Spring SoCal Political Institutions and Political Economy (PIPE) Workshop

Jack W. Peltason Center for the Study of Democracy
University of California, Irvine
Friday, April 18^th, 2025

 

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All paper presentations will be in Social and Behavioral Science Gateway (SBSG) 1517.
 

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 9:30am - 10:00am: Pastries, Bagels, and Coffee
 

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 10:00am - 11:00am: Clémence Tricaud (UCLA Anderson) |  “Electoral Margins and Political Competition.”

Discussant: Danielle Thomsen (UC Irvine)

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 11:00am - 12:00pm: Mathew Allen (UCR) “Elite Affective Partisanship: The Intersection of Political Behavior and Institutions in American Politics.”

Discussant: Michael Tesler (UC Irvine)

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 12:00pm - 1:00pm: Lunch

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 1:00pm - 2:00pm: Julia Payson (UCLA) |  “Local Taxes and Economic Voting: Evidence from City Ballot Measures.”

Discussant: Graeme Boushey (UC Irvine)

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 2:00pm - 3:00pm: Nicholas Napolio (UCR) “Do Legislators Care about the Separation of Powers?”

Discussant: Pamela Ban (UCSD)

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 3:00pm - 3:30pm: Coffee Break
 

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 3:30pm - 4:30pm: Yang Xie (UCR) |  “Separation of Powers as a Guardian of Civil Peace.”

Discussant: Michael Gibilisco (Cal Tech)

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 4:45pm - 6:30pm: Reception—Eureka, University Town Center, Irvine.
 

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 Parking at Social Science Parking Structure: 4502 Campus Dr, Irvine, CA 92617 (Intersection of Stanford and Campus Drive).