University of Minnesota
Department of Political Science
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Department of Political Science

Steven Rosenstone

Department Affiliations


Specialties

  • political systems
  • political rules and norms
  • political participation
  • liberal education
  • elections and voting
  • American politics
  • voter turnout
  • higher education in America
  • third parties

Educational Background

  • Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley, 1979 : .

Publications

  • Mobilization, Participation, and Democracy in America. Rosenstone, Steven, J.M. Hansen, Longman Classics edition, 2003.
  • Third Parties in America: Citizen Response to Major Party Failure. Rosenstone, Steven, R. Behr & E. Lazarus, Princeton University Press, 1996.
  • Mobilization, Participation, and Democracy in America. Rosenstone, Steven, J.M. Hansen, Macmillan Press, 1993.
  • Hispanic Political Participation. Rosenstone, Steven, M.A. Calvo, Southwest Voter Research Institute, 1989.
  • Forecasting Presidential Elections. Rosenstone, Steven, Yale University Press, 1983.
  • Who Votes?. Rosenstone, Steven, R. Wolfinger, Yale University Press, 1980.

Professional Activities

  • Vice President, Scholarly and Cultural Affairs, University of Minnesota, 2007 to present
  • McKnight Presidential Leadership Chair, University of Minnesota, 2004 to present
  • Dean, College of Liberal Arts: 1996 - 2007
  • West Bank Arts Quarter
  • Fellow, American Academy of Arts and Sciences: 1997
  • International Secretariat for the Comparative Study of Electoral Systems: 1995
  • Principal Investigator, The National Election Studies: 1993
  • Co-Principal Investigator, The National Election Studies: 1989 - 1993
  • Program Director, Center for Political Studies, Institute for Social Research: 1986

Outreach Activities

  • Member of Board of Directors, the Guthrie Theater: 1999

Awards

  • McKnight Presidential Leadership Chair, University of Minnesota, 2004 to present
  • Member, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 1997 to present
  • Philip E. Converse Award, for Mobilization, Participation, and Democracy in America, American Political Science Association, 2009 (with J.M. Hansen)
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