WEDNESDAY, MAY 17, 2017
How Do Politicians Learn?
This research workshop questions the extent to which politicians are informed, how they obtain information, and – importantly – how they process it. In particular, it will explore three important and interrelated questions:
- How well informed about voters’ policy preferences are politicians in reality?
- What are the sources of their information?
- What explains bias in their estimations of citizens’ policy preferences?
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One-day Visitor Parking
Visitors coming to campus on weekdays from 8 am to 5 pm may park in Lot 21, near Jadwin Gym or the visitor parking area in Lot 23, near the West Garage. TigerTransit operates frequently from both locations during weekdays until early evening. There is 10 hour metered parking along (part of) Prospect Street and William Street on either side of Robertson Hall, but these spots are generally taken by early morning. |
Location127 Corwin Hall
Princeton University For questions about accessibility or to request accommodations, please contact Michele Epstein at 609-258-6493. Two weeks advance notice will allow us to provide seamless access. Getting here Mass transit is a much preferred way to get to the Princeton University campus, as parking is extremely limited. NJ Transit (Northeast Corridor line from New York Penn Station) stops at Princeton Junction, allowing visitors to either grab a taxi to campus from there or to transfer to the "Dinky" to the Princeton station (about a 15-20 minute walk across campus to Robertson Hall). |
Preliminary Agenda
8:45-9:15 Breakfast
9.15-9.45 Welcome and Introductions
Learning and accuracy
9.45-10.45 David Nickerson, Temple University
How Candidates Learn from Campaign Data
Discussant: Nolan McCarty, Princeton University
10.45-11.45 Stefaan Walgrave, University of Antwerp
The Accuracy of Elites’ Public Priority Perceptions
Discussant: Pia Raffler, Princeton/CSDP/Niehaus
11.45-1.30 Lunch Prospect House Library
Responsiveness to constituents vs. party discipline
1.30-2.30 Dan Butler, Washington University St Louis
Party Representatives’ Adaptation to Election Results: Dyadic Responsiveness Revisited
Discussant: Devin Caughey, Princeton/CSDP and MIT
2.30-3.30 Peter Loewen, Princeton/CSDP and University of Toronto
Can public opinion change the votes of Members of Parliament?
Discussant: Martin Gilens, Princeton University
3.30-3:45 Break
Dynamic responsiveness
3:45-4:45 Devin Caughey, Princeton/CSDP and MIT
Policy Preferences and Policy Change: Dynamic Responsiveness in the American States, 1936–2014
Discussant: Kevin (Vin) Arceneaux, Temple University
4:45-5:30 Conclusion
6:30 Dinner (panelists)
9.15-9.45 Welcome and Introductions
Learning and accuracy
9.45-10.45 David Nickerson, Temple University
How Candidates Learn from Campaign Data
Discussant: Nolan McCarty, Princeton University
10.45-11.45 Stefaan Walgrave, University of Antwerp
The Accuracy of Elites’ Public Priority Perceptions
Discussant: Pia Raffler, Princeton/CSDP/Niehaus
11.45-1.30 Lunch Prospect House Library
Responsiveness to constituents vs. party discipline
1.30-2.30 Dan Butler, Washington University St Louis
Party Representatives’ Adaptation to Election Results: Dyadic Responsiveness Revisited
Discussant: Devin Caughey, Princeton/CSDP and MIT
2.30-3.30 Peter Loewen, Princeton/CSDP and University of Toronto
Can public opinion change the votes of Members of Parliament?
Discussant: Martin Gilens, Princeton University
3.30-3:45 Break
Dynamic responsiveness
3:45-4:45 Devin Caughey, Princeton/CSDP and MIT
Policy Preferences and Policy Change: Dynamic Responsiveness in the American States, 1936–2014
Discussant: Kevin (Vin) Arceneaux, Temple University
4:45-5:30 Conclusion
6:30 Dinner (panelists)
Contact Us
Peter Loewen, co-organizer
Pia Raffler, co-organizer
Martin Gilens, co-organizer
Michele Demak Epstein, assistant director, CSDP
Pia Raffler, co-organizer
Martin Gilens, co-organizer
Michele Demak Epstein, assistant director, CSDP