The International Relations Colloquium brings students and faculty together to discuss topics in international security, foreign policy, international organizations, and international political economy, functioning both as a speaker series and a graduate seminar (PS 988). Visiting scholars as well as faculty and graduate students from UW present their ongoing research, followed by questions and open discussion among the participants.

IRC meetings are held on Tuesdays from 12:00 to 1:15 in the Ogg Room, 422 North Hall.

Speakers for the 2012-13 academic year include (see schedule for details): 

Fall 2012
Charles Kupchan
Felicity Vabulas 
Jessica Weiss
Amber Wichowsky
Matt Winters
John Zumbrunnen

Spring 2013
Terry Chapman
Tanisha Fazal
Julia Gray
Emilie M. Hafner-Burton

For presentation details or for further information, please see the presentation schedule or contact Mert Kartal at kartal@wisc.edu or Inken von Borzyskowski at vonborzyskow@wisc.edu.

The International Relations Colloquium is grateful for the generosity of the gifts of Department alumni and in particular the Thomas Leonard Wemple Johnson Endowment for Political Science.