The American Politics & Public Policy Workshop series is cosponsored by the Yale Center for the Study of American Politics (CSAP) and the Institution for Social and Policy Studies. Each seminar features a presentation of current political science research by leading scholars in the field of American politics including distinguished faculty from other institutions, CSAP research fellows, ISPS Postdoctoral Associates, and Ph.D. candidates at Yale.
The workshop meets on most Wednesdays from 12:00-1:15 p.m. in Room A002 at ISPS, 77 Prospect Street. Lunch will be be provided.
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NON-YALE SCHOLARS: Please contact Pamela Greene to join the subscriber list to attend workshops with guest speakers.
Faculty organizers: Jacob Hacker, Stanley Resor Professor of Political Science; and Ian Turner, Assistant Professor of Political Science
Graduate Student Workshop Coordinator: Eric Scheuch, PhD Candidate in Political Science
Seminar Coordinator and Contact: Nicole Hunter
Spring 2025 Schedule
| date | speaker & title |
|---|---|
| JAN 15* | Frances Lee, Professor of Politics & Public Affairs, Princeton University “A Case for Congress: Shared Power for a Divided Society” |
| JAN 29 | Kim Moxley, Ph.D. Student in Political Science, Yale University “Collective Action on the (Hot)Line: Re-Examining Legislative Dysfunction in the Modern U.S. Senate” |
| FEB 12 | Natalie Hernandez, Ph.D. Candidate in Political Science, Yale University “Misrepresented: Examining Post-Roe Abortion Public Opinion and Law” |
| FEB 26 | Patrick Sullivan, Postdoctoral Associate, American Political Economy eXchange (APEX) Program at ISPS, Yale University “Information Provision and Tax Policy Perceptions and Preferences: Evidence from Randomized Survey Experiments” |
| MAR 5* | Jesse Crosson, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Purdue University “Taking Sides: Party Competition, Interest Group Strategy, and the Polarization of American Pluralism” |
| APR 2 | WORKSHOP CANCELLED |
| APR 7** Monday |
Ilyana Kuziemko, the Theodore A Wells ‘29 Professor of Economics, Princeton University “War and the American Worker” Joint with the Economic History Workshop **Monday, April 7 at 4:00-5:00 PM at ISPS Room A002, 77 Prospect Street |
| APR 9 | Micah English, Ph.D. Candidate in Political Science, Yale University “Strategic Dilemmas in Racial Justice Organizing: Institutional Engagement, Contention, and the Politics of Pessimism” Eric Scheuch, Ph.D. Candidate in Political Science, Yale University “Positive, Selective, Confounded and Declining: A Meta-Analysis and New Evidence of the Influence of Courts on Public Opinion” |
| APR 16* | Sharece Thrower, Associate Professor of Political Science, Vanderbilt University “Diversity and Staff in Congressional Committees” |
| APR 30* | Chloe Thurston, Associate Professor of Political Science, Northwestern University “An Investor’s Republic: The Politics and Political Development of Asset-Building in the U.S.” |
| MAY 7 | Nicholas Ottone, Ph.D. Candidate in Political Science, Yale University “The Policy Influence of Non-Profit Service Providers” |
*Indicates workshops that are open to scholars outside of Yale. Please contact Pamela Greene to be added to our guest scholars email list. (Graduate student and posdoctoral associate workshops are internal and open to current members of the Yale community only.)