December, 2015
VITA
Micheal W. Giles
Fuller E. Callaway Professor
PERSONAL INFORMATION:
Address:
Department of Political Science
Emory University
Atlanta, Georgia 30322
Telephone:
Office: (404) 727-6565
FAX: (404) 727-4586
E-Mail
mgiles@emory.edu
EDUCATION:
B.A.,
M.A.,
Ph.D.,
North Texas State University, 1968
University of Kentucky, 1969
University of Kentucky, 1971
ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS:
1971-75
Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Florida Atlantic University
1975-80
Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, Florida Atlantic University
1980-83
Professor, Department of Political Science, Florida Atlantic University
1982-83
Professor, School of Public Administration
Florida Atlantic University
1983-98
Professor, Department of Political Science
Emory University
1992-96
Fellow of the Carter Center of Emory University
1998Present
Goodrich C. White Professor of Political Science
Emory University
2010
Present
Fuller E. Callaway Endowed Professor of Political Science
Emory University
ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS:
1976-77
Interim Director, Institute for Behavioral Research, Florida Atlantic University
1980-83
Chair, Department of Political Science, Florida Atlantic University
1982-83
Chair, Florida Atlantic University Presidential Search Committee
1983-89
Chair, Department of Political Science, Emory University
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1992-96
Senior Advisor for Research and Evaluation, The Atlanta Project of the Carter Center
2006-7
Interim Director of Graduate Studies, Department of Political Science, Emory University
2015-16
Interim Director of Graduate Admissions & Placement, Department of Political Science,
Emory University
RESEARCH AND TEACHING INTERESTS:
(1)
The Courts: judicial process, judicial policy-making
(2)
Inter-group Politics: race relations, racial and ethnic politics
(3)
Urban Politics and Public Policy
(4)
Research Methods: research design, philosophy of science, evaluation design
AWARDS/RECOGNITION:
1979-80
Recipient of the Distinguished Scholar Award, Florida Atlantic University
2011
Recipient of the Manning Dauer Award presented biennially by the Southern Political
Science Association for Distinguished Service to the Profession.
ARTICLES AND BOOK CHAPTERS:
1972
Richard Engstrom and Micheal W. Giles, "Expectations and Images: A Note on Diffuse
Support for Legal Institutions," LAW AND SOCIETY REVIEW, 6 (Spring): 631-636.
1972
Bradley C. Canon and Micheal W. Giles, "Recurring Litigants: Federal Agencies Before
the Supreme Court," THE WESTERN POLITICAL QUARTERLY, 25 (June): 183-191.
1973
Micheal W. Giles, "Lawyers and Supreme Court: A Comparative Look at Some
Attitudinal Linkages," JOURNAL OF POLITICS, 35 (May): 480-486.
1974
Micheal W. Giles, "Measuring School Desegregation," JOURNAL OF NEGRO
EDUCATION, 43 (Fall): 517-523.
1974
Micheal W. Giles, Douglas Gatlin and Everett Cataldo, "The Impact of Busing on White
Flight," SOCIAL SCIENCE QUARTERLY, 55 (September): 493-501.
(Reprinted)
SOCIOLOGY OF EDUCATION (Ronald M. Pavalko, ed.)
Itasca, IL: F.E. Peacock Publisher, 1976.
1975
Micheal W. Giles, "Black Concentration and School District Size as Predictors of School
Desegregation: The Impact of Federal Enforcement," SOCIOLOGY OF EDUCATION,
48 (Fall): 411-419.
1975
Micheal W. Giles, "H.E.W. Versus the Federal Courts: A Comparison of School
Desegregation Enforcement," AMERICAN POLITICS QUARTERLY, 3 (January): 8190.
1975
Micheal W. Giles, Everett Cataldo and Douglas Gatlin, "White Flight and Percent Black:
The Tipping Point Re-examined," SOCIAL SCIENCE QUARTERLY, 56 (June): 85-92.
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1975
Everett Cataldo, Micheal W. Giles and Douglas Gatlin, "Metropolitan School
Desegregation: Practical Remedy or Impractical Ideal?" THE ANNALS OF THE
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF POLITICAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCE, 442 (November):
97-104.
