Election Lecture Series - Research in Political Communication

The Election Lecture Series - Research in Political Communication - is a one credit lecture series that is also free and open to the public. It is usually offered in collaboration with the National Agenda speaker series.

2012: Road to the Presidency

• September 5 - Jason Mycoff, POSCIR
  Money and Voters – The Popular Base of Modern Elections
• September 12 – TBA, National Agenda
  Inside the Political Conventions
• September 19 – Amy Walter, National Agenda
  The Media and the Campaign
• September 26 – David Wilson, POSCIR
  Telling You What to Think About: How Frames Influence Public Opinion
• October 3 – Ken Spain, National Agenda
  The 2012 Battle for Congress
• October 10 – Dana Young, COMM
  Political Satire Viewing and the 2012 Campaign
• October 16 and October 17, National Agenda
  Delaware Debates
• October 24- Lindsay Hoffman, COMM
  New Media and Politics
• November 1 – Karl Rove and Robert Gibbs, National Agenda
  Point Counterpoint – UD SPEAKS
• November 7 - Tracey Holden, COMM
  Post-Election panel
• November 14 – David Plouffe and Steve Schmidt, National Agenda
  Election Aftermath (tentative)
• November 28 – Jennifer Lambe, COMM
  Campaign Finance and Free Speech

2011: Anticipating the 2012 Election

• September 7 - Lindsay Hoffman, COMM
  New Technology and the Upcoming Campaign
• September 14 - Candy Crowley, National Agenda
  Broke and Broken? Assessing the US Political Scene
• September 21 - Philip Jones, POSCIR
  Will Congress be Held Accountable?
• September 28 - Steven Schmidt and Chris Lehane, National Agenda
  Handicapping the Race
• October 5 - Pamela Constable, National Agenda
  Afghanistan: Ten Years War
• October 12 - Paul Brewer, COMM/POSCIR
  Framing Issues in the 2012 Campaign
• October 19 - Joe Slade Wright and Valerie Biden Owens, National Agenda
  Selling the Candidates
• October 26 - Jason Mycoff, POSCIR
  Redistricting for 2012
• November 2 - NJ Governor Chris Christie, National Agenda
  Challenges Facing Governors
• November 9 - David Wilson, POSCIR
  Experimenting with Public Opinion: Race and Politics
• November 16 - Melanie Sloan, National Agenda
  Scandalous Politicians!
• November 30 - Danna Young, COMM
  Political Entertainment

2010: The Midterm Elections: Congress up for Grabs

• September 8 - Jenny Lambe, COMM,
  The Citizens United Decision
• September 15 - Patti Solis Doyle, National Agenda,
  Playing the Game
• September 22 - David Wilson, POSCIR,
  CPC Public Opinion Initiative
• September 29 - Jim Crounse, National Agenda,
  Reaching the Voters
• October 6 - Delaware Debates I,
  Congressional Race
• October 13 - Delaware Debates II,
  Senate Race
• October 20 - Ken Vogel, National Agenda,
  Free Speech Week
• October 25 - Karl Rove and Howard Dean, National Agenda,
  Red and Blue
• November 3 - Post-Election Roundtable
• November 10 - David Plouffe, National Agenda,
  What Next for Obama?
• November 17 - Amos Guiora, National Agenda,
  Managing Domestic Terrorism
• December 1 - Danna Young, COMM,
  Entertainment and Politics

2009: Assessing Obama's First Year

• September 9 - Ralph Begleiter, COMM,
  America's Image: How Do We Look?
• September 16 - Lindsay Hoffman, COMM,
  Plugged into the Electorate
• September 23 - Joe Pika, POSCIR,
  The Bush Legacy
• September 30 - Laurence Seidman, ECON,
  Obama Economic Policy and Recovery
• October 7 - David Wilson, POSCIR,
  Public Opinion One Year Later
• October 14 - Steve Peuquet, UAPP,
  Urban Poverty and Stimulus
• October 21 - David Plouffe,
  Lessons From a Presidential Campaign
• November 4 - Muqtedar Khan, POSCIR,
  Obama and the Muslim World
• November 11 - Ed Gillespie,
  Rebuilding the Republican Party
• November 18 - David Axelrod,
  The Politics of Health Care Reform
• December 2 - Danna Young, COMM,
  Political Humor in the Age of Obama

2008: Election 2008

• September 15 - David Wilson, POSCIR,
  Public Opinion and the Campaign
• September 22 - Joe Pika, POSCIR,
  Why These Battleground States?
• September 29 - Stuart Kaufman, POSCIR,
  Foreign Policy Visions of the Candidates
• October 6 - McKay Jenkins, ENGL,
  Toxic Chemicals and the Campaign
• October 13 - Jason Mycoff, POSCIR,
  The Battle for Congress
• October 27 - John Byrne, CEEP,
  Energy and Climate Policies of the Candidates
• November 3 - Ralph Begleiter, COMM,
  Broadcast Media and the Campaign
• November 4 - UD Election Central
• November 10 - Danna Young, COMM,
  Entertainment Media in the Election
• November 24 - Marian Palley, POSCIR,
  Women and the Election
• December 1 - Lindsay Hoffman, COMM,
  New Technology and the Campaign