Schedule of Events. Wisconsin Russia Project. Young Scholars Conference July 26-27, University of Wisconsin-Madison.

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1 Schedule of Events Wisconsin Russia Project Young Scholars Conference 2018 July 26-27, 2018 University of Wisconsin-Madison Pyle Center 702 Langdon Street

2 WISCONSIN RUSSIA PROJECT YOUNG SCHOLARS CONFERENCE 2018 Conference participants and invited guests, please join us for a welcome dinner on Wednesday, July 25, 6:30pm Tripp Commons, Memorial Union, 800 Langdon Street Cash Bar DAY 1: THURSDAY, JULY 26 Pyle Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison 702 Lаngdon Street, Madison, WI 8:30 am 8:45 am Opening Remarks, Room 112 9:00 10:45 am Plenary Session Session 1, Room 112 Political Economy 1 Discussant: Andrei Markevich Chair: Scott Gehlbach Anton Shirikov Post-Career Benefits in Autocratic Legislatures: The Russian State Duma under Vladimir Putin Dmitrii Vorobyev Ural Federal University Extra Votes Signal Loyalty: Regional Political Cycles and National Elections in Delgerjargal Uvsh Reversal of the Curse? Negative Revenue Shocks and Economic Development in Dmitrii Kofanov Regional Leader Turnover, Investment, and Economic Growth: Evidence from Post-Communist Russia, :45 am 11:15 am 11:15 am 1:00 pm Parallel Sessions Session 2, Room 112 Political Economy 2 Discussant: Scott Gehlbach Chair: Paul Dower Vasily Korovkin Anderson School of Management, University of California, Los Angeles Detecting Auctioneer Corruption: Evidence from Russian Procurement Auctions Aleksandra Lukina Cornell University Post-doctoral Fellow Stepping Stones and Bottlenecks Maxim Ananyev Department of Political Science, University of California, Los Angeles Exit and Voice: Evidence from Russia s Business Elite Georgiy Syunyaev Department of Political Science, Columbia University Persuasion through Propaganda: Experimental Evidence from Session 3, Room 205 The Challenges of Using Law to Solve Problems in Russia Discussant: Alexei Trochev Chair: Kathryn Hendley Radzhana Buyantueva School of Geography, Politics, and Sociology, Newcastle University, UK Political Opportunities for LGBT Activism in Authoritarian States: The Case of Aldar Chirninov Ural State Law University Embracing the Unembraceable: Facts at Issue in Russian and American Constitutional Litigation Laura Dean Millikin University I am not Afraid to Say Hashtag Activism and Social Movements on Gender Based Violence in Ukraine and Alexander Kondakov Dept. of Political Science and Sociology, European University at St. Petersburg Violent Affections: The Discourse of Emotions in the Russian Courts 1:00 pm 2:00pm Buffet Lunch, Pyle Center

3 2:00 pm 3:30 pm Plenary Session Session 4, Room 112 Political Information and Behavior Discussant: Lauren McCarthy Chair: Yoshiko Herrera Hannah Chapman Department of Political Science, Miami University Dimensions of Electronic Political Engagement: New Media, Old Media, and Public Opinion in Russia s Contested Election Season of Mariia Ukhvatova Dept. of Political Science, Higher School of Economics in St. Petersburg Religious Factor in the Russian Federal Elections, Megan Metzger Stanford University The Russian State, RT and Information Online 3:30 pm 4:00 pm *** Conference continues at 4:00 pm. See next page. 4:00 pm 5:45 pm Parallel Sessions Session 5, Room 112 National and Social Identity Discussant: Yoshiko Herrera Chair: Alexander Kondakov Marharyta Fabrykant Joint paper with Vladimir Magun of the National Research University Higher School of Economics and the Institute of Sociology of FCTAS RAS: Dynamics of National Pride Attitudes in Post-Soviet Russia, Michael van Landingham Department of Sociology, University of Wisconsin-Madison Ties that Bind: The Impact of Familial Relationships on Russian Collective Memory of the Great Terror Steven Wilson University of Nevada, Reno Social Media and Social Identity in Session 6: Room 205 Inequality, Demographic Change, and Development Discussant: Cynthia Buckley Chair: Aleksandra Lukina Anna Cherepova Far Eastern Federal University, Vladivostok, Russia Symbolic Capital of Culture in the Context of the Development of Cultural Tourism in the Far East of Natalya Naumenko Brown University Demographic Consequences of the 1933 Soviet Famine Alina Malkova University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill The Role of Social Networks and Informal Loans in Labor Market Choices Yuliya Kosyakova Institute for Employment Research, Nuremberg, Germany Adult Education, Stratification, and Regime Change: Upgrading and Sidestepping in Russia, ***** Participants and invited guests: join us for dinner at Coopers Tavern, 7:00 pm 20 West Mifflin Street Cash Bar

