Paul Sniderman
Fairleigh S. Dickinson, Jr. Professor of Public Policy
Political Science
Bio
Paul M. Sniderman is the Fairleigh S. Dickinson Jr. Professor in Public Policy.
Sniderman’s research focuses on multiculturalism and politics in Western Europe and spatial reasoning.
He coauthored The Struggle for Inclusion: Muslims and Liberal Democracy (University of Chicago Press, 2020) with Elisabeth Ivarsflaten.
He has published many other books, including When Ways of Life Collide: Multiculturalism and Its Discontents in the Netherlands (Princeton University Press, 2007) with Louk Hagendoorn, Reasoning and Choice, The Scar of Race, Reaching beyond Race, The Outsider, and Black Pride and Black Prejudice, in addition to a plethora of articles. He initiated the use of computer-assisted interviewing to combine randomized experiments and general population survey research.
A fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, he has been awarded the Woodrow Wilson Prize, 1992; the Franklin L. Burdette Pi Sigma Alpha Award, 1994; an award for the Outstanding Book on the Subject of Human Rights from the Gustavus Meyers Center, 1994; the Gladys M. Kammerer Award, 1998; the Pi Sigma Alpha Award; and the Ralph J. Bunche Award, 2003.
Sniderman received his B.A. degree (philosophy) from the University of Toronto and his M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of California, Berkeley.
Administrative Appointments
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Fairleigh S. Dickinson Jr., Professor in Public Policy, Stanford University (2001 - 2001)
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Senior Fellow, Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies (1999 - Present)
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Professor of Sociology, University of Trento, Italy (1993 - 1993)
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Research Psychologist, stitute of Personality and Social Research, University of California (1990 - Present)
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Research Political Scientist, Survey Research Center, University of California (1987 - Present)
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Professor of Criminology, University of Toronto (1987 - 1987)
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Professor, Stanford University (1981 - Present)
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Associate Professor, Stanford University (1975 - 1981)
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Assistant Professor, University of Toronto (1971 - 1972)
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Assistant Professor, Stanford University (1969 - 1971)
Honors & Awards
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E.E. Schattschneider Award, American Political Science Association (1972)
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Mellon Fellowship, Stanford University (1974)
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Guggenheim Fellowship, John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation (1975-1976)
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Fellow, Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences (1977-1978)
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Woodrow Wilson Foundation Prize, Woodrow Wilson Foundation (1992)
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Fellow of the Institute of Advanced Studies, Indiana University (1993)
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Franklin L. Burdette Pi Sigma Alpha Award, American Political Science Association (1994)
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Gustavus Meyers Center, Outstanding Book on the Subject of Human Rights, Gustavus Meyers Center (1994)
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Fellow, American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1997)
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Harold D. Lasswell Award, International Society of Political Psychology (1998)
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Gladys M. Kammerer Award, American Political Science Association (1998)
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Pi Sigma Alpha Award, Midwest Political Science Association (2000)
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National Science Foundation Achievement-‐Based Award, National Science Foundation (2001)
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The Ralph J. Bunche Award, American Political Science Association (2003)
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Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science (2005)
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Science Publication in The Netherlands, Dutch Sociological Association (2004-2005)
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Best Paper for the year in the Journal of Politics, Journal of Politics (2006)
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Fellow, Royal Society of the Arts (2007)
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Robert E. Lane Award, Best Book in Political Psychology, Political
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Psychology Section, American Political Science Association (2008)
