The Politics of Resentment in 2016 Kathy Cramer, Wisconsin-Madison Oct 14, 5 pm at The Space

Understanding political leadership requires understanding the perspectives of those who are led. In 2016 much of our attention has been on the phenomenon of Donald

Trump’s rise to political power in the United States. Based on extensive ethnography of voters in the Midwestern U.S. state of Wisconsin, Cramer examines the anxieties & identities among members of the public that Trump has tapped into. This close look suggests that a politics of resentment underpins a variety of contemporary political developments.

It’s Complicated: Gender Dynamics in the 2016 Presidential Election Kelly Dittmar, Rutgers October 15, 12 pm at The Space

For the first time in U.S. history, women ran for both major party nominations for president in 2016, & a woman may well break the highest,

hardest glass ceiling in American politics. But women's presence as presidential candidates is only one indicator of gender dynamics in the 2016 elections. How have candidates (women and men alike) navigated the gendered terrain of presidential politics in 2016? Have they disrupted gender expectations, or adhered to traditional rules of the game? And how have voters responded?

Personality, Party Leaders,

& Election Campaigns

Workshop organized by Amanda Bittner (Political Science, Memorial University) and David A.M. Peterson (Political Science, Iowa State) in St. John’s, NL.

Personality, Party Leaders,

& Election Campaigns

October 14-15 2016 St. John’s, NL

E v e n t s p o n s o r e d b y M e m o r i a l University's Department of Political Science, Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences, & the Office of the Provost, the Canadian Opinion Research Archive, & the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada

Friday October 14 9:30-10:00Welcome, Introductions, Goals

10:00-11:30Origins of Trait EvaluationsAlexander Todorov (Princeton) “The Influence of First Impressions on Decisions”Aleksander Ksiazkiewicz (Illinois) “Implicit Candidate-Trait Associations in Political Campaigns”Scott Clifford (Houston) “Perceptions of Moral Character are Central to Evaluations of Politicians”

11:30-12:30 Lunch

12:30-2:00The Role of Race and GenderAngela Bos (Wooster) and Monica Schneider (Miami OH) “Prejudice Against Female Candidates? Testing a Social Role Theory Explanation”Danny Hayes (George Washington) “From Weakness to Strength? Leadership, Gender, and the Reframing of Campaign Attacks”Elizabeth Goodyear-Grant (Queen’s), Erin Tolley (Toronto), Rebecca Wallace (Queen’s) “Racial Affinity Voting in the 2015 Canadian Federal Election”

2:00-2:15 Coffee Break

12:00-1:30Keynote Lecture (Popup Lunch and Learn at The Space, Featuring lunch with the Jewish Deli)Kelly Dittmar (Rutgers) “It’s Complicated: Gender Dynamics in the 2016 Presidential Elections”

2:00-3:00Campaigns and the Construction of Candidate ImageDavid Peterson (Iowa State) “The Dynamic Construction of Candidate Image in American Elections”Michael Lewis-Beck (Iowa) and Charles Tien (Hunter College - CUNY) “Do Strong Candidates Really Do Better Than Weak Candidates? US Presidential Evidence”

3:00-3:30Moving ForwardAmanda Bittner (Memorial) & David Peterson (Iowa State)

3:30-6 Time to explore:We recommend:

• “The Rooms” Gallery and Archives (open until 5)

• Walking along Water Street, shops & restaurants

• Signal Hill (great hike up to Cabot Tower from the Battery)

6 pm Group Dinner at Chinched Bistro (http://www.chinchedbistro.com/)

2:15-3:45Media Coverage & Candidate PerceptionsAnthony Mughan (Ohio State) “Types of TV Political Programming and Voter Response: Reinforcement or Change?”Daniel Stevens (Exeter) “What Drives Media Coverage of Leaders in the Age of Social Media?”Loes Aaldering (Amsterdam) “Mediatized Leader Effects: How Leadership Images in Dutch Media Affect Voters’ Leader Perception and Voting Behavior”

5:00-7:00Keynote Lecture (Tacos and Trump, Happy Hour at The Space)Kathy Cramer (Wisconsin-Madison) “The Politics of Resentment in 2016”

Saturday October 15 9:00-10:00Negativity and Its Impact on Perceptions of CandidatesJuliana Fernandes (Miami) “Beauty and Negativity at the Ballot Box: Effects of Negative Political Advertising and Attractiveness on Candidate Evaluation”Scott Matthews (Memorial) “Negation Framing”

10:00-10:15 Coffee Break

10:15-11:15Presidentialization in Non-Presidential SystemsKasper Hansen (Copenhagen) “Presidentialization in a Multiparty system”Amanda Bittner (Memorial) “The Presidentialization of Canadian Elections?”