You can register with Eventbrite here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/psa-american-politics-group-48th-annual-conference-tickets-245853914677 [https://img.evbuc.com/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.evbuc.com%2Fimages%2F211933409%2F110695785107%2F1%2Foriginal.20220113-155618?w=1000&auto=format%2Ccompress&q=75&sharp=10&rect=0%2C37%2C1200%2C600&s=16c9d032fc9322099a2e954260ac44bd]<https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/psa-american-politics-group-48th-annual-conference-tickets-245853914677> PSA American Politics Group 48th Annual Conference<https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/psa-american-politics-group-48th-annual-conference-tickets-245853914677> The 48th annual conference of the American Politics Group of the UK Political Studies Association , 28-29 January 2022 www.eventbrite.co.uk Current Programme: American Politics Group of the UK Political Studies Association 48th Annual Conference, 28-29 January 2022, University of Kent Friday 28 January 9.45-11.15am Panel 1, Social Movements and Social Policy Chair: Alex Waddan, University of Leicester Benjamin Abrams, "From Tragedy to Uprising: Understanding the Spread of America's George Floyd Protests" University College, London Paulina Napierała, "The Role of the Black Church in Contemporary American Politics" Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland Olivier Burtin, "Warfare and Welfare: The Veterans' Movement as a Driver of U.S. Social Policy in the 20th Century" Treasurer, French Association of American Studies (AFEA) Ilaria Di Gioia, "Intrastate conflicts and lessons learnt from the marijuana legalization" Birmingham City University 11.30am-1.00pm Panel 2, US Foreign Policy in the Post-Cold War World Chair: Dafydd Townley, University of Portsmouth Jack Clayton, "How relevant are U.S foreign policy doctrines in the twenty first century?" SOAS, London Daniel Bennett, "US-Russia relations post-Cold War" Manchester Metropolitan University Marta Kobylska, "Rationalizing the Use of Force in the Post-Cold War Era" University of Rzeszów, Poland Peter Finn and Robert Ledger, "The Official Record, Oversight, and US National Security" Kingston University, Goethe University Frankfurt 2.00-3.30pm Panel 3, The Republican Party and Conservatism Chair: TBC Dimitra Mareta, "The interesting comparison of American and Greek conservatism" GIRES Institute, Netherlands Francoise Coste, "Trump or the Apocalypse: Towards an Intellectual History Trumpian Conservatism" University of Toulouse, France John Kenneth White, "The Republican Party and the Rise of Authoritarianism" Catholic University of America Nathalie Dupont, "The Trump Prophecy, or how does a Godlywood film point to some political divisions within the United States?" Université du Littoral Côte d'Opale 3.35-4.30pm PSA American Politics Group Annual General Meeting 4.45-6.15pm, John D Lees Lecture Memorial Lecture Professor Sidney M. Milkis, White Burkett Miller Professor, University of Virginia “Biden’s First Year: The Promise and Peril of Executive-Centered Partisanship” Chair: Philip Davies, De Montfort University Saturday 29 January 10.00-11.30am Panel 4, Political Behaviour Chair: Josephine Harmon, University College London Kevin Fahey, Alixandra Yanus and Nicholas Pyeatt, "Prodigal Daughters and Sacrificial Lambs? An Exploration of Gender and Race in State Executive Elections" University of Nottingham, High Point University, North Carolina, Penn State University, Altoona Chiara Binelli, Matthew Loveless, Brian Schaffner, "Explaining Perceptions of Climate Change in the US" University of Bologna, University of Bologna, Tufts University Richard Johnson, "White Hispanics and the Republican Party" Queen Mary, London 11.45am-1.00pm Panel 5, Presidential Legacy Chair: TBC Clodagh Harrington and Alex Waddan, "Trump: Governing during a pandemic" De Montfort University, University of Leicester Dean J. Kotlowski, "Presidential Legacy-Building, Mourning, and Memorialization: The Case of Herbert Hoover" Salisbury University, Maryland Amy Tatum, "Examining the Idealisation of Kamala Harris" University of Bournemouth 2.00-3.45pm Panel 6, Republican Intra-Party Factionalism in a Current and Historical Perspective Chair: TBC Tom Packer, "The North Carolina Republican Party 1966-1996: A Case Study in Republican Party Factionalism" University of Sussex Rachel M. Blum and Mike Cowburn, "How Local Factions Pressure Parties: Activist Groups and Primary Contests in the Tea Party Era" University of Oklahoma, Freie Universität Berlin Julia R. Azari, "The Backlash Presidency and the Republican Party" Marquette University Tim Galsworthy, "Civil War Memory and Republican Factionalism during the Civil Rights Era" University of Sussex Jon Herbert, "Congressional Republicans, Unified and Divided" Keele University 4.00-5.30pm Panel 7, The Institutional Presidency Chair: TBC Katia Adimora, "Biden’s immigration policies and reform: utopia or reality?" Edge Hill University, Liverpool Andrew Rudalevige and Victoria Yu , "Preamble or Policy?: Executive Orders as Public Relations, 1961-2021" Bowdoin College, Harvard Law School Kevin M. Baron, "Boundary Pushers: The Institutionalization and Evolution of Privilege Power" Austin Peay State University Jakob Wiedekind, "Preemptive Action – Measuring Presidential Assertiveness in Foreign Policy Lawmaking" Leibniz Universität Hannover -- END -- Philip John Davies, co-chair, American Politics Group Professor Emeritus of American Studies, De Montfort University & Emeritus Director, Eccles Centre for American Studies, The British Library Distinguished Fellow, Rothermere American Institute, University of Oxford