Bruce Cain
Charles Louis Ducommun Professor in the School of Humanities & Sciences, Senior Fellow at the Woods Institute, at the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research & Professor of Environmental Social Sciences
Political Science
Bio
Bruce E. Cain is a Professor of Political Science at Stanford University and Director of the Bill Lane Center for the American West. He received a BA from Bowdoin College (1970), a B Phil. from Oxford University (1972) as a Rhodes Scholar, and a Ph D from Harvard University (1976). He taught at Caltech (1976-89) and UC Berkeley (1989-2012) before coming to Stanford. Professor Cain was Director of the Institute of Governmental Studies at UC Berkeley from 1990-2007 and Executive Director of the UC Washington Center from 2005-2012. He was elected the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2000 and has won awards for his research (Richard F. Fenno Prize, 1988), teaching (Caltech 1988 and UC Berkeley 2003) and public service (Zale Award for Outstanding Achievement in Policy Research and Public Service, 2000). His areas of expertise include political regulation, applied democratic theory, representation and state politics. Some of Professor Cain’s most recent publications include “Malleable Constitutions: Reflections on State Constitutional Design,” coauthored with Roger Noll in University of Texas Law Review, volume 2, 2009; “More or Less: Searching for Regulatory Balance,” in Race, Reform and the Political Process, edited by Heather Gerken, Guy Charles and Michael Kang, CUP, 2011; “Redistricting Commissions: A Better Political Buffer?” in The Yale Law Journal, volume 121, 2012; and Democracy More or Less (CUP, 2015). He is currently working on problems of environmental governance.
Academic Appointments
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Professor, Political Science
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Senior Fellow, Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR)
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Professor, Environmental Social Sciences
Administrative Appointments
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Director, Bill Lane Center for the American West, Stanford University (2013 - Present)
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Charles Louis Ducommun Professor in the Humanities and Sciences, Stanford University (2012 - Present)
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Fellow, Straus Institute for the Advanced Study of Law and Justice (2012 - 2013)
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Heller Professor of Political Science, University of California, Berkeley (2006 - 2012)
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Executive Director, UC, Washington Center (2005 - 2012)
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Director, Institute of Governmental Studies, University of California, Berkeley (1999 - 2007)
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Acting Director, Institute of Governmental Studies, University of California, Berkeley (1997 - 1998)
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Robson Professor of Political Science, University of California, Berkeley (1995 - 2006)
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Professor of Political Science, University of California, Berkeley (1989 - Present)
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Associate Director, Institute of Governmental Studies, University of California, Berkeley (1989 - 1999)
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Visiting Professor, University of California, Los Angeles (1987 - 1987)
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Professor of Political Science, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena (1986 - 1989)
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Associate Professor of Political Science, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena (1983 - 1986)
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Assistant Professor of Political Science, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena (1976 - 1982)
Honors & Awards
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Summa Cum Laude with High Honors in History, Bowdoin College (1970)
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Rhodes Scholar, Trinity College (1970 - 1972)
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Richard F. Fenno Prize, American Political Science Association (1988)
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ASCIT Award for Excellence in Teaching, California Institute of Technology (1988)
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Zale Award for Outstanding Achievement in Policy Research and Public Service, Stanford University (2000)
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Distinguished Research Mentoring of Undergraduates Award, College of Letters and Science, University of California, Berkeley (2003)
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Award for outstanding teaching in Political Science, The American Political Science Association (2003)
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Award for outstanding teaching in Political Science, Pi Sigma Alpha (The National Political Science Honor Society) (2003)
Boards, Advisory Committees, Professional Organizations
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Member, American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2000 - Present)
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Member, American Political Science Association (1976 - Present)
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Member, AFTRA (1996 - Present)
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Member, Editorial Board, American Journal of Political Science (1985 - 1985)
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Member, Editorial Board, Legislative Studies Quarterly (1989 - 1991)
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Member, Editorial Board, Election Law Journal (2005 - Present)
