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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2012 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 2010 - Fellow of the American Academy of Political and Social Science
  • 2009 - Gladys M. Kammerer Award, American Political Science Association (APSA)
  • 1996 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
  • 1995 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 1989 - Woodrow Wilson Foundation Award, American Political Science Association (APSA)

Overview

Larry M. Bartels is affiliated with Vanderbilt University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on social sciences with a strong emphasis on political science and international relations. The subfields contributing to their work include sociology and political science, as well as gender studies.

The main research topics covered by Bartels span multiple areas within political science, including electoral systems and political participation, populism and right-wing movements, political conflict and governance, social and intergroup psychology, media influence and politics, social policy and reform studies, and gender politics and representation.

Larry M. Bartels has contributed scholarly articles to a variety of journals, with frequent publications in:

  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • International Studies Review
  • JCMS Journal of Common Market Studies
  • Political Science Quarterly

Notable recent papers authored by Bartels include:

  • "Ethnic antagonism erodes Republicans' commitment to democracy," 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "The Forum: Global Challenges to Democracy? Perspectives on Democratic Backsliding," 2023, International Studies Review
  • "House Republicans were rewarded for supporting Donald Trump's 'stop the steal' efforts," 2023, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "The Challenge of Right-Wing Populism in Europe: Response to Reviews," 2024, JCMS Journal of Common Market Studies
  • "Donald Trump's Contributions to Political Science," 2025, Political Science Quarterly

The scientist has worked on books published by Princeton University Press and Cambridge University Press. Titles include Democracy Erodes from the Top (2023), published twice by Princeton University Press, and Unequal Democracies (2023) published by Cambridge University Press.

Frequent coauthors in Bartels's research collaborations include:

  • Nicholas Carnes
  • Christopher H. Achen
  • Joshua D. Brutger Kertzer
  • Ruben Mathisen
  • Danny Donghyun

Bartels has received several awards and recognitions throughout their academic career, including:

  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences (2012)
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Political and Social Science (2010)
  • Gladys M. Kammerer Award, American Political Science Association (APSA) (2009)
  • Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation (1996)
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1995)
  • Woodrow Wilson Foundation Award, American Political Science Association (APSA) (1989)

Best Publications

  • Beyond the Running Tally: Partisan Bias in Political Perceptions

    Larry M. Bartels

  • Public Opinion In America: Moods, Cycles, And Swings

    James A. Stimson

  • Uninformed Votes: Information Effects in Presidential Elections

    Larry M. Bartels

  • Partisanship and Voting Behavior, 1952-1996

    Larry M. Bartels

  • Presidential primaries and the dynamics of public choice

    Larry M. Bartels

  • Democracy for Realists: Why Elections Do Not Produce Responsive Government

    Christopher H. Achen;Larry M. Bartels

  • Messages Received: The Political Impact of Media Exposure

    Larry M. Bartels

  • Unequal Democracy: The Political Economy of the New Gilded Age

    Unknown

  • Democracy and the Policy Preferences of Wealthy Americans

    Benjamin I. Page;Larry M. Bartels;Jason Seawright

  • Homer Gets a Tax Cut: Inequality and Public Policy in the American Mind

    Larry M. Bartels

  • CONSTITUENCY OPINION AND CONGRESSIONAL POLICY MAKING: THE REAGAN DEFENSE BUILDUP

    Larry M. Bartels

  • Presidential Primaries and the Dynamics of Public Choice

    Unknown

  • Issue Voting Under Uncertainty: An Empirical Test

    Larry M. Bartels

  • What's the Matter with What's the Matter with Kansas?

    Larry M. Bartels

  • Blind Retrospection. Electoral Responses to Drought, Flu, and Shark Attacks

    Christopher H. Achen;Larry M. Bartels

  • Presidential Vote Models: A Recount

    Larry M. Bartels;John Zaller

  • Expectations and Preferences in Presidential Nominating Campaigns

    Larry M. Bartels

  • Instrumental and "Quasi-Instrumental" Variables

    Larry M. Bartels

  • Unequal Democracy:The Political Economy of the New Gilded Age

    Larry M. Bartels

  • A generational model of political learning

    Larry M. Bartels;Simon Jackman

  • Democracy for Realists

    Unknown

  • 8. Economic Inequality and Political Representation

    Larry M. Bartels

  • Candidate Choice and the Dynamics of the Presidential Nominating Process

    Larry M. Bartels

  • Mass Politics in Tough Times

    Nancy Bermeo;Larry M. Bartels

  • The Impact of Candidate Traits in American Presidential Elections

    Larry M. Bartels

Frequent Co-Authors

Benjamin I. Page
Benjamin I. Page Northwestern University
Nancy Bermeo
Nancy Bermeo University of Oxford
Richard G. Niemi
Richard G. Niemi University of Rochester
William A. Galston
William A. Galston Brookings Institution
John Zaller
John Zaller University of California, Los Angeles
Fred I. Greenstein
Fred I. Greenstein Princeton University
Richard Johnston
Richard Johnston University of British Columbia
Benjamin Radcliff
Benjamin Radcliff University of Notre Dame
Lawrence R. Jacobs
Lawrence R. Jacobs University of Minnesota
Rodney E. Hero
Rodney E. Hero Arizona State University

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