Wednesday, June 12

6:00-8:00 pm Dinner (optional, at own expense)

Location to be announced

 

Thursday, June 13

8:45-9:00 am Opening remarks 

9:00-10:45 am Session 1: International Monetary Fund

Chair: 

• Paper 1: Michael Breen (Dublin City University). Decoding the Language of the IMF Executive Board. Discussion openers: Tom Hunter, Zheng Zhai
• Paper 2: Rodwan Abouharb (University College London), Kathleen Brown (Leiden University), Matthew Digiuseppe (Leiden University), Bernhard Reinsberg (University of Glasgow). Is the IMF a Scapegoat? A Survey Experiment in Kenya. Discussion openers: Sujeong Shim, Daniel Nielson
• Paper 3: Timon Forster (University of St Gallen), Alexandros Kentikelenis (Bocconi University), Leonard Seabrooke (Copenhagen Business School). Board Games: How States Pursue Preferences in International Organizations. Discussion openers: Ayse Kaya, Stefanie Rickard

10:45-11:15 am Break

11:15-1:00 pm Session 2: Climate & Environment

Chair:

• Paper 1: Jean-Frédéric Morin (Université Laval), Clara Brandi (Bonn University), Noémie Laurens (Graduate Institute), Jakob Schwab (German Institute of Development and Sustainability, IDOS). Using Trade Provisions to Make Environmental Agreements More Dynamic. Discussion openers: Patrick Bayer, Evelina Jonsson
• Paper 2: Vincent Heddesheimer (Princeton University), Hanno Hilbig (University of California, Davis), Erik Voeten (Georgetown University). Climate Policy and Political Polarization Along Occupational Lines: Evidence from Germany. Discussion openers: Melissa Pavlik, Alexandros Tokhi
• Paper 3: Per Fredriksson (University of Louisville), Swati Sharma (Nanyang Technological University), Jim Wollscheid (University of Arkansas – Fort Smith). Legal Traditions and the Ratification of the Paris Agreement. Discussion openers: Lorenzo Crippa, Dimiter Toshkov

1:00-2:00 pm Lunch

Location to be announced

2:00-3:45 pm Session 3: Trade and Investment

Chair:

• Paper 1: Sojun Park (Princeton University), Minju Kim (Syracuse University). International Bureaucrats under the Spotlight: The Case of the WTO TRIPS Council. Discussion openers: Zoe Ge, Tanja Schweinberger
• Paper 2: Jieun Lee (State University of New York, Buffalo), Jan Stuckatz (Copenhagen Business School). Multinational Corporations’ Strategic Lobbying Across Borders. Discussion openers: Sarah Brooks, Helen Milner
• Paper 3: Tuuli-Anna Huikuri (University of Zurich), Sujeong Shim (New York University Abu Dhabi). Never Let Me Go: Exit Clauses in International Agreements. Discussion openers: Mark Hallerberg, Carl Vikberg

