Comparative Politics Workshop - Is Democracy the Answer to Intractable Climate Change?
Debra Javeline - Associate Professor of Political Science
Shana Scogin - Doctoral Student Affiliate
Kimberly Peh - Doctoral Student Affiliate
Angela Chesler - Doctoral Student Affiliate
The Comparative Politics Workshop is a graduate student-led forum geared towards presenting and discussing papers and research projects. During the academic semester, regular sessions are held at the Hesburgh Center. These meetings are open to everyone, particularly students, faculty and Kellogg Institute Visiting Fellows. Participants have the chance to present their work and receive valuable, constructive feedback from their colleagues.
More information: Contact Comparative Politics Field Representative Hannah Early Bagdanov

Debra Javeline
Debra Javeline is a professor of political science at the University of Notre Dame. Javeline divides her time between the study of Russia and the study of global environmental problems, especially climate change. Her two current book projects are After Violence: The Beslan School Massacre and the Peace that Followed and Solutions: Science, Politics, and Saving the Planet...
Shana Scogin
This profile was current as of 2024, when she was part of the on-campus Kellogg community. I am a PhD Candidate in Comparative Politics in Notre Dame’s Department of Political Science. I work primarily in local governance and political participation. I am interested in the collective action problems presented by acute environmental pressures, and how local politics shape a community’s solutions...
Zi En (Kimberly) Peh
This profile was current as of 2023, when she was part of the on-campus Kellogg community. Kimberly Peh is a PhD candidate in the Political Science Department at the University of Notre Dame and a graduate student affiliate at the Kellogg Institute for International Studies and the Notre Dame International Security Center (NDISC)...