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)