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84. Working Groups
- Thursday, April 23, 2026 CDT
- 8:00am CDT
8:00 to 9:30am CDT (8:00 to 9:30am CDT)
TBA
Crime and Society I. Exposure, Information, and Attitude Formation
Section: 84. Working Groups
Session Submission Type: Paper Session
Add/Remove Session Submission8:00 to 9:30am CDT (8:00 to 9:30am CDT)
TBA
Empires, States, and the Making of Power I. Coercion, Control, and Extraction in Historical Political Economy
Section: 84. Working Groups
Session Submission Type: Paper Session
Add/Remove Session Submission- 9:50am CDT
9:50 to 11:20am CDT (9:50 to 11:20am CDT)
TBA
Crime and Society II. Electoral Behavior and Political Responses to Crime
Section: 84. Working Groups
Session Submission Type: Paper Session
Add/Remove Session Submission9:50 to 11:20am CDT (9:50 to 11:20am CDT)
TBA
Empires, States, and the Making of Power II. Building and Unbuilding the State: Elites, Bureaucracies, and the Foundations of Political Authority
Section: 84. Working Groups
Session Submission Type: Paper Session
Add/Remove Session Submission- 11:40am CDT
11:40am to 1:10pm CDT (11:40am to 1:10pm CDT)
TBA
Crime and Society III. Criminal Governance, Illicit Markets, and State Intervention
Section: 84. Working Groups
Session Submission Type: Paper Session
Add/Remove Session Submission- 1:30pm CDT
1:30 to 2:15pm CDT (1:30 to 2:15pm CDT)
TBA
Crime and Society - Lunch Break
Section: 84. Working Groups
Session Submission Type: Working Groups
Add/Remove Session Submission1:30 to 3:00pm CDT (1:30 to 3:00pm CDT)
TBA
Empires, States, and the Making of Power III. Elites, Institutions, and the Dynamics of Political Power
Section: 84. Working Groups
Session Submission Type: Paper Session
Add/Remove Session Submission- 2:30pm CDT
2:30 to 3:10pm CDT (2:30 to 3:10pm CDT)
TBA
Author Meets Critics: Crime and Society IV: The Art of Trafficking: How Politics Shape Narco-Strategies and Violence in Central America by Laura Blume
Section: 84. Working Groups
Session Submission Type: Roundtable
Add/Remove Session Submission- 3:20pm CDT
3:20 to 5:10pm CDT (3:20 to 5:10pm CDT)
TBA
Crime and Society V. Expansion, Transformation, and the Many Forms of Political Violence
Section: 84. Working Groups
Session Submission Type: Paper Session
Add/Remove Session Submission3:20 to 4:50pm CDT (3:20 to 4:50pm CDT)
TBA
Empires, States, and the Making of Power IV. Development and Drivers of Modernization in Localized Outcomes
Section: 84. Working Groups
Session Submission Type: Paper Session
Add/Remove Session Submission- Friday, April 24, 2026 CDT
- 8:00am CDT
8:00 to 9:30am CDT (8:00 to 9:30am CDT)
TBA
Gaming Pedagogies Workshop I. IR Games Demonstration
Section: 84. Working Groups
Session Submission Type: Working Groups
Add/Remove Session Submission8:00 to 9:30am CDT (8:00 to 9:30am CDT)
TBA
Affective Polarization and Depolarization I. Measuring Affective Polarization: Matching Concepts to Measures
Section: 84. Working Groups
Session Submission Type: Paper Session
Add/Remove Session Submission8:00 to 9:30am CDT (8:00 to 9:30am CDT)
TBA
Politics and Political Economy of Eurasia I. Information Control and Censorship Circumvention in Authoritarian Regimes
Section: 84. Working Groups
