Brian Conley, PhD

Assistant Professor
Department of Government

Phone: 617-994-6414
Fax: 617-367-4623
Email: bconley@suffolk.edu
Office: 73 Tremont St., Rm. 1084

Education

  • PhD, New School for Social Research
  • MA, New School for Social Research
  • BA, University of Massachusetts, Amherst

Fields of Interest

  • American Politics
  • Political Parties and Party Systems
  • Public Policy
  • Social Movement Theory and Practice
  • Research Methods

Selected Publications

2012 “The Politics of Hope: The Democratic Party and the Institutionalization of the Obama Brand.” In Routledge Handbook of Political Marketing, ed. Jennifer Lees-Marshment et al. London: Routledge.

2010 “States and the Making of the ‘Service’ Party: the Case of the Postwar

Ohio Republican Party.” Journal of American Studies (September).

2010 “Route to ’66: Ray Bliss, the 1966 Election and the Development of the

Republican Service Party.” American Review of Politics 31 (Summer): 70-89.

Conferences

2012 Panelist. “Brand Democratic: Obama, and the Democrats in the Era of Political Branding.” New England Political Science Association. Portsmouth, NH. April 26-28. (with Kenneth Cosgrove).

2012 Panelist. “A Constructive Theory of Lobbying." Midwest Political Science Association Annual Meeting. Chicago, IL. April 13.

2012 Panelist. "2012 Election Preview: A View from the States." New England Political Science Association Annual Meeting. Portsmouth, NH. April 26.

2012 Panelist. “The Politics of Party Renewal: Party Building and the Origins of the Post-Goldwater Republican Right.” Pennsylvania Political Science Association Annual Meeting. Muhlenberg College, Allentown PA. March 30-March 31.

2012 Panelist. “A Constructive Theory of Lobbying." New York State Political Science Association Annual Meeting. Wagner College, New York City, NY. April 20-21.

2011 Panelist. “Brand Democratic: Obama, and the Democrats in the Era of Political Branding.” Northeastern Political Science Association, Philadelphia, PA. November 17, 2011 (with Kenneth Cosgrove).

2011 Panelist. “The Politics of Hope: The Democratic Party and the Institutionalization of the Obama Brand.” New England Political Science Association, April 29, 2011. Hartford, CT.

2011 Panelist. “The Politics of Hope: The Democratic Party and the Institutionalization of the Obama Brand.” Midwest Political Science Association, April 3, 2011. Chicago, IL.

2010 Panelist. “The Impact of the 2010 Midterm Elections: A Northeastern Perspective.” Northeastern Political Science Association, November 12, 2010. Boston, MA.

2010 Panelist. “Rocking the State Vote: Explaining Youth Voting in the States, 1992-2008.” (With Rachael Cobb.) Northeastern Political Science Association, November 11, 2010. Boston, MA.

2010 Poster. “Rocking the State Vote: Explaining Youth Voting in the States, 1992-2008.” (With Rachael Cobb.) American Political Science Association, September 2-5, 2010. Washington D.C.

2010 Panelist. “The Politics of Hope: The Democratic Party and the Institutionalization of the Obama Brand.” American Political Science Association, Workshop on Political Marketing, September 1, 2010. Washington D.C.

2010 Chair. American Politics: Congress. Panel 7-D. New England Political Science Association, April 24, 2010. Newport, RI.

2010 Panelist. “The Language of Lobbying: Assessing the Impact of Lobbyist-Proposed Language on the Formulation of State Environmental Policy.” New England Political Science Association, April 24, 2010. Newport, RI. (Nominated for Best Paper award).

2010 Panelist. “Rocking the State Vote: Explaining Youth Voting in the States, 1992-2008.” (With Rachael Cobb.) New England Political Science Association, April 23-24, 2010. Newport, RI.

2010 Panelist. “The Language of Lobbying: Assessing the Impact of Lobbyist-Proposed Language on the Formulation of State Environmental Policy.” Western Political Science Association Annual Meeting, April 3, 2010. San Francisco, CA.

2010 Panelist. “The Language of Lobbying: Assessing the Impact of Lobbyist-Proposed Language on the Formulation of State Environmental Policy.” Southern Political Science Association Annual Meeting, January 9, Atlanta, GA.

2009 “The Language of Lobbying: The Role of Lobbyist-Proposed Language in the Formulation of State Policy in New England.” Northeast Political Science Association Annual Meeting, November 20, Philadelphia, PA.

2009 Panelist. “Stalwart: Ray Bliss and the Making of the Modern Republican Party.” New York State Political Science Association, 63rd Annual Conference, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, New York City, April 24.

2009 Panelist. “Organizing Politics: Ohio and the Origins of the Modern Republican Party,” Midwest Political Science Association Annual Meeting, April 4, Chicago, IL.

2008 Panelist. “Organizing Politics: Ohio and the Origins of the Modern Republican Party,” Northeast Political Science Association Annual Meeting, November 11, Boston, MA.

2008 Panelist. “Route to '66: Ray Bliss and the 1966 Mid-term Republican Resurgence,” Southern Political Science Association Annual Meeting, January 11, New Orleans, LA.

2007 Panelist. “‘The Year of the Elephant’: Ray Bliss and the 1966 Mid-term Republican Resurgence.” Northeast Political Science Association Annual Meeting, November 16, Philadelphia, PA.

2007 Panelist. “Partisan Politics: Ray Bliss and the Making of the Modern American Party System,” New England Political Science Association Annual Meeting, April 28, Boston, MA.

2007 Panelist. “Alert, Alive and Aggressive: Ray Bliss and the Ohio Republican Party,” Pennsylvania Political Science Association Meeting, March 30, Kutztown, PA.

2001 Panelist. “Mass Action: Social Movements and the State,” Rethinking Marxism Conference, University of Massachusetts, April 22, Amherst, MA.