• Ph.D, 1988 Washington University in St. Louis
• M.A., l982 University of Essex
• B.Sc. Econ, 1979 University College of Wales, Aberystwyth

Publications

Books

1. Demanding Choices: Opinion Voting and Direct Democracy with Todd Donovan University of Michigan Press (1998) (paperback edition 2000)
   
   
2. Beyond Representation: Local experimentation with Alternative Electoral Systems with Todd Donovan and David Brockington ( Ohio State University press)
   
   
3. Reforming the Republic: Democratic Institutions for the new America. Prentice Hall. Real Politics in America Series with Todd Donovan ( forthcoming 2004 ?)

Edited Books

1. Elections in Australia, Ireland and Malta under the Single Transferable Vote: reflections on an Embedded Institution co-editor with Bernard Grofman University of Michigan press (2000)
   
   
2. Citizens as Legislators: Direct Democracy in the United States co-editor with Todd Donovan and Caroline Tolbert Ohio State University Press (1998 reprinted 2000)
   
   
3. Party Cohesion, Party Discipline and the Organizing of Parliaments co-editor with David M Farrell and Richard Katz Ohio State University Press (January 1998)
   
   
4. Electoral Strategies and Political Marketing co-editor with D M Farrell (1992) MacMillan/St Martin's Press

Articles in Refereed Journals

1. "Direct Democracy and Attitudes about Citizen Influence on Government" forthcoming British Journal of Political Science (with Todd Donovan)
   
   
2. "Coalition Government and Satisfaction with Democracy: An Analysis of New Zealand's Reaction to Proportional Representation." European Journal of Political Research. (forthcoming) with Jeffrey Karp
   
   
3. "Citizen Opinion and Constitutional Choices" Political Behavior (forthcoming) with David Lanoue and James Wenzel
   
   
4. "Minor parties and Protest Votes in Australia and New Zealand: Locating Populist Politics" (forthcoming) Electoral Studies with David Denemark
   
   
5. "Issues, Economics and the Dynamics of Multi-Party Elections: The British 1987 General Election" American Political Science Review, March 2000 V94 N1:131-149. with R. Michael Alvarez and Jonathan Nagler
   
   
6. "Support for Third Parties in California." American Politics Quarterly. 2000 V28 N1:50-71 with Todd Donovan, and T. Terrio
   
   
7. "Direct Democracy and Minority Rights: An extension." American Journal of Political Science. 1998 Vol. 42, N3:1020-1024. with Todd Donovan
   
   
8. "Party Strategy and Voter Organization under Cumulative Voting in Victorian England" Political Studies 1999 Dec V47 N5:906-917 with Todd Donovan and David Farrell
   
   
9. "Minority Representation Under Cumulative and Limited Voting in Local Elections." Journal of Politics. 1998 Vol 60, No 4 1108-1125 with David Brockington, Todd Donovan and Robert Brischetto
   
   
10. "Picking the Winners: Perceptions of Party Viability and Their Impact on Voting Behaviour" Social Science Quarterly (1998) March, Vol 79 N2:361-377 with David Lanoue
    
    
11. "Legislating From the State Bench: A comparative Analysis of Judicial Activism" American Politics Quarterly (1997) Vol 25, No.3:363-379 with James Wenzel and David Lanoue
    
    
12. "Constituency Campaigning in Parliamentary Systems with Preferential Voting: Is There a paradox?" Electoral Studies (1996) 15,4:461-476 with David M Farrell and Ian McAllister
    
    
13. "New Party Challenges and Partisan Change: The Effects of Party Competition on Party Loyalty" with David Lanoue Political Behavior (1996) June, Vol 18, No 4: 327-343
    
    
14. "The Growth of the Political Marketing Industry and the California Initiative Process" European Journal of Marketing (1996) 30,10/11: 173-185 with Todd Donovan and Ken Fernandez
    
    
15. "Popular Responsiveness to Taxation" Political Research Quarterly (1995) vol 48, 1 79-99 with Todd Donovan
    
    
16. "Electoral Systems, Party Competition and Strength of Partisan Attachment: Evidence from Three Countries"
    
    
17. "The Organizing of the European Parliament: Committees Specialization and Co-ordination" British Journal of Political Science 25 (1995) 219-243 with David Farrell
    
    
18. "Opinion Change on Ballot Propositions" Political Behavior 16, 4 December 1994: 411-435 with Todd Donovan
    
    
19. "Economic Conditions and Voting on Ballot Propositions" American Politics Quarterly 22,1 January 1994: 27-40 with Todd Donovan
    
    
20. "Local Sources of Information and Voter Choice in State Elections: Micro-level Foundations of the 'Friends and Neighbors' Effect" American Politics Quarterly 21,4 October 1993: 473-489 with Todd Donovan and Joseph Snipp
    
