Paul Goren
pgoren@umn.edu
Social Sciences 1439
612-626-7489
Paul Goren joined the department as an assistant professor in the fall 2006 term, after having taught previously at Arizona State University and Southern Illinois University. He has a wide range of teaching and research interests in American politics, public opinion, political behavior, race and politics, political psychology, and quantitative methods.
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Specialties
- Political Identifications
- Core Beliefs and Values
- Political Sophistication
- Racial Stereotyping and Prejudice
- Presidential Character and Candidate Evaluation
- Public Opinion on the Welfare State
Educational Background
- Ph. D., Political Science, University of Pittsburgh, 1998
- M. A., Political Science, University of Pittsburgh , 1994
- B. S., Industrial Management with University Honors, Carnegie Mellon University , 1989
Select Publications
- N.d. "Personal Value Systems and Public Opinion: A Preliminary Report on Some New Value Items"
- 2008. "The Two Faces of Government Spending." Political Research Quarterly. Forthcoming.
- 2007. "Character Weakness, Partisan Bias, and Presidential Evaluations: Modifications and Extensions." Political Behavior Forthcoming.
- 2005. "Party Identification and Core Political Values" American Journal of Political Science 49: 882-97.
- 2004. "Political Sophistication and Policy Reasoning: A Reconsideration" American Journal of Political Science 48: 462-78.
- 2003. "Race, Sophistication, and White Opinion on Government Spending." Political Behavior 25: 201-20.
- 2002. "Character Weakness, Partisan Bias, and Presidential Evaluation." American Journal of Political Science 46: 627-641.
- 2001. "Core Principles and Policy Reasoning in Mass Publics: A Test of Two Theories." British Journal of Political Science 31: 159-77.
Replication Files
- "The Two Faces of Government Spending." - Stata files.
- "The Two Faces of Government Spending." - EQS files.
Courses Taught
- 4767: Public Opinion and Voting Behavior
- 8123: Introduction to Quantitative Political Analysis
- 8302: Public Opinion and Political Participation