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Schedule of 2008-2009 SpeakersAnnual Theme: "Civic Representation, Elections, and Public Opinion " May 1st, 2009: DCC Annual International Conference: Location: Houston Hall, University of Pennsylvania 8:30: Registration, Refreshments, and Welcome Panel One: 9:00-10:45: “What Should Elections Do?" Jacob Hacker, Political Science, Yale University
"What Should Elections Do? Nineteen Propositions, a Spatial Representation, and a Country Graph" Discussant: Jeffrey Green, Political Science, University of Pennsylvania Panel Two: 11:00-12:45: “Parties and Party Systems in Comparative Perspective” Chair: Devesh Kapur, University of Pennsylvania Georgia Kernell , Penn DCC Postdoctoral Fellow and Northwestern University "Intraparty Competition and Responsiveness"
"A Democratic Balance: Bureaucracy, Political Parties and Political Representation" Discussant: Richard Valelly, Swarthmore College Lunch Break Panel Three: 2:00-3:45: “Evaluating Electoral Systems in Comparative Contexts” Chair: Michael X. Delli Carpini, University of Pennsylvania Anthony McGann, Department of Government, Essex: "Electoral Systems in Comparative Perspective"
"Evaluating US Electoral Insitutions in Comparative Perspective" Discussant: Christopher Wlezien, Temple University Panel Four: 4:00-5:45: “The New Media and Elections" Chair: Julia Lynch, University of Pennsylvania Michael Cornfield, George Washington University "Good Question: New Media and The Reformation of Candidate Q. and A."
"The MoveOn Effect: Disruptive Innovation within the Interest Group Ecology of American Politics" Discussant: Michael Hagen, Temple University 6:00-7:00: Reception, Courtyard, Penn University Museum
2008-2009 DCC Events: The 2008-2009 DCC Program Opening Event will be held in the Kirby Auditorium of the National Constitution Center, 525 Arch St., Philadelphia, from 6:30 to 8 pm. Subsequent workshops will be held from 4-6 pm on the Penn campus in the Silverstein Forum, 1st Floor, Stiteler Hall, 208 S. 37th St., Philadelphia. The 2008-2009 Workshop Series: Sept. 25: Are American Elections Sufficiently Democratic? A Discussion Pamela S. Karlan, Law, Stanford University Dennis F. Thompson, Government, Harvard University
Moderator: Jack Nagel, Chair, 2008-2009 DCC Planning Committee Oct 16: Neither the Red States nor the Blue States but the United States : The National Popular Vote and American Political Democracy Jamin Raskin, Washington College of Law, American University, and Member, Maryland State Senate Discussant: Richard Beeman, Penn History Department Nov. 13: The Right to Vote Yesterday and Today Alex Keyssar, History, Harvard University Discussant: Richard Valelly, Political Science, Swarthmore College Dec. 4: Citizen Representatives: Deliberative Democratic Decisionmaking in Citizens' Assemblies Mark E. Warren, Political Science, University of British Columbia Discussant: Carol Gould, Philosophy and Government, Temple University Jan. 22: The Principle of Affected Interests and Democratic Inclusion Archon Fung, Harvard Kennedy School of Government Discussant: Sigal Ben-Porath, Penn Graduate School of Education Feb. 19: Competition and Truth in the Market for News Matthew Gentzkow, University of Chicago Graduate School of Business Discussant: Rogers Smith, Penn Political Science Department Mar. 26: The Closing of the Frontier: Political Blogs, the 2008 Election, and the Online Public Sphere Matthew Hindman, Political Science, Arizona State University Discussant: Joseph Turow, Penn Annenberg School for Communication April 16: Unequal Democracy: Turnout, Minority Interests, and Local Government Spending Additional Reading (optional): Who Loses in American Democracy? Zoltan L.Hajnal, Political Science, University of California, San Diego Discussant: Adolph Reed, Penn Political Science Department
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