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International invitational workshop   ������Ƶ, Binghamton NY, USA,  December 1-2 2023

December 1 2023
9:15       Conference venue opens: IASH Conference Room

9:30       Welcome and introduction

          Ekaterina Rashkova, Utrecht University

 

9:45-11:00          Panel 1 Why we may be unable to get things right

“Bottlenecks - structural, cognitive, and strategic - in mitigating and averting crises through policy-making”

          Olga Shvetsova, ������Ƶ

 

 “Are people actually stupid or is all knowledge situated?”

          Kim Maslin, Hendrix College

 

11:20-12:45        Panel 2 Policy production as behavioral data

“Measuring Public Policies during a Crisis: a Few Lessons from Collecting Data during the COVID-19 Pandemic”

          Andrei Zhirnov, University of Exeter

 

“Champions and late bloomers: What determines the adoption speed of strict policies in times of crises?”

          Peter Gerbrands & Ekaterina R. Rashkova, Utrecht University

 

Commentator: 

          Mitch Sanders, Meliora Research

 

13:00-14:00        Lunch in place

14:00-15:15        Panel 3 Cooperation and coordination among the political incumbents

“Coalition Government and the Provision of Public Goods?”

          William Heller, ������Ƶ

 

“Party Institutionalization, Polarization, and Vaccine Hesitancy “

          Julie VanDusky-Allen, Boise State University

        

Commentator: 

          Michael McDonald, ������Ƶ

 

15:30-16:45        Panel 4 Freedom to lead?

“Boom or Bust? The Dynamics of Executive Approval in Times of Crisis”

          Timothy Hellwig, University of Buffalo

 

“Did Courts protect civil liberties in COVID-19 Pandemic onset?“

          Michael Catalano, ������Ƶ

 

Commentator:

           Ekrem Karakoc, ������Ƶ

 

18:00     Conference Dinner TBD

December 2 2023
9:30       Conference venue opens

9:45-11:00          Panel 5 Responsibility and accountability

“Administrative Errors: the individual and organizational sources of bureaucratic mistakes”

          Mallory Compton, Texas A&M University

 

“Democracy & Decree Authority in Presidential Systems”

          Scott Morgenstern, University of Pittsburgh

 

 Commentator: 

          Daniel Magleby, ������Ƶ

 

11:15-12:30        Panel 6 Federalism and mitigation of a crisis

"Crisis Coordination in Federal Systems: The Role of Regional Parties in the Covid-19 Response"

          Onsel Gurel Bayrali, ������Ƶ

 

“Process-Mining the COVID-19 Policy Response: How Does Institutional Design Affect Crisis Prevention?”

          Peter Gerbrands, Utrecht University 

 

1:00- 1:30           Business meeting

3:00-6:00             Reception