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Join us on for the 2026 Emerging Scholars Symposium Lightning Rounds<\/strong>. These dynamic, PechaKucha-style sessions will begin in the morning and conclude with the Graduate Student Happy Hour that evening.\n
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Following the PechaKucha style, Lightning Rounds give each scholar five minutes to present, followed by five minutes of feedback or Q&A. This format\u2019s structured framework helps emerging scholars practice concise, effective presentation\n skills and engage in discussion at the world\u2019s largest political science meeting.

Saturday, September 5, 2026<\/span>
Boston Marriott Copley Place, Simmons<\/em><\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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Democratic Governance, Social Movements, and Criminal Justice<\/span><\/h4>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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Graduate Student Research Lightning Round<\/span>
<\/strong>\n 8:00 \u2013 9:30 a.m.
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Effect of Affective Polarization on Pluralism and Political Tolerance\n
Siwon Yoon, Seoul National University<\/em><\/p>\n

Gender-Based Disinformation and the 2024 US Elections\n
Anna Gaudet, University of Aberdeen<\/em><\/p>\n

Portable Autocracy: Individual Leadership and Stability Maintenance in China\n
Miu Ying Lam, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology<\/em><\/p>\n

Prison Legitimacy and Civic Belonging: How Imprisonment Shapes Trust in the State\n
Olivia Lombardo, Yale University<\/em><\/p>\n

Street-Level Bureaucrats and Racial Identity: A Preliminary Exploration\n
Arielle Weaver, University of Washington<\/p>\n

The Brutal Consent: Gubernatorial Political Orientation and Police Punitiveness\n
Jo\u00e3o Felipe Marques Barros da Silva, University of Brasilia<\/p>\n

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Emerging Undergraduate Research in American Politics<\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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Undergraduate Student Research Lightning Round<\/span>
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\n <\/strong>Boston Marriott Copley Place, Simmons<\/em><\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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Community Health at Risk: Power, Governance, and Resistance\n
Zoe Solberg, Boston University<\/em><\/p>\n

Congressional Careers and Changes in Legislative Activity for Black Members\n
Brian Ng, University of Virginia<\/em><\/p>\n

Drowned Voices: Resource Bias and Unequal Representation in the NCAA\n
Christian D. Pereira, Bryant University<\/em><\/p>\n

Obliged to Control Itself? Analyzing Legislative Cession and Democratic Erosion\n
Abigail Hahn, Georgetown University<\/em><\/p>\n

Rocking the Boat: Interest Group Resource Endowments and Venue Selection\n
Danny Minh Ly, Swarthmore College<\/em><\/p>\n

The Persistence of Reconstruction Education on Jim Crow Political Participation\n
Aser Brandon Rellon Sorongon, Swarthmore College<\/em><\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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Emerging Research in International Relations, Power, and Norms<\/span><\/h4>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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Graduate Student Research Lightning Round<\/span>
<\/strong>\n 12:00 \u2013 1:30 p.m.\n
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Aid for Influence: China\u2019s Inducement-Based Economic Statecraft in UNESCO\n
Ruyi Liu, Harvard University<\/em><\/p>\n

Coalitions in China Linked Mineral Finance through Co-Financing Networks\n
Oshin Pandey, AidData<\/em><\/p>\n

Isolated Partners: Foreign Direct Investment among Sanctioned States\n
Hyunsoo Ha, Yonsei University; Joonseok Yang, Yonsei University<\/em><\/p>\n

Muscular Dreams: Toward a Phenomenological Theory of Political Judgment\n
Marlon Waddell, University of Oxford<\/em><\/p>\n

Towards a Theory of Women as Agents of Soft Power\n
Annalise Weedman, Indiana University<\/em><\/p>\n

Using ML to Study Political Discourse Consistency in Diplomatic Forums\n
Sol Zoe Nottage, Northeastern University<\/em><\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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Emerging Undergraduate Research in Comparative Politics<\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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Undergraduate Student Research Lightning Round
2:00 \u2013 3:30 p.m.
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Adapting to Less: Cultural, Familial, and Market Responses to Welfare Cuts\n
Andreas Johnson, Biola University<\/em><\/p>\n

A Socioeconomic Vicious Circle: RRP Success and Italy\u2019s \u201cPolitical Alienation\u201d\n
Matteo Bollini, King’s College London<\/em><\/p>\n

Beyond Debt Trap: Analysis of Chinese Investment and Elite Incentives in Kenya\n
Nayonikaa Singhaal, Alma College<\/em><\/p>\n

Beyond Decentralization: Federal Robustness and Democracy under Stress\n
Megan Colleen Rehbehn, University of Maryland, Baltimore County<\/em><\/p>\n

Moral Cues and National Identity in Chinese History Textbooks, 1950\u20132020\n
Zhengpeng Zhao, Wuhan University; Shuting Xiao, Wuhan University; Ruijin Mao, Wuhan University; Lingxin Liu, Wuhan University<\/em><\/p>\n

The Evolution of the Taliban’s Organization and Governance from 2001 to 2024\n
Regan Irene Slattery, University of Connecticut<\/em><\/p>\n

The Path to Ruin? Impact of Polarization on Democratic Die\n
Ray Igbinedion, Meiji University<\/em><\/p>\n

When Legal Resistance Constrains Backsliding: Mobilization in Hungary and Poland\n
Madeleine K. Dearie, Georgetown University<\/em><\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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Technology, Environment, and Methodology<\/span><\/h4>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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Graduate Student Research Lightning Round
4:00 \u2013 5:30 p.m.
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Changes in Disaster Trends Associated with Polycrisis: A Quantitative Analysis\n
Sienna Mark, Northeastern University; Margarida Soares Rodrigues, Northeastern University<\/em><\/p>\n

Digital Governance and Institutionalizing Grassroots Deliberative Democracy\n
Feier Chen, Northwestern Polytechnical University<\/em><\/p>\n

Intercontinental Rebellion: Europe-Asia Nuclear Transfers in the 1970s\n
John Flanagan, Johns Hopkins SAIS<\/em><\/p>\n

Policy Support and Political Trust in China\u2019s Resource Based Cities\n
Yinge Hu, Johns Hopkins University, School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS)<\/em><\/p>\n

Private Power, Public Risk: Democratic Accountability in Technology Trade\n
Annabelle Gouttebroze, University of Oxford<\/em><\/p>\n

Rethinking Host-States-in-Waiting: Learning from Climate Refugee Visa Attempts\n
Sophia Tomany de Brito, University of California, Santa Barbara<\/em><\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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