Junior Americanist Workshop Series (JAWS)
A virtual workshop for American politics research.
Junior Americanist Workshop Series
A virtual workshop for American politics research.
Mission
The Junior Americanist Workshop Series aims to provide an alternative opportunity for junior scholars (ABD grad students, post docs, and pre-tenure faculty) who study American politics (behavior or institutions) to present and get feedback on their work and to network with other scholars with similar interests. While we focus on showcasing work from junior scholars, we welcome everyone (all ages/ranks/experience levels) to attend our events!
Fall 2024 Sign Up
Use this Google form to apply to present your work, volunteer as a discussant, and/or sign up for our email list for the Fall 2024 semester! Sign up here!
Format
The workshop provides the opportunity for junior Americanist scholars to present their work and receive feedback. Our current research workshop format is 90 minutes per session featuring 2 papers, each of which is allotted 45 minutes. In each 45 minute block, authors present their paper for 20-25 minutes, discussants offer comments for 5-10 minutes, and the balance of the time is reserved for audience questions.
In addition to article-length manuscripts, we also encourage the submission of well-developed pre-analysis plans and research designs. Submissions may be solo-authored or collaborative; if the submission is collaborative, we will give preference to those with junior scholars as coauthors.
We will try to match up discussants with papers based on subject area expertise to the best of our ability. If you have a dream discussant you’d like for your paper, please tell us and we will do our best to make it happen!
Please note: We strongly encourage participants to read the presenters’ papers in advance of the session. We will circulate these papers via email at least one week in advance of the session. We will allocate at least 10-15 minutes to audience Q & A after each presentation to provide an opportunity for you to share feedback.
Fall 2024 Research Workshop Schedule
All Fall 2024 JAWS workshops will be held on Wednesdays, 3:00-4:30pm Eastern Time.
October 9–Federalism
- Lauren Futter, “Welfare Devolution: Tool of Exclusion or Expansion?”
- Shelby Shumard, “Are Federal Programs Constraining? Depends on the State”
- Register Here
October 23–Political Communication
- Paul Lendway, “Sermon Rhetoric and White Evangelical Support for the Republican Party”
- Andrew Trexler, “The Paradox of Consumer Demand for Under-informative News”
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November 6–Methodological Advances in American Politics
- Elena Sirotkina, “When Picture is not Complete: Decoding Visual Sentiment of Political Imagery”
- Amanda Weiss, How Much Should We Trust Modern Difference-in-Differences Estimates?
- Register Here
November 20–REP and Congress
- Karra McCray Gibson, “From Alliance to Action: How Ideological Caucuses Shape Bill Sponsorship of Congressional Black Caucus Members”
- Yulenni Venegas-Lopez, “Representing the Real Latino Electorate: Far Right Latinas, Group Capture, and Alternate Visions of Latinidad”
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December 4–Immigration
- Minhye Joo, “Where the American Dream Begins: How Does Contact with Street-Level Bureaucrats Impact Political Attitudes among Immigrants?”
- Samantha Chapa, “Immigrant Inclusion: Urban Policy and Political Participation”
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January 22–TBA
Contact Us
Please reach out to any one of the organizing committee with any comments or questions at jawspolisci@gmail.com
Chief Organizer:
- David Miller (American University)
Associate Organizers:
- Amanda Sahar d’Urso (Georgetown University)
Organization Board Members:
- Austin Bussing (Trinity University)
- Raquel Centeno (University of Southern California)
- Erin Cikanek (Cornell University)
- SoRelle Wyckoff Gaynor (College of the Holy Cross)
- Rachel Porter (University of Notre Dame)
- Hillary Style (Coastal Carolina University)
- Laura Uribe (University of California, San Diego)
Emeritus Organizers
- Leah Christiani (Hunter College)
- Zander Furnas (Northwestern University)
- Christina Ladam (University of Oklahoma)
- Josh McCrain (University of Utah)