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8931
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672
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2020 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Overview

William G. Howell is affiliated with the University of Chicago in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of social sciences, with a focus on subfields such as political science and international relations, sociology and political science, communication, strategy and management, as well as economics and econometrics.

The main topics covered in Howell's work include electoral systems and political participation, media influence and politics, corruption and economic development, political influence and corporate strategies, social media and politics, discourse analysis in language studies, and populism with an emphasis on right-wing movements.

They have published research papers in several academic journals and venues, including:

  • "Political Scandal: A Theory," 2020, American Journal of Political Science
  • "America's Crisis of Democracy," 2021, Political Science Quarterly
  • "The strongman presidency and the two logics of presidential power," 2023, Presidential Studies Quarterly
  • "Executive Absolutism: The Dynamics of Authority Acquisition in a System of Separated Powers," 2023, Quarterly Journal of Political Science
  • "Updating amidst Disagreement: New Experimental Evidence on Partisan Cues," 2023, Public Opinion Quarterly

Howell has also contributed to book publications, with titles released by Princeton University Press, including "The American Presidency" published in 2023.

Their frequent co-authors include Terry M. Moe, Fu Shu, Dan Alexander, Christopher R. Berry, and Wioletta Dziuda. Howell has been a contributor multiple times in publication venues like Harvard Dataverse, Presidential Studies Quarterly, Perspectives on Politics, Political Science Quarterly, and the American Journal of Political Science.

In recognition of their academic work, William G. Howell was named a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2020.

Best Publications

  • Power without persuasion

    William G. Howell

  • Power without Persuasion: The Politics of Direct Presidential Action

    William G. Howell

  • The presidential power of unilateral action

    Terry M. Moe;William G. Howell

  • The President and the Distribution of Federal Spending

    Christopher R. Berry;Barry C. Burden;William G. Howell

  • While Dangers Gather: Congressional Checks on Presidential War Powers

    William G. Howell;Jon C. Pevehouse

  • Divided Government and the Legislative Productivity of Congress, 1945-94

    William Howell;E. Scott Adler;Charles Cameron;Charles Riemann

  • The Education Gap: Vouchers and Urban Schools

    William G. Howell;Paul E. Peterson

  • Unilateral Action and Presidential Power: A Theory

    Terry M. Moe;William G. Howell

  • Accountability and Local Elections: Rethinking Retrospective Voting

    Christopher R. Berry;William G. Howell

  • School Vouchers and Academic Performance: Results from Three Randomized Field Trials

    William G. Howell;Patrick J. Wolf;David E. Campbell;Paul E. Peterson

  • Toward a Broader Understanding of Presidential Power: A Reevaluation of the Two Presidencies Thesis

    Brandice Canes-Wrone;William G. Howell;David E. Lewis

  • Presidents, Congress, and the Use of Force

    William G. Howell;Jon C. Pevehouse

  • Agencies by Presidential Design

    William G. Howell;David E. Lewis

  • Besieged: School Boards and the Future of Education Politics

    William G. Howell

  • Unilateral Powers: A Brief Overview

    William G. Howell

  • Results of President Obama's Race to the Top.

    William G. Howell

  • After Enactment: The Lives and Deaths of Federal Programs

    Christopher R. Berry;Barry C. Burden;William G. Howell

  • School Vouchers: Results from Randomized Experiments

    William G. Howell;Paul E Peterson;Patrick J. Wolf;David E. Campbell

  • Lessons from the Cleveland Scholarship Program.

    Jay P. Greene;William G. Howell;Paul E. Peterson

  • The Wartime President: Executive Influence and the Nationalizing Politics of Threat

    William G. Howell;Saul P. Jackman;Jon C. Rogowski

  • School Choice in New York City After Three Years: An Evaluation of the School Choice Scholarships Program

    Paul E Peterson;Daniel P. Mayer;David E. Myers;Christina Clark Tuttle

  • Dynamic Selection Effects in Means-Tested, Urban School Voucher Programs.

    William G. Howell

  • While Dangers Gather

    William G. Howell;Jon C. Pevehouse

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul E. Peterson
Paul E. Peterson Harvard University
Jon C. Pevehouse
Jon C. Pevehouse University of Wisconsin–Madison
Martin R. West
Martin R. West Harvard University
Terry M. Moe
Terry M. Moe Stanford University
Patrick J. Wolf
Patrick J. Wolf University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
David E. Campbell
David E. Campbell University of Notre Dame
Barry C. Burden
Barry C. Burden University of Wisconsin–Madison
Kenneth A. Shepsle
Kenneth A. Shepsle Harvard University
Douglas L. Kriner
Douglas L. Kriner Cornell University
David Lewis
David Lewis London School of Economics and Political Science

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