Presentation Type
Presentation
Start Date
8-4-2026 8:15 AM
End Date
8-4-2026 9:15 AM
Description
This panel showcases original undergraduate student research exploring how political institutions shape behavior, incentives, and outcomes across diverse contexts. The projects examine interest group theory as applied to the Star Wars universe, presidential rhetoric and congressional response, local political change in Gloucester, MA, and the relationship between senators’ committee assignments and financial interests. Despite varied empirical settings, they share a focus on how actors operate within institutional constraints, how power is exercised, and how political systems structure influence and accountability.
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American Politics Commons, Arts and Humanities Commons, Law Commons
"From Galaxies to Gloucester" REDay 2026 Undergraduate Panel, Slides 2
This panel showcases original undergraduate student research exploring how political institutions shape behavior, incentives, and outcomes across diverse contexts. The projects examine interest group theory as applied to the Star Wars universe, presidential rhetoric and congressional response, local political change in Gloucester, MA, and the relationship between senators’ committee assignments and financial interests. Despite varied empirical settings, they share a focus on how actors operate within institutional constraints, how power is exercised, and how political systems structure influence and accountability.
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These are slides from undergraduate presentations on interest group theory, presidential rhetoric and congressional response, local political change, and the relationship between senators’ committee assignments and financial interests.