Political Psychology Workshop

University of Chicago

 

Welcome to the homepage of the Political Psychology Workshop at the University of Chicago.  We're interested how insights from psychology can be used to understand political behavior, and how attributes of the political world can provide useful ways of studying social psychological phenomena. 

We meet alternate Wednesdays, from 4:00 to 5:30 in the Harris Seminar Room (Green 104).  If you have questions, or would like to be added to our e-mail list, please e-mail the student coordinator Matt Patton at mpatton@uchicago.edu.

People with disabilities requesting accommodation are encouraged to contact the coordinator in advance to request assistance. 

Spring 2006 Schedule

April 19th

Larry M. Bartels, Princeton University

Unequal Democracy:  The Political Economy of the New Gilded Age

 

May 3rd

Shang E. Ha, University of Chicago

Public Attitudes Toward Immigration in Multiracial America

 

May 17th

Vincent Hutchings, University of Michigan

Whose Side Are You On? Explaining Perceptions of Competitive Threat in a Multi-Racial and Multi-Ethnic National Sample

 

May 31st

Kenworthey Bilz, Northwestern University Law School

TBA

 

Winter 2006 Schedule

January 11th

Melissa Harris-Lacewell, University of Chicago

Wounded Warriors: Understanding the Politics of the Strong Black Woman

 

February 8th

Tyrone Foreman, University of Illinois at Chicago

TBA

 

February 22nd

Kathleen McGraw, Ohio State University

Embodying the Nation-State: Consequences for Attitude Formation

 

March 8th

Elizabeth Mullen, Northwestern University

Ideological Differences in Personal and Public Compassion Following Hurricane Katrina

 

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Fall 2005 Schedule

 

October 5th

Scott Althaus, University of Illinois – Urbana Champaign

Are America’s Wars Really Won or Lost on Television? Debunking the Spin Myth

 

November 2nd

Deva Woodly, University of Chicago

Wresting the Microphone: Authority and Rhetoric in the Transformation of Political Discourse

 

November 16th

Bethany Albertson, University of Chicago

Mysterious Ways: The Mechanisms of Religious Persuasion in US Politics

 

 November 30th

Tehama Lopez, University of Chicago

When Americans Recognize Privilege:  What are its Implications on the Expression of Opinion Concerning Policies of Social Equality?

 

Archives:   

2002-2003

2003-2004

Faculty Sponsors:

John Brehm (jjbrehm@uchicago.edu)                                      

Penny Visser (pvisser@uchicago.edu)

Eric Oliver (eoliver@uchicago.edu)

Melissa Harris-Lacewell (mvharris@uchicago.edu)

Student Coordinator:

Matt Patton (mpatton@uchicago.edu)