The Interdisciplinary Workshop on Comparative Politics (IWCP) provides a platform for sharing and improving research projects that use the comparative method to study the causes and effects of political, social, and economic processes. We welcome presenters, discussants, and participants from all social science fields to share their work with us. Our attendees come from a wide variety of disciplines, including: Afroamerican and African Studies, Anthropology, Asian Languages & Cultures, the Center for Emerging Democracies, the Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Communications & Media, Economics, the Ford School of Public Policy, History, International & Regional Studies, the Lieberthal-Rogel Center for Chinese Studies, the Nam Center for Korean Studies, Political Science, Public Health, the Ross School of Business, the School of Information, Sociology, and the Weiser Center for Europe and Eurasia.
In other words: All are welcome.
Time & Location:
Workshops meet from 1:30 – 3:00 pm on Fridays in the Pre-Function Room on the 5th floor of Haven Hall.
Joining the IWCP listserv:
If you would like to join the IWCP listserv, you can do so via the following link with your UMich email: IWCP listserv – MCommunity. If you encounter any problems, feels free to reach out to iwcp-listserv-requests (add the usual suffix). Your email will reach all organizers.
2025-2026 Call for Presenters and Discussants:
If you are interested in presenting at IWCP in the second half of Winter 2026, please fill out this form. This form will close on the 25th of February at 11:59pm.
