Andrew Gould
(A..B., Harvard University; Ph.D., University of California at Berkeley, 1992) Associate Professor. My research and teaching are in comparative politics and political economy. A current project of mine is "Taxation and Democracy." Recent papers from this project, published in Studies in Comparative International Development and the Annual Review of Political Science, examine whether and how differences in fiscal policies and outcomes in countries around the world are produced in part by the varied institutions of democracy and democratic processes. I have also conducted experiments to test alternative theories of how people evaluate the economic consequences of their political choices. My recent book, Origins of Liberal Dominance: State, Church, and Party in Nineteenth-Century Europe , explores the rise of liberalism and the development of modern political institutions in Europe . The book argues that states, churches, and parties joined together in France, Belgium, Switzerland, and Germany to produce fundamentally new forms of organization that have shaped contemporary politics. I also teach and write about research design and methods in comparative politics. At Notre Dame I am a Fellow of the Helen Kellogg Institute for International Studies and of the Nanovic Institute for European Studies.
Advising specialties :
Fellowship competitions (e.g. Truman, Fulbright); graduate work in public policy, international affairs, and political science; national government; European politics
Research and teaching interests:
Comparative Politics; Politics and Game Theory
Contact Information
On leave and off campus for the Spring 09 semster. Contact via email
Email: agould@nd.edu
Office: 214 Hesburgh Center
Phone: (574) 631-7674
Mailing Address:
217 O'Shaughnessy Hall
Notre Dame, IN 46556