Teaching

Campaigns, Voting, Media and Elections (PoliSci 120B, Comm 162/262)

Winter Quarter, 2021-2022

This course examines the theory and practice of American political campaigns. First, we explain the behavior of the key players — candidates, journalists, and voters — in terms of the institutional arrangements and political incentives that confront them. Second, we use the 2016 and 2018 election campaigns as a "laboratory" for testing generalizations about the behavior of journalists, candidates, and voters. Third, we discuss selections from the academic literature dealing with the immediate effects of campaigns on public opinion and voter behavior as well as more long-term consequences for governance and democratic accountability.

polisci120b.stanford.edu

Topics in American Political Behavior (PoliSci 420b)

Autumn Quarter, 2021-2022

This class surveys the principal topics and lines of research in the study of individual political behavior. The class will commence with consideration of classical perspectives on voting and public opinion. But even at the starting point its concern is with current approaches and open questions -- both very much in the plural. Specific research areas singled out for review include campaigns, political communication, and race in American politics.

polisci420b.stanford.edu

Party Polarization (PoliSci 424c)

Winter Quarter, 2020-2021

This research seminar covers current and previous approaches to the study of party polarization. The focus is primarily on American politics. We will address alternative conceptualizations of polarization, possible explanations for rising polarization, and broader implications for democratic politics.

web.stanford.edu/class/polisci424c/

Campaigns, Voting, Media and Elections (PoliSci 120B, Comm 162/262)

Fall Quarter, 2020-2021

This course examines the theory and practice of American political campaigns. First, we explain the behavior of the key players — candidates, journalists, and voters — in terms of the institutional arrangements and political incentives that confront them. Second, we use the 2016 election and the ongoing 2020 campaigns as a "laboratory" for testing general propositions about the behavior of journalists, candidates, and voters.

polisci120b.stanford.edu

Seminar in Political Communication (PoliSci 425, Comm 360g)

Winter Quarter, 2019-2020

The seminar provides an overview of research in political communication with special reference to work on the impact of the mass media on public opinion and voting behavior.

comm360g.stanford.edu

Campaigns, Voting, Media and Elections (PoliSci 120B, Comm 162/262)

Winter Quarter, 2018-2019

This course examines the theory and practice of American political campaigns. First, we attempt to explain the behavior of the key players — candidates, journalists, and voters — in terms of the institutional arrangements and political incentives that confront them. Second, we will use the 2016 election campaign as a "laboratory" for testing generalizations about the behavior of journalists, candidates, and voters. Third, we discuss selections from the academic literature dealing with the immediate effects of campaigns on public opinion and voter behavior as well as more long-term consequences for governance and the democratic process.

polisci120b.stanford.edu