Friday, December 6, 2002	Saturday, December 7, 2002	Sunday, December 8, 2002
9:00 – 10:30 AM		Donald Green: “The Illusion of Learning from Observational Research.” John Ferejohn: “External and Internal Explanation.” Chair: Gregory Huber Discussants: Gary Cox, Bruce Bueno de Mesquita	William Connolly: “Metaphysics, Methods, and Faith.” Elisabeth Ellis: “Provisionalism in the Study of Politics.” Chair: Steven Smith Discussants: Alan Ryan, Seyla Benhabib
10:30 – 10:45 AM		Coffee Break	Coffee Break
10:45 AM – 12:15 PM		Margaret Levi: “Modeling Complex Historical Processes with Analytic Narratives.” Lisa Wedeen: “Concepts and Commitments in the Study of Democracy." Chair: Frances Rosenbluth Discussants: Arjun Appadurai, James Scott	Concluding Roundtable Robert Dahl Truman Bewley Susanne Hoeber-Rudolph John Mearsheimer Chair: Ian Shapiro
12:15 – 2:00 PM
2:00 – 3:30 PM	Bruce Bueno de Mesquita: “The Methodical Study of Politics.” Rudra Sil: “Problems Chasing Methods? Or Methods Chasing Problems? Trade-Offs, Research Communities, and the Role of Eclecticism.” Chair: Rogers Smith Discussants: Keith Darden, John Roemer	Adolph Reed: “The Study of Black Politics and the Practice of Black Politics: Their Historical Relation and Evolution.” Rogers Smith: “Identities, Interests, and the Tasks of Political Science in the 21^st Century.” Chair: Jennifer Pitts Discussants: Elisabeth Ellis, John McCormick
3:30 – 3:45 PM	Coffee Break	Coffee Break
3:45 – 5: 15 PM	Anne Norton: “Political Science as Vocation.” Frances Fox Piven: “The Politics of Policy Science.” Chair: Victoria Hattam Discussants: Pauline Jones-Luong, Margaret Levi	Gary Cox: “Lies, Damned Lies, and Rational Choice Analyses.” Alan Ryan: “Problems and Methods.” Chair: Kenneth Scheve Discussants: Donald Green, Anna Grzymala-Busse
6:00 – 7:00 PM	Welcoming Reception, Brewster Hall, 124 Prospect Street.

All meetings are in Hall of Graduate Studies Room 211 unless otherwise noted.