American Politics subfield
American politics at Notre Dame empirically analyzes mass political behavior, political institutions, and public policies to gain a deeper understanding of the nature of democracy.
We provide a fruitful, collegial, collaborative intellectual community around questions of political equality, political behavior and public opinion, American political development, political parties and representation, and research methods.
The study of American politics has been enriched by the Rooney Center for the Study of American Democracy. The Rooney Center
- organizes weekly research workshops for faculty and graduate students
- sponsors seminars and lectures by visiting scholars
- organizes conferences
- provides research grants for students and faculty
We emphasize close interaction between faculty and graduate students. In particular, faculty make special efforts to prepare students for future careers through close mentoring and collaborative research projects.
Graduate students simultaneously specialize in a subfield of American politics and develop a broad foundation in the study of American politics.
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Faculty |
Specialty within American Politics |
Contact |
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American political development, presidency, public policy, public administration |
574-631-7430 |
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Political participation, religion and politics, education policy |
574-631-7809 |
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Political and social psychology, political behavior, public opinion, research methods, race and politics |
574-631-5654 |
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Political parties, public opinion, electoral behavior, religion and politics |
574-631-0379 |
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Political participation, political behavior, experimental methods, social networks |
574-631-7016 |
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Race and politics, voting rights, urban politics, women and politics |
574-631-3676 |
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Political participation, social choice theory, democratic theory, theories of the state, the political determinants of quality of life |
574-631-3768 |
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Political participation, voter mobilization, Latino politics, public opinion, diversity |
574-631-0352 |
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John Roos, Emeritus |
Political thought, Congress, religion and politics |
574-631-7556 |
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American political development, political parties, women and politics |
574-631-3836 |