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Member, Editorial Board, American Politics Research (2006 - 2012)
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Member, Upperclass Admissions Committee, Caltech (1977 - 1978)
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Member, Undergraduate Academic Standards and Honors Committee, Caltech (1979 - 1983)
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Member, Health Committee, Caltech (1979 - 1985)
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Chairman, Health Committee, Caltech (1980 - 1985)
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Member, Athletics Committee, Caltech (1982 - 1989)
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Chairman, Athletics Committee, Caltech (1985 - 1989)
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Member, Faculty Board, Caltech (1983 - 1986)
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Member, Steering Committee, Caltech (1984 - 1986)
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Member, Nominating Committee, Caltech (1984 - 1984)
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Chairman, Nominating Committee (1985 - 1985)
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Member, Accreditation Committee, Caltech (1984 - 1984)
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Member, Advisory Committee on SURF Fellowships, Caltech (1984 - 1989)
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Member, Freshman Admissions, Caltech (1985 - 1985)
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Vice Chairman, Freshman Admissions, Caltech (1986 - 1987)
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Chairman, Ad Hoc Committee on Admissions Procedures, Caltech (1985 - 1985)
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Member, Faculty Advisory Committee for Selection of Caltech President (1986 - 1987)
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Member, Academic Freedom and Tenure Committee, Caltech (1986 - 1987)
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Vice Chairman, Faculty Board, Caltech (1987 - 1989)
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Chairman, Administrative Committee on Affirmative Action, Caltech (1988 - 1989)
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Freshman Advisor, Caltech (1978 - 1989)
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SURF Advisor, Caltech (1980 - 1980)
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SURF Advisor, Caltech (1984 - 1984)
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SURF Advisor, Caltech (1986 - 1988)
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Member, Academic Freedom Committee, University of California at Berkeley (1990 - 1990)
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Chairman, Academic Freedom Committee, University of California at Berkeley (1991 - 1991)
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Member, Committee on Academic Planning and Resource Allocation, University of California at Berkeley (1992 - 1992)
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Chairman, Committee on Academic Planning and Resource Allocation, University of California at Berkeley (1993 - 1995)
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Member, Resource Generation Working Group, University of California at Berkeley (1992 - 1993)
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Member, Academic Planning Board, University of California at Berkeley (1993 - 1995)
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Co-Chairman, Business and Administration Services Working Group, University of California at Berkeley (1993 - 1995)
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Chairman, Economics Review Panel, University of California at Berkeley (1993 - 1993)
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Member, U.C. Press Editorial Board, University of California at Berkeley (1996 - 1998)
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Member, U.C.T.V., University of California at Berkeley (2007 - 2011)
Program Affiliations
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American Studies
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Center for Latin American Studies
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Public Policy
Professional Education
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Ph.D., Harvard University (1976)
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B.Phil., Oxford University (1972)
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B.A., Bowdoin College (1970)
2024-25 Courses
- Capstone Project - Autumn
POLISCI 290A (Aut) - Capstone Project Seminar in Environment and Resources
ENVRES 290 (Spr) - Energy Policy in California and the West
CEE 263G, ENERGY 73, POLISCI 73, PUBLPOL 73 (Spr) - Environmental Governance and Climate Resilience
CEE 265F, SUSTAIN 248 (Win) - Leading Organizational Change for Sustainability
SUSTAIN 120 (Aut) - Political Analysis for Public Policymakers
PUBLPOL 308 (Win) - The American West
AMSTUD 124A, ARTHIST 152, ENGLISH 124, HISTORY 151, POLISCI 124A (Spr) - The Political Economy of Green Energy Policy and Regulation
PUBLPOL 325 (Spr) - Workshop in American Politics
POLISCI 422 (Win, Spr) -
Independent Studies (12)
- Directed Individual Study in Earth Systems
EARTHSYS 297 (Aut, Win, Spr) - Directed Reading and Research in American Politics
POLISCI 229 (Spr) - Directed Reading and Research in American Politics
POLISCI 329 (Spr) - Directed Reading and Research in International Relations
POLISCI 219 (Spr) - Directed Reading and Research in Political Theory
POLISCI 239 (Spr) - Directed Reading and Research in Political Theory
POLISCI 339 (Spr) - Directed Reading in Environment and Resources
ENVRES 398 (Aut, Win, Spr) - Directed Research
EARTHSYS 250 (Aut, Win, Spr) - Directed Research in Environment and Resources
ENVRES 399 (Aut, Win, Spr) - Honors Program in Earth Systems
