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ANDREW ROBERTS

Department of Political Science
Northwestern University
Evanston, IL 60208
tel: 847-491-2636
email: aroberts@northwestern.edu
website: http://sites.google.com/site/robertspolisci/
google scholar page: http://scholar.google.com/citations?user=MCBkCS8AAAAJ&hl=en



ACADEMIC POSITIONS


Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, Northwestern University, 2010-Present.

Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Northwestern University, 2003-2010.

Fellow, Institute for Policy Research, Northwestern University, 2006-Present.


EDUCATION


Ph.D., Princeton University, 2003 (Political Science).

M.A., Princeton University, 1998 (Political Science).

B.A., Williams College, 1992 (Economics), summa cum laude.


PUBLICATIONS


Books

  • The Thinking Student’s Guide to College: 75 Tips for Getting a Better Education. University of Chicago Press, 2010.
  • The Quality of Democracy in Eastern Europe: Public Preferences and Policy Reforms. Cambridge University Press, 2009.
    • Reviewed in Perspectives on Politics (8:3, 2010), Journal of Politics (73:1, 2011), Comparative Political Studies (43:7, 2010).
  • From Good King Wenceslas to the Good Soldier Švejk: A Dictionary of Czech Popular Culture. Central European University Press, 2005.
    • Excerpts reprinted in Czech Sociological Review (39:6, 2003) and Reflex (Special 90th anniversary of Czechoslovakia issue).
    • Reviewed in Choice (June 2006), Czech Sociological Review (Fall 2006), Slavonic and East European Journal (50:4, Winter 2006), The Prague Post (29 August 2007).

Articles

  • "Do Electoral Rules Affect Women’s Representation” (with Jason Seawright and Jennifer Cyr), Comparative Political Studies, forthcoming
  • “Policy Responsiveness in Postcommunist Europe” (with Byung-Yeon Kim), British Journal of Political Science, 41(4), 2011, 819-839.
  • “The Politics of Healthcare Reform in Postcommunist Europe: The Importance of Access,” Journal of Public Policy, 29(3), 2009, 305-325.
  • “The Politics of Constitutional Amendment in Eastern Europe,” Constitutional Political Economy, 20, 2009, 99-117.
  • “Hyperaccountability: Economic Voting in Eastern Europe,” Electoral Studies, 27(3), 2008, 533-546.
  • “Measuring Portfolio Salience in Eastern European Parliamentary Democracies” (with James Druckman), European Journal of Political Research, 47, 2008, 101-134.
  • “Communist Successor Parties and Coalition Formation” (with James Druckman). Legislative Studies Quarterly, XXXII(1), 2007, 5-31.
  • “What Kind of Democracy Is Emerging in Eastern Europe,” Post-Soviet Affairs, 22(1), 2006, 37-64.
  • “The Quality of Democracy: A Review Essay,” Comparative Politics, 37(3), 2005, 357-376.
  • “Context and Coalition Bargaining: Comparing Portfolio Allocation in Eastern and Western Europe” (with James Druckman), Party Politics 11(5), 2005, 535-555.
  • “The State of Socialism: A Note on Terminology.” Slavic Review, 63(2), 2004, 349-366.
  • “Demythologizing the Czech Opposition Agreement,” Europe-Asia Studies, 55(8), 2003, 1273-1303.
  • “The Politics and Anti-Politics of Nostalgia,” East European Politics and Societies, 16(3), 2002, 764-809.

Reviews


  • Review of Mitchell A. Orenstein, Privatizing Pensions: The Transnational Campaign for Social Security Reform, American Journal of Sociology, 115(5), March 2010.
  • Review of Kevin Deegan Krause, Elected Affinities: Democracy and Party Competition in Slovakia and the Czech Republic, Czech Sociological Review, 3, 2009.
  • Review of Ivo Možný, Česká společnost: nejdůležitější fakta o kvalitě našeho života (Czech Society: The Most Important Facts about the Quality of Life). Czech Sociological Review, 38(6), Winter 2002.
  • Review of Herbert Kitschelt, et al. Post-Communist Party Systems: Competition, Representation, and Inter-Party Cooperation. Central European Review, February 2001.

