Political Methodology Workshop
Wednesday, January 6, 2016 -
11:30am to 1:15pm
Encina Hall West, Room 400
Speaker: Andrew B. Hall, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Stanford University
Field: Political Methodology
My research focuses on the nature of democratic government. How effective are elections in controlling the behavior of political representatives? What factors make elections more or less effective, and why? I combine modern statistical techniques with wide-ranging quantitative and text-based datasets on American political activity to attempt to answer these questions. I received my Ph.D.
Wednesday, January 13, 2016 -
11:30am to 1:15pm
Encina Hall West, Room 400
Speaker: Rocío Titiunik, Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Michigan
Field: Political Methodology
Rocío Titiunik is Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Michigan. Her research focuses on political methodology, with emphasis on the development and application of experimental and quasi-experimental methods to the study of political behavior and institutions.
Wednesday, April 20, 2016 -
11:30am to 1:15pm
Encina Hall West, Room 400
Speaker: Assistant Professor Anthony Fowler, Harris School at UChicago
Field: Political Methodology
My research focuses on difficult causal questions about political representation. When and to what extent do advanced democracies represent or fail to represent the preferences of their citizens? What policy interventions can improve representation? I design randomized experiments, search for natural experiments, and develop new tools to address these questions.