Session Submission Type: Paper Session
Add/Remove Session Submission8:00 to 9:30am CDT (8:00 to 9:30am CDT)
TBA
Politics of AI Workshop I. Drivers and Outcomes of AI Adoption in Local Government
Section: 84. Working Groups
Session Submission Type: Paper Session
Add/Remove Session Submission8:00 to 9:30am CDT (8:00 to 9:30am CDT)
TBA
Primary Elections in the United States I. Money and Mobilization in Primary Elections
Section: 84. Working Groups
Session Submission Type: Paper Session
Add/Remove Session Submission8:00 to 9:30am CDT (8:00 to 9:30am CDT)
TBA
Representative Bureaucracy Workshop I
Section: 84. Working Groups
Session Submission Type: Paper Session
Add/Remove Session Submission- 9:00am CDT
9:00 to 10:30am CDT (9:00 to 10:30am CDT)
TBA
Roundtable: Representation & Electoral Systems Featured Books Event - Faith in Democracy: The Logic of Church Advocacy for Liberal Democratic Institutions in Africa
Section: 02. Representation & Electoral Systems
Session Submission Type: Roundtable
Add/Remove Session Submission- 9:45am CDT
9:45 to 11:15am CDT (9:45 to 11:15am CDT)
TBA
Politics and Political Economy of Eurasia II. Gender and Politics in Central Asia
Section: 84. Working Groups
Session Submission Type: Paper Session
Add/Remove Session Submission9:45 to 11:15am CDT (9:45 to 11:15am CDT)
TBA
Politics of AI Workshop II. AI Governance: First Principles, Ethics, and Civil Society Involvement
Section: 84. Working Groups
Session Submission Type: Paper Session
Add/Remove Session Submission- 9:50am CDT
9:50 to 11:20am CDT (9:50 to 11:20am CDT)
TBA
Gaming Pedagogies Workshop II. Comparative Politics Games Demonstration
Section: 84. Working Groups
Session Submission Type: Working Groups
Add/Remove Session Submission9:50 to 11:20am CDT (9:50 to 11:20am CDT)
TBA
Affective Polarization and Depolarization II. Affective Polarization Across Contexts: Identities, Issues, and Institutions
Section: 84. Working Groups
Session Submission Type: Paper Session
Add/Remove Session Submission9:50 to 11:20am CDT (9:50 to 11:20am CDT)
TBA
Primary Elections in the United States II. Primary Turnout and Composition
Section: 84. Working Groups
Session Submission Type: Paper Session
Add/Remove Session Submission9:50 to 11:20am CDT (9:50 to 11:20am CDT)
TBA
Representative Bureaucracy Workshop II
Section: 84. Working Groups
Session Submission Type: Paper Session
Add/Remove Session Submission- 10:40am CDT
10:40am to 12:10pm CDT (10:40am to 12:10pm CDT)
TBA
Roundtable: Representation & Electoral Systems Featured Books Event - Dominance through Division: Group-based Clientelism in Japan
Section: 02. Representation & Electoral Systems
Session Submission Type: Roundtable
Add/Remove Session Submission- 11:30am CDT
11:30am to 1:20pm CDT (11:30am to 1:20pm CDT)
TBA
Primary Elections in the United States - Lunch
Section: 84. Working Groups
Session Submission Type: Working Groups
Add/Remove Session Submission11:30am to 1:00pm CDT (11:30am to 1:00pm CDT)
TBA
Politics of AI Workshop III. The Impact of Large Language Models on Political Communication and Research
Section: 84. Working Groups
Session Submission Type: Paper Session
Add/Remove Session Submission- 11:40am CDT
11:40am to 1:10pm CDT (11:40am to 1:10pm CDT)
TBA
