Etienne Gagnon (University of Tokyo), “Good News or Bad News? Political Social Media Messaging During the Tokyo Olympics”

U.S. ET: April 20 (Thursday), 8 – 9 PM JST: April 21 (Friday), 9 – 10 AM Zoom Registration: Link Paper is available here Authors: Etienne Gagnon (University of Tokyo), Kenneth McElwain (University of Tokyo), and Yuya Shibuya (University of Tokyo) Abstract: Sporting events that are unrelated to political competence can nevertheless improve politicians’ standing […]

Hiroki Takeuchi (Southern Methodist University), Keely McNeme (Southern Methodist University), “Comparative One-Party Rule: Japan and Mexico Compared”

U.S. ET: May 18 (Thursday), 8 – 9 PM JST: May 19 (Friday), 9 – 10 AM Zoom Registration: Link Paper is available here. Authors: Hiroki Takeuchi (Southern Methodist University) and Keely McNeme (Southern Methodist University) Abstract: A critical aspect of democracies is the peaceful transition of power between multiple parties through fair and free […]

Boyoon Lee (Vanderbilt University), “Moderating Role of Country-of-Origin Stereotypes on Attitudes Towards Immigrants”

U.S. ET: June 8 (Thursday), 8 – 9 PM JST: June 9 (Friday), 9 – 10 AM Zoom Registration: Link. Paper is available here. Author: Boyoon Lee (Vanderbilt University) Abstract: How do country-of-origin stereotypes influence native attitudes towards immigrants? Drawing on dual processing models of stereotypes from social psychology, I present three different ways that country-of-origin […]