    
21. "Legislator Shirking and Voter Monitoring: Impacts of European Parliament Electoral Systems upon Legislator/Voter Relationships" Journal of Common Market Studies March 1993 Vol 31, No 1:45-69 with D Farrell
    
    
22. "Split Ticket Voting in Australia: Dealignment and Inconsistent Votes Reconsidered" Australian Journal of Political Science March 1993 Vol 28, No 1:19-37 with David Denemark
    
    
23. "Ballot Propositions and Information Costs: Direct Democracy and the Fatigued Voter" Western Political Quarterly June 1992 with T Donovan and T Happ
    
    
24. "The Sources of Tactical Voting in British National Elections" Political Behavior June 1992 14,2:141-157 with D J Lanoue
    
    
25. "Strategic and Protest Voting for Third Parties: The Case of the Canadian NDP" with D J Lanoue Western Political Quarterly June 1992 95:485-499
    
    
26. "Voter Behavior Under STV-PR: Solving the Puzzle of the Irish Party System" Political Behavior 1991 13,4:303-320 with D Farrell
    
    
27. "Party Loyalties in Complex Settings; STV and Party Identification" Political Studies 1991, Vol XXXIX, No 2,350-362 with D Farrell
    
    
28. "Federalism and Mass Behaviour: An Institutional Explanation for Unstable Political Affiliations in Canada" Electoral Studies June 1990 9;2:133-145
    
    
29. "Party Campaigns and Voter Rationality: The 1987 Irish General Election Revisited" Economic and Social Review April 1990 21;3:251-268 with David Farrell
    
    
30. "Voter Perceptions and Party Strategies: An Empirical Approach" Comparative Politics October 1990:23,1:61-83
    
    
31. "Comparative Economic Assessments and the Endogeneity of Left/Right Self-Placement" European Journal of Political Research 17:35-49:1989
    
    
32. "Government-Business Bargaining and the Impact of EC Institutions: The Lindblom Problem" Political Studies September 1988, Vol. XXXVI, No. 3: 524-531
    
    
33. "Corporatism and the 'Privileged Position' of Business" West European Politics April l987, Vol. 10, No. 2: 157-175

Other publications

1. "Parties in Legislatures: Two Competing Explanations" in Parties Without Partisans Russ Dalton and Martin Wattenberg [eds] Oxford University Press 2000 p235-268
   
   
2. "The Internationalization of Election Campaign Consultancy", in James Thurber (ed.), Campaign Consultants in Election Campaigns. Washington DC: Brookings Press, in press 2000 (with David Farrell)
   
   
3. "Political Reform via the Initiative Process: Proposition 198 as an Example." In Bruce Cain and Elizabeth Gerber (eds.) California's Open Primary. Forthcoming University of California press (with Todd Donovan)
   
   
4. "Popular Control of Referendum Agendas: Implications for Democratic Outcomes and Minority Rights." In M.Mendelsohn and A. Parkin (eds.) Referendum Democracy: The Impact of Referendums on Liberal-Democratic Politics Macmillan/St.Martin's Press. (with Todd Donovan) forthcoming 2000
   
   
5. "California's Experience with Direct Democracy: the first 80 years" Parliamentary Affairs June 2000 (with Todd Donovan)
   
   
6. "Two Cheers for Direct Democracy: or who is Afraid of the Initiative Process?" (with Todd Donovan) 1999 Representation
   
   
7. "Parties and Party Discipline within the European Parliament: A norms based approach" (With D Farrell) in Bowler, Farrell and Katz [eds] Party Cohesion, Party Discipline and the Organizing of Parliaments Ohio State University Press
   
   
8. "California's Political Warriors: Campaign Professionals and the Initiaitve Process" with D McCuan, Todd Donovan and Ken Fernandez in Bowler, Donovan and Tolbert [eds] Citizens as Legislators Ohio State University Press 1998
   
   
9. "Contending Players and Straegies: Opposition Advantages in Initiative elections" with D McCuan, Todd Donovan and Ken Fernandez in Bowler, Donovan and Tolbert [eds] Citizens as Legislators Ohio State University Press 1998
   
   
10. "Direct Democracy and Minorites: Changing Attitudes about Minorities Targetted by Intiaitves" with Jim Wenzel and Todd Donovan in Bowler, Donovan and Tolbert [eds] Citizens as Legislators Ohio State University Press 1998
    
    
11. "Direct Democracy and Gay Rights Initiatives after Romer." in C. Rimmerman, K. Wald and C. Wilcox [eds] The Politics of Gay Rights. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. (with Todd Donovan and Jim Wenzel)
    
    
12. "Reasoning Voters, Voter Behaviour and Institutions" in D Farrell D Broughton D Denver and J Fisher [eds] British Elections and Parties Yearbook 1996 Frank Cass, London
    
    
13. "Direct Democracy and Minority Rights: Opinions on Anti-Gay and Lesbian Ballot Initiatives" (with Todd Donovan) in Witt S and McCorkle S [eds] Anti-Gay Rights: Assessing Voter Initiatives Greenwood
    
