2025 Annual Conference: July 28-30
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The annual CAPE research conference is a forum for APE-oriented scholars to present work in progress and receive feedback from the broader APE community. The conference includes theme panels, and papers sessions focused on works in progress.
The 5th annual conference will take place via zoom on July 28 – 30, 2025, from noon to 2:30 pm. Scroll down to see the full conference schedule!
REGISTER NOWThe 5th annual conference will take place via zoom on July 28 – 30, 2025, from noon to 2:30 pm. Scroll down to see the full conference schedule!
Fifth ANNUAL RESEARCH CONFERENCE
Program
VIRTUAL: July 28 - 30, 2025, Noon to 2:30 PM ET
Day 1: Monday, July 28
12:00-1:10
Big Beautiful Roundtable
Andrea Campbell (MIT)
Patrick Sullivan (Yale)
Vanessa Williamson (Brookings)
Nolan McCarty (Princeton)
Chair: Jacob Hacker (Yale)
Andrea Campbell (MIT)
Patrick Sullivan (Yale)
Vanessa Williamson (Brookings)
Nolan McCarty (Princeton)
Chair: Jacob Hacker (Yale)
(10-Minute Break)
1:20-2:30
Climate Politics
"Transitioning through uncertainty: Assessing politicalreactions to clean-energy investment in rural Michigan", Parrish Bergquist(Penn) and Michael Shepherd (University of Michigan);
"The Forgotten Bipartisanship of State-Level Renewable Energy Policymaking: How the Nationalization of Climate Politics Polarized the Issue in the States", Joshua Basseches (Tulane);
"Red State, Green State: Depolarizing Legacies of Renewable Energy in Texas", Ari Benkler (UC Berkeley);
"Varieties of Decarbonizing Capitalism: How National Economic Models Shape Fiscal Climate Policies", Nils Kupzok (Columbia)
Chair: Paul Pierson
"Transitioning through uncertainty: Assessing politicalreactions to clean-energy investment in rural Michigan", Parrish Bergquist(Penn) and Michael Shepherd (University of Michigan);
"The Forgotten Bipartisanship of State-Level Renewable Energy Policymaking: How the Nationalization of Climate Politics Polarized the Issue in the States", Joshua Basseches (Tulane);
"Red State, Green State: Depolarizing Legacies of Renewable Energy in Texas", Ari Benkler (UC Berkeley);
"Varieties of Decarbonizing Capitalism: How National Economic Models Shape Fiscal Climate Policies", Nils Kupzok (Columbia)
Chair: Paul Pierson
Day 2: Tuesday, July 29
12:00-1:10
Plutocracy Roundtable
Adam Bonica (Stanford )
Kristin Goss (Duke)
Reilly Steel (Columbia)
Chair: Alex Hertel-Fernandez (Columbia)
Adam Bonica (Stanford )
Kristin Goss (Duke)
Reilly Steel (Columbia)
Chair: Alex Hertel-Fernandez (Columbia)
(10-Minute Break)
1:20-2:30
Business & Civil Society
"Retailing Alone: Small Businesses and Political and Civic Engagement in the Age of the Internet", Jane L. Sumner (University of Minnesota) and Andrew Kerner (Michigan State);
"Business Power and the Geography of Economic Dependence: Evidence from the Dodd-Frank Rollback", Daniel Roberts(Harvard);
"Can civic organizations be accountable to their members? The case of labor unions", Alan Yan (UC Berkeley);
"MapAgora, civic opportunity datasets for the study of American local politics and public policy", Jae Yeon Kim (Johns Hopkins)
Chair: Itay Machtei
"Retailing Alone: Small Businesses and Political and Civic Engagement in the Age of the Internet", Jane L. Sumner (University of Minnesota) and Andrew Kerner (Michigan State);
"Business Power and the Geography of Economic Dependence: Evidence from the Dodd-Frank Rollback", Daniel Roberts(Harvard);
"Can civic organizations be accountable to their members? The case of labor unions", Alan Yan (UC Berkeley);
"MapAgora, civic opportunity datasets for the study of American local politics and public policy", Jae Yeon Kim (Johns Hopkins)
Chair: Itay Machtei
Day 3: Wednesday, July 30
12:00-1:10
APE in a Globalized Perspective Roundtable
Henry Farrell (Johns Hopkins)
Benjamin Braun (LSE)
Aditi Sahasrabuddhe (Brown)
Mark Schwartz (UVA)
Chair: Kathleen Thelen (MIT)
Henry Farrell (Johns Hopkins)
Benjamin Braun (LSE)
Aditi Sahasrabuddhe (Brown)
Mark Schwartz (UVA)
Chair: Kathleen Thelen (MIT)
(10-Minute Break)
1:20-2:30
Political Consequences of Economic Experiences
"Not All Young Men: The Political Gender Gap among Young People across Advanced Political Economies", Amelia Malpas (Harvard);
"Low-wage work and political participation in theAmerican labor market", Jack Garigliano (Northwestern);
"DIVIDING LINES: What do Democrats Want from their Party?", Elizabeth Rigby (George Washington University);
"The Nature and Origins of Place-BasedIdentification", Lucas Kreuzer (Yale) with Jacob Hacker & Eric Scheuch
Chair: Sophie Jacobson
"Not All Young Men: The Political Gender Gap among Young People across Advanced Political Economies", Amelia Malpas (Harvard);
"Low-wage work and political participation in theAmerican labor market", Jack Garigliano (Northwestern);
"DIVIDING LINES: What do Democrats Want from their Party?", Elizabeth Rigby (George Washington University);
"The Nature and Origins of Place-BasedIdentification", Lucas Kreuzer (Yale) with Jacob Hacker & Eric Scheuch
Chair: Sophie Jacobson