1975
Micheal W. Giles and Gerald C. Wright, "American Political Scientists' Evaluations of 63
Journals," PS: Political Science and Politics, 8 (Summer): 254-257.
1975
Micheal W. Giles and Thomas G. Walker, "Judicial Policy-Making and Southern School
Segregation," JOURNAL OF POLITICS, 37 (November): 917-936.
(Reprinted)
AMERICAN COURT SYSTEMS (Sheldon Goldman and
Austin Sarat, eds.), San Francisco: W.H. Freeman and
Co., 1978.
AMERICAN COURT SYSTEMS, 2nd ed. (Sheldon
Goldman and Austin Sarat, eds.), White Plains, NY:
Longman Inc.,1989.
COURTS, LAW AND JUDICAL PROCESS (S. Sidney
Ulmer, ed.), New York: Free Press, 1981.
COURTS AND JUDGES (Lee Epstein, ed.), Hampshire,
England:Ashgate, 2005
1976
Micheal W. Giles, Douglas Gatlin and Everett Cataldo, "Racial and Class Prejudice:
Their Relative Effects on Protest Against School Desegregation," AMERICAN
SOCIOLOGICAL REVIEW, 41 (April): 280-289.
1976
Micheal W. Giles, Douglas Gatlin and Everett Cataldo, "Parental Support for School
Referenda," JOURNAL OF POLITICS, 38 (May): 442-452.
1977
Micheal W. Giles, "Racial Stability and Urban School Desegregation," URBAN
AFFAIRS QUARTERLY, 12 (June): 499-510.
1977
Micheal W. Giles, "Equivalent Versus Minimum Winning Opinion Coalition Size: A
Test of Two Competing Hypotheses," AMERICAN JOURNAL OF POLITICAL
SCIENCE, 21 (May): 405-408.
1977
Micheal W. Giles, "Percent Black and Racial Hostility: An Old Assumption Reexamined," SOCIAL SCIENCE QUARTERLY, 58 (December): 848-865.
1978
Micheal W. Giles, "White Enrollment Stability and School Desegregation: A Two Level
Analysis," AMERICAN SOCIOLOGICAL REVIEW, 43 (December): 848-865.
(Reprinted)
THE PRACTICE OF POLICY EVALUATION, (David
Nachmias, ed.), New York: St. Martin's Press, 1980.
1978
Douglas Gatlin, Micheal W. Giles and Everett Cataldo, "Policy Support Within a Target
Group: The Case of School Desegregation," AMERICAN POLITICAL SCIENCE
REVIEW, 72 (September): 985-995.
1980
Micheal W. Giles and Douglas S. Gatlin, "Mass-level Compliance with Public Policy:
The Case of School Desegregation," JOURNAL OF POLITICS, 42 (August): 722-746.
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1981
Micheal W. Giles, Gerald C. Wright and Marilyn Dantico, "Social Status and Political
Behavior: The Impact of Residential Status," SOCIAL SCIENCE QUARTERLY, 62
(September): 453-460.
1982
Micheal W. Giles and Marilyn Dantico, "Political Participation and Neighborhood Social
Context Revisited," AMERICAN JOURNAL OF POLITICAL SCIENCE, 26 (February):
144-150.
1985
Micheal W. Giles and Anita Pritchard, "Campaign Contributions and Legislative
Elections," LEGISLATIVE STUDIES QUARTERLY, 10 (February): 71-88.
(Reprinted) Reapportionment and Representation in Florida.
(Susan MacManus, ed.) Lake Geneva: Farley Court
Publishers, 1991.
1985
Micheal W. Giles and Arthur Evans, "External Threat, Perceived Threat and Group
Identity," SOCIAL SCIENCE QUARTERLY, 66 (March): 50-66.
1986
Arthur Evans and Micheal W. Giles, "The Effects of Percent Black on Blacks' Perception
of Relative Power and Social Distance," JOURNAL OF BLACK STUDIES,
(September).
1986
Micheal W. Giles and Arthur Evans, "The Power Approach to Intergroup Hostility," THE
JOURNAL OF CONFLICT RESOLUTION, 30 (September): 469-486.
