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242
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  • 2026 - Research.com Political Science in Australia Leader Award
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Overview

Keith Dowding is affiliated with the Australian National University in Australia. Their research primarily lies within the broad field of Social Sciences, with a focus on the subfields of Political Science and International Relations, Sociology and Political Science, Philosophy, Gender Studies, and History and Philosophy of Science.

Their research covers several key topics, including:

  • Electoral Systems and Political Participation
  • Social Policy and Reform Studies
  • Gender Politics and Representation
  • Philosophy and History of Science
  • Political Philosophy and Ethics
  • Qualitative Comparative Analysis Research
  • Political Systems and Governance

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Keith Dowding include:

  • "The relationship between political philosophy and political science" (2020), published in Australian Journal of Political Science
  • "Career De-Separation in Westminster Democracies" (2020), published in The Political Quarterly
  • "Nudges, Regulations and Liberty" (2022), published in British Journal of Political Science

While Dowding is not the author on some other notable papers from their research group, frequent co-authors who contributed to related works include Marija Taflaga, Adriano Giuliani, Елена Семенова, Alexandra Oprea, and Patrick L. Leslie.

The venues where Keith Dowding most commonly publishes include:

  • Australian Journal of Political Science
  • The Political Quarterly
  • Journal of Political Power
  • Australian Journal of Public Administration
  • Bristol University Press eBooks

Dowding has also contributed extensively to book publications, notably with Bristol University Press eBooks, which features five of their titles including "Rational Choice and Political Power" (2022) and multiple editions of "It's the Government, Stupid" (2020). Other book publishers include London School of Economics and Political Science, Policy Press, and Open Book Publishers, with titles such as "It's the Government, Stupid: How Governments Blame Citizens for Their Own Policies" (2020) and "Tener Demasiado" (2024).

Best Publications

  • Model or Metaphor? A Critical Review of the Policy Network Approach

    Keith Dowding

  • Rational Choice and Political Power

    Keith M. Dowding

  • Exit, voice and loyalty: Analytic and empirical developments

    Keith Dowding;Peter John;Thanos Mergoupis;Mark Van Vugt

  • Tiebout : A Survey of the Empirical Literature:

    Keith Dowding;Peter John;Stephen Biggs

  • The Development of Capability Indicators

    Paul Anand;Paul Anand;Graham Hunter;Ian Carter;Keith Dowding

  • Rational Choice And Political Power

    Keith M. Dowding

  • The Civil Service

    Keith M. Dowding

  • There Must Be End to Confusion: Policy Networks, Intellectual Fatigue, and the Need for Political Science Methods Courses in British Universities

    Keith Dowding

  • Explaining Urban Regimes

    Keith Dowding

  • Justice and Democracy

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  • Private Truths, Public Lies: The Social Consequences of Preference Falsification

    Keith Dowding;Timor Kuran

  • The Corrective Effect of Ministerial Resignations on Government Popularity

    Torun Dewan;Keith Dowding

  • The Length of Ministerial Tenure in the United Kingdom, 1945-97

    Samuel Berlinski;Torun Dewan;Keith Dowding

  • Three-Dimensional Power: A Discussion of Steven Lukes' Power: A Radical View:

    Keith Dowding

  • Regime Politics in London Local Government

    Keith Dowding;Patrick Dunleavy;Desmond King;Helen Z Margetts

  • The Three Exit, Three Voice and Loyalty Framework: A Test with Survey Data on Local Services

    Keith Dowding;Peter John

  • Is it Rational to Vote? Five Types of Answer and a Suggestion:

    Keith Dowding

  • The Meaning and Use of ‘Political Stability’*

    Keith M. Dowding;Richard Kimber

  • Encyclopedia of power

    Keith M. Dowding

  • Institutionalist research on the European Union: a critical review

    Keith Dowding

  • The duration and durability of cabinet ministers

    Joern Fischer;Keith Dowding;Patrick Dumont

  • Ministerial Resignations 1945–97

    Keith Dowding;Won-Taek Kang

  • Exits, Voices and Social Investment: Citizens' Reaction to Public Services

    Keith M. Dowding;Peter John

  • Power: A Philosophical Analysis, 2nd edition

    Keith Dowding

  • The Prime Ministerialisation of the British Prime Minister

    Keith Dowding

  • The Impact of Individual and Collective Performance on Ministerial Tenure

    Samuel Berlinski;Torun Dewan;Keith Dowding

  • The Philosophy and Methods of Political Science

    Keith M. Dowding

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter John
Peter John King's College London
Robert E. Goodin
Robert E. Goodin Australian National University
Desmond King
Desmond King University of Oxford
Helen Margetts
Helen Margetts University of Oxford
Kenneth A. Shepsle
Kenneth A. Shepsle Harvard University
Patrick Dunleavy
Patrick Dunleavy London School of Economics and Political Science
Carole Pateman
Carole Pateman University of California, Los Angeles
Mark van Vugt
Mark van Vugt Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Yvonne Rydin
Yvonne Rydin University College London
Eric van Dijk
Eric van Dijk Leiden University

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