Parties, Politics, and Congress (Extended APSA Panel)

USC Price School of Public Policy
University of Southern California
Saturday, September 2, 2023

All paper presentations will be in 308 Lewis Hall.

2:00 pm to 2:40 pm: Paper 1

“Countermajoritarianism in the Antebellum Senate,” C. Lawrence Evans (William & Mary) and Andrew J. Hoffman (William & Mary)

2:40 pm to 3:20 pm: Paper 2

“Power and Policy in Congress,” John H. Aldrich (Duke), Patrick Ramjug (Duke), and Michelle Whyman (FSU)

3:20 pm to 4:00 pm: Paper 3

“Efficacy of Congressional Oversight,” Pamela Ban (UCSD) and Seth Hill (UCSD)

Break: 4:00 pm to 4:15 pm

4:15 pm to 4:55 pm: Paper 4

“On the Congress Beat: How the Structure of News Shapes Coverage of Congressional Action,” James M. Curry (Utah), Frances E. Lee (Princeton) and Robert Oldham (Princeton)

4:55 pm to 5:35 pm: Paper 5

“Fighting for the Speakership: An Update,” Jeffery A. Jenkins (USC) and Charles Stewart III (MIT)