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50th Annual Conference, American Politics Group of the UK Political Studies Association

Day 1:

Our 50th Annual Conference is about to begin…

Our Conference Convenor Richard Johnson opens the conference
Our Keynote Speaker Jamila Michener… enjoying her first visit to the UK!
The manner in which the benefits of federalism flow upward to elites, as explained by Jamila Michener

Kristina Seefeldt and Annita Montour enjoying the Conference Dinner

Day 2:

We kick off Day 2 soon with two fascinating panels
Dan Stevens, Matthew Schlacter, Tom Packer, and Josephine Harmon
Andrew Rudalevige discusses presidential executive orders
Jon Herbert explores presidential rhetoric
Will Glass talks about religiosity and the US presidency
Dafydd Townley talking about The Cyber Presidency

Time for our ‘Author Meets Critics’ session
Wilbur Rich debates his book ‘The Upcoming Insignificance of the American Presidency‘
John K. White asking if the US two party system is approaching a breaking point?
Clodagh Harrington discusses MAGA Mark 2, the 2024 version
Alex Waddan explaining the need to take Trump seriously
Time for our 50th Anniversary Speaker
Our 50th Anniversary Speaker John Dean

Day 3:

Time for our penultimate panels 👌
Lane Crothers explores Jan 6th (on Jan 6th!) with relation to the institutionalisation v populism debate
Matthew Schlacter introduces his research on moderate republicans
Robert Busby explores political scandal and the 2022 Georgia Senate race

Time for our final panels…

Huge Congratulations to Berfin Necimoglu, winner of the Harvard Press
Prize for Best Graduate Paper

See you next year for our 51st Annual Conference 😄

Peter Finn

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