    
14. "Voter Strategies Under Preferential Electoral Systems: A Single Transferable Vote Mock ballot Survey of London Voters" (with D Farrell) in C Rallings, D Farrell, D Denver & D Brougton [eds] British Elections & Parties Yearbook 1995 (Vol 5; 14-31) Frank Cass, London
    
    
15. "STV's Place in the Family of Electoral Systems: Theoretical Comparisons and Contrasts" (with Bernard Grofman) Representation 1996/97 34,1:43-47
    
    
16. "A British STV Election: The Electoral Reform Society's MORI Poll of London Voters During the 1994 Euro elections" (with D Farrell) Representation (1995) 32, 120:90-94
    
    
17. "Contextual Models of Politics: the Political Impact of Friends and Neighbours" Editor's introduction to special edition of Political Geography Quarterly 1991 9,2,91-96
    
    
18. "The Greens at the European Level" (with D Farrell) Environmental Politics 1992 1,1:132-7
    
    
19. "Voting in Hertford 1679-1721" (with D. K. Hirst) History and Computing 1990:14-18
    
    
20. "The Informed Electorate? Voter Responsiveness to Campaigns in Britain and Germany" with David Broughton, Todd Donovan and Joe Snipp in Bowler and Farrell [eds] Electoral Strategies and Political Marketing MacMillan, 1992

Book reviews

1. Review of "Capitalism and Public Policy in the UK" (Burden, T and Campbell, M) American Political Science Review (December 1987) vol. 81:1382-1383.
   
   
2. Review of "Irish Voters Decide" (Sinnott R) PSA Elections, Public Opinion and Parties Newsletter, 17, 1996
   
   
3. Review of "The Amateur Strategist" (Denardo J) PSA Elections, Public Opinion and Parties Newsletter, 18, 1996
   
   
4. Review of "Government Survival in Parliamentary Democracies" (Paul Warwick) Canadian Journal of Political Science (1996) December Vol29, N4:807-808
   
   
5. Review of "Do Campaigns Matter" (Thomas Holbrook) Party Politics (1998) Jan V5 N1:133-135

Service

Department

• Acting Department Chair, 1995 (summer); 1996 (summer); 1997 (summer)



• Graduate Advisor, 1995-1996



• Graduate Committee member, 1993-1996



• Chair, Undergraduate Committee 1996-



• Undergraduate Committee member 1990-1993, 1996-



• Departmental search committee member/chair most years
  

College

• Chair, College Executive Committee 1997-99



• Vice-Chair, Executive Committee 1996-97



• Member, Executive Committee (elected) 1995- 99



• Member, College Committee on Curriculum Reform 1997-1998
  

Campus/Systemwide

• Chair, Committee on Educational Policy 2000-



• Member, Committee on Educational Policy 1999-2000



• Member Advisory Committee 1997-1999, 2000-



• Undergraduate Council 1994-1997



• B.O.A.R.S (system wide committee on admissions) 1996-97

Professional

• UC Riverside campus representative Field Institute's California Poll (associated with UC Berkeley's Data Lab)



• Mentor Minority Summer Research Internship Program 1993-1997



• Manuscripts reviewed for Policy Studies Journal, Political Geography Quarterly, British Journal of Political Science, Political Research Quarterly, American Politics Quarterly, Political Behavior, American Journal of Political Science, Journal of Politics, Party Politics, European Journal of Political Research, International Studies Quarterly, National Science Foundation, University of Michigan press, CQ Press



• Editorial Board Party Politics;    Electoral Studies



• Faculty affiliate Center for the Study of Democracy, UC Irvine

Media

• Invited guest “Which Way LA” KCRW (Los Angles public radio) 30- September 1999 “Voter Apathy”



• Guest “All Things Considered” (National Public Radio) on electoral systems Feb 4 2000



• Quoted/Interviewed on NPR’s “On the Media”



• Quoted Interviews with Associated Press reporters also Asahi Shimbun (Japan) Dallas Morning News, National Journal, Washington Post, Newsday (New York) plus local media (Press Enterprise, Desert Sun , KVCR radio) Dallas Morning News Oct 26 2000; Scripps Howard News Service Nov 08 2000, Nov 03 2000; Indianapolis Star Nov 09 2000 also in Idaho Statemsan Nov 09 2000

Grants

• £5000 McDougall Foundation ‘Asking the Anrokas’ 2003-2003 (with David Farrell): expert survey on electoral systems
  
  
• $10,000 CDN Canadian Studies grant 1999-2000 (with Todd Donovan) for survey of Canadian legislative attitudes towards direct democracy
  
  
• $50,000 Haynes Foundation grant 1998 (with David McCuan, M. Neiman) Political Consultants and the Initiative Process
  
  
• $6,000 European Union grant (5,000 ecu) (with David Farrell) Survey of Members of the European Parliament

 

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