1986
Thomas Lancaster and Micheal W. Giles, "Spain" in LEGAL TRADITIONS AND
SYSTEMS, (Alan N. Katz ed.) New York: Greenwood Press, 1986.
1987
Bruce London and Micheal W. Giles, "Black Participation: Compensation or Ethnic
Identification," JOURNAL OF BLACK STUDIES, 17 (September): 3-14.
1989
Micheal W. Giles, David Patterson and Francie Mizell, "Discretion in Editorial DecisionMaking: The Case of The Journal of Politics." PS: POLITICAL SCIENCE &
POLITICS, 22 (March): 58-62.
1989
Micheal W. Giles, Francie Mizell and David Patterson, "Political Scientists' Journal
Evaluations Revisited." PS: POLITICAL SCIENCE & POLITICS, 22 (September): 613617.
1989
Micheal W. Giles and Thomas Lancaster, "Political Transition, Social Development, and
Legal Mobilization in Spain," AMERICAN POLITICAL SCIENCE REVIEW, 83
(September): 817-834.
1990
Arthur S. Evans and Micheal W. Giles, "Social Distance: In-Group Integration and
Perceived External Threat," THE WESTERN JOURNAL OF BLACK STUDIES, Vol.
14, no. 1.
1993
Micheal W. Giles and Melanie Buckner, "David Duke and Black Threat: An Old
Hypothesis Revisited," THE JOURNAL OF POLITICS. 55:702-713.
(Reprinted) David Duke and the Politics of Race in the South.
John C. Kuzenski, Charles S. Bullock III and Ronald
Keith Gaddies, eds. Vanderbilt University Press.
1995
1994
Micheal W. Giles and Kaenan Hertz, "Racial Threat and Partisan
Identification," AMERICAN POLITICAL SCIENCE REVIEW. 88:317-326.
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1996
Micheal W. Giles, "From Gutenberg to Giga-bytes: Scholarly Communication in the Age
of Cyberspace," THE JOURNAL OF POLITICS. 58:613-626.
1996
Micheal W. Giles and Melanie Buckner, "Black Threat Redux: A Comment." THE
JOURNAL OF POLITICS.
1996
Micheal W. Giles, “Comment on ‘David Duke and Black Threat’.” AMERICAN
REVIEW OF POLITICS. 17:69-72.
2001
Micheal W. Giles, Virginia Hettinger and Todd Peppers, “Picking Federal Judges: A
Note on Policy and Partisan Selection Agendas.” POLITICAL RESEARCH
QUARTERLY. 54 (September): 623-641.
2001
Michael Rich, Micheal Giles and Emily Stern, “Collaborating to Reduce Poverty: Views
from City Halls and Community-Based Organizations.” URBAN AFFAIRS REVIEW.
37 (November):184-204.
2003
James Garand and Micheal W. Giles, “Journals in the Discipline: A Report on a New
Survey of American Political Scientists.” PS: POLITICAL SCIENCE & POLITICS.
April.
2006
Micheal W. Giles, Thomas G. Walker and Christopher Zorn, “Setting a Judicial Agenda:
The Decision to Grant En Banc in the U.S. Courts of Appeals.” JOURNAL OF
POLITICS. 68 (November): 852-866.
2007
Micheal W. Giles, Virginia Hettinger, Christopher Zorn and Todd Peppers, “The Etiology
of En Banc in the U.S. Courts of Appeals.” AMERICAN JOURNAL OF POLITICAL
SCIENCE. 51 (July): 449-463.
2007
Micheal W. Giles and James Garand, “Ranking Political Science Journals: Reputational
and Citational Approaches.” PS: POLITICAL SCIENCE & POLITICS 40 (October):
741-751
2008
Micheal W. Giles, Bethany Blackstone and Rich Vining. “The Supreme Court in
American Democracy: Unraveling the Linkages between Public Opinion and Judicial
Decision-making.” THE JOURNAL OF POLITICS. 70(April): 293-306.
2008
Micheal W. Giles. “Commentary on ‘Picking Federal Judges: A Note on Policy and
Partisan Selection Agendas’.” POLITICAL RESEARCH QUARTERLY. 61(March): 5355.
