U.S. Presidential Elections 2012

An international symposium bringing together renowned European and American experts and academics, in the field of U.S. domestic affairs and foreign policy.

The symposium will be the opportunity to explore the issues that have influenced the campaign and will have a bearing on the November 6th vote. Set just a few days after the last presidential debate, the conference will address the decisive issues brought up in the campaign, such as the social and economic issues that have arisen during the Obama presidency, the polarization of the American political life, the role of the Supreme Court, and the importance of the Congressional elections, but also a wide array of foreign policy issues, such as the future of the Iranian nuclear program, Afghanistan post-2014 and the future of the Atlantic Alliance, the redefinition of counter-terrorism policies post 9/11 and the use of military force, the rebalancing of American power towards the Asia-Pacific region, the implications of the Arab revolts for the U.S. and its regional allies, and the impact of the crisis of the Eurozone on the transatlantic relationship.

An international symposium organized by CERI-Sciences Po and the German Marshall Fund of the United States-France
with the support of the Alliance Program, the Embassy of the United States in Paris, Le Monde and PSIA-Sciences Po

PROGRAMME :

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25

 
9h15-9h30 Opening Remarks
– Christian LEQUESNE, Director, CERI-Sciences Po
– Alexandra DE HOOP SCHEFFER, Director, German Marshall Fund of the United States-France & Sciences Po Paris
– Denis LACORNE, Director of Research, CERI-Sciences Po

9h30-11h15 Session I
Winning Electoral Majority amid Social, Political and Demographic Divisions

Moderator: Vincent MICHELOT, IEP de Lyon
– Bruce CAIN, Stanford University
– Frédérick DOUZET, Université Paris 8
– Denis LACORNE, CERI-Sciences Po
– Former Senator Bob BENNETT, Bennett Consulting Group

11h30-13h30 Session II
Is the US Political System Broken?

Moderator: Denis LACORNE, CERI-Sciences Po
– George C. EDWARDS III, University of Oxford
– James KLOPPENBERG, Harvard University
– Greg WAWRO, Columbia University
– Morris FIORINA, Stanford University

14h30-16h30 Session III
The Legal and Socio-Economic Drivers of the Campaign

Moderator: François CLEMENCEAU, Le Journal du Dimanche
– Jennifer MERCHANT, Université Paris 2
– Bruce STOKES, Pew Research Center
– Jeffrey ROSEN, George Washington University Law School
– Vincent MICHELOT, IEP de Lyon

16h45-18h15
Debate – The Domestic Drivers of U.S. Foreign Policy

Moderator: Steven ERLANGER, New York Times  
– Lawrence KORB, Center for American Progress
– Kenneth WEINSTEIN, Hudson Institute
– Bruce CAIN, Stanford University

 

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26

9h15-11h15 Session IV
Foreign Policy in the Presidential Campaign: How Important a Factor?

Moderator: Alexandra DE HOPP SCHEFFER, German Marshall Fund of the United States-France & Sciences Po
– Mai’a CROSS, University of Southern California
– Dan DREZNER, Tufts University
– James MANN, SAIS-Johns Hopkins
– Alain FRACHON, Le Monde

11h30-13h30 Session V
Anticipating U.S. Foreign Policy Changes After 2012

Moderator: Nathalie NOUGAYREDE, Le Monde
– Xenia DORMANDY, Chatham House
– William BURKE-WHITE, University of Pennsylvania Law School
– Alexandra DE HOPP SCHEFFER, German Marshall Fund of the United States-France & Sciences Po Paris
– Jean-David LEVITTE, PSIA-Sciences Po

 

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