The first annual meeting of the Polarization Research Lab brings together established scholars, graduate students, and community groups for a conference designed to highlight emerging academic work and to develop a network of academics and practitioners focused on the problem of political animosity between partisan groups.
Participation in this event is by invitation only.
Thursday, March 2 | |||
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8:15-8:45 AM |
Registration and Breakfast |
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8:45-9:00 AM |
Conference Welcome: Sean Westwood |
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9:00-9:30 AM |
Keynote: Governor of Utah Spencer J. Cox |
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9:30-10:30 AM |
Session 1: “Is Affective Polarization Driven by Identity, Loyalty, or Substance?” Greg Huber |
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10:30-10:45 AM |
Break |
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10:45-11:45 AM |
Session 2: “Selective Exposure and Partisan Echo Chambers: Evidence from Linked Television Viewership, Administrative, and Survey Data” David Broockman |
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11:45 AM-12:45 PM |
Session 3: “Subjective and Objective Measurement of Democratic Backsliding” Andrew Little |
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12:45-1:45 PM |
Lunch |
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1:45-2:15 PM |
Workshop 1 |
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2:15-2:45 PM |
Workshop 2 |
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2:45-3:00 PM |
Break |
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3:00-4:00 PM |
Panel:
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4:00-5:00 PM |
Session 4: “Cross-Partisan Discussion De-Polarizes White Americans’ Racial Policy Preferences” Emily West |
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5:00-6:30 PM |
Grad Student Poster Gallery / Reception |
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6:30 PM |
Dinner |
Friday, March 3 | |||
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Time | Content | ||
8:00-8:30 AM |
Breakfast |
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8:30-9:30 AM |
Session 5: “Covering Election Denial: Local Journalists in the 2022 Midterms” Erik Peterson |
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9:30-10:30 AM |
Session 6: “Correcting Misperceptions and Support for Peace: How Informational Corrections Influence Intergroup Attitudes in Violent Settings” Samara Klar |
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10:30-10:45 AM |
Break |
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10:45-11:45 AM |
Session 7: “Megastudy identifying successful interventions to strengthen Americans’ democratic attitudes” Jan Voelkel and Robb Willer |
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11:45 AM-12:15 PM |
Lunch Served |
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12:15-1:15 PM |
Lunch Panel
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