EARTHSYS 199 (Aut, Win, Spr) - Independent Study in Civil Engineering for CEE-MS Students
CEE 299 (Aut, Win, Spr) - Senior Honors Thesis Research
PUBLPOL 199 (Aut, Win, Spr)
- Directed Individual Study in Earth Systems
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Prior Year Courses
2023-24 Courses
- Coastal Resilience: Problems and Solutions to Extreme Weather Challenges on the West Coast
POLISCI 29SC (Sum) - Energy Policy in California and the West
CEE 263G, ENERGY 73, POLISCI 73, PUBLPOL 73 (Spr) - Leading Organizational Change for Sustainability
SUSTAIN 120 (Aut) - Political Analysis for Public Policymakers
PUBLPOL 308 (Win) - Sustainability and Civilization
BIO 35, HISTORY 35, POLISCI 35 (Win) - The American West
AMSTUD 124A, ENGLISH 124, HISTORY 151, POLISCI 124A (Win) - The Political Economy of Green Energy Policy and Regulation
PUBLPOL 325 (Spr)
2022-23 Courses
- Energy Policy in California and the West
CEE 263G, ENERGY 73, POLISCI 73, PUBLPOL 73 (Spr) - Political Analysis for Public Policymakers
PUBLPOL 308 (Win) - The American West
AMSTUD 124A, ARTHIST 152, ENGLISH 124, HISTORY 151, POLISCI 124A (Spr) - The Politics of Climate Change
POLISCI 111 (Aut)
2021-22 Courses
- Energy Policy in California and the West
CEE 263G, ENERGY 73, POLISCI 73, PUBLPOL 73 (Spr) - Energy in Hawaii: Forefront of Clean Energy Technology and Policy
ENERGY 13SC, POLISCI 28SC (Sum) - Introduction to American Politics and Policy: Democracy Under Siege?
AMSTUD 123X, POLISCI 102, PUBLPOL 101, PUBLPOL 201 (Aut) - Political Analysis for Public Policymakers
PUBLPOL 308 (Win) - The American West
AMSTUD 124A, ARTHIST 152, ENGLISH 124, HISTORY 151, POLISCI 124A (Spr)
- Coastal Resilience: Problems and Solutions to Extreme Weather Challenges on the West Coast
Stanford Advisees
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Cherrie Zheng -
Doctoral Dissertation Reader (AC)
Alison Ong, Jayson Toweh -
Orals Chair
Miri Powell -
Doctoral Dissertation Co-Advisor (AC)
Eeshan Chaturvedi, Jill Ferguson, Celina Scott-Buechler -
Master's Program Advisor
Kate Esbenshade, Arman Hedayat, Isha Kalia, Jenna Reed
All Publications
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Baptism by Wildfire? Wildfire Experiences and Public Support for Wildfire Adaptation Policies
American Politics Research
2021
View details for DOI 10.1177/1532673X211023926
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Moderating effect of partisanship on personal experience with sexual harassment and gender discrimination on the evaluation of political figures
Journal of Elections, Public Opinion and Parties
2021
View details for DOI 10.1080/17457289.2021.1901103
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Human-centered redistricting automation in the age of AI.
Science (New York, N.Y.)
2020; 369 (6508): 1179–81
View details for DOI 10.1126/science.abd1879
View details for PubMedID 32883858
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Getting bipartisan support for sea level rise adaptation policies
Ocean and Coastal Management
2020
View details for DOI 10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2020.105298
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The Challenge of Externally Generated Collaborative Governance: California’s Attempt at Regional Water Management
The American Review of Public Administration
2020
View details for DOI 10.1177/0275074020908578
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Public Perceptions of Collaborative Governance in Transportation Policy
Political Research Quarterly
2020
View details for DOI 10.1177/1065912920943954
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Environmental activism and vertical-axis wind turbine preferences in California
WIND ENERGY
2019
View details for DOI 10.1002/we.2399
View details for Web of Science ID 000480192200001
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Public receptivity in China towards wind energy generators: A survey experimental approach
ENERGY POLICY
2019; 129: 619–27
View details for DOI 10.1016/j.enpol.2019.02.055
View details for Web of Science ID 000468012900056
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PARTIES BY DESIGN: PLURALIST PARTY REFORM IN A POLARIZED ERA
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY LAW REVIEW
2018; 93 (4): 621–46
View details for Web of Science ID 000447650500002
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Overcoming psychological resistance toward using recycled water in California
WATER AND ENVIRONMENT JOURNAL
2018; 32 (1): 17–25
View details for DOI 10.1111/wej.12285
View details for Web of Science ID 000425649700003
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Public receptiveness of vertical axis wind turbines
ENERGY POLICY
2018; 112: 258–71
View details for DOI 10.1016/j.enpol.2017.10.028
View details for Web of Science ID 000416615800026
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Patterns of Participation and Representation in a Regional Water Collaboration
Policy Studies Journal
2018
View details for DOI 10.1111/psj.12266
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A Framework for Building Efficient Environmental Permitting Processes
SUSTAINABILITY
2017; 9 (2)
View details for DOI 10.3390/su9020180
View details for Web of Science ID 000395590500022
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Yes, American Government Is Too Open
GOVERNANCE-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF POLICY ADMINISTRATION AND INSTITUTIONS
2016; 29 (3): 295-297
View details for DOI 10.1111/gove.12205
View details for Web of Science ID 000378936900001
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Polarized Politics: The Impact of Divisiveness in the US Political System (Book Review)
PERSPECTIVES ON POLITICS
2016; 14 (1): 228-229
View details for DOI 10.1017/S153759271500376X
View details for Web of Science ID 000378095200067
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Election Administration or Policy?
