SPIRE 2023
September 29th, 2023 at Yale University.
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The next Symposium on the Politics of Immigration, Race, and Ethnicity (SPIRE) will be held on September 29, 2023 at Yale University in New Haven, CT. The local hosts are Allison Harris and Dara Strolovitch.
July 31, 2023: Deadline for abstract submission
August 22, 2023: Submission decisions will be sent out
August 25, 2023: Program announced
September 1, 2023: Registration closes
SPIRE 2023 Schedule
SPIRE 2023 Schedule
Tentative Schedule for Friday, September 29, 2023:
8:30 AM-9:00 Breakfast
9:00-9:10 AM Welcome from the Conference Organizers
9:10-10:00 AM Christine Slaughter, Joseph Loffredo, and Alejandro Flores (Boston University)
“Motivating Participation: How Political Elites Can Encourage Voters to Overcome the Costs of Voting”
10:00-10:50 AM Steven Moore (Wesleyan University)
“Conceptualizing Racism: How Identity and Politics Shape the Mass Public’s Definition of Racism”
10:50-11:00 AM Break
11:00-11:50 AM Samantha Chapa (University of Houston)
“Local Policy, Inclusion, and Immigrant Participation”
11:50-12:50 PM Lunch
12:50-1:40 PM Hunter Rendleman (Harvard)
“Bound Together: Racial Peer Effects and Caucus Control in the U.S. Congress”
1:40-2:30 PM Nhat-Dang Do (Trinity College)
“Racial Minority Interest Groups as Reliable Representatives: Evidence from California”
2:30-2:40 PM Break
2:40-3:30 PM Kenicia Wright and Gunes Murat Tezcur (Arizona State University)
“Diversity in Linked Fate: A Conjoint Analysis of Latinx Americans’ Evaluations of Candidates”
3:30-4:20 PM Derek Wakefield (Emory University)
“Not Just Ethnic Voters: The Effect of Immigration and Economic Appeals on Voters”
4:20-4:30 PM Break
4:30-5:30 PM Roundtable Panel & Discussion: “Navigating Tenure and Promotion”
Bernard Fraga (Emory University)
Vince Hutchings (University of Michigan)
Dina Okamoto (Indiana University)
Tasha Philpot (University of Texas, Austin)
LaFleur Stephens-Dougan (Princeton University)
Dara Strolovitch, Moderator (Yale University)
5:30-6:00 PM Break/Travel or walk to dinner venue
6:00-9:00 PM Cocktail Reception & Conference Dinner (dinner seating at 6:40 pm)
Zinc Restaurant Garden Room, 964 Chapel Street, New Haven, CT
The conference organizers would like to thank the Center for the Study of Inequality at Yale University’s Institution for Social and Policy Studies for their generous support.
Call for abstracts
Call for abstracts
We welcome proposals to present research on these topics from all disciplines, subfields, and methodological approaches, including but not limited to topics such as: race and representation, the politics of racial inequality; race and political development; gender and politics; political behavior; social movements; and opinion; immigration politics and policy; racial capitalism; and immigrant socialization and participation. We welcome especially work that examines immigration, race, and ethnicity as they intersect with the politics of, e.g., indigeneity, gender, sexuality, class, and disability.
If you are interested in presenting a research paper or research design, please submit an abstract by July 31st. We will notify applicants about decisions by August 10th.
Participation
Participation
If you would like to attend SPIRE but do not wish to present a paper, please RSVP by September 1st, 2023. We ask that you do so no later than this date so that we can plan accordingly.
Format
Format
In order to have a productive, engaged, and constructive group discussion, all attendees are expected to read at least a few of the papers.
SPIRE presentations are typically brief, with authors speaking for about 10 minutes followed by feedback from the audience.
Presented work should still be sufficiently in-progress so that authors will be able to revise it based on audience feedback but nearing being ready for submission for review. It can be an article-length manuscript or a chapter of an almost completed book-length manuscript.
Venue
Venue
The conference will be held at the Yale Institution for Social and Policy Studies (ISPS) located at 77 Prospect Street, New Haven, CT 06511.
Lodging
Lodging
We have reserved blocks of rooms at 2 downtown New Haven hotels located next to each other and close to the Yale campus:
The Graduate New Haven Hotel (1151 Chapel Street): $199 per night plus tax ($229 per night total) for a king or double room. This rate applies to single or double occupancy. Please make your reservations before midnight on September 5, 2023 at this link, or by calling 475-207-7073. Ask for reservations and reference the “Yale CSI/SPIRE Conference.”
