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Overview

James C. Garand is affiliated with Louisiana State University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on social sciences, with notable contributions in the subfields of sociology and political science, political science and international relations, gender studies, clinical psychology, and strategy and management.

Their work spans several key topics, including:

  • Migration, refugees, and integration
  • Electoral systems and political participation
  • Political influence and corporate strategies
  • Racial and ethnic identity research
  • Political science research and education
  • Social and intergroup psychology
  • Innovative teaching methodologies in social sciences

James C. Garand has contributed to a variety of scholarly publication venues. Their frequent venues of publication include:

  • Social Science Quarterly
  • Harvard Dataverse
  • American Politics Research
  • PS Political Science & Politics
  • Political Behavior

The scientist has collaborated regularly with several co-authors, demonstrating a network of academic partnerships. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Dan Qi
  • Max Magaña
  • Ping Xu
  • Joseph Essig
  • Ceren Keser

James C. Garand's recent publications cover diverse political and social science topics. Selected recent papers include:

  • "Perceptions of Immigrant Threat, American Identity, and Vote Choice in the 2016 U.S. Presidential Election" (2020) published in Political Behavior
  • "Journal Desk-Rejection Practices in Political Science: Bringing Data to Bear on What Journals Do" (2021) published in PS Political Science & Politics
  • "The "Trump" Effect: Political Elite and Support for Free Trade in America" (2021) published in American Politics Research
  • "The Effect of Children's Gender on Parents' Attitudes Toward Women" (2021) published in Social Science Quarterly
  • "Partisanship, Trump favorability, and changes in support for trade" (2023) published in Presidential Studies Quarterly

Best Publications

  • Explaining Voter Turnout in Latin America, 1980 to 2000:

    Carolina A. Fornos;Timothy J. Power;James C. Garand

  • HORIZONTAL DIFFUSION, VERTICAL DIFFUSION, AND INTERNAL PRESSURE IN STATE ENVIRONMENTAL POLICYMAKING, 1989-1998

    Dorothy M. Daley;James C. Garand

  • Explaining Government Growth in the U.S. States

    James C. Garand

  • Determinants of invalid voting in Latin America

    Timothy J. Power;James C. Garand

  • Before the Vote: Forecasting American National Elections

    James R. Campbell;James C. Garand

  • Homo Economus? Economic Information and Economic Voting

    Thomas Holbrook;James C. Garand

  • Partisan Change and Shifting Expenditure Priorities in the American States, 1945-1978:

    James C. Garand

  • Journals in the Discipline: A Report on a New Survey of American Political Scientists

    James C. Garand;Micheal W. Giles

  • Changes in the Vote Margins for Congressional Candidates: A Specification of Historical Trends

    James C. Garand;Donald A. Gross

  • Immigration Attitudes and Support for the Welfare State in the American Mass Public

    James C. Garand;Ping Xu;Belinda C. Davis

  • Ranking Political Science Journals: Reputational and Citational Approaches

    Micheal W. Giles;James C. Garand

  • Income Inequality, Party Polarization, and Roll-Call Voting in the U.S. Senate

    James C. Garand

  • Morality, Equality, or Locality: Analyzing the Determinants of Support for Same-sex Marriage

    N. Susan Gaines;James C. Garand

  • BUREAUCRATS, POLICY ATTITUDES, AND POLITICAL BEHAVIOR: EXTENSION OF THE BUREAU VOTING MODEL OF GOVERNMENT GROWTH

    James C. Garand;Catherine T. Parkhurst;Rusanne Jourdan Seoud

  • Weather, Climate, and the Economy: Explaining Risk Perceptions of Global Warming, 2001–10*

    Wanyun Shao;Barry D. Keim;James C. Garand;Lawrence C. Hamilton

  • Balancing Work and Family: The Role of Employer-Supported Child Care Benefits

    Dian L. Seyler;Pamela A. Monroe;James C. Garand

  • Economic Context and Americans' Perceptions of Income Inequality*

    Ping Xu;James C. Garand

  • Electoral Marginality in State Legislative Elections, 1968-86

    James C. Garand

  • An Alternative Interpretation of Recent Political Science Journal Evaluations

    James C. Garand

  • Divided Loyalties? Understanding Variation in Latino Attitudes Toward Immigration*

    Stella M. Rouse;Betina Cutaia Wilkinson;James C. Garand

  • Measuring Constituency Ideology in U.S. House Districts: A Top-Down Simulation Approach

    Phillip J. Ardoin;James C. Garand

Frequent Co-Authors

André Blais
André Blais University of Montreal
Iain McLean
Iain McLean University of Oxford
Timothy J. Power
Timothy J. Power University of Oxford
Lawrence C. Hamilton
Lawrence C. Hamilton University of New Hampshire
Loren D. Marks
Loren D. Marks Brigham Young University
David Lowery
David Lowery Pennsylvania State University
Thomas M. Holbrook
Thomas M. Holbrook University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee

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