DEMOCRACY MORE OR LESS: AMERICA'S POLITICAL REFORM QUANDARY
2015: 170-193
View details for Web of Science ID 000357053300008
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The Ascendancy of Reform Populism
DEMOCRACY MORE OR LESS: AMERICA'S POLITICAL REFORM QUANDARY
2015: 1-+
View details for Web of Science ID 000357053300001
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Reform Pluralism
DEMOCRACY MORE OR LESS: AMERICA'S POLITICAL REFORM QUANDARY
2015: 20-40
View details for Web of Science ID 000357053300002
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Reform Cycles
DEMOCRACY MORE OR LESS: AMERICA'S POLITICAL REFORM QUANDARY
2015: 92-117
View details for Web of Science ID 000357053300005
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How Much Transparency?
DEMOCRACY MORE OR LESS: AMERICA'S POLITICAL REFORM QUANDARY
2015: 41-67
View details for Web of Science ID 000357053300003
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Fair Representation
DEMOCRACY MORE OR LESS: AMERICA'S POLITICAL REFORM QUANDARY
2015: 118-143
View details for Web of Science ID 000357053300006
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Participation Paradoxes
DEMOCRACY MORE OR LESS: AMERICA'S POLITICAL REFORM QUANDARY
2015: 68-91
View details for Web of Science ID 000357053300004
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Raising the Political Ethics Bar
DEMOCRACY MORE OR LESS: AMERICA'S POLITICAL REFORM QUANDARY
2015: 144-169
View details for Web of Science ID 000357053300007
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A Blended Reform Agenda
DEMOCRACY MORE OR LESS: AMERICA'S POLITICAL REFORM QUANDARY
2015: 194-216
View details for Web of Science ID 000357053300009
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The Merits of Reform Pluralism
ELECTION LAW JOURNAL
2014; 13 (4): 555-557
View details for DOI 10.1089/elj.2014.0288
View details for Web of Science ID 000217449700011
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Congressional Staff and the Revolving Door: The Impact of Regulatory Change
ELECTION LAW JOURNAL
2014; 13 (1): 27-44
View details for DOI 10.1089/elj.2013.0213
View details for Web of Science ID 000217445600003
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Is "Dependence Corruption" the Solution to America's Campaign Finance Problems?
CALIFORNIA LAW REVIEW
2014; 102 (1): 37-47
View details for Web of Science ID 000344839700003
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The Bill Lane Center for the American West, Stanford University
JOURNAL OF THE WEST
2013; 52 (4): 22-26
View details for Web of Science ID 000209384100005
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Moving Past Section 5: More Fingers or a New Dike?
ELECTION LAW JOURNAL
2013; 12 (3): 338-340
View details for DOI 10.1089/elj.2013.1233
View details for Web of Science ID 000217440300014
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Redistricting Commissions: A Better Political Buffer?
