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Laurel Harbridge-Yong
Field:
Political Science and Foreign Affairs
Focus Areas:
American Culture and Politics, Public Policy, U.S. Political Elections
Contact:
Media Relations Contact:
Stephanie Kulke
Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences
Professor and Associate Chair, Department of Political Science
Faculty Fellow and Associate Director, Institute for Policy Research
About
Areas of Focus
- American politics
- Political parties and partisan conflict
- United States Congress
- Congressional elections
- Representation
- Public Policy
- Primary elections
- Threats and violence against elected officials
Work/Research
- Partisan conflict and the lack of bipartisan agreement in American politics
- Why Congressional parties prioritize partisan conflict, focusing on both institutional changes and public preferences for bipartisanship
- How the lack of bipartisan agreement in American politics affects the responsiveness of Congress members to their constituents and policy formation
- Rejection of compromise by elected officials and their fear of punishment by primary voters
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Impact of rising threats and violence toward elected officials and on elected officials and the public