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Please Join us for Screening of Oscar-Nominated Documentary The Alabama SolutionThursday, February 12, 5:30pmPizza and Refreshments

2026 Book Talk: The Right of the People: Democracy and the Case for a New American FoundingOsita Nwanevu, contributing editor for The New Republic and a columnist for The GuardianThursday, February 12, 2026, from 4:30-5:45 p.m.Louis A. Simpson International Building, Bowl A71

Seminars are open to graduate students, faculty, and staff. All seminars are on Thursdays and run from 12pm-1pm EST. Room 290 in Wallace Hall. Email ffdata@princeton.edu to register for the Zoom link. Sponsorship of an event does not constitute institutional endorsement of external speakers or views presented.

AI agents are increasingly performing consequential tasks autonomously: writing code, making purchases, and providing advice. But how do we know when to trust them? Current evaluation focuses predominantly on success rates: how often does the agent complete the task? This misses critical questions about how agents behave: Do…

In this talk, Weila Gong will present findings from her book, Implementing a Low-Carbon Future: Climate Leadership in Chinese Cities. Drawing on comparative case studies, process tracing, and over one hundred interviews with policy practitioners inside and outside the government, Gong opens the “black box” of subnational…

This talk focuses on the political economy of venture capital as context for “technological innovation.” Successful startups grow from concepts into companies reaching billions in valuation within a few short years despite making little or no profit. Drawing on ethnographic perspectives from the U.S.

Sociologist Sanyu Mojola, joined in conversation by Tukufu Zuberi and Waverly Duck, presents her new book, "Death by Design: Producing Racial Health Inequality in the Shadow of the Capitol." Sponsorship of an event does not constitute institutional endorsement of external speakers or views presented.

Advanced negotiation across multiple parties is a vital skill for anyone leading policy change. Transforming bold ideas into reality requires building alliances, managing competing interests, and finding common ground amid political and organizational complexity.In this interactive, simulation-based workshop, participants will…