Why Quality Matters: Decentralization, Local Government Performance and Legitimating Beliefs in Post-Conflict Sierra Leone

The department's Research Workshop Program encourages scholarly discussion of works-in-progress by faculty, outside speakers, and graduate students, including dissertation prospectuses. While the requirements for workshop participation vary across subfields, students are encouraged to attend workshops in their major field of study on a regular basis throughout their residency in the graduate program. The workshops ordinarily meet on a biweekly basis throughout the year in five areas of research Political Institutions; Political Economy; Political Behavior and Identity; Security, Peace and Conflict; and Political Methodology. For questions, please contact Bill Keech at 660-7061 or wrk3@duke.edu