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Frank J. Goodnow Distinguished Service Award, American Political Science Association (2008)
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Philip E. Converse Award for Outstanding Book judged five years after publication, Philip E. Converse (2010)
Boards, Advisory Committees, Professional Organizations
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Chair, Committee on Professional Ethics, Rights, and Freedoms, American Political Science Association (2008 - 2009)
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Member, Board of Overseers, American National Election Studies (2005 - 2005)
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Chair, Department of Political Science, Stanford University (2001 - 2004)
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Member, Governing Council, International Society of Political Psychology (2000 - 2000)
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Vice President, American Political Science Association (1998 - 1999)
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Eli Halevy Chair, Political Science, Institute d'Etudes Politiques de Paris (1998 - 1998)
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Member, Administrative Committee, American Political Science Association (1996 - 1997)
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Member, Council of the American, Political Science Association (1995 - 1997)
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Chair, Committee on Professional Ethics, Rights, and Freedoms, American Political Science Association (1988 - 1988)
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Member, Committee on Professional Ethics, Rights, and Freedoms, American Political Science Association (1987 - 1987)
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Member, Ad Hoc Committee on Representation, American Political Science Association (1973 - 1973)
2024-25 Courses
- Comparative Political Economy
POLISCI 440B (Win) - Public Opinion and American Democracy
POLISCI 223A (Spr) - Survey Lab I
POLISCI 423A (Win) - Survey Lab II
POLISCI 423B (Spr) -
Independent Studies (2)
- 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 American Politics
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Prior Year Courses
2023-24 Courses
- Public Opinion and American Democracy
POLISCI 223A (Spr) - Topics in American Political Behavior
POLISCI 420B (Aut)
2022-23 Courses
- Advances in Experimental Political Science
POLISCI 461 (Spr) - The Laboratory of the Study of American Values II
POLISCI 423B, SOC 364B (Spr)
2021-22 Courses
- Topics in American Political Behavior
POLISCI 420B (Aut)
- Public Opinion and American Democracy
All Publications
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Political Realism: An Essay on the Politics of Value Conflict
PS-POLITICAL SCIENCE & POLITICS
2023
View details for DOI 10.1017/S1049096523000021
View details for Web of Science ID 000940748400001
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The BIAT and the AMP as measures of racial prejudice in political science: A methodological assessment
POLITICAL SCIENCE RESEARCH AND METHODS
2022
View details for DOI 10.1017/psrm.2022.56
View details for Web of Science ID 000910717500001
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Reactions to Terror Attacks: A Heuristic Model
POLITICAL PSYCHOLOGY
2019; 40: 245–58
View details for DOI 10.1111/pops.12575
View details for Web of Science ID 000462145900008
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Some Advances in the Design of Survey Experiments
ANNUAL REVIEW OF POLITICAL SCIENCE, VOL 21
2018; 21: 259–75
View details for DOI 10.1146/annurev-polisci-042716-115726
View details for Web of Science ID 000433417100014
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The Ideological Asymmetry of the American Party System
BRITISH JOURNAL OF POLITICAL SCIENCE
2016; 46 (4): 825-844
View details for DOI 10.1017/S0007123414000404
View details for Web of Science ID 000385367700007
- The Reputational Premium: A Theory of Party Identification and Spatial Reasoning Princeton University Press. 2012
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On the Meaning, Measurement, and Implications of Racial Resentment
ANNALS OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF POLITICAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCE
2011; 634: 98-116
View details for DOI 10.1177/0002716210387499
View details for Web of Science ID 000288242300006
- The Logic and Design of the Survey Experiment: An Autobiography of a Methodological Innovation Cambridge Handbook of Experimental Political Science edited by Druckman, J. M., Green, D. P., Kuklinski, J. H., Lupia, A. New York: Cambridge University Press. 2011: 102–114
- Facing the Democratic Challenge edited by Sniderman, P. M., Highton, B. H. Princeton N.J.: Princeton University Press. 2011
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Racism, Xenophobia, and Distribution: Multi-Issue Politics in Advanced Democracies (Book Review)
PERSPECTIVES ON POLITICS
2008; 6 (2): 409-411
View details for DOI 10.1017/S1537592708081012
View details for Web of Science ID 000207522000056