Gaming Pedagogies Workshop III. Miscellaneous Games Demonstration
Section: 84. Working Groups
Session Submission Type: Working Groups
Add/Remove Session Submission11:40am to 1:10pm CDT (11:40am to 1:10pm CDT)
TBA
Affective Polarization and Depolarization III. Mapping the Roots of Affective Polarization
Section: 84. Working Groups
Session Submission Type: Paper Session
Add/Remove Session Submission11:40am to 1:10pm CDT (11:40am to 1:10pm CDT)
TBA
Representative Bureaucracy Workshop III
Section: 84. Working Groups
Session Submission Type: Paper Session
Add/Remove Session Submission- 12:30pm CDT
12:30 to 2:00pm CDT (12:30 to 2:00pm CDT)
TBA
Politics and Political Economy of Eurasia III. Local Governance, Reform, and Public Trust in Ukraine
Section: 84. Working Groups
Session Submission Type: Paper Session
Add/Remove Session Submission- 1:00pm CDT
1:00 to 2:30pm CDT (1:00 to 2:30pm CDT)
TBA
Politics of AI Workshop - Lunch
Section: 84. Working Groups
Session Submission Type: Working Groups
Add/Remove Session Submission- 1:30pm CDT
1:30 to 3:00pm CDT (1:30 to 3:00pm CDT)
TBA
Roundtable: Representation & Electoral Systems Featured Books Event - Incumbency Bias: Why Political Office is a Blessing and a Curse in Latin America
Section: 02. Representation & Electoral Systems
Session Submission Type: Roundtable
Add/Remove Session Submission1:30 to 3:00pm CDT (1:30 to 3:00pm CDT)
TBA
Association for Politics and the Life Sciences: Research Talks
Section: 84. Working Groups
Session Submission Type: Paper Session
Add/Remove Session Submission1:30 to 2:10pm CDT (1:30 to 2:10pm CDT)
TBA
Primary Elections in the United States III (a). Intra-Party and Anti-Establishment Conflicts
Section: 84. Working Groups
Session Submission Type: Paper Session
Add/Remove Session Submission1:30 to 3:00pm CDT (1:30 to 3:00pm CDT)
TBA
Roundtable: Gaming Pedagogies Workshop IV. Strategies and Tips Roundtable
Section: 84. Working Groups
Session Submission Type: Roundtable
Add/Remove Session Submission1:30 to 3:00pm CDT (1:30 to 3:00pm CDT)
TBA
Roundtable: Representative Bureaucracy Workshop IV. Author Meets Critics: "Disputation on the Power and Efficiency of Representative Bureaucracy: Debating Future Research Agendas” by Kenneth J. Meier
Section: 84. Working Groups
Session Submission Type: Roundtable
Add/Remove Session Submission- 2:15pm CDT
2:15 to 3:45pm CDT (2:15 to 3:45pm CDT)
TBA
Politics and Political Economy of Eurasia IV. Value Dynamics, Economic Incentives, and Patriotism in Russia
Section: 84. Working Groups
Session Submission Type: Paper Session
Add/Remove Session Submission- 2:20pm CDT
2:20 to 3:00pm CDT (2:20 to 3:00pm CDT)
TBA
Primary Elections in the United States III (b). Primary Vote Choice
Section: 84. Working Groups
Session Submission Type: Paper Session
Add/Remove Session Submission- 2:30pm CDT
2:30 to 4:00pm CDT (2:30 to 4:00pm CDT)
TBA
Politics of AI Workshop IV. AI and Public Opinion: Economic Beliefs, Personality, Narratives, and a New Resource
Section: 84. Working Groups
Session Submission Type: Paper Session
Add/Remove Session Submission- 3:10pm CDT
3:10 to 4:40pm CDT (3:10 to 4:40pm CDT)
TBA
Roundtable: Representation & Electoral Systems Featured Books Event - States Against Nations: Meritocracy, Patronage, and The Challenges of Bureaucratic Selection
