P.S. You’re Interesting is a series of conversations on political science research hosted by Jeffery A. Jenkins.
Formerly, “Our American Discourse,” we continue the series to pick up the tradition Anthony W. Orlando began. We hope to keep conversations … discourse alive. To keep thinking about the research we do in the academy, why it matters to us, and hopefully to you.
Sponsored by the USC Bedrosian Center
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Recorded at the USC Sol Price School of Public Policy
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Thoughtful civics discussions
Host Anthony Orlando is a PhD candidate at a Public Policy school - don't let that turn you off! No, seriously! There is a lot of care and attention to this podcast, to these conversations - not dry & jargony. These are thoughtful discussions with people who are working to study the crazy politics of our age and thinking about how to make things better. Conversations on this podcast are mini civics lessons: from the founding of this representative democracy to how to feel less marginalized. Guests like Paul Haaga amongst the academics make this truly diverse conversation about how we all can work together to make politics less divisive and learn how to talk to each other again.
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- Anna HarveyJeff speaks with Anna Harvey, Professor of Politics; Affiliated Professor of Data Science and Law; Director, Public Safety Lab at NYU about research and more. Harvey’s research focuses on criminal justice, policing, judicial politics, and political economy. Email: bedrosian.center@usc.edu Twitter: @BedrosianCenter0 comments0
- Michael OlsonJeff speaks with Michael Olson, Assistant Professor of Political Science at Washington University at St. Louis about research and more. Olson’s research focuses on political representation using historic and contemporary observational data. Email: bedrosian.center@usc.edu Twitter: @BedrosianCenter0 comments0
- P.S. You’re Interesting Sep 15 · 20m Zhao LiJeff speaks with Zhao Li, Assistant Professor of Politics and Public Affairs at Princeton University. Li studies institutional and behavioral factors in donor decision making in contemporary American Politics. She recently gave a research talk at USC Price, looking at the connections between Fox News and GOP campaign rallies and finances. Recent work has looked at the interaction of finance and access in PACs. Email: bedrosian.center@usc.edu Twitter: @BedrosianCenter0 comments0
- Miguel PereiraJeffery speaks with new USC Dornsife assistant professor Miguel Pereira about research and experiments in political science. Pereira's research focuses on political representation and the behavior of political elites in established democracies, with a focus on causal inference. In addition, he shares some new research looking at responsiveness of legislators with specific policy expertise.0 comments0
- Rachel VanSickle-Ward and Kevin WallstenIn this episode, Jeff speaks with Rachel VanSickle-Ward and Kevin Wallsten. In The Politics of the Pill, the two authors explore how gender has shaped contemporary debates over contraception policy in the U.S. Within historical context, they examine the impact that women and perceptions of gender roles had on media coverage, public opinion, policy formation, and legal interpretations from the deliberation of the Affordable Care Act in 2009 to the more recent Supreme Court rulings in Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. and Zubic v. Burwell. Their central argument is that representation matters: who had a voice significantly impacted policy attitudes, deliberation and outcomes. While women’s participation in the debate over birth control was limited by a lack of gender parity across institutions, women nevertheless shaped policy making on birth control in myriad and interconnected ways. Combining detailed analyses of media coverage and legislative records with data from public opinion surveys, survey experiments, elite interviews, and congressional testimony, The Politics of the Pill tells a broader story of how gender matters in American politics.0 comments0
- Melissa LeeIn this episode of the PS You’re Interesting podcast, Jeff Jenkins speaks with Melissa Lee, Assistant Professor of Politics & International Affairs, Princeton University. They begin discussing a recent project in which Lee and co-author study the change in civic language reflecting the change in thinking about the U.S. as a collection of states to a nation. Moving from there to, they discuss possible new directions in research followed by a conversation about Lee's latest book: Crippling Leviathan: How Foreign Subversion Weakens the State . Email: bedrosian.center@usc.edu Twitter: @BedrosianCenter0 comments0
- Clayton NallIn this episode of the PS You’re Interesting podcast, Jeff Jenkins speaks with Clayton Nall, Assistant Professor UCSB. Nall looks to explain how spatial policies change American politics. These discuss Nall's research on housing policy preferences and party affiliation and how building highways in the 1950s worked to build Republican suburbs (increasing the urban-suburban divide. Email: bedrosian.center@usc.edu Twitter: @BedrosianCenter0 comments0
