Law and Politics Seminar

Law W76 736S and Political Science L32 5361

Spring 2006

Lee Epstein
Andrew D. Martin
Nancy Staudt

1. Introduction to the Seminar and to Social Science Reseach (January 9)

2. Workshop 1. Kathy Zeiler (Law, Georgetown University)

a. Discussion of the Zeiler paper (January 23). Click on the title below for a copy of the paper.

b. Zeiler presentation (January 30): " Asymmetries in Exchange Behavior Incorrectly Interpreted as Evidence of Prospect Theory" (with Charles R. Plott)

(Your essay on the Zeiler paper is due on January 23. Please bring two hard copies to class.)

3. Workshop 2. Gretchen Helmke (Political Science, University of Rochester)

a. Discussion of the Helmke paper (February 6). Click on the title below for a copy of the paper.

b. Helmke presentation (February 13): " Modeling Motivations: Decision-Making on the Argentine Supreme Court"

(Your essay on the Helmke paper is due on February 6. Please bring two hard copies to class.)

4. Workshop 3. Barry Friedman (Law, NYU)

a. Discussion of the Friedman paper (February 20). Click on the title below for a copy of the paper.

b. Friedman presentation (February 27): "Neither Force Nor Will:  How The Court Became Supreme"

(Your essay on the Friedman paper is due on February 20. Please bring two hard copies to class.)

5. Workshop 4. Micheal Giles/Thomas Walker (Political Science, Emory)

a. Discussion of the Giles/Walker paper (March 6) Click on the title below for a copy of the paper.

b. Giles/Walker presentation (March 20): " Setting the Judicial Agenda: The Decision to Grant En Banc Review in the U.S. Courts of Appeals"

(Your essay on the Giles/Walker paper is due on March 6. Please bring two hard copies to class.)

6. Workshop 5. Albert Yoon (Law, Northwestern)

a. Discussion of the Yoon paper (March 27) Click on the title below for a copy of the paper.

b. Yoon presentation (April 3): " Mismatch in Law School"

(Your essay on the Yoon paper is due on March 27. Please bring two hard copies to class.)

7. Workshop 6. Nancy Scherer (Political Science, Ohio State)

a. Discussion of the Scherer paper (April 10) Click on the title below for a copy of the paper.

b. Scherer presentation (April 17): " Sounding the Fire Alarm: The Role of Interest Groups in the Lower Federal Court Confirmation Process"

(Your essay on the Scherer paper is due on April 10. Please bring two hard copies to class.)