Political Networks Online Colloquium (PNOC)

Fall 2023

We are pleased to announce the Fall 2023 schedule of the Political Networks Online Colloquium.

What is the PNOC? We aims to bring together a community of scholars to provide feedback on ongoing research about political networks. Each month we will meet for one hour to discuss one paper, which will be assigned two discussants.
What does a session of the PNOC look like? To encourage audience participation, the Colloquium uses a read-ahead format with no presentation.
How can I submit a paper to the PNOC? We have already chosen the papers for the Fall, but watch for our Spring 2024 call for papers which we will circulate in January.
How can I participate in a scheduled session? See the fall schedule, below. If you are interested in a specific session, use the registration link to obtain the information needed to join the Zoom session.
How can I make sure to receive updates about the PNOC? If you wish to receive emails about the PNOC, sign up at this link.
Who should I contact if I have additional questions, ideas, or other comments? Please contact the Colloquium coordinators, Marina Duque (marina.duque@ucl.ac.uk) and Matthew Pietryka (matthew.pietryka@gmail.com).

October 11, 12pm ET: "Variations in Countermovements: Cause Diversity and Consistency in the “Lives Matter” claim"

Authors: Basak Taraktas, Cihan Duran, Suzan Uskudarli (Bogazici University), and Orkun Irsoy (Carnegie Mellon University)
Discussants: Taylor Carlson (Washington University in St. Louis) & Sang Jung Kim (University of Iowa)
Registration link: https://tinyurl.com/249224d3

October 25, 12pm ET: "Combining clusters from network analysis with structural topic modelling: a late-fusion approach"

Authors: Rafael Mesquita & Antonio Henrique Pires dos Santos (Federal University of Pernambuco)
Discussants: Corinna Coupette (Max Planck Institute for Informatics) & Jeffery Shih-Chieh Wang (Indiana University Bloomington)
Registration link: https://tinyurl.com/pnoc-mesquita

November 8, 12pm ET: "To Discuss or Not to Discuss? How Selective Exposure to Political Discussion Conditions Experimental Findings on Polarization"

Authors: Erin Rossiter (University of Notre Dame) & Taylor Carlson (Washington University in St. Louis)
Discussants: Ethan Busby & Lisa Argyle (Brigham Young University)
Registration link: https://tinyurl.com/pnoc-carlson

November 29, 12pm ET: "Mapping Rebellion: Networks of civilian and state violence during civil conflicts"

Authors: Jared Edgerton (University of Texas at Dallas) & Gary Uzonyi (University of Tennessee)
Discussants: Cassy Dorff (Vanderbilt University) & Dotan Haim (Florida State University)
Registration link: https://tinyurl.com/pnoc-edgerton

January 16, 12pm ET: TBD