October 23, 2009
New York, NY
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Leading scholars met to examine the United States' system of selecting presidential candidates and to consider ideas for reforming the nominating process. Articles presented at this symposium were published in the Summer and Fall 2010 issues of Political Science Quarterly.
Demetrios James Caraley
The Academy of Political Science
Political Science Quarterly
Robert Y. Shapiro
Columbia University
The Primary Purpose of Presidential Primaries
Dennis F. Thompson
Harvard University
Creating Better Heuristics for the Presidential Primary:
The Citizen Assembly
Heather K. Gerken and Douglas Rand
Yale Law School
Discussant:
Nathaniel Persily
Columbia Law School
A Modified National Primary:
State Losers and Support for Changing the Presidential Nominating Process
Caroline Tolbert
University of Iowa
Are American Presidential Campaigns Just Too Long?
William G. Mayer
Northeastern University
Discussant:
Costas Panagopoulos
Fordham University
Improving the Nominating Process: The Role of Money
Norman J. Ornstein
American Enterprise Institute
Are Caucuses Bad for Democracy?
Costas Panagopoulos
Fordham University
Discussant:
Fredrick C. Harris
Columbia University
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