YALE LAW JOURNAL
2012; 121 (7): 1808-1844
View details for Web of Science ID 000303972000003
- Teaching Election Law to Political Scientists Saint Louis University Law Journal 2012; 56 (3)
- More or Less: Searching for Regulatory Balance Race, Reform and Regulation of the Political Process edited by Gerken, H., Charles, G., Kang, M. Cambridge University Press. 2011
- Transatlantic Environmental Regulation: Strengthening Cooperation Between California and the EU Transatlantic Regulatory Cooperation: the Shifting Roles of the EU, the US and California Northampton: Edward Elgar. 2011
- Califormula for Dysfunction The American Interest 2011; 6 (6)
- Developments in American Politics VI edited by Cain, B. E., Peele, G., Bailey, C., Peters, B. G. Houndmills: Palgrave Macmillan. 2010
- The Electoral System and the Lessons of 2008 Developments in American Politics VI edited by Peele, G., Bailey, C., Cain, B., Peters, B. G. Houndmills: Palgrave Macmillan. 2010
- Introduction: To Con-Con or Not: California’s Constitutional Decision California Journal of Politics and Policy 2010; 2
- The Institutional Causes of California’s Budget Problems California Journal of Politics and Policy 2010; 2 (3)
- Reform Perhaps: Two Studies of the Presidential Nomination Process Election Law Review 2010; 9 (2)
- Shade from the Glare: The Case of Semi-disclosure Cato Unbound 2010
- Foundational Wisdom: the Scholarship of Daniel Lowenstein Election Law Journal 2010; 9 (4)
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Malleable Constitutions: Reflections on State Constitutional Reform
TEXAS LAW REVIEW
2009; 87 (7): 1517-1544
View details for Web of Science ID 000268086600010
- La Nouvelle Carte Politique des Etats-Unis Herodote 2009; 1 (132)
- Election Administration: Still Broken After all these Years Election Law Journal 2009; 8 (3): 219-222
- The Governator's Comeback Victory in California The Sixth Year Itch edited by Sabato, L. London: Longman. 2008
- Racial and Ethnic Politics in California: Continuity and Change edited by Cain, B. E., Bass, S. Berkeley: Berkeley Public Policy Press. 2008; 3
- Administering the Overseas Vote Public Administration Review 2008; 68 (5)
- Le Paradoxe Multiculturel de la California Politique Americaine 2008; 9: 13 - 32
- Introduction: Toward Greater Pluralism Racial and Ethnic Politics in California edited by Bass, S., Cain, B. E. Berkeley: Berkeley Public Policy Pres. 2008
- Lobbying Regulation Hastings Law Review 2008; 36 (1)
- Conflict of Interest Legislation in the United States: Origins, Evolutions and Inter-Branch Differences Conflict of Interest and Public Life: Cross-National Perspectives edited by Trost, C., Gash, A. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 2008
- The Promise of Election Reform Democracy in the States: Experiments in Election Reform edited by Cain, B. E., Donovan, T., Tolbert, C. Washington, Brookings Press. 2008
- Democracy in the States: Experiments in Election Reform edited by Cain, B. E., Donovan, T., Tolbert, C. Washington D.C: Brookings Press. 2008
- The Skeptical Pluralist: Nelson Polsby’s Contributions to the Study of Political Reform Election Law Journal 2008; 7 (4): 287 - 300
- From the Last Generation of Reform to the Next Democracy in the States: Experiments in Election Reform edited by Cain, B. E., Donovan, T., Tolbert, C. Washington: Brookings Press. 2008
- Sorting or Self-Sorting: Competition and Redistricting in California? The New Political Geography of California edited by Douzet, F., Kousser, T., Miller, K. Berkeley: Public Policy Press. 2008
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Reform studies: Political science on the firing line
PS-POLITICAL SCIENCE & POLITICS
2007; 40 (4): 635-638
View details for DOI 10.1017/S1049096507071016
View details for Web of Science ID 000250130200004
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Nelson Polsby
PS-POLITICAL SCIENCE & POLITICS
2007; 40 (3): 597-599
View details for Web of Science ID 000248063600027
- Institutional Change in American Politics: The Case for Term Limits edited by Kurtz, K. T., Cain, B. E., Niemi, R. G. University of Michigan Press. 2007
- Institutional Imbalance: The Effects of Six-Year Limits in California Legislating Without Experience: Case Studies in State Legislative Term Limits edited by Farmer, R., Mooney, C. Z., Powell, R. J., Green, J. C. Lanham: Lexington Books. 2007
- Conclusion and Implications Institutional Change in American Politics: The Case for Term Limits edited by Kurtz, K., Cain, B. E., Niemi, R. G. Ann Arbor:University of Michigan Press. 2007
- Committees and Term Limits Institutional Change in American Politics: The Case of Term Limits edited by Kurtz, K., Cain, B. E., Niemi, R. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press. 2007
