Invitation to a lecture
The Supreme Court in the US political system
Thursday 10 November 2022, 16.30 EET (8.30 CST)
The Chair Jean Monnet “The fundamentals of European integration: democracy, institutions and policies” invites you to a lecture by professor Joseph Smith (Department of Political Sciences, University of Alabama) on the impact of the US 2022 mid-term elections and the role of the Supreme Court in the US political system that will take place on Thursday 10 November 2022 at 16:30 (EET).
The lecture is organised in the context of the course “Special topics on Comparative Politics – the political system of the United States) and will take place in a hybrid form:
in room 212 (2nd floor, Law and Politics building)
and
online through the zoom platform
[ https://authgr.zoom.us/j/921238288?pwd=cVdlTnZWMitUbm40SXA5d3lXN0tEdz09 ]
Meeting ID: 921 238 288, Passcode: compare
Joseph L. Smith is professor and Department Chair in the Department of Political Science University of Alabama. He studied in Madison, Wisconsin and received his PhD from the University of Texas (Austin). He is a professor at the University of Alabama (Tuscaloosa) since 2003. His research interests include American politics and in particular judicial politics and administrative law. His most recent publications include “The U.S. Constitution in 5 Minutes” (forthcoming 2023), “Group Identification and Support for the supreme Court: Evidence from Evangelical Protestants”, Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion. Vol. 58, No. 4 (Dec. 2019), pp. 854-873, “Gender, ideology, and Dominance in Supreme Court Oral Arguments” Journal of Women, Politics, and Policy. April 2020, pp. 1-23 and “Lawyer, Interrupted: Gender Bias in Oral Arguments at the U.S. Supreme Court”, Journal of Law and Courts, Vol. 3, No. 2 (Fall 2017), pp. 337-361. “Getting Personal in Supreme Court Opinions.” Washington University Journal of Law and Policy, Vol. 54 (Fall 2017), pp. 195-207, “Law, Fact, and the Threat of Reversal from Above” 42 American Politics Research (2014): 226-256.
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