Fwd: Conference this Friday and Saturday: Can Madison's Constitution Survive our Polarized Politics?

[Krzysztof Odyniec]

A conference at Cal this Friday & Saturday, perhaps of interest to our group (at least those of us who don't have work and children's birthday parties)

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From: Krzysztof J Odyniec <k.od...@berkeley.edu>

Subject:	Conference this Friday and Saturday: Can Madison's Constitution Survive our Polarized Politics?

Professor Eric Schickler and Professor Paul Pierson are pleased to announce the following conference. 

On behalf of the Institute of Governmental Studies, we are pleased to invite you to this conference.  Please register today! View this email in your browser Can Madison’s Constitution Survive Our Polarized Politics?   A Conference Sponsored by the Hewlett Foundation with additional support from the Institute of Governmental Studies Register Now Conference Schedule Friday, April 29th The Faculty Club, Heyns Room  9:30 am – 5:00 pm    9:30 am - 10:00 am Introduction: Can Madison’s Constitution Survive Our Polarized Politics? Paul Pierson (UC Berkeley) Eric Schickler (UC Berkeley) 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Panel 1: Presidentialism, Polarization, and Instability: What Can We Learn from Comparative Politics? John Carey (Dartmouth University) Zachary Elkins (University of Texas, Austin) Jonathan Rodden (Stanford University) Chair: Sarah Anzia (UC Berkeley) 12:00 pm - 1:15 pm  Lunch    1:15 pm - 2:45 pm Panel 2: Polarization and Institutional Conflict in American Political Development Richard Bensel (Cornell University) Robin Einhorn (UC Berkeley) Daniel Schlozman (Johns Hopkins) Chair: Eric Schickler (UC Berkeley) 2:45 pm -3:15 pm Coffee    3:15 pm - 5:00 pm Panel 3: Polarization and Inter-Branch Dynamics in Contemporary American Politics Sarah Binder (George Washington University) Nolan McCarty (Princeton University) Terry Moe (Stanford University) Chair: Sean Farhang (UC Berkeley)   Saturday, April 30th 9:00 am – 12:15 pm The Faculty Club, Heyns Room   9:00 am - 10:30 am Panel 4: Placing Contemporary Parties in Our Constitutional Order Frances Lee (University of Maryland) Tom Mann (Brookings Institution/UC Berkeley) Nancy Rosenblum (Harvard University) Chair: Robert Van Houweling (UC Berkeley) 10:30 am - 10:45 am Coffee   10:45 am - 12:15 pm Panel 5: Concluding Thoughts: Can Madison’s Constitution Survive Parliamentary Parties?  John Ferejohn (Stanford University) Francis Fukuyama (Stanford University) William Galston (Brookings Institution) Chair: Paul Pierson (UC Berkeley)  *Schedule subject to change   Copyright © 2016 Institute of Governmental Studies, UC Berkeley, All rights reserved. cc list Our mailing address is: Institute of Governmental Studies, UC Berkeley 109 Moses Hall UC Berkeley Berkeley, CA 94720-2370 Add us to your address book Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list

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