SIA Seminar Series: “Relational Power and Bias: An Experimental Study of Mediator Characteristics”

Date & Time: February 03, 2016 | 09:00 PM – 10:00 PM

Location: 116 Katz

SIA director Scott Sigmund Gartner will present “Relational Power and Bias: An Experimental Study of Mediator Characteristics,” from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb 3 in 116 Katz.This event is free and open to the public.

Scott Sigmund Gartner is a scholar of conflict mediation and empirical studies of war. His research focuses on the intersection of foreign and domestic politics, U.S. national security, wartime assessment, and third-party mediation. Professor Gartner teaches classes in international mediation, U.S. national security, and research design. Prior to joining Penn State, he directed the International Relations Program at the University of California Davis. He is also the senior advisor for Net Assessment of Violent Non-state Actors supporting a U.S. federal government agency.