2008
Todd Peppers, Micheal Giles and Bridget Tainer-Parkins, “Courtiers of the Lower
Courts: Understanding the Federal District Court Law Clerk.” ALBANY LAW REVIEW
71(Number 2): 623-645.
2009
Iain McLean, Andre Blais, James Garand and Micheal Giles, “Comparative Journal
Rankings: A Survey Report.” POLITICAL STUDIES REVIEW Vol. 7(1, January): 1838.
2009
James Garand, Micheal W. Giles, Andre Blais and Iain McLean, “Political Science
Journals in a Comparative Perspective: Evaluating Scholarly Journals in the United
States, Canada and the United Kingdom.” PS: POLITICAL SCIENCE & POLITICS Vol.
42 (4, October): 695-718.
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2011
James Garand & Micheal W. Giles.“ Ranking Scholarly Publishers in Political Science:
An Alternative Approach.” PS: POLITICAL SCIENCE & POLITICS. Vol. 44 (2,April):
375-383.
2012
Todd Peppers & Micheal W. Giles. “Of Potted Plants and Political Images: The Supreme
Court and the State of the Union Address.” KANSAS JOURNAL OF LAW AND
PUBLIC POLICY. Vol. 22 (1):49-81.
2014
Todd C. Peppers, Micheal W. Giles and Bridget Tainer-Parkins. “Surgeons or Scribes?
The Role of United States Court of Appeals Law Clerks in “Appellate Triage.”
MARQUETTE LAW REVIEW. Vol. 98 (1): 313-332.
2015
Micheal W. Giles, Joshua Strayhorn & Todd Peppers. “Policymaking under Constraint:
Decision Modes in the U.S. Courts of Appeals.” JUSTICE SYSTEM JOURNAL. Vol.
36(2) 95-118.
forthcoming
Strayhorn, Josh, Clifford J. Carrubba, and Micheal Giles. 2015. “Time Constraints and
the Opportunity Costs of Oversight.” JOURNAL OF THEORETICAL POLITICS..
BOOKS:
1976
George E. Berkley, Micheal W. Giles, Norman C. Kassof and Jerry Hackett,
INTRODUCTION TO CRIMINAL JUSTICE: POLICE, COURTS AND
CORRECTIONS, Boston, MA: Holbrook Press.
1978
Everett Cataldo, Micheal W. Giles and Douglas Gatlin, SCHOOL DESEGREGATION
POLICY: COMPLIANCE, AVOIDANCE AND THE METROPOLITAN REMEDY,
Lexington, MA: D.C. Heath and Co.
BOOK REVIEWS:
1971
SMOKING AND POLITICS: POLICY-MAKING AND THE FEDERAL
BUREAUCRACY, by A. Lee Fritischeler, JOURNAL OF POLITICS, 33 (February):
217.
1975
SCHOOL FINANCE IN TRANSITION, by John Pincus, JOURNAL OF POLITICS, 37
(August): 877.
1978
DISASTER BY DECREE: THE SUPREME COURT DECISION ON RACE AND THE
SCHOOLS, by Lino A. Graglia, AMERICAN POLITICAL SCIENCE REVIEW, 72
(March): 258-259.
1996
NATIVISM REBORN? THE OFFICIAL ENGLISH LANGUATE MOVEMENT AND
THE AMERICAN STATES, by Raymond Tatalovich, The American Review of Politics,
17 (Spring):79-81.
2000
SCHOOL CHOICE AND SOCIAL CONTROVERSY: POLITICS, POLICY AND LAW.
by Stephen Sugarman and Frank Kemerer (Editors). Law and Politics Book Review. Vol.
10 (June): 362-364.
REPORTS:
1976
Micheal W. Giles, Everett Cataldo and Douglas Gatlin, DETERMINANTS OF
RESEGREGATION: COMPLIANCE/REJECTION BEHAVIOR, prepared for the
National Science Foundation, 169 pages.
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1978
Micheal W. Giles, WHITE FLIGHT AND BLACK CONCENTRATION IN
AMERICAN SCHOOLS, prepared for the National Institute of Education, 45 pages.
