CANCELED: A Survey of the New American Electorate
A CSDP workshop
Friday, April 3, 2020
Organized by Chinbo Chong, LaFleur Stephens-Dougan, and Ali Valenzuela
by invitation only
by invitation only
The American electorate has become noticeably more diverse in the last 20 years. In fact, the U.S. Census Bureau notes that the United States will be a majority-minority nation by 2040. This demographic change has implications for who participates and contributes to American democracy. Who are these new voters? What influence do they have on American elections? What policy preferences do they hold? How does their visibility influence the political attitudes of other members? This workshop surveys the origins of these changes and their influence on party politics, voting patterns, coalition building, political representation, and public opinion.
Location300 Wallace Hall
Princeton University For questions about accessibility or to request disability accommodations, please contact Michele Epstein at 609-258-6493 or mdeps@princeton.edu. |
Workshop Overview
The American electorate has become noticeably more diverse in the last 20 years. In fact, the U.S. Census Bureau notes that the United States will be a majority-minority nation by 2040. This demographic change has implications for who participates and contributes to American democracy. Who are these new voters? What influence do they have on American elections? What policy preferences do they hold? How does their visibility influence the political attitudes of other members? This workshop surveys the origins of these changes and their influence on party politics, voting patterns, coalition building, political representation, and public opinion.
Themes for the Workshop
Preliminary Schedule
Format: 30 minutes of author’s presentation and 30 minutes of open discussion for each paper
8:30 – 9:00 Breakfast available
9:00 – 9:15 Opening Remarks
9:15 – 10:15 Candis Watts Smith
10:15 – 11:15 Nazita Lajevardi
11:15 – 11:30
Coffee break
11:30 – 12:30 Michael Jones-Correa
12:30 – 1:45 Lunch
1:45 – 2:45 Janelle Wong
2:45 – 3:45 Chinbo Chong
3:45 – 4:30 Roundtable session on the methodological challenges of studying hard-to-reach populations. How should we frame our work for a broader political science audience? How can we contextualize our research or do we?
Participants: Janelle Wong, Nazita Lajevardi, Candis Watts Smith, Michael Jones-Correa, Kassra Oskooii, and LaFleur Stephens-Dougan
Moderator: Chinbo Chong
Some questions for the roundtable to consider:
Closing Remarks
4:30 – 5:15 Reception (Hors d’oeuvres and drinks)
The American electorate has become noticeably more diverse in the last 20 years. In fact, the U.S. Census Bureau notes that the United States will be a majority-minority nation by 2040. This demographic change has implications for who participates and contributes to American democracy. Who are these new voters? What influence do they have on American elections? What policy preferences do they hold? How does their visibility influence the political attitudes of other members? This workshop surveys the origins of these changes and their influence on party politics, voting patterns, coalition building, political representation, and public opinion.
Themes for the Workshop
- Identify the contours of the new members of the American electorate.
- Gain an understanding for the role the emerging electorate have on American politics in their voting patterns, patterns of representation, their relations with other groups, public opinion, and attitudes.
- Identify and address methodological challenges of studying these hard-to-reach populations while elevating how these identity groups contribute and complicate the governing body.
Preliminary Schedule
Format: 30 minutes of author’s presentation and 30 minutes of open discussion for each paper
8:30 – 9:00 Breakfast available
9:00 – 9:15 Opening Remarks
9:15 – 10:15 Candis Watts Smith
10:15 – 11:15 Nazita Lajevardi
11:15 – 11:30
Coffee break
11:30 – 12:30 Michael Jones-Correa
12:30 – 1:45 Lunch
1:45 – 2:45 Janelle Wong
2:45 – 3:45 Chinbo Chong
3:45 – 4:30 Roundtable session on the methodological challenges of studying hard-to-reach populations. How should we frame our work for a broader political science audience? How can we contextualize our research or do we?
Participants: Janelle Wong, Nazita Lajevardi, Candis Watts Smith, Michael Jones-Correa, Kassra Oskooii, and LaFleur Stephens-Dougan
Moderator: Chinbo Chong
Some questions for the roundtable to consider:
- Given that the face of the American electorate is rapidly changing, what questions do you foresee as fruitful avenues for research in political science?
- What are some remaining and unanswered questions in the discipline despite the optical changes?
- Moving forward, how should the discipline think about work on REP and immigration? Should the discipline evolve or do things differently to embody the changing electorate? How?
Closing Remarks
4:30 – 5:15 Reception (Hors d’oeuvres and drinks)
Contact Us
Chinbo Chong, 2019-2020 CSDP Fellow
Michele Epstein, Assistant Director, CSDP
Michele Epstein, Assistant Director, CSDP