Murphy Seminar in Political Science: Jeffrey Ding (George Washington University)
Assistant Professor of Political Science at George Washington University
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The Murphy Institute Seminar Series in Political Science
Each semester, The Murphy Institute proudly sponsors a dynamic series of seminars and workshops organized across key Tulane academic departments: Economics, Political Science, Sociology, Philosophy, and Law. These seminar series serve as a vital platform for faculty, visiting scholars, and researchers to present cutting-edge work on contemporary issues in political economy, public policy, ethics, and social values. The Murphy Seminar in Political Science, held in partnership with the Department of Political Science, covers all aspects of contemporary political science, including comparative politics, public policy, international relations, American politics, and normative theory. Papers are distributed beforehand to the participants who read the paper and prepare discussion questions for the presenter.
Jeffrey Ding's research agenda centers on emerging technologies and international politics. His book manuscript investigates how technological revolutions affect the rise and fall of great powers. By analyzing historical cases of industrial revolutions that sparked power transitions and conducting statistical analysis on cross-country technology adoption, Ding develops insights for how emerging technologies like AI could affect the U.S.-China power balance. Other research projects tackle how states should identify strategic technologies, innovation-centrism in assessments of national scientific and technological capabilities, and interstate cooperation on nuclear safety and security technologies.