October 26, 2007
Brian Balogh, James Hunter, Nancy Rosenblum, Nicole Mellow, Sidney Milkis
Partisan Rancor and American Democracy: Historical and Philosophical Perspectives on Partisanship
This conference will feature two special panel discussions on Partisan Rancor and American Democracy, at which leading scholars and practitioners will examine the impact of party politics and polarization on the American democratic process. The morning session, from 10:00 AM-12:00 PM, will examine the party system through a historical and philosophical perspective and will be moderated by GAGE Co-Chair Brian Balogh and will feature Sid Milkis; James Davison Hunter, LaBrosse-Levinson Distinguished Professor of Religion, Culture and Social Theory in the Sociology Department at U.Va.; Nancy Rosenblum, Senator Joseph S. Clark Professor of Ethics in Politics and Government in the Department of Government at Harvard University; and Nicole Mellow, former Miller Center fellow and Assistant Professor in the Political Science Department at Williams College.
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