American Politics Working Group

The American Politics Working Group provides a forum for faculty and graduate students to present their research on topics in American politics to their colleagues in the Political Science Department. During the Spring semester of 2008 we are convening on several Thursdays from 12:30 to 2:00 in Harkness Hall 329. Please direct all inquiries to David Primo.

Spring Schedule 2008:
February 14
Matthew Platt
"Legislative Problem-Solving:  Exploring Bill Sponsorship in Post-war America" (with Valeria Sinclair-Chapman)
February 28
Adam Ramey
"Missing in Action: a Bayesian Hierarchical Model for NA/DK Responses in Surveys"
March 20
Yoji Sekiya
"A Model of Veto Bargaining" (with Larry Rothenberg)
April 24
Michael Peress
"Candidate Positioning in U.S. Senate Elections: An Empirical Investigation of the Revised Spatial Model"
May 1
Daniel Gillion
"Minorities' Unconventional Political Behavior, Public Opinion, and the Supreme Court"
May 8
Lynda Powell
"The Time Legislators Spend Fundraising for Themselves and for Their Caucuses: Modeling Institutional, Personal and Political Effects in State Legislatures"

Fall Schedule 2007:
September 13
Matthew Platt
"Surprisingly Normal: Recognition of Black Issues by Non-Black Members of Congress"*
September 27
Keith Poole, UCSD (Wallis Institute Visitor), Nolan McCarty, and Howard Rosenthal
"Does Gerrymandering Cause Polarization?"***
October 11
Matt Jacobsmeier
"Race and Perceptions of Candidate Ideologies in U.S. House Elections"*
October 18
Dick Niemi
Discussion: Unique Survey Opportunity (12:30-1:30 for this week only)
October 25
Jon Sabella
"Strategic Considerations of Minority Candidates for the U.S. House of Representatives"
November 29
Stuart Jordan
"Internal Disagreement and Incoherence in Bureaucracies"
December 6
Daniel Gillion
"Knocking on the President's Door: Changing the Way We Understand Presidential Responsiveness"

* Practice Job Talk
*** Co-sponsored by the Wallis Institute and the Riker Seminar Series