American Politics Proseminar
Tentative Schedule
Thursday, September 13---Noon. Kathryn Pearson, University of Minnesota presenting, ``Discharge Petitions, Agenda Control, and the Congressional Committee System, 1929-1976.''
Monday, September 17---3:30 p.m. Alan Wiseman, The Ohio State University presenting, ``Delegation and Positive-Sum Bureaucracies.'' Sponsored by the Political Economy Colloquium.
Thursday, September 27---Noon. Chris Chapp, University of Minnesota---practice job talk---"Holier Than Thy Opponent: Religious Rhetoric and the Politics of Identity".
Thursday, October 4---Noon, James Gimpel, University of Maryland giving an Academic Publishing Seminar based on his experiences as the current editor ofAmerican Politics Research.
Friday, October 5---2:00 p.m., James Gimpel, University of Maryland presenting, ``The Check is in the Mail: Interdistrict Funding Flows in Elections to the U.S. House of Representatives.''
Thursday, October 11---Noon, TBA
Thursday, October 18---3:30 p.m., David W. Rohde, Duke University presenting, ``TBA.'' Co-sponsored by the Political Economy Colloquium and the Minnesota Congress Seminar.
Thursday, October 25---Noon, TBA
Thursday, November 8---2:00, Tracy Sulkin, University of Illinois presenting ``Promises to Keep?: Campaign Appeals and Legislative Action''; Co-sponsored by the Minnesota Congress Seminar.
Thursday, November 15---Noon, David Stras, University of Minnesota presenting, ``Politics as Usual? The Story of Increasing Politicization of the Judicial Appointment Process.''
Thursday, December 6---12:30, Shawn Treier, University of Minnesota presenting, ``TBA''