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David Canon
David T. Canon is a professor of political science at the University of
Wisconsin, Madison. He received his Ph.D. from the University of
Minnesota in 1987 and previously taught at Duke University. His
teaching and research interests are in American political institutions,
especially Congress. He is author of Race, Redistricting, and Representation (University of Chicago Press, 1999, winner of the Richard Fenno award for the best book on legislative politics), The Dysfunctional Congress? The Individual Roots of an Institutional Dilemma (with Ken Mayer; 2nd ed. forthcoming with Columbia University Press), Actors, Athletes, and Astronauts: Political Amateurs in the U.S. Congress
(University of Chicago Press, 1990), several edited books, and various
articles and book chapters. He recently served as the Congress editor for Legislative Studies Quarterly. His most recent research concerns election administration and election reform (with a continued interest in redistricting).
He teaches courses on American government with focus on Congress, race and politics, the
president, and political parties and was the recipient of a University of Wisconsin Distinguished Teaching award.
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Recent Publications
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Barry Burden, David Canon, Kenneth Mayer, Donald Moynihan. "Early Voting and Election Day Registration in the Trenches: Local Officials' Perceptions of Election Reform." Election Law Journal 10(2): 89-102.
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David Canon, John Coleman, Kenneth Mayer. Faultlines: Debating the Issues in American Politics. 3rd ed. 2011. Previous editions: 2007, 2004. New York: W.W. Norton.
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David Canon, John Coleman, Kenneth Mayer. The Enduring Debate: Classic and Contemporary Readings in American Politics. 6th ed. 2011. Previous editions: 2008, 2005, 2003. New York: W. W. Norton.
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David Canon, and Rudolpho Espino. “Vote-Switching in the U.S. House,” Journal of Politics 71, 1 (2009): 324-338.
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David Canon
(and William Bianco): American Politics Today (New York: W.W. Norton, 2009).
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David Canon “The Representational Consequences of a Random National Constituency,” Polity 40, 2 (2008): 221-28.
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David Canon “Renewing the Voting Rights Act: Retrogression, Influence, and the “Georgia v. Ashcroft Fix,” Election Law Journal 7, 1 (2008): 3-24.
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David Canon, John Coleman, Kenneth Mayer. Readings in American Government. 7th ed. 2002. New York: W. W. Norton.
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Current Courses taught for Spring 2012-2013
104 - Intro-Amer Politics & Governmt
Instructors: David Canon Field: American Politics
Section Number: 001
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826 - The Legislative Process
Instructors: David Canon Field: American Politics
Section Number: 001
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