Institute of Politics

IOP Pritzker Fellow Nancy French on "The Politics of Sex & Abuse" THIS SEMINAR IS OPEN TO CURRENT UCHICAGO STUDENTS ONLY Monday, February 16 12:30-1:45pm When I grew up listening to Rush Limbaugh, I was convinced that the Democrats had a “woman problem.” The fact that Ted Kennedy[...]

IOP Pritzker Fellow Bhaskar Sunkara on "What Is Working-Class Politics?" THIS SEMINAR IS OPEN TO CURRENT UCHICAGO STUDENTS ONLY Monday, February 16 3:30-4:45pm This seminar will look at the return of “the worker” as a political figure in contemporary American politics. The session[...]

IOP Pritzker Fellow Nancy French on "Why Doesn’t Anyone Go to Church Anymore?" THIS SEMINAR IS OPEN TO CURRENT UCHICAGO STUDENTS ONLY Monday, March 23 12:30-1:45pm America is experiencing a rapid decline of religious participation in the United States and the growing number of[...]

IOP Pritzker Fellow Bhaskar Sunkara on "In Defense of Bill Clinton?" THIS SEMINAR IS OPEN TO CURRENT UCHICAGO STUDENTS ONLY Monday, March 23 3:30-4:45pm The Clinton presidency is a case study to examine neoliberalism as a political turn shaped by structural constraint rather than[...]

IOP Pritzker Fellow Lisa Franchetti on "Taking on China in South America: Living on 'Soft Power'" THIS SEMINAR IS OPEN TO CURRENT UCHICAGO STUDENTS ONLY Tuesday, March 24 3:30-4:45pm After the end of the Cold War, and then later after 9/11, U.S. military operations around South[...]

IOP Pritzker Fellow John Dickerson on "How To Read an Election" THIS SEMINAR IS OPEN TO CURRENT UCHICAGO STUDENTS ONLY Tuesday, March 24 12:30-1:45pm We'll discuss the upcoming 2026 midterm elections. Where should we look for clues about American politics? What races are important?[...]

IOP Pritzker Fellow Opal Vadhan on "Moving Through the Rope Lines: My 107 Days - the Shortest Presidential Campaign in Modern History" THIS SEMINAR IS OPEN TO CURRENT UCHICAGO STUDENTS ONLY Wednesday, March 25 3:30-4:45pm On July 21, 2024, just four days after celebrating my 31st[...]

IOP Pritzker Fellow Harrison Fields on "A Day in the Life Inside the White House Press Office & Tackling Hostile Media" THIS SEMINAR IS OPEN TO CURRENT UCHICAGO STUDENTS ONLY Wednesday, March 25 12:30-1:45pm The White House press office functions under sustained pressure, with[...]

IOP Pritzker Fellow Dasha Zarvina on "Stolen Childhood: Displaced & Illegally Deported Ukrainian Children" THIS SEMINAR IS OPEN TO CURRENT UCHICAGO STUDENTS ONLY Thursday, March 26 12:30-1:45pm Let’s unpack one of the most the painful and under-appreciated aspects of the war in[...]