Tulane University is hosting a workshop on women in subnational politics. The workshop will take place midday on February 22 to the end of the day on February 23 at Tulane University in New Orleans, LA.
There are no registration fees. Lunch on Saturday will be provided, as will a dinner for participants on Friday night.
Conference Schedule:
Women in Subnational Politics Workshop
Hosted by the Newcomb College Institute at Tulane University, The Reilly Center for Media and Public Affairs at Louisiana State University, and the Tulane University Political Science Department
Organizers: Mirya R. Holman, Anna Mahoney, Tiffany Barnes, and Nichole Bauer
Extraordinaire Assistant: Jessica Hinchey, Tulane University
Schedule: All events will be held at the Anna Many Lounge in the Caroline Richardson Building
Friday, February 22, 2019:
1:30-1:45pm: Welcome and info
1:45-2:30
Paper: The Way She Represents: Women of Color and Their Approach to Representation
Authors: Nichole Bauer, LSU
Discussant: Anna Mahoney, Tulane
2:35-3:20
Paper: Passive-to-Passive Representation: Intersectionality, Gender Identity, and Representative Bureaucracy
Author: Kendall Funk, Arizona State University
Discussant: Melissa Marshall, Rice University
Break: 3:20-3:40
3:35-4 Reilly Center for Media and Public Affairs discussion, Jenee Slocum
4:00-4:45
Paper: The Gendered Dynamics of Working Class Representation: Evidence from Germany
Authors: Yann Kerevel, LSU and Austin S. Matthews, University of Denver
Discussant: Jonathan Homola, Rice University
4:30-5:15
Paper: Networking to Office: The Social Network of Women Candidate Groups
Rebecca Kreitzer, UNC and Abby Matthews, Miami University of Ohio
Discussant: Tiffany Barnes, University of Kentucky
6:30-8:30
Dinner and drinks
Saturday, February 23, 2019:
8:30-9: Snacks and coffee
9-9:45:
Paper: Cueless in New Orleans: ‘Correct’ voting in a low-information election
Authors: Mirya R. Holman, Tulane University and J. Celeste Lay, Tulane University
Discussant: Heather Ondercin, Wichita State University
9:50-10:35:
Paper: Voting for Valérie: Gender and the Election of Montreal's First Woman Mayor
Authors: Erin Tolley, University of Toronto and Mirelle Paquet, Concordia University
Discussant: Nichole Bauer, LSU
10:35-10:45: break
10:45-11:30
Paper: Surveying Women Candidate Groups in the States: Initial Results
Authors: Tracy Osborn, University of Iowa and Rebecca Kreitzer, UNC
Discussant: Jessica Preece, BYU
11:30-12:30 Lunch (generously sponsored by LSU's Reilly Center)
12:30-1:15:
Paper: Her Mayorship: The Role of Gender in Mayoral Elections
Natasha Altema McNeely, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Discussant: Celeste Lay, Tulane University
1:15-2:00:
Paper: The Supply and Success of Female Candidates in Turkish Local Politics
Authors: Melissa Marschall, Rice University and Marwa Shalaby
Discussant: Yann Kerevel, LSU
2:00-2:15: Break
2:15-3:00
Paper: Cosponsorship Networks: How Race and Gender Influence Legislative Success
Author: Hannah McVeigh, University of Minnesota
Discussant: Tracy Osborn, University of Iowa
3:00:3:45
Paper: A Bird's Eye View of Gendered Political Pipeline: Personality, Political Ambition, and Elections
Author: Jessica Preece, BYU
Discussant: Mirya R Holman, Tulane University
3:45-4
Closing remarks
Afterward – Mardi Gras parades! Go have fun!