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Race and the Moral Character of the Modern American Experience
FORUM-A JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH IN CONTEMPORARY POLITICS
2008; 6 (4)
View details for Web of Science ID 000263439900005
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Democracy, Diversity, and Leadership
DOMESTIC PERSPECTIVES ON CONTEMPORARY DEMOCRACY
2008: 51-70
View details for Web of Science ID 000317779400005
- Democracy, Diversity, and Leadership Domestic Perspectives on Contemporary Democracy edited by Narduli, P. F. Chicago: University of Illinois Press. 2008
- An Institutional Theory of Political Choice The Oxford Handbook of Political Behavior edited by Dalton, R. J., Klingemann, H. New York: Oxford University Press. 2008: 437–456
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Expert political judgment: How good is it? How can we know (Book Review)
POLITICAL PSYCHOLOGY
2007; 28 (2): 260-262
View details for DOI 10.1111/j.1467-9221.2007.00565.x
View details for Web of Science ID 000244574900006
- When Ways of Life Collide Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press. 2007
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The limits of deliberative discussion: A model of everyday political arguments
JOURNAL OF POLITICS
2006; 68 (2): 272-283
View details for Web of Science ID 000237117300004
- Informational Rhythms of Incumbent-‐Dominated Congressional Elections Capturing Campaign Effects edited by Brady, H. E., Johnston, R. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press. 2006
- Two Theories of Self Censorship Academic Freeedom at the Dawn of a New Century edited by Gerstmann, E., Streb, M. J. Stanford, Ca.: Stanford University Press. 2006
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Predisposing factors and situational triggers: Exclusionary reactions to immigrant minorities
AMERICAN POLITICAL SCIENCE REVIEW
2004; 98 (1): 35-49
View details for Web of Science ID 000220627400003
- The Structure of Political Argument and the Logic of Issue Framing Studies in Public Opinion edited by Saris, W., Sniderman, P. M. Princeton: Princeton University Press. 2004
- Studies in Public Opinion: Attitudes, Nonattitudes, Measurement Error, and Change edited by Saris, W. E., Sniderman, P. M. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press. 2004
- Predispositional Factors and Situational Triggers: Exclusionary Reactions to Immigrant Minorities American Political Science Review 2004; 98: 35-50
- Consistency Theory of Public Opinion and Political Choice: The Hypothesis of Menu Dependence Studies in Public Opinion edited by Saris, W., Sniderman, P. M. Princeton: Princeton University Press. 2004
- Het Conformisme Effect Sociale 2004
- De Moeizame Acceptatie Van Mosilims in Nederland Mens and Maatschappij 2003; 78: 199-218
- Pluralistic Intolerance, Political Culture and Democratic Theory Democracy Under Strain edited by Grunber, G., Mayer, N. Paris: Presses de Sciences Po. 2002
- La démocratie à l'épreuve. Une nouvelle approche de l'opinion des Français edited by Grunberg, G., Mayer, N., Sniderman, P. M. Paris: Presses de Sciences Po. 2002
- The Structure of Racial Attitudes: Issue Pluralism and the Changing American Dilemma Understanding Public Opinion edited by Norrander, B., Wilcox, C. Washington, D.C.: CQ Press. 2002
- The Institutional Organization of Choice Spaces: A Political Conception of Political Psychology Political Psychology edited by Monroe, K. Mahway, New Jersey: Lawrence Erlbaum. 2002
- Democratic Discussion: The Role of Reasons and Political Sophistication in Political Argument Democracy Under Strain edited by Grunber, G., Mayer, N. Paris: Presses de Sciences Po. 2002
- Black Pride and Black Prejudice Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press. 2002
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Experimenting with a national sample: a Dutch survey of prejudice
PATTERNS OF PREJUDICE
2001; 35 (4): 19-31
View details for Web of Science ID 000171955200003
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Blatant and subtle prejudice: dimensions, determinants, and consequences; some comments on Pettigrew and Meertens
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
2001; 31 (3): 281-297
View details for Web of Science ID 000169011000005
- The Future of Racial Politics: Beyond Fatalism The State of Democracy in America edited by Crotty, W. J. Washington, D.C.: Georgetown University Press. 2001
- Experiment with a National Sample: A Dutch Survey of Prejudice Patterns of Prejudice 2001; 35: 19-32
- ublic Opinion and Democratic Politics: The Problem of Non-‐attitudes and Social Construction of Political Judgment Citizens and Politics: Perspectives From Political Psychology New York: Cambridge University Press. 2001: 254–84
- The Politics of Race Racialized Politics: The Debate About Racism in America edited by Sears, D. O., Sidanius, J., Bobo, L. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. 2000: 236-‐279
- The Outsider: Prejudice and Politics in Italy Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press. 2000
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The politics of race
National Conference on Race in Mass Politics in America
UNIV CHICAGO PRESS. 2000: 236-?
