The Hoover Institution’s new Center for the Revitalization of American Institutions (RAI) hosted a conference on the "The State of American Institutions" on Thursday, November 30th - Friday, December 1st, at Stanford University.
From its founding, America has developed an array of institutions to preserve and advance our nation’s liberty and prosperity. Yet today, many citizens have lost confidence in those institutions, challenging their legitimacy and compromising their missions. In an objective, non-partisan spirit, and drawing on the scholarship, government experience, and convening power of the Hoover Institution, The Center for Revitalizing American Institutions studies the reasons behind the crisis in trust facing American institutions, analyze how they are operating in practice, evaluate proposals for reform, and offer policy recommendations to rebuild trust and increase their effectiveness.
*Panels were held in Hauck Auditorium unless stated otherwise.
| Thursday, November 30 | |||
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4:30 - 5:45 PM |
Executive Leadership in a Polarized Era: Rebuilding Trust in American Institutions |
Governors Wes Moore (MD) and Chris Sununu (NH) in conversation with Hoover Institution Director Condoleezza Rice |
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6:30 - 8:30 PM |
Dinner |
By Invitation Only |
| Friday, December 1 | |||
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8:00 - 9:00 AM |
Breakfast and Registration Location: Blount Hall and Traitel Pavilion |
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9:00 - 9:15 AM |
Introductory Remarks |
Brandice Canes-Wrone, Director of the Center for Revitalizing American Institutions, Maurice R. Greenberg Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution and Professor of Political Science, Stanford University |
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9:15 - 10:15 AM |
Executive Power and the Administrative State |
Philip Hamburger, Maurice & Hilda Friedman Professor of Law, Columbia Law School Michael McConnell, Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution and Richard and Frances Mallery Professor of Law, Stanford University Andrew Rudalevige, Thomas Brackett Reed Professor of Government, Bowdoin College Sharece Thrower, Visiting Fellow, Hoover Institution, and Associate Professor of Political Science, Vanderbilt University Moderator: Daniel Kessler, Keith and Jan Hurlbut Senior Fellow & Director of Research, Hoover Institution, Professor of Management and Law, Stanford University |
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10:30 - 11:30 AM |
Revitalizing Trust in Congress |
Sarah Binder, Senior Fellow, Governance Studies, Brookings Institution and Professor of Political Science, George Washington University The Honorable Barbara Comstock, former US Representative (VA-10) The Honorable Dan Lipinski, Distinguished Visiting Fellow, Hoover Institution, & former US Representative (IL-3) Jonathan Rodden, Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution, and Professor of Political Science, Stanford University Moderator: Brandice Canes-Wrone, Director of the Center for Revitalizing Institutions, Maurice R. Greenberg Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution and Professor of Political Science, Stanford University |
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11:45 AM - 12:45 PM |
Public Opinion, Primaries, & the 2024 Election: A Lunch Panel and Conversation Location: Blount Hall |
David Brady, Davies Family Senior Fellow, Emeritus, Hoover Institution and Professor of Political Science, Emeritus, Stanford University David Kennedy, Distinguished Visiting Fellow, Hoover Institution and Donald J. McLachlan Professor of History, Emeritus, Stanford University Douglas Rivers, Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution and Professor of Political Science, Stanford University Moderator: D. Sunshine Hillygus, Professor of Political Science, Duke University |
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1:00 - 2:00 PM |
Revitalizing Trust in the Military |
The Honorable Joni Ernst, United States Senator for Iowa Peter Feaver, Professor of Political Science, Duke University General Jim Mattis, Davies Family Distinguished Fellow, Hoover Institution, and former Secretary of Defense Lieutenant General H.R. McMaster, Fouad and Michelle Ajami Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution and former National Security Advisor Moderator: Stephen Kotkin, Kleinheinz Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution and Senior Fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, Stanford University |
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2:15 - 3:15 PM |
Universities and Civic Culture
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Anna Grzymala-Busse, Senior Fellow (courtesy), Hoover Institution, Michelle and Kevin Douglas Professor of International Studies, Political Science, Stanford University Jonathan Holloway, President, Rutgers University Josiah Ober, Senior Fellow (courtesy), Hoover Institution, The Markos & Eleni Kounalakis Chair in Honor of Constantine Mitsotakis, Professor of Political Science and Classics Keith Whittington, Visiting Fellow, Hoover Institution, and William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Politics, Princeton University Moderator: Stephen Haber, Peter and Helen Bing Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution, A.A. and Jeanne Welch Milligan Professor, Political Science, Stanford University |
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3:30 - 4:30 PM |
Administration and Trust in Elections |
Ben Ginsberg, Volker Distinguished Visiting Fellow, Hoover Institution Justin Grimmer, Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution and Professor of Political Science, Stanford University Lieutenant Governor Deidre M. Henderson, State of Utah Robb Willer, Professor of Sociology, Stanford University Moderator: Sarah Anzia, Visiting Fellow, Hoover Institution, and Professor of Public Policy & Political Science, University of California-Berkeley |
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4:30 - 5:30 PM |
Reception in Fairweather Courtyard |
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