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SUMMARY: Democracy at the Crossroads: Challenges & Responses in the 21st Ce
 ntury
DESCRIPTION: Dates & Times: Thursday\, May 21: 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM Friday\, M
 ay 22: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM Locations: Thursday\, May 21: Mildred Lane Kemper 
 Art Museum Friday\, May 22: Charles F. Knight Center The Department of Poli
 tical Science at Washington University in St Louis is proud to host the 4th
  Annual Conference on Elections\, Public Opinion\, and […]
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html: <p><strong>Dates & Times:</strong></p><p><str
 ong>Thursday\, May 21</strong>: 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM</p><p><strong>Friday\, Ma
 y 22:</strong> 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM</p><p><strong>Locations:</strong></p><p><s
 trong>Thursday\, May 21</strong>: <a href="https://www.kemperartmuseum.wust
 l.edu/visit/plan-your-visit">Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum</a></p><p><stro
 ng>Friday\, May 22:</strong> <a href="https://thecharlesknightcenter.com/me
 et/">Charles F. Knight Center</a></p><p>The Department of Political Science
  at Washington University in St Louis is proud to host the <strong><a href=
 "https://sites.wustl.edu/epovb2026/">4th Annual Conference on Elections\, P
 ublic Opinion\, and Voting Behavior </a>(EPOVB)</strong>. The <a href="http
 ://www.apsanet.org/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">American Pol
 itical Science Association’s (APSA)</a> organized section on <a href="https
 ://connect.apsanet.org/s32/">Elections\, Public Opinion\, and Voting Behavi
 or (EPOVB)</a> promotes scholarly dialogue related to teaching and research
  on elections\, electoral behavior\, public opinion\, voting turnout\, and 
 political participation\, both within the United States and throughout the 
 world.</p><p>The 2026 Conference Theme is “<strong>Democracy at the Crossro
 ads: Challenges & Responses in the 21st Century.</strong>” Global politics 
 today shows signs of democracy under threat\, characterized by the erosion 
 of civil liberties\, weakening judicial independence\, and the rise of auth
 oritarianism. This conference seeks to delve into the myriad challenges fac
 ing democracies\, exacerbated by issues such as political polarization\, mo
 ney in politics\, erosion of trust in institutions\, marginalization of imm
 igrants and racial/ethnic minorities\, and the spread of misinformation on 
 digital platforms.</p><p><strong>Open to WashU students\, staff\, and facul
 ty. No advance registration required to attend the panel sessions.</strong>
 </p><p> </p><div class="wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is
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 is-layout-flex"><div class="wp-block-button"><a class="wp-block-button__lin
 k wp-element-button" href="https://sites.wustl.edu/epovb2026/">More Info He
 re</a></div></div><h4 class="wp-block-heading">Host Team</h4><ul class="wp-
 block-list"><li><strong><a href="https://cre2.wustl.edu/people/matthew-haye
 s/">Matthew Hayes</a></strong>\, Associate Professor of Political Science\,
  <a href="https://cre2.wustl.edu/research/funding-opportunities/faculty-fel
 lowships/">Spring 2026 CRE<sup>2</sup> Faculty Fellow</a></li><li><strong><
 a href="https://cre2.wustl.edu/people/taylor-carlson/">Taylor Carlson</a></
 strong>\, Associate Professor of Political Science</li><li><strong><a href=
 "https://polisci.wustl.edu/people/dino-p-christenson">Dino Christenson</a><
 /strong>\, Professor of Political Science</li></ul><h4 class="wp-block-head
 ing">Conference Agenda</h4><h5 class="wp-block-heading">Thursday\, May 21</
 h5><h6 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>5:00 PM: </strong>Welcome Reception
  and Poster Session</h6><h5 class="wp-block-heading">Friday\, May 22</h5><h
 6 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>9:00 AM to 10:30 AM: </strong>panel sess
 ions 1\, 2\, 3</h6><ol class="wp-block-list"><li>Race\, Gender\, and Politi
 cal Outcomes</li><li>Voter Decision-making and Measurement</li><li>Polariza
 tion and Political Violence</li></ol><h6 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>1
 0:30 am: </strong>break</h6><h6 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>11:00 AM t
 o 12:30 PM: </strong>panel sessions 4\, 5\, 6</h6><p>4. Parties\, Place\, a
 nd Polarization</p><p>5. Immigration and Political Behavior</p><p>6. Populi
 sm and Support for Democracy</p><h6 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>12:30 
 PM: </strong>break</h6><h6 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>1:30 PM to 3:00
  PM: </strong>panel sessions 7\, 8\, 9</h6><p>7. Public Views on Democracy<
 /p><p>8. Racial Coalition Building</p><p>9. Voter Turnout and Political Eng
 agement</p><h6 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>3:00 PM: </strong>break</h6
 ><h6 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>3:30 pm to 5:00 pm: </strong>panel se
 ssions 10\, 11</h6><p>10. Political Rhetoric and Values</p><p>11. Political
  Connections</p><h4 class="wp-block-heading">Campus Map and Directions</h4>
 <p>For visitors coming from off campus for Thursday’s Welcome Session\, des
 ignated visitor spaces are available on the first level (P1) of the East En
 d Garage. <strong>Parking is free after 5:00 PM</strong>. <a href="https://
 www.google.com/maps/dir//38.6467968\,-90.3040758/@38.6469228\,-90.3053165\,
 18.75z/data=!4m2!4m1!3e0?hl=en" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">C
 lick here for driving directions to the East End Garage via Google Maps</a>
 .</p><p>For visitors coming from off campus for Friday’s proceedings\, we r
 ecommend parking in the <a href="https://universityservices.washu.edu/our-s
 ervices/parking-transportation/garage-parking/">Snow Way Parking Garage</a>
 . You may enter the Garage via Big Bend & Snow Way or Forest Park Parkway &
  Throop. Visitor parking is available on the first level or on the down ram
 p to the second level. <a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/38%C2%B03
 9'00.2%22N+90%C2%B018'47.6%22W/@38.6502007\,-90.313507\,20z/data=!4m4!3m3!8
 m2!3d38.6500556!4d-90.3132222?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI2MDQwNi4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw
 %3D%3D">Click here for directions via Google Maps.</a></p><p>The below map 
 highlights all Conference meeting locations and available parking.</p>
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