After much consideration, we have decided to postpone the Political Polarization Conference scheduled for June 6-7, 2020 to a later date. We made this decision with the safety and wellbeing of all conference participants top of mind, and in accordance with Northwestern University’s COVID-19 guidance.
We want to thank you for your excitement in joining us in conversation around this topic, and we will notify you when we have settled on new dates for the conference. We hope you’ll be able to join us then.
In the meantime, please direct any immediate questions to our conferences team (conferences@kellogg.northwestern.edu).
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8:15 a.m. - 8:45 a.m.
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Breakfast and Registration
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8:45 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
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Welcome
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9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
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Session 1: The State of Polarization
Shanto Iyengar, Professor of Political Science, Stanford University Samara Klar, Associate Professor, School of Government and Public Policy, University of Arizona |
10:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
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Coffee Break
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11:00 a.m. - 12:30 a.m.
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Session 2: Motivated Cognition
Peter Ditto, Professor of Psychological Science, University of California, Irving Mary McGrath, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Northwestern University |
12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
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Lunch
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2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
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Session 3: Moralization
Linda Skitka, Professor of Psychology, University of Illinois at Chicago Jay Van Bavel, Associate Professor of Psychology, New York University |
4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
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Session 4: Anger and Civility
Lilliana Mason, Associate Professor of Government and Politics, University of Maryland, College Park Mina Cikara, Associate Professor of Psychology, Harvard University |
5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
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Reception
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7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
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Speaker Dinner
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Time | Event |
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8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
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Breakfast
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9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
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Session 5: Fake News
Brendan Nyhan, Professor of Government, Dartmouth College David Rand, Associate Professor of Management Science and Brain and Cognitive Sciences, MIT Sloan |
10:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
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Coffee Break
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11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
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Session 6: Echo Chambers
Joshua Tucker, Professor of Politics, New York University Christopher Bail, Professor of Sociology, Duke University |
12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
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Lunch
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2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
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Session 7: In Pursuit of an Ideal Political System
Group discussion. Facilitators: Eli Finkel, Professor of Psychology, Northwestern University Peter Sagal, Host, Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!, NPR |
Kellogg secured a room block at a reduced rate at the Hyatt House in central Evanston. To receive the group rate, please use the code: G-FKCT.