3:45-4:00 pm Break

4:00-6:00 pm Poster Session and Reception

Location to be announced

Foreign Aid

• Stefano Jud (University of Bern). Foreign Relief Aid and Political Support: Evidence from Sierra Leone During the Ebola Epidemic. Discussants: Avi Ahuja, Allison Grossman
• Mathilde Perrot (Paris Dauphine). Chinese Aid and Human Development: The Case of Cambodia. Discussants: Lucie Lu, Michael J. Tierney
• Elena McLean (State University of New York, Buffalo), Taehee Whang (Yonsei University), Joonseok Yang (Sungkyunkwan University). Public Support for Environmental Aid: Evidence from a Conjoint Experiment in India. Discussants: Gabriele Spilker, Catherine Weaver
• Anthony Luongo (Emory University). Playing Hard to Get: Strategic Signaling in Aid Bargaining. Discussants: Cleo O’Brien-Udry, Martin Steinwand
• Ryan Jablonski (London School of Economics). When Do Voters Reward Politicians for Foreign Aid? Experimental Evidence from Malawi. Discussants: Mark Copelovitch, Tyler Pratt
• Sahil Deo (CPC Analytics), Mark Hallerberg (Hertie School), with Om Marathe (CPC Analytics), Jayati Sharma (CPC Analytics). Responses to the Rise of (Multilateral) Chinese Finance: Voter Perceptions of the World Bank and Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank in India. Discussants: Gal Bitton, Katharina Michaelowa
• Jean-Baptiste Puginier (University of Geneva). Varieties of Democracy Aid Approaches: The Role of Donor’s Domestic Preferences. Discussants: Cleo O’Brien-Udry, Allison Grossman
• Berk Filcan (University of Texas at Austin), Yunyi Huang (University of Texas at Austin), Hyunjin Yim (University of Texas at Austin), Daniel Nielson(University of Texas at Austin). Effects of Aid Attributes on Public Support: Evidence from Chinese Aid Projects in Kenya. Discussants: Richard Clark, Jonas Tallberg
• Alexandros Tokhi (University of Frankfurt), Lisbeth Zimmermann (University of Frankfurt). The Far Right and Earmarked Funding of International Organizations. Discussants: Lucie Lu, Bernhard Reinsberg
• Tetsekela Anyiam-Osigwe (Princeton University), James Raymond Vreeland (Princeton University). Japan and the African Development Bank. Discussants: Ha Eun Choi, Catherine Weaver

United Nations

• Ha Eun Choi (Michigan State University), Jihwan Jeong (University of Texas, Austin), Byungwon Woo (Yonsei University), Hyunjin Yim (University of Texas, Austin). The UN Secretary General Travels for Fundraising: How State Visits by UNSG Influences Official Development Assistance Flows. Discussants: Alexandros Kentikelenis, Johannes Scherzinger
• Daniel Finke (Aarhus University). Conditional Agenda-Setting in the UN Security Council. Discussants: Sabrina Arias, Nikitas Konstantinidis
• Christopher Kilby (Villanova University). What Makes Some United Nations Votes Important to the U.S.? Discussants: Kathleen Brown, Martin Steinwand
• Gino Pauselli (Princeton University), Rachel Schoner (Tulane University). Finding the Right Forum: Non-State Actor Engagement in International Organizations. Discussants: Maria Debre, Matthias Ecker-Ehrhardt
• Richard Clark (Cornell University), Christoph Mikulaschek (Harvard University), Julia Morse (University of California, Santa Barbara). A Seat at the Table: How Serving on the Security Council Shapes Public Opinion About the United Nations. Discussants: Axel Dreher, Thomas Sommerer

IMF and World Bank

• Tal Sadeh (Tel Aviv University), Gal Bitton (Tel Aviv University), Bernhard Reinsberg (University of Glasgow). Are International Monetary Fund (IMF) Programs Really (In)Effective? Introducing a New Tool to Assess External Validity of Regression Analysis. Discussants: Michael Breen, Mirko Heinzel
• Tim Heinkelmann-Wild (Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich), Tom Hunter (University of Zurich), Sujeong Shim (New York University Abu Dhabi). Perfect Scapegoats? Blaming and Defending the International Monetary Fund. Discussants: Michael Breen, Mark Copelovitch
• Merih Angin (Koc University), Natalya Naqvi (London School of Economics). Winner Takes All? The Distributional Impact of IMF Privatization Conditionality. Discussants: Matthew Digiuseppe, Silvia Marchesi
• Nikitas Konstantinidis (IE University), Bernhard Reinsberg (University of Glasgow). Government Ownership of IFI Conditionality Programs: A Formal Derivation. Discussants: Ayse Kaya, Aditi Sahasrabuddhe
• Daniela Donno (University of Oklahoma), Andreas Kern (Georgetown University), Bernhard Reinsberg (University of Glasgow). Gendered Taxation: IMF Tax Advice and the Disempowerment of Women. Discussants: Tuuli-Anna Huikuri, Sujeong Shim
• Zheng Zhai (National University of Singapore). The Bargaining Power of Borrower Countries and the World Bank’s Conditionality. Discussants: Timon Forster, Mirko Heinzel
• Mike Denly (Texas A&M University). Aid, Institutions, and the Potential of Anti-Corruption. Discussants: Alexandros Kentikelenis, Christopher Kilby
• Tanja Schweinberger (University of Groningen). Politicising International Organisations as Geopolitical Tools: Mass Public Opinion in the USA and China. Discussants: Kathleen Brown, Jonas Tallberg

