Robert Erikson
Affiliation
- Faculty Fellow, Department of Political Science
Research
Robert S. Erikson is professor of Political Science (Ph.D., University of Illinois, 1969). His major interests include the study of electoral politics, public opinion, and policy representation in the United States. He is the coauthor of The Macro Polity (2002), American Public Opinion, (6th ed., 2001) and Statehouse Democracy (1993).
Selected Work
- American Public Opinion: Its Origins, Content, and Impact, Robert Erikson and Kent Tedin. New York: Pearson Education, 2005.
- The Macro Polity, Robert S. Erikson, Michael B. MacKuen, and James A. Stimson. 2002. New York: Cambridge University Press. 2002
- American Public Opinion. 6th ed Erikson, Robert S. and Kent L. Tedin. New York: Addison Wesley Longman, 2001
- "Equilibrium in Campaign Spending Games: Theory and Data" Erikson, Robert S. and Palfrey, Thomas. American Political Science Review, March 2000
- "Representation of Constituent Ideology in Congress" Erikson, Robert S. and Wright, Gerald C. Chapter 8 in David Brady, John Cogan, and Morris Fioirna, eds., Continuity and Change in Congressional Elections. Stanford, Stanford University Press. 2000
- "Bankers or Peasants Revisited: Economic Approval and Presidential Approval" Erikson, Robert S., MacKuen, Michael B. and Stimson, James A. Electoral Studies, 2000
See Also
- Research grant: Election Campaigns and the Voter
- Seed grant: Campaign Dynamics
- Featured publications by Robert Erikson
- Working paper: Forecasting House Seats from General Congressional Polls
