Election Symposium 2018
press release: Join the UW Elections Research Center for an all-day symposium as a panel of nationally renowned experts analyzes the results of the 2018 midterm elections and discusses a range of topics—from the rise of women candidates to the influence of misinformation and social media.
The ERC’s Election Symposium 2018 will be on December 7 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Wisconsin Discovery Building (H.F. DeLuca Forum). The event is free and open to the public, but we ask that you register if you plan to attend.
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Panel Schedule
- 9 – 9:30 a.m. “Highlights of Elections 2018” (Barry Burden)
- 9:30 – 10:45 a.m. “The Political Impact of Social and Economic Change Since 1965” (Katherine Cramer) and “Worldview and the 2018 Election” (Marc Hetherington)
- 11 – 11:50 a.m. “Measuring Success for Women in Election 2018” (Kelly Dittmar)
- 1:15 – 2:15 p.m. “A Look Back at the Politics of 2018” (Karen Tumulty)
- 2:15 – 3:30 p.m. “(Undisclosed) Campaigns on Social Media” (Young Mie Kim) and “Can Digital Literacy Save Us from Fake News?” (Brendan Nyhan)
- 3:45 – 5 p.m. “The 2018 Wisconsin Elections: What Changed, and What Didn’t?” (Charles Franklin) and “The 2018 Elections within the Wisconsin Communication Ecology” (Michael Wagner)
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