Other Writing


  • “The Balkans.” Encyclopedia of Political Science (CQ Press, 2010).
  • “Public Opinion on Missile Defense.” Euro-Atlantic Quarterly.
  • “How to Follow the American Presidential Election.” Reflex, October 2008 (in Czech).
  • “The Internship Experience and Studying Abroad.” Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad, XXII, November 2005.
  • “Six Czech Reasons Not to Watch the Olympics.” The Prague Post, 30 January-5 February 2002.
  • “Asylum for Asylum Laws: A View of the Current Asylum Crisis of the Czech Roma and a Proposed Solution.” New Presence/Pritomnost, Fall 2001.
  • “The Nuclear Choice: Global Warming, Kyoto, and Temelin.” The Prague Post, 9-16 August 2001.
  • “Nostalgia for Com-Pop.” New Presence/Pritomnost, Spring 2001.
  • “Perceptions and Reality: A Look at What's Behind Prague's September Demonstrations.” New Presence/Pritomnost, Autumn 2000. (In English and Czech).
  • “The EU’s Real Haider Problem.” Central European Review, April 2000.


WORKING PAPERS


  • “Democratic Inequality in Postcommunist Europe”
  • “A Rational Postcommunist Public?”
  • “Pension Privatization in Eastern Europe and Beyond.”
  • “Campaign Promises and Their Fulfillment in a New Democracy”.
  • “Political Science and Democratization”.
  • “Partial Veto Points: Bicameralism in the Czech Republic”.
  • “Sources of Support for Pension Reform” (with Michelle Dion).

WORKS IN PROGRESS

  • Public Opinion in a New Democracy (book project).
  • Does Political Experience Matter? (book project).
  • Czech Politics: From East to West (book proposal).
  • Translation of the Czechoslovak Roundtable Talks.
  • Consensus and Dissensus in Political Science.

DEPARTMENT SERVICE


  • Director of Undergraduate Studies, 2010-Present.
  • Director of Honors Program, 2008-2009, 2011-2012.
  • Graduate Committee/Graduate Admissions, 2003-2004, 2007-2008.
  • Undergraduate Committee/Departmental Advisor, 2005, 2006-2007, 2008-2009
  • Search Committee, 2004-2005, 2010-2011.
  • Organizer of Comparative Politics Workshop, 2003-2004, 2004-2005.
  • Co-organizer of Political Institutions Workshop, 2004-2005.


UNIVERSITY SERVICE


  • University Study Abroad Committee, 2011-Present
  • Curriculum Review Committee, 2010-Present
  • Assessment Council, 2011-Present
  • Selection/Advisory Committee for Fulbright Scholarships, 2008-Present.
  • Selection Committee for Carnegie Endowment Fellows, 2007-Present.


PROFESSIONAL SERVICE


  • Member of Comparative Democratization Fieldwork Award Committee, 2009.
  • Manuscript reviewer for Cambridge University Press, Congressional Quarterly Press, Longman,
  • Article reviewer for American Journal of Political Science, British Journal of Political Science, Comparative Politics, Comparative Political Studies, Constitutional Political Economy, Czech Sociological Review, European Union Politics, Law and Social Inquiry, International Studies Quarterly, Journal of Politics, Political Behavior, Political Studies, Political Psychology, Public Choice, Social Forces, World Politics
  • Grant reviewer for National Science Foundation, Czech Science Foundation
  • Fellowship reviewer for EURIAS


AWARDS


  • 2009: Institute for Human Sciences (IWM) Visiting Fellowship (6 months)
  • 2007: Steven H. Sandell Grant for Junior Scholars in Retirement Research (with Michelle Dion) ($40,000).
  • 2004: Searle Foundation Grant for Policy Research ($56,000).
  • 2001: SSRC International Dissertation Field Research Fellowship.
  • 2000-2001: IREX Individual Advanced Research Opportunity Grant.
  • 1999-2000: Princeton Center for Domestic and Comparative Policy Studies Dissertation Grant.
  • 1998-99: Macarthur Faculty-Student Research Grant.
  • 1998: Mellon Foundation Fellowship (Summer).
  • 1997-98: Fellowship for Sawyer Seminar on Western Economic Values.
  • 1997: Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship for the Study of Croatian.
  • 1996-97: FLAS Fellowship for the Study of Czech.


LANGUAGE SKILLS


  • Czech and Slovak (Fluent)
  • Polish (Intermediate)
  • Serbo-Croatian (Intermediate)

 

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