4 DAY 2: FRIDAY, JULY 27 8:30 am 9:00 10:45 am Plenary Session Session 7, Room 112 Contemporary Challenges for the Russian Legal Profession Discussant: Olga Schwartz Chair: Megan Metzger Ekaterina Moiseeva Institute for the Rule of Law (EUSP), George F. Kennan Fellow (Wilson Center) Reforming the Legal Profession in Russia: A Maturity Test for a Civil Society Alex Straka Law School, University of Wisconsin-Madison Russian Law Students beyond the Classroom: Assessing the Breadth, Perceived Satisfaction, and Value of Participation in Experiential Learning Opportunities Chelsea Zielke Law School, University of Wisconsin-Madison Russian Attorneys and the European Court of Human Rights: Understanding Attorneys Role in Accessing Justice Outside of Grigory Vaypan Moscow State University Assistants or Challengers?: Amici Curiae and the Changing Landscape of Russian Constitutional Justice 10:45 am 11:15 am 11:15 am 1:00 pm Parallel Sessions Session 8, Room 112 Public Opinion and Institutions Discussant: Kathryn Hendley Chair: Theodore Gerber Ekaterina Borisova Generalized Trust, Preferences for Redistribution and Institutions Alisha Kirchoff Indiana University Authoritarian Legality and Public (Dis)trust in Law: Russia and Beyond Nikita Zakharov Freiburg University State Induced Preference Falsification: Manufacturing Pro-Regime Bias Session 9, Room 205 Political Economy 3 Discussant: Paul Dower Chair: Dmitrii Vorobyev Alexey Makarin Northwestern University Conflict and Trade: Evidence from Russian-Ukrainian Trade Transactions Timothy Model Indiana University Expropriation and Consolidation in Anti-Corruption Campaigns: A Comparison of Economic and Political Purges Dmitri Trifonov Corporate Political Connections in Russia: Quantitative Evaluations and Mechanisms of Politicization Margaret Hanson University of Michigan Joint paper with Dzhamilya Yumaguzhina of Bashkir State Agrarian University: Land Privatization in Russia s Regions 1:00 pm 2:00pm Buffet Lunch, Pyle Center

5 2:00 pm 3:45 pm Plenary Session Session 10, Room 112 Ethnicity, Language, and Migration Discussant: Theodore Gerber Chair: Alexander Verkhovsky Kyle Marquardt University of Gothenburg Regional Demographics and the Political Salience of Language: Evidence from Russian Regions Zuzanna Brunarska Centre of Migration Research, University of Warsaw Ethnic Group Position and Anti-immigrant Attitudes in Russia: The Differentiated Threat Perspective Marthe Handå Myhre University of Oslo because you need some kind of status : Ukrainian Forced Migrants Perceptions of Citizenship Acquisition in Dmitrii Dubrov Assimilationism, Multiculturalism, Colorblindness, and Polyculturalism in the Russian Context 3:45 pm 4:00 pm Closing Remarks ***** The Wisconsin Russia Project is funded by a grant from the Carnegie Corporation of New York, which made the Young Scholars Conference possible. The Project also receives support from the International Division, the Institute for Regional and International Studies, the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Graduate Education, and the Center for Russia, East Europe, and Central Asia at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. We are also grateful for contributions to the conference from similar Carnegie-funded projects at Columbia University and Indiana University.