View details for Web of Science ID 000168523000008
- Taking Sides: A Fixed Choice Theory of Political Reasoning Elements of Reason: Cognition, Choice, and the Bounds of Rationality New York: Cambridge University Press. 2000
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The empirical dimensionality of racial stereotypes
PUBLIC OPINION QUARTERLY
1999; 63 (3): 371-384
View details for Web of Science ID 000084356600004
- Dynamics of Political Values: Education and Issues of Tolerance Education and Racism: A Cross-‐National Inventory of the Positive Effects of Education on Ethnic Tolerance edited by Hagendoorn, L., Nekuee, S. Aldershot: Ashgate. 1999: 137–162
- The Moral Basis of a Color-‐Blind Politics The African-‐American Predicament edited by Foreman, C. H. Washington, D.C.: Brookings Institution. 1999
- Essai Sur Differentes Interpretations du Facteur Racial Dans Le Systeme Politique American Aujourd'Hui Revue Francaise de Science Politique 1999; 46: 265-293
- Une Approche Experimentale aux Etats-‐Unis Le Monde 1998
- Incorporating Experiments into Computer Assisted Surveys Computer Assisted Survey Information Collection New York, John Wiley and Sons. 1998
- Prejudice and Politics: An Intellectual Biography of a Research Project Perception and Prejudice edited by Hurwitz, J., Peffley, M. New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Press. 1998
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Affirmative action and the politics of realignment
BRITISH JOURNAL OF POLITICAL SCIENCE
1998; 28: 159-183
View details for Web of Science ID 000072284500007
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Reaching beyond race
PS-POLITICAL SCIENCE & POLITICS
1997; 30 (3): 466-471
View details for Web of Science ID A1997XV83800007
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Racial prejudice and attitudes toward affirmative action
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF POLITICAL SCIENCE
1997; 41 (2): 402-419
View details for Web of Science ID A1997WQ51800003
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Racial stereotypes and whites' political views of blacks in the context of welfare and crime
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF POLITICAL SCIENCE
1997; 41 (1): 30-60
View details for Web of Science ID A1997WA67600003
- Racial Attitudes Toward Affirmative Action American Journal of Political Science 1997; 41: 402-419
- Reaching Beyond Race Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press. 1997
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Beyond race: Social justice as a race neutral ideal
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF POLITICAL SCIENCE
1996; 40 (1): 33-55
View details for Web of Science ID A1996TT54900002
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Innovations in experimental design in attitude surveys
ANNUAL REVIEW OF SOCIOLOGY
1996; 22: 377-399
View details for Web of Science ID A1996VD45500015
- The Clash of Rights: Liberty, Equality, and Legitimacy in Pluralist Democracies New Haven, Conn: Yale University Press. 1996
- Political Persuasion edited by Mutz, D., Sniderman, P. M., Brody, R. A. Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan Press. 1996
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EVALUATION STANDARDS FOR A SLOW-MOVING SCIENCE
PS-POLITICAL SCIENCE & POLITICS
1995; 28 (3): 464-467
View details for Web of Science ID A1995RR16000008
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COMMENTARY - BURDEN OF PROOF
POLITICAL PSYCHOLOGY
1994; 15 (3): 541-545
View details for Web of Science ID A1994PG20600009
- Sidney Verba: An Intellectual Biography PS: Political Science and Politics 1994; 27: 574-579
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PSYCHOLOGICAL AND CULTURAL FOUNDATIONS OF PREJUDICE - THE CASE OF ANTI-SEMITISM IN QUEBEC
CANADIAN REVIEW OF SOCIOLOGY AND ANTHROPOLOGY-REVUE CANADIENNE DE SOCIOLOGIE ET D ANTHROPOLOGIE
1993; 30 (2): 242-270
View details for Web of Science ID A1993LT43400005
- Prejudice and Politics: An Introduction Prejudice, Politics and the American Dilemma Stanford, Calif.: Stanford University Press. 1993: 1–31
- The New Look in Public Opinion Research The State of The Discipline II edited by Finifter, A. ashington, D.C.: The American Political Science Association. 1993
- Racism and Liberal Democracy Politics and the Individual 1993; 3: 1-28
- The Politics of the American Dilemma: Issue Pluralism Prejudice, Politics and the American Dilemma Stanford, Calif.: Stanford University Press. 1993: 212–236
- The Scar of Race Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press. 1993
- Prejudice, Politics and the American Dilemma edited by Sniderma, P. M., Tetlock, P. E., Carmines, E. G. Stanford: Stanford University Press. 1993
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THE FALLACY OF DEMOCRATIC ELITISM - ELITE COMPETITION AND COMMITMENT TO CIVIL-LIBERTIES
BRITISH JOURNAL OF POLITICAL SCIENCE
1991; 21: 349-370
View details for Web of Science ID A1991FT39000004
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THE NEW RACISM
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF POLITICAL SCIENCE
1991; 35 (2): 423-447
View details for Web of Science ID A1991FM01900006
- Reasoning and Choice: Explorations in Political Psychology New York: Cambridge University Press. 1991