The Study at Yale Hotel (1157 Chapel Street): $229 per night plus tax (approximately $263 per night total) for one king, one queen, or 2 double beds. This rate applies to single or double occupancy. Please make your reservations before midnight on September 4, 2023 at this link, or by calling 203-503-3900 and referencing “Yale CSI/SPIRE Conference” to book 24/7 over the phone.
Please contact Pam Greene with questions or problems in making hotel reservations.
Travel & Transportation
Travel & Transportation
Air Travel to New Haven
New Haven is in proximity to these airports:
Tweed New Haven Airport (HVN) is a convenient 10-15 minute taxi ride to the Yale campus and provides regional service on Avelo Airlines. Link to Service Destinations
Bradley International Airport/Hartford (BDL) is about a 1-hour drive to New Haven and is marketed as the “no hassle” alternative to the New York City airports. It is served by all major airlines and is reasonably easy to access from New Haven.
New York City area airports are about 2-2.5 hours driving time from New Haven. See section on “Connecting Ground Transportation” for more information.
Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR); has direct connection to Amtrak
Please see the section below for connecting ground transportation.
Connecting Ground Transportation
Connecting Ground Transportation
If you are flying into Tweed New Haven Airport or taking a train into New Haven Union Station, you will find a queue of taxis waiting just outside to take you to your hotel or to the Yale campus (approximately 10 minutes from Union Station, or 15 minutes from Tweed Airport).
If you are flying into Bradley Airport or one of the New York City airports (LGA, JFK, EWR), options include taxi/rideshare services, airport shuttle services, private car service, or train service depending on the airport. For a listing of connecting ground transportation options including airport shuttle services, please visit this link.
Renting a car and driving to New Haven is also an option.
Amtrak Train Travel
Amtrak Train Travel
Amtrak train service is available along the northeast corridor from Boston, New York (Moynihan Train Hall/Penn Station), Philadelphia, Washington, DC and points in between, to Union Station in New Haven.
NOTE: If you are flying into Newark Airport (EWR), the airport has a direct connection to Amtrak although you need to make ample time allowance when scheduling connecting flights and trains.
Metro-North Commuter Train Travel from NYC
Metro-North Commuter Train Travel from NYC
Metro-North Railroad provides more frequent commuter train service between Grand Central Terminal in New York City and Union Station in New Haven. Visit their website for times and fares.
There are also connecting shuttle bus services between NYC airports and Grand Central Terminal. See next section for more information.
Driving and Parking in New Haven
Driving and Parking in New Haven
Valet parking is available at The Study at Yale Hotel for $32/night with unlimited in and out privileges.
The Graduate New Haven Hotel does not have onsite parking but recommends that guests use the York Street Garage (150 York Street) that is 0.1 mile or a 2-minute walk from the hotel. The daily parking rate is approximately $15-$17 and some restrictions to in/out access apply. Parking reservations can be made in advance on the York Street Garage website.
We recommend that you leave your car parked at the hotel or hotel-recommended garage and either walk or take a taxi/rideshare to the conference venue. If you will be driving to New Haven but not staying in one of the hotels and would like to park on the Yale campus, please contact Pam Greene.
Local Ground Transportation
Local Ground Transportation
Taxi service in New Haven is available through M7 or Metro Taxi by calling 203-777-7777.
If you have a rideshare account with Uber or Lyft, those services are also available in New Haven as reliable sources of local ground transportation.
Walking between the hotels and conference site is also an option if the weather is nice. The hotels are a 15-minute walk from ISPS at 77 Prospect Street (about 0.7 of a mile). Link to Walking Directions
Getting to/from the Hotel and Conference
We recommend that you leave your car parked at the hotel or hotel-recommended garage and either walk or take a taxi/rideshare to the conference venue. Link to Walking Directions
Meeting Location: The conference is currently scheduled to take place at the Yale Institution for Social and Policy Studies (ISPS) located at 77 Prospect Street in New Haven, Connecticut. Conference activities will be held on the lower level in Rooms A001 and A002.
Parking: Valet parking is available at The Study at Yale Hotel for $32/night with unlimited in and out privileges. The Graduate New Haven Hotel does not have onsite parking but recommends that guests use the York Street Garage (150 York Street) that is 0.1 mile or a 2-minute walk from the hotel. The daily parking rate is approximately $15-$17 and some restrictions to in/out access apply. Parking reservations can be made in advance on the York Street Garage website. We recommend that you leave your car parked at the hotel or hotel-recommended garage and either walk or take a taxi/rideshare to the conference venue. If you will be driving to New Haven but not staying in one of the hotels and would like to park on the Yale campus, please contact Pam Greene.
Other tips: The hotels are located in the center of downtown New Haven, close to many restaurants, bars, and to the Yale campus. They are about a mile from New Haven’s Union Train Station, and 0.7 mile (a 15-minute walk) from the conference venue.
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