
Organisers: Professor Desmond King (University of Oxford), Ben Ansell (University of Oxford), Professor Geoffrey Evans (University of Oxford), Dr Elias Dinas (Brasenose College), Dr Sergi Pardos-Prado​​​​​ (Merton College)
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 2 November 2017 (4th Week, Michaelmas Term)

Let Them Eat Credit: Urban-Rural Biases and the Politics of Sovereign Default
Date: 2 November 2017, 12:30 - 13:30 (Thursday, 4th week, Michaelmas 2017)
Speaker : Cameron Ballard-Rosa (University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill)
Venue: Nuffield College, New Road OX1 1NF
Venue Details: Butler room
Organisers: Professor Jane Gingrich (DPIR), Professor David Rueda (Imperial College London), Professor Desmond King (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 9 November 2017 (5th Week, Michaelmas Term)

Democratic Drain: Emigration and Democratization in the Middle East
Date: 9 November 2017, 12:30 - 13:30 (Thursday, 5th week, Michaelmas 2017)
Speaker : Justin Gest (George Mason University)
Venue: Nuffield College, New Road OX1 1NF
Venue Details: Clay room
Organisers: Professor David Rueda (DPIR, Oxford), Professor Jane Gingrich (DPIR), Professor Desmond King (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 14 November 2017 (6th Week, Michaelmas Term)

Everybody loves a winner: A field experiment providing information on polls in South Africa
Date: 14 November 2017, 17:00 - 18:00 (Tuesday, 6th week, Michaelmas 2017)
Speaker : Kate Orkin (University of Oxford)
Venue: Nuffield College, New Road OX1 1NF
Venue Details: Clay Room
Organisers: Professor Desmond King (University of Oxford), Ben Ansell (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 23 November 2017 (7th Week, Michaelmas Term)

Rewarding Merit or Luck? The Competency Signal in Comparative Perspective
Date: 23 November 2017, 12:30 - 13:30 (Thursday, 7th week, Michaelmas 2017)
Speaker s: Daniela Campello (Fundação Getúlio Vargas/EBAPE), Cesar Zucco Jr (Fundação Getúlio Vargas/EBAPE)
Venue: Nuffield College, New Road OX1 1NF
Venue Details: Butler room
Organisers: Professor David Rueda (DPIR, Oxford), Professor Jane Gingrich (DPIR), Professor Desmond King (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 28 November 2017 (8th Week, Michaelmas Term)

Prior Beliefs and Arguments: The Micro-Mechanisms of Attitude Certainty and Attitude Change in Deliberative Settings
Date: 28 November 2017, 17:00 - 18:00 (Tuesday, 8th week, Michaelmas 2017)
Speaker
Venue: Nuffield College, New Road OX1 1NF
Venue Details: Clay Room
Organisers: Professor Desmond King (University of Oxford), Ben Ansell (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 13 February 2018 (5th Week, Hilary Term)

Attitudes towards Killing in War
Date: 13 February 2018, 12:30 - 13:30 (Tuesday, 5th week, Hilary 2018)
Speaker : Janina Dill (University of Oxford)
Venue: Nuffield College, New Road OX1 1NF
Venue Details: Clay Room
Organisers: Professor Desmond King (University of Oxford), Ben Ansell (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 27 February 2018 (7th Week, Hilary Term)

Mobile Phone Ownership and Civic Engagement: Experimental Evidence from Tanzania
Date: 27 February 2018, 12:30 - 13:30 (Tuesday, 7th week, Hilary 2018)
Speaker : Professor Philip Roessler (College of William and Mary)
Venue: Nuffield College, New Road OX1 1NF
Venue Details: Clay Room
Organisers: Professor Desmond King (University of Oxford), Ben Ansell (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 6 March 2018 (8th Week, Hilary Term)

Rewarding Merit or Luck? Electoral Accountability in Comparative Perspective
Date: 6 March 2018, 12:30 - 14:00 (Tuesday, 8th week, Hilary 2018)
Speaker s: Professor Daniela Campello (FGV/ EBAPE), Professor Cesar Zucco (FGV/ EBAPE)
Venue: Nuffield College, New Road OX1 1NF
Venue Details: Clay Room
Organisers: Professor Desmond King (University of Oxford), Ben Ansell (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 24 April 2018 (1st Week, Trinity Term)

Open Versus Closed: Personality, Identity and the Politics of Redistribution
Date: 24 April 2018, 12:30 - 13:30 (Tuesday, 1st week, Trinity 2018)
Speaker : Professor Howard Lavine (University of Minnesota)
Venue: Nuffield College, New Road OX1 1NF
Venue Details: Clay Room
Organisers: Professor Desmond King (University of Oxford), Ben Ansell (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Open Versus Closed: Personality, Identity and the Politics of Redistribution
Date: 24 April 2018, 12:30 - 14:00 (Tuesday, 1st week, Trinity 2018)
Speaker : Howard Lavine (University of Mimmesota)
Venue: Nuffield College, New Road OX1 1NF
Venue Details: Clay Room
Organisers: Professor Desmond King (University of Oxford), Ben Ansell (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 1 May 2018 (2nd Week, Trinity Term)