European Union

• Despina Gavresi (University of Luxembourg), Anastasia Litina (University of Macedonia). Exposure to Macroeconomic Shocks and the Erosion of EU Identity. Discussants: Tom Hunter, Silvia Marchesi
• Martijn Huysmans (Utrecht University), Niels Gheyle (UC Louvain). Regional Representation in the European Parliament: Parliamentary Questions on Geographical Indications. Discussants: Mathias Koenig-Archibugi, Faradj Koliev
• Ye June Jung (University of California, San Diego). Linking Human Rights to EU Trade: Institutional Interests and Power. Discussants: Yoram Haftel, Alexander Katsaitis
• Philipp Broniecki (University of Oslo), Bjørn Høyland (University of Oslo). If All Votes Were Recorded. Discussants: Mathias Koenig-Archibugi, Stefanie Walter
• Dimiter Toshkov (Leiden University). Enforcement and Public Opinion: The Perceived Legitimacy of Rule of Law Sanctions. Discussants: Lisa Dellmuth, Tyler Pratt

Trade and Investment

• Yumi Park (Copenhagen Business School), Andrew McWard (Denison University). Divided We Fall, United We Prosper? Partisan Dynamics in the Negotiation of Bilateral Investment Treaties. Discussants: Andrew Lugg, Helen Milner
• Shiyang Wu (University of California, Santa Barbara). Strategized Exit: Sunset Clauses and Unilateral Terminations of BITs. Discussants: Christina Davis, Jesslene Lee
• Marine Roux (World Trade Institute, University of Bern). Bringing Democracy to the Bargaining Table: An Analysis of Preferential Trade Agreements’ Design. Discussants: Stephen Chaudoin, Soo Yeon Kim
• Jennifer Tobin (Georgetown University), Samuel Brazys (University College Dublin), Marc Busch (Georgetown University). The Two-Level Battle: Domestic and Foreign Interests in GSP Review. Discussants: Andrew Lugg, Sojun Park

Environment and Health

• Mengfan Cheng (New York University), Zoe Ge (Princeton University). Privileging Sciences: Vaccine Endorsement at the World Health Organization. Discussants: Noémie Laurens, Krzysztof Pelc
• Matilda Petersson (Stockholm University), Lisa Dellmuth (Stockholm University). NGO Influence on the Effectiveness of Regional Fisheries Management Organizations: The Case of International Shark Management. Discussants: Vincent Heddesheimer, Per Fredriksson
• Patrick Bayer (University of Glasgow), Lorenzo Crippa (University of Glasgow). Government Influence in Information Production of International Organizations: Evidence from the IPCC. Discussants: Clara Brandi, Evelina Jonsson