- Jared RubinIn this episode of the PS You’re Interesting podcast, Jeff Jenkins speaks with Jared Rubin, Professor in the Argyros School of Business and Economics at Chapman University. Rubin is an economic historian interested in the political and religious economies of the Middle East and Western Europe. His research focuses on historical relationships between political and religious institutions and their role in economic development. The topic at hand in this episode is political legitimacy and a hint at the Broadstreet blog. Email: bedrosian.center@usc.edu Twitter: @BedrosianCenter0 comments0
- P.S. You’re Interesting Sep 16 · 28m Christian FongIn this episode of the PS You’re Interesting podcast, Jeff Jenkins speaks with Christian Fong, Assistant Professor at the University of Michigan. Fong's research focus is legislative politics. Recent work is on reciprocity in Congress questions the motivation for cooperation. They discuss recent research, Congressional leadership, as well as methodology - particularly machine learning. Email: bedrosian.center@usc.edu Twitter: @BedrosianCenter0 comments0
- Michael HankinsonIn this episode of the PS You’re Interesting podcast, Jeff Jenkins talks with Michael Hankinson, Assistant Professor of Political Science at George Washington University. Hankinson's work focuses on how institutional spatial scale affects political behavior to undermine democratic representation. They discuss institutional scale and how institutional design can affect representation drastically. For instance the move to districts versus at large voting at the city level - what happens when neighborhoods have more power in the political process? Email: bedrosian.center@usc.edu Twitter: @BedrosianCenter For more information, see the showpage.0 comments0
- Ryan HübertIn this episode of the PS You’re Interesting podcast, Jeff Jenkins talks with Ryan Hübert, Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of California, Davis. Hübert's recent research has been on bias within the judicial system in the U.S. His research uses game theory, machine learning, and text analysis to study political institutions. They discuss the use of text analysis to study the judiciary and Hübert's new work using a theoretical model of behavior to look at discrimination in policing (though we think it might be a useful tool in looking at discrimination broadly!). Email: bedrosian.center@usc.edu Twitter: @BedrosianCenter For more information, see the showpage.0 comments0
- J. Andrew SinclairIn this episode of the PS You’re Interesting podcast, Jeff Jenkins talks with J. Andrew Sinclair, Assistant Professor of Government, Claremont McKenna College. In his research, Sinclair is interested in relationships between voters, elected politicians, and bureaucrats. They discuss the politics of the DMV, top-two primary elections (such as those in California), and accountability in public officials. Email: bedrosian.center@usc.edu Twitter: @BedrosianCenter0 comments0
- Seth HillIn this episode of the PS You’re Interesting podcast, Jeff Jenkins talks with Seth Hill, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science UCSD. Hill studies how citizens motivate politician behavior. They discuss representation, elections, and some extras just for you! Email: bedrosian.center@usc.edu Twitter: @BedrosianCenter0 comments0
- Leah StokesIn this episode of the PS You’re Interesting podcast, Jeff Jenkins talks with Leah Stokes. Stokes, a public scholar, is also an Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science and affiliated with the Bren School of Environmental Science & Management and the Environmental Studies Department at the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB). They discuss the building of community on social media, being a public scholar, how politics is the barrier real work on climate change, her upcoming book, and many other things. What a time to study political science and the climate?! Email: bedrosian.center@usc.edu Twitter: @BedrosianCenter0 comments0
- P.S. You’re Interesting Oct 2 · 25m Danielle ThomsenIn this episode of the PS You’re Interesting podcast, Jeff Jenkins talks with Danielle Thomsen, Assistant Professor of Political Science at UC Irvine. Her research in American Politics primarily falls into looking at Congress, parties, and gender & politics. They discuss why pipelines to primaries (and then to elected office) matter so much in terms of representation in this highly partisan era. Email: bedrosian.center@usc.edu Twitter: @BedrosianCenter0 comments0
- Abby K. WoodIn this episode of the PS You’re Interesting podcast, Jeff Jenkins talks with a Bedrosian Faculty Affiliate, Abby K. Wood. Wood is Associate Professor of Law, Political Science and Public Policy. When she first started her career she noticed that program evaluation wasn't as robust as it could be, so she wanted to learn causal inference in order to find that balance. Her interest is in corruption and therefore transparency. Her current work is on campaign finance, transparency, and dark money. Email: bedrosian.center@usc.edu Twitter: @BedrosianCenter0 comments0
- Pamela BanIn this episode of the PS You’re Interesting podcast, Jeff Jenkins talks with Pamela Ban, Assistant Professor of Political Science at UC San Diego. Ban discusses her recent research. First, she looks at how policy outcomes might change as Congress has a bit more gender representations. Then they discuss the revolving door and lobbying - how the cool off period has affected the lobbying industry. Finally, she thinks about how to use empirical data from newspapers to think about political power. Email: bedrosian.center@usc.edu Twitter: @BedrosianCenter0 comments0
