Craig Volden

Professor of Political Science

• American Politics
• Formal Theory

Professor Volden studies the interaction among political institutions, including issues in legislative-executive behavior and federalism. His research areas include: American political institutions, positive political economy, legislative politics, state and local politics, methods, and formal theory.

Selected Recent and Forthcoming Publications:

Forthcoming. “Privatization and the Diffusion of Innovations.”  Co-authored with Vanessa Bouche.   Journal of Politics (pdf).

Forthcoming. “Breaking Gridlock: The Determinants of Health Policy Change in Congress.”  Co-authored with Alan E. Wiseman.   Journal of Health Politics, Policy, and Law (pdf).

Forthcoming. “The Role of Policy Attributes in the Diffusion of Innovations.”  Co-authored with Todd Makse.   Journal of Politics (pdf).

Forthcoming.   “Formal Approaches to the Study of Congress.”  Co-authored with Alan E. Wiseman.  In Eric Schickler and Frances Lee, eds., Oxford Handbook of Congress.  Oxford: Oxford University Press (pdf).

2008. “A Formal Model of Learning and Policy Diffusion.”  Co-authored with Michael M. Ting and Daniel P. Carpenter.   American Political Science Review 102(3): 319-332 (pdf)(multiple-unknown-policies extension).

2008.   “The Mechanisms of Policy Diffusion.”  Co-authored with Charles R. Shipan.   American Journal of Political Science 52(4): 840-857 (pdf).

2007. “Bargaining in Legislatures over Particularistic and Collective Goods.”  Co-authored with Alan E. Wiseman.   American Political Science Review 101(1): 79-92 (pdf).