Politics Department lecture

Jesse Crosson will present "Polarizing Pluralism: Party Competition, Interest Group Strategy, and the Resurgent Mischiefs of Faction".

Professor Crosson studies the institutional underpinnings of policy change and gridlock, with a particular interest in how legislative parties and electoral competition, interest group activity, and legislative professionalism influence how, when, and why public policy changes

Jesse Crosson is an assistant professor of political science at Purdue University. Crosson has had his work published in multiple political science journals, including Legislative Quarterly and Political Science Research and Methods.