Unequal Democracies Workshop June 25-26, 2019

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Location: University of Geneva

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June 25, 2019 - Room 6220, Uni Mail

9.00-9.15 Introduction

9.15-10.30 Panel #1                    

• Noam Lupu (Vanderbilt),
  "Affluence and Congruence: Unequal Representation Around the World."
• Nathalie Giger (Geneva),
  "What rich and poor consider important and  how this matters for representation."
• Discussant:  Armin Schäfer (Münster).

10.45-12.00 Panel #2

• Torben Iversen (Harvard),
  “The political representation of economic interests: Subversion of democracy or middle-class supremacy?”
• Max Joosten, Konstantin Käppner, Jérémie Poltier and Jonas Pontusson (Geneva),
  “Voter preferences and redistributive outcomes: Exploring determinants of unequal representation.”
• Discussant: Larry Bartels (Vanderbilt).

 13.00-14.45 Panel #3

• Despina Alexadiou (Strathclyde),
  “Cabinet Ministers and Inequality.”
• Luzia Helfer, Frédéric Varone, and Reto Wüest (Geneva),
  “Alike think alike? The effect of shared class background on policy preference congruence between citizens and legislators.”
• Jan Rosset and Reto Wüest (Geneva), 
  “Legislator income, policy attitudes and voting behaviour.”
• Discussant: Brian Burgoon (Amsterdam).

 15.00-16.15Panel #4

• Mikael Persson (Gothenburg),
  “Public Opinion, Political Representatives and Policy Outcomes.”
• Wouter Schakel (Amsterdam) and Brian Burgoon,
  “The party road to representation: Unequal responsiveness in party platforms.”
• Discussant:  Simon Hug (Geneva).

 16.30-17.30 Panel #5

•  Larry Bartels (Vanderbilt),
  “The political impact of economic change.”         
•  Discussant: Nathalie Giger.

June 26, 2019 - Room 4220, Uni Mail

9.00-10.45 Panel #6

• Lea Elsässer (Duisburg-Essen),
  “Does fiscal pressure constrain democratic representation? Evidence from Germany.”
• Anne Rasmussen (Copenhagen),
  “Organized interests and policy congruence: Evidence from Denmark and Germany.”
• Michael Becher (Toulouse),  
  “Curbing unequal representation: The impact of labor unions on legislative responsiveness in the US Congress.”
• Discussant: Torben Iversen.

 11.00-12.15 Panel #7

• Line Rennwald (Geneva), 
  “An increasingly forgotten middle class? Changes in individual perceptions of government responsiveness over the last two decades.”
•  Armin Schäfer,
  “The Heavenly Chorus Sings for the Rich: Unequal Representation and the Right-Wing Populist Vote in Europe.”
•  Discussant: Despina Alexadiou.

13.15-15.00 Wrap-up discussion

 Framing comments by Noam Lupu and Jonas Pontusson.