Upcoming events – Fall 2022
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All events start at 12 noon PST, unless otherwise indicated.
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Tuesday September 6
After Dobbs: The elections and the Supreme Court’s future direction
Speaker: Stefanie Lindquist, University of Arizona
12pm | Foley Speaker’s Room | 308 Bryan Hall
Tuesday September 13
Who’s going to win? Predicting election results
Speaker: Kyle Kondik, University of Virginia Center for Politics
12pm | Foley Speaker’s Room | 308 Bryan Hall
Tuesday September 20
Populism and the Future of Democracy in Central Europe
Speaker: Miro Haček, University of Ljubljana
12pm | Foley Speaker’s Room | 308 Bryan Hall
Tuesday September 27
Overpromising? Party Failure in a Closely Competitive Era
Speaker: Frances Lee, Princeton University
12pm | Foley Speaker’s Room | 308 Bryan Hall
Tuesday October 4
The elections and control of Congress
Speaker: Jim Curry, University of Utah
12pm | Foley Speaker’s Room | 308 Bryan Hall
Tuesday October 11
Abortion and LGBTQ+ politics
Speaker: Alison Gash, University of Oregon
12pm | Foley Speaker’s Room | 308 Bryan Hall
Tuesday October 18
Religious freedom in Washington State
Speaker: Bob Ferguson, WA Attorney General
12pm | Foley Speaker’s Room | 308 Bryan Hall
Tuesday October 25
Drawing the lines: Election laws and redistricting
Speaker: Paul Gronke, Reed College
12pm | Foley Speaker’s Room | 308 Bryan Hall
Thursday October 27
A conversation with Cathy McMorris Rodgers, U.S. Representative for Washington’s 5th District
12pm | Foley Speaker’s Room | 308 Bryan Hall
Tuesday November 1
Election norm violations
Speaker: Eric Groenendyk, University of Memphis
12pm | Foley Speaker’s Room | 308 Bryan Hall
Tuesday November 8
Election day panel discussion
Speakers: Todd Donovan, Western Washington University; Travis Ridout, WSU; Michael Ritter, WSU
12pm | Foley Speaker’s Room | 308 Bryan Hall
Tuesday November 15
White Nationalism
Speaker: Sara Kamali, author and justice activist
12pm | Foley Speaker’s Room | 308 Bryan Hall
Tuesday December 6
WA state politics: 2023 legislative session preview
Speakers: WA 9th District delegation (Senator Mark Schoesler, Representatives Mary Dye and Joe Schmick)
12pm | Foley Speaker’s Room | 308 Bryan Hall
Event Co-Sponsorship
Each year, the Institute co-sponsors many events with a variety of different departments and organizations. If you would like assistance in sponsoring an event, please submit a co-sponsorship application form to the Institute.
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