- Ideologogy and Issue Persuasibility: the Role of Law as a Persuasive Symbol Reasoning and Choice: Explorations in Political Psychology New York: Cambridge University Press. 1991
- Ideological Reasoning Reasoning and Choice: Explorations in Political Psychology New York: Cambridge University Press. 1991
- The American Dilemma: The Role of Law as a Persuasive Symbol Reasoning and Choice: Explorations in Political Psychology New York: Cambridge University Press. 1991
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STRATEGIC CALCULATION AND POLITICAL VALUES - THE DYNAMICS OF LANGUAGE RIGHTS - REPLY
CANADIAN JOURNAL OF POLITICAL SCIENCE-REVUE CANADIENNE DE SCIENCE POLITIQUE
1990; 23 (3): 537-544
View details for Web of Science ID A1990EC78900008
- Information and Electoral Choice Information and Democratic Politics edited by Ferejohn, J. A., Kuklinski, J. H. Urbana and Chicago: University of Illinois Press. 1990: 117–135
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POLITICAL-CULTURE AND THE PROBLEM OF DOUBLE STANDARDS - MASS AND ELITE ATTITUDES TOWARD LANGUAGE RIGHTS IN THE CANADIAN CHARTER OF RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS
CANADIAN JOURNAL OF POLITICAL SCIENCE-REVUE CANADIENNE DE SCIENCE POLITIQUE
1989; 22 (2): 259-284
View details for Web of Science ID A1989AH02100002
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PRINCIPLED TOLERANCE AND THE AMERICAN MASS PUBLIC
BRITISH JOURNAL OF POLITICAL SCIENCE
1989; 19: 25-45
View details for Web of Science ID A1989T177100002
- Principled Tolerance and American Political Values British Journal of Political Science 1989; 19: 25-46
- Analysis of the Dynamics of Political Reasoning: A General Purpose Computer-‐Assisted Methodology Political Analysis edited by Stimson, J. Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan Press. 1989: 99–120
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REASONING CHAINS - CAUSAL-MODELS OF POLICY REASONING IN MASS PUBLICS
BRITISH JOURNAL OF POLITICAL SCIENCE
1986; 16: 405-430
View details for Web of Science ID A1986E848100001
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REFLECTIONS ON AMERICAN-RACISM
JOURNAL OF SOCIAL ISSUES
1986; 42 (2): 173-187
View details for Web of Science ID A1986F284700012
- Public Opinion and Political Ideology Handbook of Political Psychology edited by Hermann, M. San Francisco: Jossey-‐Bass. 1986: 62–96
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SYMBOLIC RACISM - PROBLEMS OF MOTIVE ATTRIBUTION IN POLITICAL-ANALYSIS
JOURNAL OF SOCIAL ISSUES
1986; 42 (2): 129-150
View details for Web of Science ID A1986F284700010
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ATTITUDE ATTRIBUTION - A GROUP BASIS FOR POLITICAL REASONING
AMERICAN POLITICAL SCIENCE REVIEW
1985; 79 (4): 1061-1078
View details for Web of Science ID A1985AXU9800008
- Race and Inequality: A Study in American Values Chatham, N.J.: Chatham House. 1985
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POLICY REASONING AND POLITICAL VALUES - THE PROBLEM OF RACIAL EQUALITY
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF POLITICAL SCIENCE
1984; 28 (1): 75-94
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- Policy Reasoning in Political Issues: The Problem of Racial Equality American Journal of Political Science 1984; 28: 75-94
- Evaluation Bias and Issue Proximity Political Behavior 1982; 4: 115-131
- A Question of Loyalty Berkeley: University of California Press. 1981
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POLITICS OF FAITH
BRITISH JOURNAL OF POLITICAL SCIENCE
1978; 8 (JAN): 21-44
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LIFE SPACE TO POLLING PLACE - RELEVANCE OF PERSONAL CONCERNS FOR VOTING-BEHAVIOR
BRITISH JOURNAL OF POLITICAL SCIENCE
1977; 7 (JUL): 337-360
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- Coping: The ethic of self-‐reliance American Journal of Political Science 1977; 21: 501-521
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COPING - ETHIC OF SELF-RELIANCE
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF POLITICAL SCIENCE
1977; 21 (3): 501-521
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- The politics of faith British Journal of Political Science 1977; 7: 21-44
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STABILITY OF SUPPORT FOR POLITICAL-SYSTEM - INITIAL IMPACT OF WATERGATE
AMERICAN POLITICS QUARTERLY
1975; 3 (4): 437-457
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- Personality and Democratic Politics Berkeley: University of California Press. 1975
- Personal and political sources of political alientation British Journal of Political Science 1975; 5: 1-31
- The stability of support for the political system: The impact of Watergate American Politics Quarterly 1975; 3: 437-457
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PARTY LOYALTY AND ELECTORAL VOLATILITY - STUDY OF CANADIAN PARTY SYSTEM
CANADIAN JOURNAL OF POLITICAL SCIENCE-REVUE CANADIENNE DE SCIENCE POLITIQUE
1974; 7 (2): 268-288
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PSYCHOLOGICAL SOURCES OF POLITICAL BELIEF - SELF-ESTEEM AND ISOLATIONIST ATTITUDES
AMERICAN POLITICAL SCIENCE REVIEW
1971; 65 (2): 401-?
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