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     John Coleman


Title: Chair / Professor
Website: http://polisci.wisc.edu/coleman
Office: 110 North Hall
Office Hours: Thursdays 1:00-2:30 or By Appointment
Phone: 608.263.1793 or 265.3680
Has Voicemail: Yes
E-Mail: coleman@polisci.wisc.edu
Keywords: Campaign Finance, Elections, Political Parties


Professor Coleman's teaching and research interests center on political party coalitions, factions, and organizations, and American political development. He is the author or co-editor of several books and numerous articles on political parties, elections, public knowledge, Congress and the presidency, and campaign finance. His current research includes projects on campaign spending, party accountability in elections, and the relationship between income distribution and voter turnout.
 


Recent Publications

John Coleman, Kevin S. Price. Legitimacy, Leadership, and Longing for Realignment: The Party Basis of the Bush Presidency.” In Steven E. Schier, ed., Ambition and Division: Legacies of the George W. Bush Presidency (Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press, 2009).   
John Coleman, and David C.W. Parker. “The Consequences of Divided Government.” In George C. Edwards III and William G. Howell, eds., The Oxford Handbook of the American Presidency. New York: Oxford University Press, 2009.   
John Coleman, Kenneth Goldstein (and William Howell) 2009.  Understanding American Politics and Government.  Pearson.   
John Coleman “Parties, Politics, and the Fiscal State,” in Theodore J. Lowi, Benjamin Ginsberg, and Kenneth A. Shepsle, Norton American Politics Online Reader (New York: WW Norton, 2008).   
David Canon, John Coleman, Kenneth Mayer. The Enduring Debate: Classic and Contemporary Readings in American Politics. 5th ed. 2008. New York: W. W. Norton. 4th edition 2005; 3rd edition 2003.   
David Canon, John Coleman, Kenneth Mayer. Faultlines: Debating the Issues in American Politics. 2nd ed. 2007. New York: W.W. Norton. 1st edition 2004.   
John Coleman, David C. W. Parker. “Pay to Play: Parties, Interests, and Money in Federal Elections.” 2004. In Patricia Strach and Ken Goldstein, eds., The Medium and the Message. Prentice Hall. 2004.   
John Coleman, Kevin S. Price. “The Party Base of Presidential Leadership and Legitimacy.” 2004. In Steven Schier, ed., High Risk and Big Ambition: The Presidency of George W. Bush. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press.   
John Coleman “The Benefits of Campaign Spending.” 2003. Briefing Paper no. 84. Washington, DC: Cato Institute.   
John Coleman “Responsible, Functional, or Both: American Political Parties and the APSA Report after Fifty Years.” 2003. In John C. Green and Rick Farmer, eds. The State of the Parties 4th ed.   
John Coleman “The Distribution of Campaign Spending Benefits Across Groups.” Journal of Politics 63, 3 (2001): 916-34.   
David Canon, John Coleman, Kenneth Mayer. Readings in American Government. 7th ed. 2002. New York: W. W. Norton.   
John Coleman, Paul F. Manna. “Congressional Campaign Spending and the Quality of Democracy.” Journal of Politics 62, 3 (2000): 757-89.   
 

Current Courses taught for Fall 2009-2010

104 - Introduction to American Politics & Government

Instructors: John Coleman      Field: American Politics