Section: 02. Representation & Electoral Systems
Session Submission Type: Roundtable
Add/Remove Session Submission- 3:20pm CDT
3:20 to 4:50pm CDT (3:20 to 4:50pm CDT)
TBA
Affective Polarization and Depolarization IV. Elite Dynamics and Affective Polarization
Section: 84. Working Groups
Session Submission Type: Paper Session
Add/Remove Session Submission3:20 to 4:00pm CDT (3:20 to 4:00pm CDT)
TBA
Primary Elections in the United States IV (a). Primaries, Legislative Behavior, and Representation
Section: 84. Working Groups
Session Submission Type: Paper Session
Add/Remove Session Submission3:20 to 4:50pm CDT (3:20 to 4:50pm CDT)
TBA
Association for Politics and the Life Sciences Roundtable and Reception. Life Sciences Research in a Second Trump Administration: Challenges, Solutions, and Persistence
Section: 84. Working Groups
Session Submission Type: Roundtable
Add/Remove Session Submission3:20 to 4:50pm CDT (3:20 to 4:50pm CDT)
TBA
Roundtable: Gaming Pedagogies Workshop V. SoTL Roundtable
Section: 84. Working Groups
Session Submission Type: Roundtable
Add/Remove Session Submission- 4:00pm CDT
4:00 to 5:30pm CDT (4:00 to 5:30pm CDT)
TBA
Politics and Political Economy of Eurasia V. Historical Legacies, Political Violence, and Nation-Building
Section: 84. Working Groups
Session Submission Type: Paper Session
Add/Remove Session Submission- 4:10pm CDT
4:10 to 4:50pm CDT (4:10 to 4:50pm CDT)
TBA
Primary Elections in the United States IV (b). Extremists in Primaries
Section: 84. Working Groups
Session Submission Type: Paper Session
Add/Remove Session Submission- 4:15pm CDT
4:15 to 5:45pm CDT (4:15 to 5:45pm CDT)
TBA
Politics of AI Workshop V. AI and Security: Policing, Surveillance, and Repression
Section: 84. Working Groups
Session Submission Type: Paper Session
Add/Remove Session Submission- 4:45pm CDT
4:45 to 6:15pm CDT (4:45 to 6:15pm CDT)
TBA
Roundtable: Representation & Electoral Systems Featured Books Event - See Jane Run: How Women Politicians Matter for Young People
Section: 02. Representation & Electoral Systems
Session Submission Type: Roundtable
Add/Remove Session Submission- 5:10pm CDT
5:10 to 6:40pm CDT (5:10 to 6:40pm CDT)
TBA
Affective Polarization and Depolarization V. Affective Polarization and Democracy: From Measurement to Mitigation
Section: 84. Working Groups
Session Submission Type: Paper Session
Add/Remove Session Submission5:10 to 6:40pm CDT (5:10 to 6:40pm CDT)
TBA
Roundtable: Gaming Pedagogies Workshop VI. Edited Volume/Special Issue Discussion
Section: 84. Working Groups
Session Submission Type: Roundtable
Add/Remove Session Submission- Saturday, April 25, 2026 CDT
- 8:00am CDT
8:00 to 9:00am CDT (8:00 to 9:00am CDT)
TBA
Separation of Powers: Breakfast
Section: 84. Working Groups
Session Submission Type: Working Groups
Add/Remove Session Submission8:00 to 9:50am CDT (8:00 to 9:50am CDT)
TBA
China's Development and Governance Workshop I. Governance of NGOs in the Chinese-Speaking World
Section: 84. Working Groups
Session Submission Type: Paper Session
Add/Remove Session Submission8:00 to 9:30am CDT (8:00 to 9:30am CDT)
TBA
Credit, Debt, and Inequality I. Dynamics of Financial Precarity in the Contemporary U.S.
