American Elections 2024: Politics in Uncertain Times
On Saturday, March 15, 2025, Saint Anselm College, the New Hampshire Institute of Politics, and the Center for Religion and Public Life will host the seventh biannual day-long academic symposium– American Elections 2024: Politics in Uncertain Times.
The conference will feature presentations on a wide range of topics connected to the 2024 elections, and we invite proposals in the areas of campaigns and elections, candidates, foreign and domestic policy and the election, the role of religion, race, and gender in electoral politics, political party dynamics, and elections at the state and local levels. We encourage proposals from political scientists as well as scholars in other disciplines. We are also open to submissions of complete panels of up to five papers. Proposal abstracts must be received by December 15, 2024, and should not exceed 250 words. Registration for the conference will be available on the New Hampshire Institute of Politics website soon.
The conference will be held in-person, and the registration fee, which includes meals for the day, is $150. The symposium format is designed to facilitate feedback and discussion. Selected papers presented at the symposium may be eligible for subsequent publication.
Further details about the symposium, including registration and a tentative schedule of events, will be available on the conference website. Please submit any questions about the conference to Kevin Doran at kdoran@anselm.edu.
Previous Symposium
The American Election Academic Symposium 2021
Election 2020: Politics in a Time of Crisis
On Saturday, March 13, 2021, Saint Anselm College and the New Hampshire Institute of Politics will host the fifth biannual day-long academic symposium, Election 2020: Politics in a Time of Crisis. This symposium will explore the dynamics of the 2020 elections, including electoral trends at the national and state levels, as well as challenges posed by the coronavirus pandemic.
The conference will feature presentations on a wide range of topics connected to the 2020 elections, including proposals in the areas of campaigns and elections, candidates, foreign and domestic policy and the election, the role of faith, race, and gender in electoral politics, political party dynamics, and elections at the state and local levels.
The conference will be held virtually, and the registration fee for this year will be waived. The symposium format is designed to facilitate feedback and discussion.
Selected papers presented at the conference will be eligible for subsequent publication.
Further details about the conference, including a tentative schedule of events, will be available on the conference website as details are announced. Please submit any questions about the conference to Tauna Sisco.
Edited Volumes Published from Symposium
| Conventional Wisdom, Parties, and Broken Barriers in the 2016 Election Edited by Jennifer C. Lucas, Christopher J. Galdieri, and Tauna S. Sisco 2018, Lexington Books |  |
| The Role of Twitter in the 2016 US Election Edited by Christopher J. Galdieri, Jennifer C. Lucas, and Tauna S. Sisco 2018, Palgrave Macmillan |  |
| Political Communication & Strategy: Consequences of the 2014 Midterm Elections Edited by Tauna S. Sisco, Jennifer C. Lucas, and Christopher J. Galdieri 2017, University of Akron Press |  |
| Races, Reforms, & Policy: Implications of the 2014 Midterm Elections Edited by Christopher Galdieri, Tauna S. Sisco, and Jennifer C. Lucas 2017, University of Akron Press |  |
The Unforeseen Impacts of the 2018 U.S. Midterms Edited by Tauna S. Sisco, Jennifer C. Lucas, and Christopher J. Galdieri. |  |