- Venturing onto the Path of Equal Representation: The Warren Court and Redistricting Earl Warren and the Warren Court: The Legacy in American and Foreign Law - A Half-Century Retrospect edited by Scheiber, H. Berkeley: Public Policy Press. 2007
- Term Limits: A Recipe For More Competition The Marketplace of Democracy: Electoral Competition and American Politics edited by McDonald, M., Samples, J. Washington: Brookings University Press. 2006
- Developments in American Politics V edited by Cain, B. E., Peele, G., Bailey, C., Peters, B. G. Houndmills: Palgrave Macmillan. 2006
- Clicker Politics: Essays on the California Recall edited by Bowler, S., Cain, B. E. New Jersey: Pearson Prentice Hall. 2006
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The impact of dual nationality on political participation
Conference on Nation of Immigrants - Ethnic Identity and Political Incorporation
UNIV PRESS VIRGINIA. 2006: 89–105
View details for Web of Science ID 000241975900006
- Voting Rights Act Reinforcement: Navigating Between High and Low Expectations The Future of the Voting Rights Act edited by Epstein, D. 2006
- America after the 2004 Elections: Bold Policies and Political Quicksand The United States Contested. American Unilateralism and European Discontent edited by Fabbrinni, S. London: Routledge. 2006
- Constitutional Revision in California State Constitutions for the 21st Century edited by Tarr, G. A. State University of New York Press. 2006
- Parties in an Era of Renewed Partisanship Developments in American Politics V edited by Cain, B. E., Peele, G., Bailey, C., Peters, B. G. Houndmills: Palgrave Macmillan. 2006
- Barriers to Recalling Elected Officials: A Cross-State Analysis of the Incidence and Success of Recall Petitions Clicker Politics: Essays on The California Recall edited by Bowler, S., Cain, B. E. New Jersey: Pearson Prentice Hall. 2006
- Introduction Clicker Politics: Essays on the California Recall edited by Bowler, S., Cain, B. E. New Jersey: Pearson Prentice Hall. 2006
- An Ethical Path to Reform: Just Elections Considered Election Law Journal 2005; 4 (2): 134 - 138
- From Equality to Fairness: The Path of Political Reform since Baker v. Carr Party Lines: Competition, Partisanship and Congressional Redistricting edited by Cain, B. E., Mann, T. 2005
- Citizens in American Federalism: Locating Accountability in a Dispersed System Democracy and Federalism in the European Union and the United States edited by Fabrinni, S. New York: Routledge. 2005: 104–116
- California: Low-Tech Solutions Meet High-Tech Possibilities Election Reform edited by Palazzolo, D. J., Ceaser, J. W. Lanham: Lexington Books. 2005
- An Ethical Path to Reform: Just Elections Considered Election Law Journal 2005; 4 (2): 134 - 138
- Party Lines: Competition, Partisanship and Congressional Redistricting edited by Mann, T., Cain, B. E. 2005
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City Caesars? Institutional structure and mayoral success in three California cities
97th Annual Meeting of the American-Political-Science-Association
SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC. 2004: 19–43
View details for DOI 10.1177/1078087404265391
View details for Web of Science ID 000223237500002
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Introduction - Recalling the recall: Reflections on California's recent political adventure
PS-POLITICAL SCIENCE & POLITICS
2004; 37 (1): 7-9
View details for Web of Science ID 000220625400004
- Is the Democratic Deficit a Deficiency: The Case of Immigration Policy in the US and EU On Restructuring Territoriality: Europe and North America edited by Ansell, C., Palma, G. D. Cambridge University Press. 2004: 188–204
- Reasoning to Desired Outcomes: Making Sense of McConnell v. FEC Election Law Journal 2004; 3 (2): 217 - 221
- La trasparenza, la advocacy democratica e l’amministrazione dello stato Rivista Italiana di Politiche Pubbliche 2004; 1: 5 - 22
- Adapting to Term Limits 2004
- The Season of Our Discontent: Voters' Views on Improving California Elections 2004
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Advanced democracies and the new politics
JOURNAL OF DEMOCRACY
2004; 15 (1): 124-138
View details for Web of Science ID 000188251500011
- Cheap Talk Citizenship: The Democratic Implications of Voting with Dollars University of Richmond Law Review 2003; 37 (4): 959 - 978
- Democracy Transformed?: Expanding Political Opportunities in Advanced Industrial Democracies edited by Cain, B. E., Dalton, R., Scarrow, S. Oxford University Press. 2003
