Proseminar for Political Psycholgy Students
About Proseminar
The Proseminar in Political Psychology is a key element of Minnesota's internationally-recognized training program in political psychology. Led each semester by a team of two faculty members drawn from different disciplines, the proseminar meets once a week throughout the course of each semester. The content of the proseminar includes a mix of readings from the classic and contemporary literatures, both theoretical and empirical in social psychology; research presentations by faculty and students associated with CSPP and the Ph.D. Minor in political psychology; visits by guest speakers from other units of the university and from outside the university; and discussions of professional issues -- for example, the establishment of interdisciplinary ties, the job search process, and so on.
Besides this basic training function, the proseminar also provides students and faculty affiliated with CSPP and Ph.D. minor with a forum in which ideas can be exchanged and discussed in greater depth by individuals drawn from a variety of disciplines. As such, the proseminar is a key part of CSPP's effort to provide a more formal structure for facilitating interdisciplinary relationships and interdisciplinary work.
Spring 2008 Proseminar: Special Events
03/07: Guest Speaker: Prof. Jon Krosnick, Departments of Mass communication, Political science and Psychology, Standford University
"What the American Public Really Think about Global Climate Change: Evidence from 10 years of National Survey Illuminating the Psychology of Opinion Change"
3:30pm Room TBA
04/18: Guest Speaker: Prof. Chip Eveland, School of Mass communication, Ohio State University
Morning talk with grad students, 10:00am-11:00am ; colloquium at 3:30pm
For a complete list of spring 2008's prosem activities, please click here.
The Center for the Study of Political Psychology * 1325 Social Sciences Tower * 267 19th Avenue South * Minneapolis, MN 55455 * 612-624-0864 * ppcenter@umn.edu