Department of Political Science

Political Science
1414 Social Sciences Building
267 19th Ave S
Minneapolis, MN 55455

Phone: 612-624-4144
Fax: 612-626-7599
E-mail: polisci@umn.edu

Chair: Raymond D. Duvall

Jason Roberts

Political Science 1414 Soc Sci

Department Affiliations


Specialties

  • U.S. Congress
  • Electoral and political behavior
  • Political History
  • Supreme Court
  • Judicial Nominations
  • Presidency

Educational Background

  • Ph.D: Political Science, Washington University--St. Louis, 2005.

Publications

  • Candidate Quality, the Personal Vote, and the Incumbency Advantage in Congress: Roberts, Jason Matthew, Jamie L. Carson and Erik Engstrom, American Political Science Review, 101 289-301, 2007. Download
  • The Statistical Analysis of Roll-Call Data: A Cautionary Tale: Roberts, Jason Matthew, Legislative Studies Quarterly, 32 341-360, 2007. Download
  • Redistricting, Candidate Entry, and the Politics of Nineteenth Century U.S. House Elections: Roberts, Jason Matthew, Jamie L. Carson and Erik J. Engstrom, American Journal of Political Science, 50 283-293, 2006. Download
  • Procedural Contexts, Party Strategy, and Conditional Party Voting in the US House of Representatives, 1971-2000: Roberts, Jason Matthew, Steven S. Smith, American Journal of Political Science, 47(2) 305-317, 2003. Download

Courses Taught

  • Pol 4308/5308 - Congressional Politics and Institutions
  • Pol 8312 - Legislative Process
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