Monday, 04 Feb 2013
Symposium: Social Science, Presidential Campaigns and Political Reporting
The Harkin Institute of Public Policy will bring together scholars and journalists for this day-long symposium focused on the 2012 elections. Why did the elections go the way they did and what do they mean for public policy in the future.
Experiments in Messaging: Insights from Psychology - Joanne Miller
Joanne Miller, an associate professor at the University of Minnesota and expert on survey methodology with the Humphrey Institute
What We Don't Know about Campaign Mobilization - Scott McClurg
Scott McClurg, an associate professor of political science at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Part of the Social Science, Presidential Campaigns and Political Reporting Symposium.
Did the 2012 Ground Game Matter? - Seth Masket
Seth Masket, an associate professor of political science at the University of Denver, author of No Middle Ground, and a regular political blogger.
Did Obama's Campaign Win Him the Election? John Sides & Lynn Vavreck
John Sides is an associate professor of political science at George Washington University and blogger at The Monkey Cage. Lynn Vavreck is an associate professor of political science at UCLA and author of The Message Matters. Part of the Harkin Institute of Public Policy's Symposium on Social Science, Presidential Campaigns, and Political Reporting.
How New Campaign Styles Win Elections
Ryan Lizza is The New Yorker magazine's Washington correspondent and a CNN contributor. Sasha Issenberg is a political journalist for Slate.com and author of The Victory Lab: The Secret Science of Winning Campaigns. Part of the Harkin Institute of Public Policy's Symposium on Social Science, Presidential Campaigns, and Political Reporting.