Duke hosted a small conference with student presenters and faculty discussants from Duke, Rochester, and Emory. This is an opportunity for students to polish work before larger conference presentations and publication submission.
Thursday, June 13
Jason Todd (Duke), "Differences of Opinion: Measuring Polarization at the U.S. Supreme Court via Bipartite Networks of Opinion Coalitions" Discussant: Mary Kroeger
Travis Curtice (Emory), "Police and Co-ethnic Bias in Autocracies: Evidence from Two Experiments in Uganda" Discussant: Erik Wibbels
Jacque Gao (Rochester), “Democratization in the Shadow of Globalization” Discussant: Cliff Carrubba
Margaret Foster (Duke), “Over Pressure: Grassroots-driven Transformation of Militant Organizations” Discussant: Danielle Jung
Friday, June 14
Abigail L. Heller (Emory), "Public Support for Electoral Reform: The Role of Electoral System Experience" Discussant: Georg Vanberg
Xiaoyan Qiu (Rochester), “The Enemy of my Enemy is my Friend: State Support for Rebels as a Bargaining Tool” Discussant: David Siegel
Dean Gerard Dulay (Duke), “When Running for Office Runs in the Family: Political Dynasties as Informal Coordinating Organizations” Discussant: Miguel Rueda Robayo