The American Politics and Public Policy Workshop presents:
Jowei Chen, Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor: “Black Electoral Geography and Congressional Districting: The Effect of the Voting Rights Act on Partisan Gerrymandering”.
Cosponsored by CSAP and the Institution for Social and Policy Studies (ISPS), each seminar features a presentation of current political science research by leading scholars in the field, including distinguished faculty from other institutions, research fellows of the CSAP, and Ph.D. candidates at Yale. Lunch is provided.
This year’s faculty organizer for the series is Eitan Hersh, Assistant Professor of Political Science and Resident Fellow at ISPS. He has worked with colleagues to assemble a diverse set of presentations featuring an “all-star cast” of top political scientists from around the country. The presentations will draw on a range of methods and will cover a wide array of topics in American politics. This year, guest speakers have been encouraged to present works-in-progress rather than polished work. As a result, the workshop will be participatory and engaging. It will be a venue for collaborative discussion and brainstorming.