The American Government Seminar meets Fridays at 12:30pm in Intercultural Center (ICC), room 662 (unless otherwise noted). We host presentations from outside speakers, as well as Georgetown faculty and PhD students.
Spring 2018
Wednesday, May 23, 1:00pm, Healy 106.
University of Georgia and Princeton University
Thursday and Friday, May 10-11, 2018, Rafik B. Hariri Building
“Data, Dollars and Votes: The Intersection of Marketing and Politics“
Conference organized by David Schweidel and sponsored by the McDonough School of Business
Friday, April 27,12:30pm, 2018, ICC 662
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Thursday, April 19, 12:30pm, 2018, ICC 662
Young Mie KimUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison
Friday, April 13,12:30pm, 2018, Car Barn 110 Seminar Room
Alexander TheodoridisUniversity of California, Merced
Monday, March 19, 2018, Fisher Colloquium in the Rafik B. Hariri Building
“Crisis of Confidence: Understanding Why Americans Have Lost Faith in Our Institutions.”
Conference organized by Jonathan Ladd and sponsored by the McCourt School of Public Policy
Fall 2017
Please note: Most of the fall 2017 American Government Seminar were preempted by job talks for our American politics assistant professor search.
Friday. December 1, 12:30, 2017, ICC 662
PhD Candidate, Georgetown University
“Social Institutional Collapse and the 2016 Trump Vote”
Friday, October 6, 12:30pm, 2017, ICC 662
School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University
“Who Cares? Measuring Attitude Strength in a Polarized Environment” (with Karine Van der Straeten and Daniel L. Chen)
Spring 2017
Friday, April 28, 2:30pm, 2017, Mortara Center [NOTE TIME and LOCATION]
Marko Klasnja
Georgetown University
“Do Wealthy People Explain Inequality Differently, and Does It Matter?”
Friday, April 21, 12:30pm, 2017, ICC 662
McCourt School of Public Policy, Georgetown University
McCourt School Talk: Thursday, April 13, 2017, – Canceled
Pearl Dowe
University of Arkansas
Friday, March 31,12:30pm, 2017, in ICC 302P (note location)
Vanessa Tyson
Scripps College
“Twists of Fate: Multiracial Coalitions and Minority Representation”
Friday, March 17, 12:30pm, 2017, ICC 662
Hans Noel
Georgetown University
“Is John McCain more conservative than Rand Paul? Using activists’ pairwise comparisons to measure ideology”
Friday, February 24, 12:30pm, 2017, ICC 662
Clare Malone
Senior Political Writer, FiveThirtyEight.com
“The Disintegration of Trust in … Everything from Parties to Media to Institutions”
Friday, February 17, 12:30pm, 2017, ICC 662
Jon Ladd
Georgetown University
“Real and Fake News: Social Media and Journalism in the 2016 Presidential Campaign”
Friday, February 10, 12:30pm, 2017, Car Barn Suite 110 ** Note location **
Sharece Thrower
Vanderbilt University
“The Constraining Power of the Purse: Executive Discretion and Legislative Appropriations”
Friday, February 3, 12:30pm, 2017, ICC 662
Angie Maxwell
University of Arkansas
“The Long Southern Strategy: Modern Sexism and the 2016 Election”
Friday, January 27, 2:00pm, 2017, in ICC 450 (NOTE TIME)
Jan Leighley
American University
“Who Votes in Off-Year Elections? Demographics, Policy Preferences and Candidate Policy Choices”
Friday, January 13, 12:30pm, 2017, ICC 662
Michael Hanmer
University of Maryland
“Mobilization Around New Convenience Voting Methods: A Field Experiment to Encourage Voting by Mail with a Downloadable Ballot and Early Voting”