Lines of Power: The Politics and Perils of Gerrymandering, with Bruce Cain
Renowned political scholar Bruce Cain brings his deep expertise in U.S. politics to a timely talk on gerrymandering, one of the most pressing challenges to American democracy. A pioneer in computer-assisted redistricting and a leading voice on elections, political regulation, and the interplay between lobbyists and lawmakers, Cain will illuminate how gerrymandering shapes representation and governance, with particular insights drawn from California and the American West.
About the Speaker
Bruce Cain is a professor of political science at Stanford University and a professor emeritus at UC Berkeley. Cain's fields of interest include American politics, political regulation, democratic theory, and state and local government. He has written extensively on elections, legislative representation, California politics, redistricting, and political regulation.
Details
- Open to all — OLLI members and the public.
- $0 for OLLI members/faculty; $10 for public.
- The event will be livestreamed and recorded; the recording will be shared with registrants as soon as it's captioned — typically within a week.
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