Past Virtual-Workshops Series

VWS 4 (Nov 14, 2025)

• Title: Conceptualizing and Measuring Affective Polarization: The Role of Valence and Arousal

• Authors: 

  • Jakob Kasper (U of Amsterdam)

  • Bert N. Bakker (U of Amsterdam)

  • Yphtach Lelkes (U of Pennsylvania)

  • Gijs Schumacher (U of Amsterdam)

• Discussants: 

  • Isaac Mehlhaff (U of Chicago)

  • Markus Wagner (U of Vienna)

  • Ryan Carlin (Georgia State U)

VWS 3 (Oct 31, 2025)

• Title: Americans Reinterpret Institutional Change along Partisan Identities

• Authors: 

  • Tobia Spampatti (NYU) 

  • Laura K. Globig (NYU)

  • Jay Jan Bavel (NYU)

• Discussants: 

  • Andy Guess (Princeton U)

  • Hanna Sistek (Purdue U) 

  • Jessica Gottlieb (U of Houston)

VWS 2 (Oct 17, 2025)

• Title: From Division to Dialogue: Shifting Group Norms to Reduce Partisan Hostility

• Authors: 

  • Alexa Bankert (U of Georgia)

• Discussants: 

  • Bryan Gervais (U of Texas at San Antonio)

  • Eric Groenendyk (Stony Brook U)

  • Kevin Mullinix (U of Kansas)

VWS 1 (Oct 3, 2025)

• Title: Unequal Protection? Equality of the Law and Democratic Backsliding

• Authors: 

  • James Druckman (U of Rochester)

  • Trent Ollerenshaw (U of Houston) 

  • Paul Lendway (Stanford U)

  • Rongbo Jin (CUHK)

  • Arjun Vishwanath (Boston U)

• Discussants: 

  • Brandon Bartels (George Washington U)

  • Jennifer McCoy (Georgia State U)

  • Thomas J. Rudolph (UI Urbana-Champaign)