The Two Cultures of Democratic Theory: Responsiveness, Democratic Quality, and the Empirical-Normative Divide Andrew Sabl Empirical political scientists and normative political theorists both seek to assess the quality of democracy. But they apply to this […]
Wednesday, September 2, 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Hilton Union Square 22 This short course will develop and disseminate strategies for building coalitions to advance diverse leadership and address discrimination in political science and law and the […]
Political Science and the Public Sphere Today Rogers M. Smith The potential of political science to contribute to debates over public issues has long been hindered by tensions in the discipline’s goals of achieving scientific […]
Teaching Human Rights Wednesday, September 2, 1:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. Hilton Union Square 21 This one-day workshop, held one day before the 2015 Annual APSA Convention, will focus on teaching human rights in Political […]
Psst, wanna change the law? Lobby this little-known government office after it’s passed. by Simon F. Haeder and Susan Webb Yackee, Monkey Cage When Americans think about lobbying, they usually think about lobbying legislatures. Take the Affordable Care […]
Public Management Wednesday, September 2, 9:00 a.m.-1:00p.m. Hilton Union Square 17 & 18 The short course will begin at noon with a welcome panel, kicking off our afternoon with a discussion of major themes, emerging […]
Innovation without Reputation: How Bureaucrats Saved the Veterans’ Health Care System Colin D. Moore The Veterans Health Administration (VA) is among the most unusual and misunderstood institutions in the American welfare state. Unlike most American […]
Designing and Conducting Field Research Wednesday, September 2, 9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Hilton Franciscan C This short course addresses a variety of field methods and data-collection techniques. The course is based on the premise that designing research (and […]
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