- Toward More Open Democracies: The Expansion of Freedom of Information Laws Democracy Transformed?: Expanding Political Opportunities in Advanced Industrial Democracies 2003
- Flaws Everywhere: A Review of a Badly Flawed Election A Badly Flawed Election: Debating Bush v. Gore, the Supreme Court, and American Democracy, in Election Law Journal 2003; 2 (4): 525 - 530
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New forms of democracy? reform and transformation of democratic institutions
Conference on Democracy Transformed - Expanding Political Opportunities in Advanced Industrial Democracies
OXFORD UNIV PRESS. 2003: 1–20
View details for Web of Science ID 000225393800001
- Conclusion Voting at the Political Fault Line: California’s Experiment With the Blanket Primary edited by Cain, B. E., Gerber, E. R. Berkeley: University of California Press. 2002
- Voting at the Political Fault Line: California's Experiment with the Blanket Primary edited by Cain, B. E., Gerber, E. R. The University of California Press. 2002
- Political Reform International Encyclopedia of the Social and Behavioral Sciences Oxford: Elsevier Science Limited. 2002
- The U. S. in Evolution Developments in American Politics, IV edited by Cain, B. E., Peele, G., Bailey, C., Peters, B. G. Houndmills: Palgrave. 2002
- Strategies and Rules: Lessons from the 2000 Presidential Primary Voting at the Political Fault Line: California's Experiment With the Blanket Primary edited by Cain, B. E., Gerber, E. R. Berkeley: University of California Press. 2002
- Explorations at the Fault Line: California's Blanket Primary Experiment Voting at the Political Fault Line: California’s Experiment With the Blanket Primary edited by Cain, B. E., Gerber, E. Berkeley: University of California Press. 2002
- Mapmaking at the Grassroots: The Legal and Political Issues of Local Redistricting Election Law Journal 2002; 1 (4): 515 - 530
- Competing for Attention and Votes: The Role of State Parties in Setting Presidential Nomination Rules The Parties Respond: Changes in American Parties and Campaigns edited by Maisel, L. S. Boulder, CO: Westview Press. 2002; 4
- Developments in American Politics IV edited by Peele, G., Bailey, C., Peters, B. G., Cain, B. E. Houndmills: Palgrave Macmillan. 2002
- Searching for the Next Pat Brown: California Infrastructure in the Balance California’s Future in the Balance: Transportation, Housing/Land Use, Public Higher Education, and Water, Four Decades Beyond the Pat Brown Era 2002
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Beyond the recounts: Trends in the 2000 US Presidential election
REVUE FRANCAISE D ETUDES AMERICAINES
2001: 10-18
View details for Web of Science ID 000172225700002
- Term Limits - Lessons from California NCSL Report NCSL. 2001
- The Internet in the (Dis)Service of Democracy Loyola Law Review 2001; 34 (3)
- Asian-Americans as the Median Voters: An Exploration of Attitudes and Initiative Vote Patterns Asian-Americans and Politics: An Exploration edited by Chang, G. Stanford University Press. 2001
- Citizens in the Federal System: Locating Accountability in a Dispersed System Nation, Federalism and Democracy: the EU, Italy and the American Federal Experience edited by Fabbrini, S. Bologna: Editrice Compositori. 2001
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Party autonomy and two-party electoral competition
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA LAW REVIEW
2001; 149 (3): 793-814
View details for Web of Science ID 000167553100003
- The Populist Legacy Dangerous Democracy?: The Battle Over Ballot Initiatives in America edited by Sabato, L. J., Ernst, H. R., Larson, B. A. Lanham: Roman & Littlefield. 2001
- Introduction: Exploring the Last Taboo of US Politics Fair and Effective Representation: Debating Electoral Reform and Minority Rights edited by Rush, M. Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield. 2001
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The legal status of political parties: A reassessment of competing paradigms
COLUMBIA LAW REVIEW
2000; 100 (3): 775-812
View details for Web of Science ID 000088147200008
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The enforcement blues: Formal and informal sanctions for campaign finance violations
ADMINISTRATIVE LAW REVIEW
2000; 52 (2): 629-660
View details for Web of Science ID 000087810400005
- Ethnic Ironies: Chronic Underinvestment in Minority Politics California Politics and Policy 2000
- Ethnic Context, Race Relations and California Politics 2000
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Legislative redistricting and African American interests: New facts and conventional strategies
Symposium on Immigration and Race
YALE UNIV PRESS. 2000: 195–216
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