Other Interesting Topics

• Anna Meyerrose (Arizona State University). Eroding Democracy from the Outside In: International Policy Delegation and Democratic Backsliding. Discussants: Maria Debre, Soso Makaradze
• Sarah Bush (University of Pennsylvania), Jennifer Hadden (University of Maryland), Melissa Pavlik (Yale University). How Many International Non-Governmental Organizations Are There? Assessing Missingness and Its Implications in INGO Datasets. Discussants: Ruofan Ma, Matilda Petersson
• Tokhi Alexandros (University of Frankfurt), Martin Binder (Forward College Berlin), Irem Ebetürk (WZB Berlin Social Science Center). How Do International Organizations Elicit Compliance? Evidence from a Survey Experiment with IO Staff. Discussants: Johannes Geith, Thomas Sommerer
• Inken von Borzyskowski (University of Oxford), Felicity Vabulas (Pepperdine University). The Reputational Consequences of IO Membership Suspension for Democratic Backsliding. Discussants: Tuuli-Anna Huikuri, Christina Schneider
• Carl Vikberg (Stockholm University). Non-State Participation and Policy-Making Performance in International Organizations. Discussants: Sabrina Arias, Yoram Haftel
• Sarah Brooks (Ohio State University), Raphael Cunha (King’s College London), Layna Mosley (Princeton University). Financial Markets and Mass Political Attitudes: Evidence from the 2022 Brazilian Election. Discussants: Jieun Lee, Stefanie Walter
• Margaret Kenney (University of California, Berkeley). Regulatory Capture in International Organizations: The Case of OECD Tax Evasion Regulations. Discussants: Layna Mosley, Jan Stuckatz

7:00 pm Dinner

Blå Poerten, Djurgådsvägen 64

 

Friday, June 14

9:00-10:45 am Session 4: United Nations

Chair:

• Paper 1: Johannes Scherzinger (University of Zurich). One Theme to Unite Them All? Rhetoric, Dominance, and Unanimity in the UN Security Council. Discussion openers: Daniel Finke, Christoph Mikulaschek
• Paper 2: Martin Steinwand (University of Essex). Shifting Political Influence? UN General Assembly Behavior During Debt Crisis. Discussion openers: Bjørn Høyland, Ryan Jablonski
• Paper 3: Maria Debre (Zeppelin University), Thomas Sommerer (Potsdam University). Autocratization and International Preferences Towards the Liberal International Order. Discussion openers: Daniela Donno, Inken von Borzyskowski

10:45-11:15 am Group photo and break

11:15-1:00 pm Session 5: Legitimacy

Chair:

• Paper 1: Matthias Ecker-Ehrhardt (University of Duisburg-Essen), Lisa Dellmuth (Stockholm University), Jonas Tallberg (Stockholm University). Peer Opinion and the Legitimacy of International Organizations. Discussion openers: Tokhi Alexandros, Jean-Baptiste Puginier
• Paper 2: Tyler Pratt (University of North Carolina), Richard Clark (Cornell University). The Art of Emulation: Treaty Negotiation, Legitimacy, and Imitation of the Liberal Canon. Discussion openers: Johannes Geith, Felicity Vabulas
• Paper 3: Michael Blauberger (University of Salzburg), Soso Makaradze (University of Salzburg), Gabriele Spilker (University of Konstanz). In Defense of International Sanctions. How Communication About Sanctions Can Affect Their Public Acceptance. Discussion openers: Stephen Chaudoin, Shiyang Wu

1:00-2:00 pm Lunch

Location to be announced

2:00-3:45 pm Session 6: Trade

Chair:

• Paper 1: Manfred Elsig (World Trade Institute, University of Bern), Soo Yeon Kim (National University of Singapore), Jesslene Lee (University of Toronto), Andrew Lugg (University of Nevada). Connecting Regimes: Preferential Trade Agreements and the Management of the Intellectual Property Rights Regime. Discussion openers: Yumi Park, Stefanie Rickard
• Paper 2: Krzysztof Pelc (University of Oxford). Can International Institutions Bypass Spoiler Members? The Case of the Trade Regime and the MPIA. Discussion openers: Ye June Jung, Jennifer Tobin
• Paper 3: Ken Stiller (University of Oxford). Collective Negotiations or Going Bilateral? The Foreign Economic Diplomacy of Trading Blocs as Collective Political Actors. Discussion openers: Christina Davis, Marine Roux

3:45-4:15 pm Break

4:15-6:00 pm Session 7: China

Chair:

• Paper 1: Sabrina Arias (Princeton University), Rachel Hulvey (University of Pennsylvania). China’s Leadership of IOs: Reputational Gains, Distributional Politics, and Institutional Legitimacy. Discussion openers: Margaret Kenney, Byungwon Woo
• Paper 2: Cameron Ballard-Rosa (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill), Layna Mosley (Princeton University), B. Peter Rosendorff (New York University). Paris Club Restructuring and the Rise of China. Discussion openers: Anthony Luongo, Aditi Sahasrabuddhe
• Paper 3: Lucie Lu (Columbia University). Be My Friendly Reviewers: How China Shapes its Reviews in UN Human Rights Regime. Discussion openers: Anna Meyerrose, Rachel Schoner

7:00 pm Dinner

Vasamuseet, Galärvarvsvägen 14

           

Saturday, June 15

9:00-10:45 am Session 8: Foreign Aid

Chair:

• Paper 1: Allison Grossman (Tulane University). No Relief: Why Do Aid-Dependent States Fail to Seek Humanitarian Aid? Discussion openers: Stefano Jud, Christina Schneider
• Paper 2: Cleo O’Brien-Udry (University of Pennsylvania). Greening Foreign Aid: How International Efforts to Promote Clean Energy Backfire. Discussion openers: Katharina Michaelowa, Michael J. Tierney
• Paper 3: Pietro Bomprezzi (Kiel Institute for the World Economy), Axel Dreher (Heidelberg University), Andreas Fuchs (Georg-August University Goettingen), Teresa Hailer (Heidelberg University), Andreas Kammerlander (Freiburg University), Lennart Kaplan (Georg-August University Goettingen), Silvia Marchesi (University of Milano Bicocca), Tania Masi (Gabriele d’Annunzio University of Chieti-Pescara), Charlotte Robert (Heidelberg University), Kerstin Unfried (Bernhard-Nocht-Institute for Tropical Medicine). Wedded to Prosperity? Informal Influence and Regional Favoritism. Discussion openers: Samuel Brazys, Elena McLean

10:45-11:15 am Break

11:15-1:00 pm Session 9: International Organizations

Chair:

• Paper 1: Mirko Heinzel (London School of Economics and Political Science), Mathias Koenig-Archibugi (London School of Economics and Political Science). Global Epistemic Authority and its Limits: Evidence from the WHO’s Efforts to Preserve Antibiotic Efficacy. Discussion openers: Mengfan Cheng, Natalya Naqvi
• Paper 2: Tobias Lenz (Leuphana University Lüneburg), Dan Eran (Hebrew University of Jerusalem), Mona Saleh (Leuphana University Lüneburg), Yoram Haftel (Hebrew University of Jerusalem). How Organizational Overlap Shapes Delegation: The Case of African Regional Economic Organizations. Discussion openers: Tetsekela Anyiam-Osigwe, Martijn Huysmans
• Paper 3: Ruofan Ma (Harvard University). Reporting Compliance: How Reporting Mechanisms in the ILO Improve Collective Labor Rights. Discussion openers: Despina Gavresi, Faradj Koliev

1:00-2:30 pm Lunch

Location to be announced

2:30-4:15 pm Session 10: Parties and Policies

Chair:

• Paper 1: Catherine Weaver (University of Texas at Austin). Policy Hype Cycles in International Development. Discussion openers: Mike Denly, Tal Sadeh
• Paper 2: Tom Hunter (University of Zurich), Stefanie Walter (University of Zurich). Political Parties and International Organizations: Evidence from Parliamentary Speeches. Discussion openers: Alexander Katsaitis, Lisbeth Zimmermann
• Paper 3: Avi Ahuja (New York University). Africa Beyond Aid? The Effects of Foreign Aid Withdrawal on Party Competition and Clientelism. Discussion openers: Merih Angin, Mathilde Perrot

4:15-4:30 pm: Closing Remarks

6:00 pm Dinner (optional, at own expense)

Location to be announced