Section: 84. Working Groups
Session Submission Type: Paper Session
Add/Remove Session Submission8:00 to 9:30am CDT (8:00 to 9:30am CDT)
TBA
Politics and Political Economy of Eurasia VI. Building, Undermining, and Contesting State Capacity
Section: 84. Working Groups
Session Submission Type: Paper Session
Add/Remove Session Submission8:00 to 9:30am CDT (8:00 to 9:30am CDT)
TBA
Religion in Political Science 1A: Identity and Religion
Section: 84. Working Groups
Session Submission Type: Paper Session
Add/Remove Session Submission8:00 to 9:30am CDT (8:00 to 9:30am CDT)
TBA
Religion in Political Science 1B: Religious Rhetoric
Section: 84. Working Groups
Session Submission Type: Paper Session
Add/Remove Session Submission- 9:00am CDT
9:00 to 10:20am CDT (9:00 to 10:20am CDT)
TBA
Separation of Powers I. Personnel
Section: 84. Working Groups
Session Submission Type: Paper Session
Add/Remove Session Submission- 9:30am CDT
9:30 to 11:00am CDT (9:30 to 11:00am CDT)
TBA
Research on Three Decades of India's Gender Quotas I. Unpacking Gender Quotas Beyond Gender
Section: 84. Working Groups
Session Submission Type: Paper Session
Add/Remove Session Submission- 9:45am CDT
9:45 to 11:15am CDT (9:45 to 11:15am CDT)
TBA
Politics and Political Economy of Eurasia VII. Elite Management and Political Survival in Russia
Section: 84. Working Groups
Session Submission Type: Paper Session
Add/Remove Session Submission9:45 to 11:15am CDT (9:45 to 11:15am CDT)
TBA
Religion in Political Science 2A: Measurement
Section: 84. Working Groups
Session Submission Type: Paper Session
Add/Remove Session Submission9:45 to 11:15am CDT (9:45 to 11:15am CDT)
TBA
Religion in Political Science 2B: Gender and Religion
Section: 84. Working Groups
Session Submission Type: Paper Session
Add/Remove Session Submission- 9:50am CDT
9:50 to 11:20am CDT (9:50 to 11:20am CDT)
TBA
Credit, Debt, and Inequality II. Policy, Markets, and Institutional Interdependence
Section: 84. Working Groups
Session Submission Type: Paper Session
Add/Remove Session Submission9:50 to 11:20am CDT (9:50 to 11:20am CDT)
TBA
Politics of Identity Across the Subfields I. Identity Change
Section: 84. Working Groups
Session Submission Type: Paper Session
Add/Remove Session Submission- 10:00am CDT
10:00 to 10:30am CDT (10:00 to 10:30am CDT)
TBA
China's Development and Governance Workshop II. Book Talk: A Political Reflection on Shan Economy
Section: 84. Working Groups
Session Submission Type: Paper Session
Add/Remove Session Submission- 10:30am CDT
10:30 to 11:50am CDT (10:30 to 11:50am CDT)
TBA
Separation of Powers II. Information
Section: 84. Working Groups
Session Submission Type: Paper Session
Add/Remove Session Submission- 10:40am CDT
10:40 to 11:40am CDT (10:40 to 11:40am CDT)
TBA
China's Development and Governance Workshop III. Chinese Traditional Culture and Good Governance
Section: 84. Working Groups
Session Submission Type: Paper Session
Add/Remove Session Submission- 11:00am CDT
11:00am to 1:00pm CDT (11:00am to 1:00pm CDT)
TBA
Research on Three Decades of India's Gender Quotas - Lunch
Section: 84. Working Groups
Session Submission Type: Working Groups
Add/Remove Session Submission- 11:40am CDT
11:40am to 1:10pm CDT (11:40am to 1:10pm CDT)
TBA
Politics of Identity Across the Subfields II. National Identity
Section: 84. Working Groups
Session Submission Type: Paper Session
Add/Remove Session Submission11:40am to 1:10pm CDT (11:40am to 1:10pm CDT)
TBA
Roundtable: Credit, Debt, and Inequality: Building the Research Agenda on Credit, Debt, and Inequality
Section: 84. Working Groups
Session Submission Type: Roundtable
Add/Remove Session Submission- 11:50am CDT
11:50am to 1:00pm CDT (11:50am to 1:00pm CDT)
TBA
Separation of Powers: Lunch
Section: 84. Working Groups
Session Submission Type: Working Groups
Add/Remove Session Submission11:50am to 12:30pm CDT (11:50am to 12:30pm CDT)
TBA
