The Center for the Study of Democratic Politics (CSDP) is organizing this conference to bring together leading academics, journalists, and policymakers to discuss the state of the US Presidency. This conference is open to all members of the Princeton University community, by pre-registration, but is not open to the public. Advance registration is required, using the link on the conference website. Please register using your Princeton.EDU email address. Seats for students are limited, and we will indicate on the website when space is full.
Is the US presidency in crisis as an institution? To what extent are the factors that contributed to Trump’s election and define his presidency personal versus broader developments? What are the implications of the Trump presidency for US policy and political discourse? Panels will consider the presidency as it relates to executive policymaking, congressional relations, the judiciary, foreign policy, public communications, and elections.
| SPEAKERS |
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Charles | Cameron | Princeton University |
Brandice | Canes-Wrone | Princeton University |
Josh | Chafetz | Cornell Law School; The Hill |
Joshua | Cohen | Apple University, Berkeley Law, Philosophy, and Political Science, Boston Review |
Terry | Collins | Journalist on Politics and Social Media; former CNET, Associated Press |
Thomas | Edsall | New York Times; Columbia University |
Robert | Erikson | Columbia University |
Daniel | Gillion | University of Pennsylvania, 2017-2018 CSDP Fellow |
Dan | Glickman | Bipartisan Policy Center; former Secretary of Agriculture; former member of Congress |
William | Howell | University of Chicago |
Elaine | Kamarck | Brookings Institution |
Ethan | Kapstein | Princeton University, Arizona State University |
Douglas | Kriner | Penn State University |
Brad | Lawrence | Political consultant, 4CM&M |
David | Lewis | Vanderbilt University |
Adam | Liptak | New York Times |
Ray | Mabus | Former Secretary of the Navy; former governor of Mississippi; former US Ambassador to Saudi Arabia |
Nolan | McCarty | Princeton University |
Terry | Moe | Stanford University |
Jonathan | Nagler | New York University |
Catherine | Rampell | Washington Post |
John | Sides | George Washington University; The Monkey Cage |
Susan | Stokes | Yale University; Bright Line Watch |
Keith | Whittington | Princeton University |
Lauren | Wright | Princeton University |
Keren | Yarhi-Milo | Princeton University |
Julian | Zelizer | Princeton University |
| MODERATORS |
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Martha | Coven | Princeton University, former Associate Director for Education, Income Maintenance, and Labor OMB, former Special Assistant to the President at the Domestic Policy Council |
Kenneth | Lowande | 2017-2018 CSDP Fellow, University of Michigan |
Tali | Mendelberg | Princeton University |
Markus | Prior | Princeton University |
Paul | Starr | Princeton University |
Sarah | Staszak | Princeton University |