When does identity matter for policy change? A theory of descriptive and substantive representation
Date: 1 May 2018, 12:30 - 14:00 (Tuesday, 2nd week, Trinity 2018)
Speaker : Dr Ana Catalano Weeks (University of Bath)
Venue: Nuffield College, New Road OX1 1NF
Venue Details: Clay Room
Organisers: Professor Desmond King (University of Oxford), Ben Ansell (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 8 May 2018 (3rd Week, Trinity Term)

“Everyday War” : Cyclical Insecurity and the Fragmentation of Violence in Low Intensity Armed Conflict
Date: 8 May 2018, 12:30 - 14:00 (Tuesday, 3rd week, Trinity 2018)
Speaker : Dr Milli Lake (LSE)
Venue: Nuffield College, New Road OX1 1NF
Venue Details: Clay Room
Organisers: Professor Desmond King (University of Oxford), Ben Ansell (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 17 May 2018 (4th Week, Trinity Term)

Electoral Consequences of Colonial Invention: Chieftaincy and Distribution in Northern Ghana
Date: 17 May 2018, 12:30 - 14:00 (Thursday, 4th week, Trinity 2018)
Speaker : Professor Noah Nathan (University of Michigan)
Venue: Nuffield College, New Road OX1 1NF
Venue Details: Clay Room
Organisers: Professor Desmond King (University of Oxford), Ben Ansell (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 22 May 2018 (5th Week, Trinity Term)

Partisanship, Organizations, and the Cultural Politics of Protest During Trump’s Presidency
Date: 22 May 2018, 12:30 - 14:00 (Tuesday, 5th week, Trinity 2018)
Speaker : Professor Kenneth Andrews (The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)
Venue: Nuffield College, New Road OX1 1NF
Venue Details: Clay Room
Organisers: Professor Desmond King (University of Oxford), Ben Ansell (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 29 May 2018 (6th Week, Trinity Term)

Recruitment, Rhetoric and Reform: New Labour's Politicians and the Transformation of British Welfare Provision
Date: 29 May 2018, 12:30 - 14:00 (Tuesday, 6th week, Trinity 2018)
Speaker : Dr Tom O'Grady (UCL)
Venue: Nuffield College, New Road OX1 1NF
Venue Details: Clay Room
Organisers: Professor Desmond King (University of Oxford), Ben Ansell (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 5 June 2018 (7th Week, Trinity Term)

Identity as an Institution and the Origins of Ethnic Orders
Date: 5 June 2018, 12:30 - 14:00 (Tuesday, 7th week, Trinity 2018)
Speaker : Professor Thomas Pepinsky (Cornell University)
Venue: Nuffield College, New Road OX1 1NF
Venue Details: Clay Room
Organisers: Professor Desmond King (University of Oxford), Ben Ansell (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Identity as an Institution and the Origins of Ethnic Orders
Date: 5 June 2018, 12:30 - 13:30 (Tuesday, 7th week, Trinity 2018)
Speaker : Thomas Pepinsky (Cornell University)
Venue: Nuffield College, New Road OX1 1NF
Venue Details: Clay Room
Organisers: Professor Desmond King (University of Oxford), Ben Ansell (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 12 June 2018 (8th Week, Trinity Term)

The Mass Politics of International Disintegration
Date: 12 June 2018, 12:30 - 14:00 (Tuesday, 8th week, Trinity 2018)
Speaker : Professor Stefanie Walter (University of Zurich)
Venue: Nuffield College, New Road OX1 1NF
Venue Details: Clay Room
Organisers: Professor Desmond King (University of Oxford), Ben Ansell (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 18 October 2018 (2nd Week, Michaelmas Term)

Why Women Mobilize: Dissecting and Dismantling India’s Political Gender Gap
Date: 18 October 2018, 12:30 - 14:00 (Thursday, 2nd week, Michaelmas 2018)
Speaker : Soledad Prillaman (University of Oxford)
Venue: Nuffield College, New Road OX1 1NF
Venue Details: Butler Room
Organisers: Professor David Rueda (University of Oxford), Professor Jane Gingrich (University of Oxford), Professor Desmond King (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 15 January 2019 (1st Week, Hilary Term)

Clarity of Responsibility and Electoral Accountability: Evidence From Local Tax Policy in Denmark
Date: 15 January 2019, 12:30 - 14:00 (Tuesday, 1st week, Hilary 2019)
Speaker : Professor Professor Martin Vinæs Larsen (Aarhus University)
Venue: Nuffield College, New Road OX1 1NF
Venue Details: Clay Room
Organisers: Professor Desmond King (University of Oxford), Ben Ansell (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 22 January 2019 (2nd Week, Hilary Term)

Who Cares? Measuring Attitude Strength in a Polarized Environment
Date: 22 January 2019, 12:30 - 14:00 (Tuesday, 2nd week, Hilary 2019)
Speaker : Professor Charlotte Cavaillé (Georgetown University)
Venue: Nuffield College, New Road OX1 1NF
Venue Details: Clay Room
Organisers: Professor Desmond King (University of Oxford), Ben Ansell (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 29 January 2019 (3rd Week, Hilary Term)