China's Development and Governance Workshop Featured Lecture. Art on the Streets, Culture in Motion: Murals and Community Identity in Asian Societies
Section: 84. Working Groups
Session Submission Type: Working Groups
Add/Remove Session Submission- 12:30pm CDT
12:30 to 2:00pm CDT (12:30 to 2:00pm CDT)
TBA
Politics and Political Economy of Eurasia VIII. Rally Around the Flag and Its Limits: War, Sanctions, and Public Opinion
Section: 84. Working Groups
Session Submission Type: Paper Session
Add/Remove Session Submission- 1:00pm CDT
1:00 to 3:15pm CDT (1:00 to 3:15pm CDT)
TBA
Research on Three Decades of India's Gender Quotas II. Husbands-in-Office
Section: 84. Working Groups
Session Submission Type: Paper Session
Add/Remove Session Submission1:00 to 2:50pm CDT (1:00 to 2:50pm CDT)
TBA
Separation of Powers III. Presidential Politics
Section: 84. Working Groups
Session Submission Type: Paper Session
Add/Remove Session Submission- 1:15pm CDT
1:15 to 2:45pm CDT (1:15 to 2:45pm CDT)
TBA
Religion in Political Science 3A: Race and Religion
Section: 84. Working Groups
Session Submission Type: Paper Session
Add/Remove Session Submission1:15 to 2:45pm CDT (1:15 to 2:45pm CDT)
TBA
Religion in Political Science 3B: Measuring Christian Nationalism
Section: 84. Working Groups
Session Submission Type: Paper Session
Add/Remove Session Submission- 1:30pm CDT
1:30 to 3:00pm CDT (1:30 to 3:00pm CDT)
TBA
Cultural Theory Working Group Meeting
Section: 84. Working Groups
Session Submission Type: Working Groups
Add/Remove Session Submission1:30 to 3:00pm CDT (1:30 to 3:00pm CDT)
TBA
Politics of Identity Across the Subfields III. Identity and Spillovers
Section: 84. Working Groups
Session Submission Type: Paper Session
Add/Remove Session Submission- 2:15pm CDT
2:15 to 3:45pm CDT (2:15 to 3:45pm CDT)
TBA
Politics and Political Economy of Eurasia IX. Accountability, Decentralization, and Public Goods
Section: 84. Working Groups
Session Submission Type: Paper Session
Add/Remove Session Submission- 3:00pm CDT
3:00 to 4:50pm CDT (3:00 to 4:50pm CDT)
TBA
Separation of Powers IV. Lobbying and Rulemaking
Section: 84. Working Groups
Session Submission Type: Paper Session
Add/Remove Session Submission3:00 to 4:30pm CDT (3:00 to 4:30pm CDT)
TBA
Roundtable: Religion in Political Science: Teaching Religion and Politics
Section: 84. Working Groups
Session Submission Type: Roundtable
Add/Remove Session Submission- 3:20pm CDT
3:20 to 4:50pm CDT (3:20 to 4:50pm CDT)
TBA
Politics of Identity Across the Subfields IV. Identity, Ideology, and Institutions
Section: 84. Working Groups
Session Submission Type: Paper Session
Add/Remove Session Submission- 3:30pm CDT
3:30 to 5:00pm CDT (3:30 to 5:00pm CDT)
TBA
Research on Three Decades of India's Gender Quotas III. Replication and Review of Previous Findings
Section: 84. Working Groups
Session Submission Type: Paper Session
Add/Remove Session Submission- 4:00pm CDT
4:00 to 5:30pm CDT (4:00 to 5:30pm CDT)
TBA
Politics and Political Economy of Eurasia X. Elites, Opposition, and Legitimacy under Undemocratic Circumstances
Section: 84. Working Groups
Session Submission Type: Paper Session
Add/Remove Session Submission- 4:30pm CDT
4:30 to 5:30pm CDT (4:30 to 5:30pm CDT)
TBA
Religion in Political Science Mini-Conference Happy Hour
Section: 85. Meetings & Receptions
Session Submission Type: Meeting/Reception
Add/Remove Session Submission- 5:10pm CDT
5:10 to 6:40pm CDT (5:10 to 6:40pm CDT)
TBA
Politics of Identity Across the Subfields V. Identity and Conflict
Section: 84. Working Groups
Session Submission Type: Paper Session
Add/Remove Session Submission- Sunday, April 26, 2026 CDT
- 8:00am CDT
8:00 to 11:30am CDT (8:00 to 11:30am CDT)
TBA
China's Development and Governance Workshop IV. State-Society Relations in China, Part 1: Comparative Insights from East Asia and Beyond
Section: 84. Working Groups
Session Submission Type: Paper Session
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