Leading academics, political experts and journalists from around the country gathered at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy Dec. 9 to explore the state …
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The Baker Institute's Presidential Elections Program held its inaugural conference, “Social Media, Changing Demographics and Implications of the 2016 Presidential Election,” in March 2018. …
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James A. Baker, III, led the presidential campaigns of Presidents Ford, Reagan and Bush in five consecutive elections between 1976 and 1992.
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The Baker Institute's political science research primarily advances knowledge and understanding of political institutions and elections in the United States and Latin America. Substantive areas include political campaigns, electoral systems, political change, party activism, regime transitions and voting behavior.
The Presidential Elections Program studies presidential elections in a nonpartisan and comprehensive manner, serving as a valuable source of data-driven analysis for citizens, journalists and political leaders alike. The program offers timely analysis during and after each presidential election cycle, allowing stakeholders of all parties and groups to better understand and interact with the changing dynamics of presidential campaigns. The program builds on the unrivaled experience of the institute’s honorary chair, Secretary James A. Baker, III, who played a leading role in five presidential campaigns. Veteran political consultants Mary Matalin and James Carville served as honorary directors of the program’s second conference in December 2019.
John B. Williams is a fellow at the Baker Institute who oversees the institute’s Presidential Elections …
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Mark P. Jones, Ph.D., is the fellow in political science at the Baker Institute, the Joseph D. Jamail Chair in Latin American Studies and …
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