Redrawing Maps, Rerouting Votes: Gerrymandering & the Geography of Political Power

February 2012 is the bicentennial of the practice Gerrymandering, accomplished by Massachusetts' Governor Elbridge Gerry. 2012 is also the next scheduled round of redistricting in Massachusetts - as well as being a major election year. Join faculty from Boston University's Departments of History and Political Science for a program discussing redistricting, shifts in population, and the impact on electoral outcomes.