Research Workshops

The Rooney Center for the Study of American Democracy Workshops provide an opportunity for Notre Dame faculty and graduate students, as well as occasional visitors, to present in-progress research on American politics and receive input and feedback in a casual setting. Workshops throughout the academic year are held on Fridays beginning at noon with location secured as available (times/place will be the same each week unless otherwise noted), and lunch will be served! Exact dates and places are announced as they become available. If you have questions or would like to present a paper, please contact Rooney Center’s assistant to the director and faculty, Dan Hubert (dhubert@nd.edu).

Spring 2012

Elect Your Own Employer! Endogenous Election Timing or Interest Group Advantage?

Michael Hartney (University of Notre Dame)

  • Date and Time: Friday, January 20, 2012 — 12:00pm
  • Place: 204 O’Shaughnessy Hall

Secular America? The Political Causes and Consequences of Growing Non-Religion in the United States

Geoff Layman and Dave Campbell (University of Notre Dame)

  • Date and Time: Friday, January 27, 2012 — 12:00pm
  • Place: 201 O’Shaughnessy Hall

Encouraging Bureaucratic Compliance with Civil Rights Laws: Field Experiments with Agencies Implementing the National Voter Registration Act

David Nickerson (University of Notre Dame)

  • Date and Time: Friday, February 3, 2012 — 12:00pm
  • Place: 204 O’Shaughnessy Hall

Politics in the Reigns of Saul and David

Paul Abramson (Michigan State University)

  • Date and Time: Friday, February 10, 2012 — 12:00pm
  • Place: 131 Decio Hall

The Role of Trust Companies in the Creation of Community Foundations

Marc Hardy (University of Notre Dame)

  • Date and Time: Friday, February 17, 2012 — 12:00pm
  • Place: 201 O’Shaughnessy Hall

Party Building by Community Building: Results from Two Experiments

Greg Shufelt (University of Notre Dame)

  • Date and Time: Friday, February 24, 2012 — 11:30am – 1:00pm
  • Place: 201 O’Shaughnessy Hall

Civic Nation: Voluntarism and the Governing of America

Elisabeth Clemens (Univ of Chicago)

  • Date and Time: Friday, March 2, 2012 — 12:00pm
  • Place: 119 O’Shaughnessy Hall

Special Interest: Teachers Unions and America’s Public Schools

Terry Moe (Stanford University)

  • Date and Time: Friday, March 9, 2012 — 12:00 to 1:30pm
  • Place: Remick Commons, Carole Sandner Hall

Research Roundtable

Geoff Layman, David Nickerson, Janay Cody, and Greg Shufelt

  • Date and Time: Friday, March 23, 2012 — 12:00pm
  • Place: 119 O’Shaughnessy Hall

The Future of the American Culture Wars

Jon Shields (Claremont McKenna College)

  • Date and Time: Friday, April 20, 2012 — 12:00pm
  • Place: 119 O’Shaughnessy Hall

Title TBA

  • Date and Time: Friday, April 27, 2012 — 12:00pm
  • Place: 201 O’Shaughnessy Hall