[LOGOS] Tomorrow (Dec 11th), 2PM - Eunseong Oh, Bipartisan Cooperation

[Emiliano De Cristofaro]

SPEAKER
Eunseong Oh, UCR Political Science

WHEN/WHERE
Wed, Dec 11th, 2PM
Bourns A171 (preferred)
Zoom (link
<https://ucr.zoom.us/j/93797597205?pwd=k14o0hy6qk0HnLB99yYCOXCgSlMbrl.1>)

TITLE
Bipartisan Cooperation

ABSTRACT
This interdisciplinary dissertation project investigates the conditions
under which legislators cooperate despite their different party
affiliations. This question poses an empirical puzzle in U.S. politics
where bipartisan cooperation seems to be unlikely. Despite the high
polarization, however, bipartisan cooperation has persisted in various
forms for at least in five decades. I utilize machine learning algorithms
to measure core and abstract concepts such as legislative expertise,
democratic norms in the congress, and congresspeople's social interactions
throughout the three chapters.
The three chapters examine three conditions under which bipartisan
cooperation takes place. In the first chapter, I investigate whether
legislators would engage in bipartisan cooperation to access expertise. I
argue that legislators with greater analytical capacity facilitate
bipartisan cooperation by inviting colleagues from across the aisle who
seek expert information. The second chapter sheds light on the role of
interest groups in generating bipartisan cooperation. Interest groups, with
their sophisticated information environment tailored to their policy area,
can keenly identify their potential allies from both sides of the aisle. I
posit that sharing an interest group donor signals the members of different
parties of potential common interest that they might share. The perceived
potential for cooperation leads to bipartisan cooperation. In the third
chapter, I examine the role of democratic norms. I argue that increasing
opportunities for social contact fosters democratic norms, which in turn
contributes to bipartisan cooperation.


BIO
Eunseong Oh is a graduate student under the guidance of Professor Kevin
Esterling in the Department of Political Science at the University of
California, Riverside. Her research interests include elite behavior in the
U.S. Congress, interest groups' campaign contributions, and political
communication on online platforms. Her dissertation project investigates
under what conditions congresspeople would transcend the party and
cooperate across the aisle.

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