Washington, D.C. — In the past four decades, the United States has undergone significant demographic changes. Immigration patterns have altered its racial composition, medical advances have aged its population, and economic forces have driven Americans to educate themselves at unprecedented levels. Transformations of this magnitude will shape this century’s social and political landscape and test many of America’s institutions.
Join the Bipartisan Policy Center, in partnership with the Center for American Progress and the Brookings Institution, for a series of presentations and discussions on the third-year results of the States of Change project. This project’s results include the composition of different groups’ underrepresentation or overrepresentation in the electorate, projections through 2060, and ways in which political actors must confront demographic reality.
Note: The conference includes two panels, a lunchtime discussion, and a concluding panel. Bookmark this link to watch the live webcast.
Members of the press are welcome to attend and must RSVP by contacting Tanya Arditi at [email protected] or Jordan LaPier at [email protected].
WHEN:
Friday, February 17, 2015
8:30 a.m. ET – 1:30 p.m. ET
WHO:
Opening remarks:
John C. Fortier, Director of the Democracy Project, Bipartisan Policy Center
Ruy Teixeira, Senior Fellow, Center for American Progress
Panel I: Representation Gaps and Challenges to Democracy, 1980–2060 Presentation
William H. Frey, Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution
Ruy Teixeira, Senior Fellow, Center for American Progress
Rob Griffin, Senior Policy Analyst, Center for American Progress
Matt A. Barreto, Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Latino Decisions
Emily Ekins, Research Fellow, Cato Institute
Moderator: Robert E. Lang, Executive Director, The Lincy Institute
Panel II: Political Parties and Demographic Change
Anita Dunn, Managing Director, SKDKnickerbocker
Alex Lundry, Co-Founder and Chief Data Scientist, Deep Root Analytics
Moderators: John C. Fortier, Director of the Democracy Project, Bipartisan Policy Center; Ruy Teixeira, Senior Fellow, Center for American Progress
Panel III: Can American Democracy Revitalize Itself?
E.J. Dionne, Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution
Sean Trende, Senior Elections Analyst, RealClearPolitics
RSVP:
Members of the press are welcome to attend and must RSVP by contacting Tanya Arditi at [email protected] or Jordan LaPier at [email protected].
WHERE:
Bipartisan Policy Center
1225 Eye Street N.W. #1000
Washington, D.C., 20005
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