- Elisabeth R. GerberIn this episode of the PS You’re Interesting podcast, Jeff Jenkins's guest is Elisabeth R. Gerber, Associate Dean for Research and Policy Engagement; Jack L. Walker, Jr. Collegiate Professor of Public Policy (UMich). They discuss the move from Political Science departments to public policy departments - how the focus has moved from theory development to theory application, and how engagement with community stakeholders outside of the university can help solve real world problems. Plus they look at some of the other questions Gerber asks in her research ... including her interest in the future of work. Email: bedrosian.center@usc.edu Twitter: @BedrosianCenter0 comments0
- Philip PotterWhen do leaders pay penalties for backing down on promises? In this episode of the PS You’re Interesting podcast, Jeff Jenkins's guest is Philip Potter, Associate Professor of Politics (UVA), and the Founding Director of the National Security Policy Center. Potter's work looks at how public opinion effects foreign policy, when do policymakers have leeway, and when does public opinion constrain policy? Email: bedrosian.center@usc.edu Twitter: @BedrosianCenter0 comments0
- Boris HeersinkNational Party Committees and Political Power In this episode of the PS You’re Interesting podcast, Jeff Jenkins and political Boris Heersink, Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science at Fordham University, look at the national party committees. What kind of power do the national committees have? What is the role of the committees, outside of the conventions? What role does the President play? Email: bedrosian.center@usc.edu Twitter: @BedrosianCenter @jaj7d @Boris_Heersink0 comments0
- P.S. You’re Interesting Dec 19 · 24m Martin GilensDemocracy & Inequality of Political Influence In this episode of the PS You’re Interesting podcast, Jeff Jenkins talks economic and political inequality in democracies with Martin Gilens, Professor of Public Policy at UCLA Luskin. The degree of political influence is dramatically unequal for people within the United States, public policy can help increase democratic representation and Gilens walks us through a some history as he expresses policy options to get us to more democracy, rather than less. Email: bedrosian.center@usc.edu Twitter: @BedrosianCenter0 comments0
- Gregory DeAngeloPS You’re Busted: How bridging silos in research & practice can impact human trafficking irl In this episode of the PS You’re Interesting podcast, Jeff Jenkins talks about human trafficking with Greg DeAngelo, Associate Professor of Economic Studies at Claremont Graduate University. How does an economist get data on human trafficking, and other black market enterprises? What are the pressing questions law enforcement have that academics could help? What are the larger impacts of black market economies? How can we use technology and interdisciplinary work to capture meaningful data? Email: bedrosian.center@usc.edu Twitter: @BedrosianCenter Showpage: https://bedrosian.usc.edu/ps/deangelo0 comments0
- D. Roderick (Rod) KiewietAmerica, Heck Yeah! Public Schools & Baseball In this episode of the PS You’re Interesting podcast, Jeff Jenkins and D. Roderick (Rod) Kiewiet, Professor of Political Science at Caltech, break down the long standing myth of the equalizing force of public education. We hold the idea that public schools present Americans with equal opportunity. Kiewiet gets to the reality through public school funding in California compared to the nation. In a related pivot, they turn to the great American pastime and look at Moneyball, data, and baseball. Email: bedrosian.center@usc.edu Twitter: @BedrosianCenter, @jaj7d For more check out the showpage.0 comments0
- Benjamin A. T. GrahamSocial Network Roles in Foreign Capital and Research In this episode of the PS You’re Interesting podcast, Jeff Jenkins and Benjamin A. T. Graham, assistant professor in the School of International Relations at USC, discuss the role that migrants can play in bringing foreign capital into countries. He uses case studies from the Philippines and Georgia to get at what kinds of social networks evolve in developing countries. Migrant affiliated firms have capabilities that other foreign forms can't match, as the social ties between the firm and local people are extremely important in getting things accomplished. Email: bedrosian.center@usc.edu Twitter: @BedrosianCenter, @jaj7d, @SPECLabUSC , @uscpoir Podcast production by Aubrey Hicks and Jonathan Schwartz. Sound editing by the Brothers Hedden.0 comments0
- LaGina GausePolitical Influence of Public Protest In this episode of the PS You’re Interesting podcast, Jeff Jenkins and LaGina Gause, Assistant Professor of Political Science at UC San Diego, discuss the pro-democracy (small d) results of her study on legislative responsiveness to collective action by marginalized groups. Her findings seem counterintuitive, in that the relationship between the costs faced by protesters and legislative action. "Evaluating contemporary collective action data, I find that following protest, legislators are more likely to support the interests of racial and ethnic minorities, the poor, and other groups that face greater costs to participation than they are to support groups with greater access to the political system." Email: bedrosian.center@usc.edu Twitter: @BedrosianCenter , @jaj7d , @LaGina_Gause Podcast production by Aubrey Hicks and Jonathan Schwartz. Sound editing by the Brothers Hedden.0 comments0
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