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May 8-9: Conference on Special Interests in American Politics at U of Michigan

Please join me next week (May 8-9) for a conference at the University of Michigan on “The Role of Special Interests in American Politics”. The conference is co-organized by Rick Hall, Geoff Lorenz, and myself. It is free and open to the public.  The event page is here:

http://www.lsa.umich.edu/polisci/events/departmentevents/ci.theroleofspecialinterestsinamericanpoliticsfri8may2015_ci.detail

Presenters include Frank Baumgartner, Rachel Best, Janet Box-Steffensmeier, Daniel Carpenter, John de Figueiredo, Lee Drutman, Matt Grossmann, Beth Leech, Corrine McConnaughy, Rob Mickey, Mark Mizruchi, Brian Richter, Kay Schlozman, Robert Van Houweling, Edward Walker, and Susan Webb Yackee.

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Mediating Religion and Government

Congratulations to Elizabeth Oldmixon and Kevin R. den Dulk, whose co-edited book, Mediating Religion and Government, has just been published by Palgrave Macmillian. I had the honor of co-writing one of the chapters with Elizabeth, which is titled, “Political Rhetoric and Institutional Structures:
Religious Advocacy in the US Congress”. It is available for purchase here: http://www.palgrave.com/page/detail/mediating-religion-and-government-kevin-r-den-dulk/?isb=9781137394408.  My contribution is available here: http://michaeltheaney.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Heaney_and_Oldmixon_2014.pdf