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'When Rebels Win' Book Talk with Prof. Kai Thaler

Wednesday, November 18, 2026 from 1:45 PM to 3 PM

UC San Diego School of Global Policy & Strategy, Conference Room 3106

All Ages

Free

Why do victorious rebel groups govern so differently once they take power? Join us on Wednesday, November 18 from 1:45 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the UC San Diego School of Global Policy and Strategy for a conversation with Kai M. Thaler who will discuss the key insights found in his new book from Cornell University Press, "When Rebels Win". Drawing on evidence from Africa, Latin America, and Asia, Thaler shows how wartime ideology can shape statebuilding, public institutions, and postwar governance.

Kai Thaler is an assistant professor in the Department of Global Studies at UC Santa Barbara and an IGCC affiliated researcher.

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UC Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation

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UC San Diego School of Global Policy & Strategy, Conference Room 3106

9815 International Lane

La Jolla, California 92093