National Cultures and Soccer Violence
Seminar Series
Sebastian Saiegh
Assistant Professor, Political Science
UC San Diego
February 11, 2009
3:00 p.m.
Location: Eleanor Roosevelt College, Great Hall
Open to: Public
His research interests cut across the fields of comparative politics, positive political theory, and political economy. In the research being discussed, Dr. Saiegh and his co-authors find a strong relationship between the history of civil conflict in a player’s home country and his propensity to behave violently on the soccer field, as measured by yellow and red cards. Click here to read the full paper.
Join us to watch the Mexico v. U.S. soccer game following the presentation.
To access an audio podcast of Sebastian's presentation, please click here.
Part of the Center for U.S.-Mexican Studies Research Seminar Series.
