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Public Affairs Discussion Group
"Midterm Election Forecast"
November 3, 2006
Guilford House, Guest Lounge
12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.
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Justin Buchler, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Political
Science at Case Western Reserve University
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Andrew Lucker, Ph.D.
Adjunct Assistant
Professor of Political Science at Case Western Reserve
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Dear Colleagues:
As the clock winds down to November 7, it is time for
the biennial Political Science Department attempt to
forecast the results at the Friday Lunch. This year, we
will hear from Assistant Professor of Political Science
Justin Buchler and Adjunct Assistant Professor of
Political Science Andrew Lucker on Friday, November 3.
Each has been following the polls and tea leaves very
carefully, looking at battlegrounds across the country.
Justin Buchler received his Ph.D. from the University of
California, Berkeley, writing his dissertation on the
financing of congressional elections. He has published
and is doing research on topics such as voting machines
and redistricting as well as campaign finance. Andrew Lucker received his Ph.D. from Case Western Reserve
University, operates the Northeast Ohio Political
Science Network, and brings particular expertise on Ohio
politics, as well as a political junkie’s omnivorous
appetite for information, to the table. In other words,
they both know a heck of a lot more about this stuff
than I do!
As usual, the Friday lunch will meet on the first floor
of Guilford House, from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. Cookies
are provided by generous individuals and beverages (hot
coffee and tea, some bottled drinks) by the Office of
University Communication.
All the best,
Joe White
More About Our Guest
Justin Buchler received his Ph.D., form the
University of California at Berkeley ,in 2004, his M.A.
from University of California at Berkeley in 1999 and
his B.A. from Pomona College, 1998. Professor
Buchler's dissertation focused on the role of Leadership
Political Action Committees in Congressional campaigns
and he has published articles on new voting
technologies. Professor Buchler has also published on
the topic of congressional redistricting. He teaches
courses on research methods, political strategy,
Congress, and parties and elections. Professor Buchler's
research interests include congress, congressional
redistricting, research methods, political strategy,
parties and elections.
Andrew Lucker received his Ph.D. from Case Western
Reserve University in 1998, his M.A. from Case Western
Reserve University in 1993 and his bachelors degree form
Ohio University Ohio University in 1989. His first
book, V. O. Key Jr., The Quintessential Political
Scientist (New York: Peter Lang Publishing, 2001)
focused on an extensive examination of the work and life
of one of the most important American political
scientists of the twentieth century, V. O. Key, Jr.
(1908-1963). The research is based on Key's voluminous
personal papers, interviews with his family, colleagues,
and graduate students, plus thorough study of all of his
published and unpublished writings, much of which is not
readily accessible today. Dr. Lucker is an active
participant in the American Political Science
Association, the Southern Political Science Association,
and the Ohio Association of Economists and Political
Scientists. His research interests include
American government, state politics and government, the
presidency, dynamics of the party system, the history of
political science as a discipline.
Fall Semester Schedule
Sept 1: Ken Ledford,
Associate Professor of History and Law, hosts Jon Entin,
Professor of Law and Political Science, to discuss the
first year of the Supreme Court with John Roberts as
Chief Justice.
Sept 8: Leonard Lynn, Professor and Chair of the
Department of Policy and Management at the Weatherhead
School of Management, on what U.S. leadership in
engineering could mean with the rise of India and China.
Sept 15: Mark Naymik, of the Cleveland Plain Dealer, on
this year’s statewide elections in Ohio.
Sept 22: Greg Eastwood, Interim President of Case
Western Reserve University, on “The Interim Period:
Tasks for Today and Ideas for the Future.”
Sept 29: Alan Weinstein, Professor and Director, Law and
Public Policy Program, Cleveland-Marshall College of the
Law, "Eminent domain: State Legislative Responses to Kelo vs. New London: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly.”
Oct 6: Amy Hanauer, Executive Director, PolicyMatters
Ohio, on raising the minimum wage
Oct 13: Marty Kress, Executive Director of the National
Space Science and Technology Center, University of
Alabama at Huntsville, on Organizing NASA for Space
Exploration. NOTE: Tentative room change to Mather House
100.
Oct 20: Michael Wager, Vice Chair and Chair Elect of the
Port Authority, on its role in local economic
development issues.
Oct 27: Pete Moore, Assistant Professor of Political
Science, on whatever is happening in the Middle East at
the time.
Nov 3: Justin Buchler, Assistant Professor of Political
Science, and Andrew Lucker, Adjunct Assistant Professor
of Political Science: Midterm Election forecast.
Nov 10: Eric J. Topol MD, Professor of Genetics, on
concerns about conflicts of interest in medical
research.
Nov 17: Norman Robbins, Emeritus Professor of
Neurosciences, on class bias in who gets to vote.
Nov 24: THANKSGIVING BREAK
Dec 1: Jerome Liebman MD, Emeritus Professor of
Pediatrics, on National Health Insurance
Dec 8: Terry Wolpaw MD, Associate Dean for Curricular
Affairs, School of Medicine, on the new demands on or
expectations of medical education.
January 19, 2007: Karen Beckwith Ph.D., Flora Stone Mather Professor of
Political Science. Where Was Gender in the 2006
Congressional Elections?
Parking: For
those people who seek to make special arrangements about
parking, the contact person now will be Fay Alexander.
Her phone number is 368-4440, and her e-mail is
fabrienne.alexander@case.edu.
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