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 2023 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 2023 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 2023 Research Workshop Schedule
All Fall 2023 JAWS workshops will be held on Wednesdays, 3:00-4:30pm Eastern Time.
September 27: Interest Groups
- Mellissa Meisels, “Campaign Agendas and Issue Group Strategy in Congressional Primaries” (Discussant: Kristina Miler)
- Amy Meli, “Take Action Now! How Group Type Influences Member Mobilization Strategies” (Discussant: Geoff Lorenz)
- Register here
October 11: Groups & Survey Scale Development
- Joshua Thorp, Body Politic: Disability and Political Cohesion (Discussant: Andrew Engelhardt)
- Raquel Centeno, “When Party and Race Align: Perceived Racial Discrimination’s Relationship with Affective Polarization”
- Register here
October 25: Congressional Representation
- Ryan Dawkins, “Emotional Appeals, Congressional Communication, and Affective Position-Taking in Congressional Representation” (Discussant: Annelise Russell)
- Christian Hosam, “Triaging Representation: Black Representatives Legislating Under Constraint” (Discussant: Chloe Thurston)
- Register here
November 8: Immigration in America
- Michelangelo Landgrave, “Immigration is Difficult?! Informing Voters About Immigration Policy Fosters Pro-immigration Views” (Discussant: Roberto Carlos)
- Kaiyu Li, The Politics of Chinatown Development in American Cities (Discussant: Justin Gest)
- Register here
November 29: Responsiveness
- Elizabeth Mitchell Elder, “Responsiveness to Corruption: Evidence from U.S. Local Governments”
- John Wagner, “Agenda Diversity and Congressional Responsiveness: The Case of the Vanishing Consensus”
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December 13: Inside the Minds of Voters
- Kevin Sparrow, “The Limits of Racial Cues: Black Voters, Ideology, and Descriptive Representation”
- Wei Zhong, “Fragmentation Dynamics in Electoral Assessments: Evolving Voter Criteria in U.S. Presidential Elections, 1984-2020”
- Register here
Fall 2023 Professional Developoment Schedule
- How to Be a Journal Reviewer
- Panelists: Celeste Montoya, Nadia Brown, Christina Grose
- Moderator: David Miller
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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 (University of California, Riverside)
Associate Organizers:
- Amanda Sahar d’Urso (Georgetown University)
Organization Board Members:
- Austin Bussing (Trinity University)
- Raquel Centeno (University of Southern California)
- Leah Christiani (Hunter College)
- Zander Furnas (Northwestern University)
- SoRelle Wyckoff Gaynor (College of the Holy Cross)
- Rachel Porter (University of Notre Dame)
- Hillary Style (Purdue University)
- Laura Uribe (University of California, San Diego)
Emeritus Organizers
- Christina Ladam
- Josh McCrain