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Research.com Recognitions

  • 1991 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 1989 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Gary C. Jacobson is affiliated with the University of California, San Diego in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on social sciences, with a significant emphasis on political science and international relations, sociology and political science, and communication.

Their work extensively covers topics such as electoral systems and political participation, populism and right-wing movements, political and economic history of the UK and US, media influence and politics, social media and politics, and social and intergroup psychology.

Jacobson has published multiple papers in prominent journals, including:

  • "Donald Trump's Big Lie and the Future of the Republican Party" (2021) in Presidential Studies Quarterly
  • "The Presidential and Congressional Elections of 2020: A National Referendum on the Trump Presidency" (2021) in Political Science Quarterly
  • "Donald Trump and the Parties: Impeachment, Pandemic, Protest, and Electoral Politics in 2020" (2020) in Presidential Studies Quarterly
  • "Driven to Extremes: Donald Trump's Extraordinary Impact on the 2020 Elections" (2021) in Presidential Studies Quarterly
  • "The 2022 Elections: A Test of Democracy's Resilience and the Referendum Theory of Midterms" (2023) in Political Science Quarterly

In addition to journal articles, Jacobson has contributed to book publications, including a title published by Cambridge University Press: "The Dimensions and Implications of the Public's Reactions to the January 6, 2021, Invasion of the U.S. Capitol" (2024).

The predominant publication venues for Jacobson's work are Presidential Studies Quarterly and Political Science Quarterly, each accounting for an equal number of publications.

Throughout their career, Jacobson has received recognition such as being named a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1991 and a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1989.

Best Publications

  • The Politics of Congressional Elections

    Gary C. Jacobson

  • Strategy and choice in congressional elections

    Gary C. Jacobson;Samuel Kernell

  • The Effects of Campaign Spending in Congressional Elections

    Gary C. Jacobson

  • Money in congressional elections

    Gary C. Jacobson

  • The Effects of Campaign Spending in House Elections: New Evidence for Old Arguments

    Gary C. Jacobson

  • A Divider, Not a Uniter: George W. Bush and the American People, The 2006 Election and Beyond

    Gary C. Jacobson

  • STRATEGIC POLITICIANS AND THE DYNAMICS OF U.S. HOUSE ELECTIONS, 1946-86

    Gary C. Jacobson

  • Money and votes reconsidered: congressional elections, 1972–1982

    Gary C. Jacobson

  • The electoral origins of divided government

    Gary C. Jacobson

  • The Marginals Never Vanished: Incumbency and Competition in Elections to the U.S. House of Representatives, 1952-82

    Gary C. Jacobson

  • It’s Nothing Personal: The Decline of the Incumbency Advantage in US House Elections

    Gary C. Jacobson

  • Checking Out: The Effects of Bank Overdrafts on the 1992 House Elections

    Gary C. Jacobson;Michael A. Dimock

  • A divider, not a uniter : George W. Bush and the American people

    Gary C. Jacobson

  • Checks and Choices: The House Bank Scandal's Impact on Voters in 1992

    Michael A. Dimock;Gary C. Jacobson

  • The Logic of American Politics

    Samuel Kernell;Gary C. Jacobson;Thad Kousser

  • The 1994 House Elections in Perspective

    Gary C. Jacobson

  • Party Organization and Distribution of Campaign Resources: Republicans and Democrats in 1982

    Gary C. Jacobson

  • Partisan Polarization in Presidential Support: The Electoral Connection

    Gary C. Jacobson

  • Terror, Terrain, and Turnout: Explaining the 2002 Midterm Elections

    Gary C. Jacobson

  • How Do Campaigns Matter

    Gary C. Jacobson

  • The Marginals Never Vanished: Incumbency and Competition in Elections to the U.S. House OfRepresentatives, 1952-1982

    Gary C. Jacobson

  • Perception, Memory, and Partisan Polarization on the Iraq War

    Gary C. Jacobson

  • Polarized Politics and the 2004 Congressional and Presidential Elections

    Gary C. Jacobson

  • The Republican Resurgence in 2010

    Gary C. Jacobson

  • Partisan Polarization in American Politics: A Background Paper

    Gary C. Jacobson

  • The Triumph of Polarized Partisanship in 2016: Donald Trump's Improbable Victory

    Gary C. Jacobson

  • The Effects of Campaign Spending in House Elections: New Evidence for Old Argument

    Gary C. Jacobson

  • Strategy and Choice in the 1982 Congressional Elections

    Gary C. Jacobson;Samuel Kernell

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Eric M. Uslaner
Eric M. Uslaner University of Maryland, College Park
Harvey Starr
Harvey Starr University of South Carolina
Ole R. Holsti
Ole R. Holsti Duke University

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