2022 Legislative Studies Conference | June 7-9, 2022
The Carl Albert Congressional Research & Studies Center at the University of Oklahoma is pleased to announce a conference on emerging research in legislative studies to be hosted in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on June 7-9, 2022.
Wednesday, June 8
Session One | 8:45 - 9:45 a.m.
Christian Fong (University of Michigan)
The Preference for Reciprocity in Congress
Discussant: Daniel Butler (Washington University in St. Louis)
Session Two | 10 - 11 a.m.
Michael Kistner (University of Houston)
Legislating or Electioneering? The Effect of Electoral Demands on Policy Productivity
Discussant: Jeffrey Lazarus (Georgia State University)
Session Three | 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Annelise Russell (University of Kentucky)
Congress in Crisis: Power Inequity and Limited Capacity in the Age of Twitter
Discussant: Danielle Thomsen (University of California, Irvine)
Session Four | 1:30 - 2:30 p.m.
Rachel Porter (University of Notre Dame)
Policy Facts or Partisan Friction?: Explaining Political Communication on America’s Opioid Epidemic
Discussant: Justin Grimmer (Stanford University)
Poster Session and Break | 2:30 - 4:00 p.m.
Carl Albert Graduate Fellows: Bennie Ashton, Peter McLaughlin and Nathan Barron
Thursday, June 9
Session Five | 9 - 10 .m.
Connor Dye (University of Texas at Austin)
Turf Wars in Congress and the Production of Public Policy
Discussant: Sam Workman (University of West Virginia)
Session Six | 10:15 - 11:15 a.m.
Austin Bussing (Sam Houston State University)
Discussant: Steven Smith (Washington University in St. Louis)
Please contact Charles Finocchiaro at finocchi@ou.edu or the Carl Albert Center at carlalbertcenter@ou.edu for more information.