Join us on Tuesday, April 17, 11:30 am - 1 pm,  for this talk by Norris Feeny, 
PhD candidate in Political Science.   Bring your lunch and any interested 
colleagues and join us in the Toyota Auditorium!

"Domestic Unrest, Regime Type, and Leader Response: The Arab Spring and 
Recent Historical Cases"

This talk examines the question of how a leader is likely to respond to domestic 
unrest occurring in their state, which is argued to be related to regime type.  
The examples discussed will focus on diversionary threats and uses of force as 
a response, but other options such as repression, resignation, and policy 
concessions will also be covered.  Cases for examination include recent periods 
of unrest in Egypt, Tunisia, Syria, and Yemen; however, other cases will also 
be covered.   

Norris is a graduate student in Political Science at the University of Tennessee 
currently completing his PhD with an primary concentration in International 
Relations and secondary concentration in Comparative Politics.  His research 
primarily focuses on political processes and outcomes which bridge the gap 
between these two subfields in the discipline.  Much of his work utilizes data he 
has collected for regime type, regime age, and leader resignation in the post-
WWII international system.