The Hoover Institution’s Center for Revitalizing American Institutions will host the Presidency and Executive Politics Conference (PEPCON 2026) on April 16-17, 2026.
The conference will explore the Balance of Power, highlighting innovative research in executive politics and promoting dialogue across related academic fields. It will also offer opportunities for mentorship and scholarly collaboration at all career stages.
This event is supported by the Center for the Study of the Presidency and Congress and the Weidenbaum Center on the Economy, Government, and Public Policy at Washington University in St. Louis.
Co-Organizers:
Brandice Canes-Wrone, Director of the Center for Revitalizing American Institutions and Maurice R. Greenberg Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution
Christina Kinane, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Yale University, Research Fellow, Institution of Social and Policy Studies
Douglas Kriner, Clinton Rossiter Professor in American Institutions, Department of Government, Cornell University
Andrew Reeves, Professor of Political Science, Director of the Weidenbaum Center on the Economy, Government, and Public Policy, and Senior Advisor to the Chancellor, Washington University in St. Louis, Visiting Fellow, Hoover Institution
Sharece Thrower, Associate Professor of Political Science and Chancellor’s Faculty Fellow, Vanderbilt University, Visiting Fellow, Hoover Institution
