Conference: Partisan Rancor and American Democracy

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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October 26, 2007




Will Marshall, Juliet Eilperin, Scott Rasmussen, Gerald Baliles

Partisan Rancor and American Democracy: Partisanship in Contemporary Politics and Government

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 afternoon session, which will take place from 1:00 PM-3:00 PM and be moderated by Miller Center Director Governor Gerald Baliles, will examine partisanship's influence on contemporary politics and government and will be led by Scott Rasmussen, public opinion pollster, co-founder of ESPN, and founder and CEO of the Rasmussen Reports; Juliet Eilperin, national reporter at the Washington Post; and Will Marshall, President and Founder of the Progressive Policy Institute (PPI).

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