Lord, Peasant … and Tractor? Agricultural Mechanization and Moore’s Thesis
Date: 29 January 2019, 12:30 - 14:00 (Tuesday, 3rd week, Hilary 2019)
Speaker : Professor David J Samuels (University of Minnesota)
Venue: Nuffield College, New Road OX1 1NF
Venue Details: Clay Room
Organisers: Professor Desmond King (University of Oxford), Ben Ansell (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 5 February 2019 (4th Week, Hilary Term)

Kickbacks and Limits on Campaign Donations
Date: 5 February 2019, 12:30 - 14:00 (Tuesday, 4th week, Hilary 2019)
Speaker : Dr Nelson A. Ruiz (Oxford University)
Venue: Nuffield College, New Road OX1 1NF
Venue Details: Clay Room
Organisers: Professor Desmond King (University of Oxford), Ben Ansell (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 14 February 2019 (5th Week, Hilary Term)

How to measure legislative district compactness if you only know it when you see it
Date: 14 February 2019, 12:30 - 14:00 (Thursday, 5th week, Hilary 2019)
Speaker : Professor Gary King (Harvard University)
Venue: Nuffield College, New Road OX1 1NF
Venue Details: Large Lecture Room
Organisers: Professor Desmond King (University of Oxford), Ben Ansell (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 19 February 2019 (6th Week, Hilary Term)

Does Gender Stereotyping Affect Women at the Ballot Box? Evidence from Local Elections in California, 1995-2016
Date: 19 February 2019, 12:30 - 14:00 (Tuesday, 6th week, Hilary 2019)
Speaker : Dr Rachel Bernhard (Nuffield College)
Venue: Nuffield College, New Road OX1 1NF
Venue Details: Clay Room
Organisers: Professor Desmond King (University of Oxford), Ben Ansell (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 26 February 2019 (7th Week, Hilary Term)

Ethnic Riots and Pro-Social Behavior: Evidence from Kyrgyzstan
Date: 26 February 2019, 12:30 - 14:00 (Tuesday, 7th week, Hilary 2019)
Speaker : Professor Anselm Hager (University of Konstanz)
Venue: Nuffield College, New Road OX1 1NF
Venue Details: Clay Room
Organisers: Professor Desmond King (University of Oxford), Ben Ansell (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 5 March 2019 (8th Week, Hilary Term)

Towards a New Moral Political Economy
Date: 5 March 2019, 12:30 - 14:00 (Tuesday, 8th week, Hilary 2019)
Speaker : Professor Margaret Levi (Stanford University)
Venue: Nuffield College, New Road OX1 1NF
Venue Details: Large Lecture Room
Organisers: Professor Desmond King (University of Oxford), Ben Ansell (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 14 May 2019 (3rd Week, Trinity Term)

Partisan Politics and Fiscal Policy: (Why) are the left perceived as debt-profligate
Date: 14 May 2019, 12:30 - 14:00 (Tuesday, 3rd week, Trinity 2019)
Speaker : Dr Lucy Barnes (LSE)
Venue: Nuffield College, New Road OX1 1NF
Venue Details: Clay Room
Organisers: Professor Desmond King (University of Oxford), Ben Ansell (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 21 May 2019 (4th Week, Trinity Term)

When Does Transparency Improve Performance? Evidence from 23,000 Public Projects in 148 Countries
Date: 21 May 2019, 12:30 - 14:00 (Tuesday, 4th week, Trinity 2019)
Speaker : Dr Ranjit Lall (LSE)
Venue: Nuffield College, New Road OX1 1NF
Venue Details: Clay Room
Organisers: Professor Desmond King (University of Oxford), Ben Ansell (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 4 June 2019 (6th Week, Trinity Term)

Income, Insurance and Support for Redistribution
Date: 4 June 2019, 12:30 - 14:00 (Tuesday, 6th week, Trinity 2019)
Speaker : Professor David Rueda (Nuffield College)
Venue: Nuffield College, New Road OX1 1NF
Venue Details: Clay Room
Organisers: Professor Desmond King (University of Oxford), Ben Ansell (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 11 June 2019 (7th Week, Trinity Term)

Nuclear Revolutions: How States use Nuclear Weapons in International Politics
Date: 11 June 2019, 12:30 - 14:00 (Tuesday, 7th week, Trinity 2019)
Speaker : Professor Mark Bell (Univ. of Minnesota)
Venue: Nuffield College, New Road OX1 1NF
Venue Details: Clay Room
Organisers: Professor Desmond King (University of Oxford), Ben Ansell (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 13 June 2019 (7th Week, Trinity Term)

Government Choices Across Borrowing Instruments
Date: 13 June 2019, 12:30 - 14:00 (Thursday, 7th week, Trinity 2019)
Speaker : Professor Layna Mosley (UNC)
Venue: Nuffield College, New Road OX1 1NF
Venue Details: Clay Room
Organisers: Professor Desmond King (University of Oxford), Ben Ansell (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA