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US Election Night Party

Tuesday, November 8th, 2016. 17:00 - 23:00

The Department of Political Science, University of Gothenburg, together with Brännpunkt Europa, UF – Utrikespolitiska Föreningen Göteborg, and the IAGG student group invite you for an unforgettable US Election Night with movie screening, lectures, mingle, live broadcasting!  Join for a first-ever collaboration of these 4 organisations to find out who will be the next President of the United States of America: will it be Clinton or Trump?

 

The Election Night will be open and free, but RSVP is required.
http://pol.gu.se/aktuellt/Kalendarium/Aktuellt_detalj/?eventId=7258209848
Lite fare will be provided (crisps, popcorn, etc.)

 

From 17.00 – 19.00 hrs there will be a movie screening – “An unreasonable man” (part of the cooperation between the UF and Cinema Politica – www.cinemapolitica.org).

 

Lectures – 19.00 – 19.45 and 20.30 – 21.15
The lectures will be moderated by Brian Shaev, Postdoc at Centre of European Research/Department of Economy and Society

 

A crash course in the American Electoral System and Swing States
by Ruth Carlitz, Postdoc at GLD/Department of Political Science

 

Political Campaigns in the US
by Rachel Sigman, Postdoc at GLD/Department of Political Science

 

EU-US Relations – Skype lecture
by Corey Walker, Humanity in Action Senior Fellow

 

Issues of polling in US elections
by Kyle Marquardt, Postdoc at the V-dem Institute/Department of Political Science

 

Life on the ground in the US
by Jessica Goodkind, Student MSc. International Administration and Global Governance (IAGG)

 

21.15 – 23.00 Live broadcasting, mingle, interviews and more!

 

We are looking forward to welcoming you on November 8th!

Details

Date:
Tuesday, November 8th, 2016
Time:
17:00 - 23:00
Event Category:

Organizer

Utrikespolitiska Föreningen Göteborg & Brännpunkt Europa

Venue

Lecture hall Dragonen
Sprängkullsgatan 19
Göteborg, Sweden
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