The American politics subfield encompasses many facets of American democracy, focusing on political behavior and public opinion, and the relationships between political institutions and policy.  The American faculty work across several other research groups, including methods, environment, public policy, and political communication.


Political Science Faculty
Bruce Bimber: Political behavior, organizations, and political communication
Gayle Binion: Public law, civil rights & civil liberties, feminist jurisprudence 
Garrett Glasgow: Electoral behavior, parties, methods
M. Kent Jennings: Political socialization, gender and politics, political parpticipation
Pei-te Lien: Asian American politics, U.S. racial and ethnic politics, public opinion and political behavior
Lorraine McDonnell: Political institutions, public policy, education politics
Eric R.A.N. Smith: Public opinion, political behavior, environment & energy policy
M.S. Weatherford: Political institutions
John Woolley: Historical Change in the American presidency, politics of monetary policy,politics of environmental policy 

Affiliated Faculty & Collaborators
Sarah Anderson (Bren School of Environmental Science and Management, Affiliated Faculty): environmental politics, political structures and dynamics
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