Monday, May 18th, Jamie Druckman will present at the Americans Politics Workshop. His talk is titled “Do Politics Hinder Scientific Communication?” Please find the abstract below:
Science can play a critical role in the making of public policy. Yet, it only does so if it can be effectively communicated to citizens and policy-makers. In this presentation, I demonstrate how three features of the current political environment – media saturation, partisan polarization, and the politicization of science – generate preference formation process that are often deemed undesirable. I then discuss ways in which one can counteract these dynamics; however, I conclude by asking a larger question: what are the criteria for assessing whether the processing of scientific information generates “better” or “worse” preferences?
WHO: Jamie Druckman, Political Science – Northwestern University
WHEN: May 18th at Noon (Lunch provided)
WHERE: Pick Lounge (1st Floor)
We look forward to seeing everyone this Monday May 18th for Jamie Druckman!
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Additional information about the American Politics Workshop can be found on our website: http://cas.uchicago.edu/workshops/americanpol/
If you have any questions, please contact the workshop coordinators Allen L. Linton II (alinton@uchicago.edu) and Roberto Carlos (robertfcarlos@uchicago.edu).
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