1993
Micheal W. Giles, AN EVALUATION OF THE IMMUNIZATION/
CHILDREN'S HEALTH INITIATIVE, prepared for The Carter Center, 50 pages.
1994
Micheal W. Giles, EVALUATION OF THE ATLANTA PROJECT, PART 1: PLAN
AND IMPLEMENTATION, prepared for The Carter Center, The Rockefeller Foundation
and the ARCO Foundation, 52 pages
1995
Micheal W. Giles, EVALUATION OF THE ATLANTA PROJECT, PART 2:
ANALYSIS AND FINDINGS, prepared for The Carter Center, The Rockefeller
Foundation and the ARCO Foundation, 97 pages.
1995
Micheal W. Giles, EVALUATION OF THE ATLANTA PROJECT, PHASE II:
INTERIM REPORT, prepared for The Carter Center, 23 pages.
1998
Michael Rich, Micheal W. Giles and Emily Stern, COLLABORATING TO REDUCE
POVERTY. National League of Cities, 100 pages.
PAPERS, PROCEEDINGS AND OTHER PUBLICATIONS:
1974
Wen-Fu Shih, Everett Cataldo, Micheal W. Giles and Douglas Gatlin, "The Impact of
School Desegregation Plan Features on White Rejection," presented at the American
Statistical Association Convention, St. Louis, Missouri, and published in the 1974
SOCIAL STATISTICS SECTION PROCEEDINGS OF THE AMERICAN
STATISTICAL ASSOCIATION, pp. 436-439.
1975
Micheal W. Giles, Douglas Gatlin and Everett Cataldo, "Desegregation and the Private
School Alternative," presented at the Symposium on School Desegregation and White
Flight, sponsored by the Center for National Policy Review, Catholic University Law
School and held at the Brookings Institution. Published in SOCIAL POLICY 6 (JanuaryFebruary): 46-48.
1975
Micheal W. Giles, "The Influence of Racial Class Prejudice on Protest Behavior: An
Application of Goodman's Log Linear Analysis," presented at the American Sociological
Convention, San Francisco, California.
1977
Micheal W. Giles, Denita Mears and Ellie Weinberger, "Journals in Political Science and
Related Fields," PS, 10 (Winter): 36-39.
1978
Micheal W. Giles, "Recent Trends in Racial Instability in Desegregated Schools,"
presented at the Southwestern Social Science Convention, Houston, Texas.
1978
Micheal W. Giles, "Compliance with School Desegregation: A Cost/Benefit Analysis,"
presented at the Midwest Political Science Convention, Chicago, Illinois.
1981
Micheal W. Giles, "Racial Attitudes and Black-White Economic Competition," presented
at the Southwestern Social Science Convention, Dallas, Texas.
1983
Anita Pritchard and Micheal W. Giles, "Influence of Campaign Spending on State
Legislative Elections in Florida," presented at the Southern Political Science Convention,
Birmingham, Alabama.
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1984
Micheal W. Giles and Arthur Evans, "An Analysis of the Role of Group Power on
Respondent's Support for Racial Policies," presented at the Midwest Political Science
Convention, Chicago, Illinois.
1985
Arthur Evans and Micheal W. Giles, "Effects of Percent Black on Blacks' Perceptions of
Relative Power and Social Distance," presented at the Midwestern Sociological Society
Convention, St. Louis, Missouri.
1985
Anita Pritchard and Micheal W. Giles, "Decisions to Contest Elections," presented at the
Midwest Political Science Convention, Chicago, Illinois.
1986
Micheal W. Giles and Thomas D. Lancaster, "Social Development and Demand in the
Courts -- The Case of Spain Revisited," presented at the interim meeting of the Research
Committee on Comparative Judicial Studies, IPSA, Boalt Hall School of Law, Berkeley,
California.
1987
Micheal W. Giles and Thomas D. Lancaster, "Political Transition, Social Development
and Legal Mobilization: The Case of Spain." presented at the American Political Science
Convention, Chicago, Illinois.
1991
Micheal W. Giles and Melanie Buckner, "David Duke and Black Threat: An Old
Hypothesis Reexamined," presented at the Southern Political Science Convention,
Tampa, Florida.
1991
Micheal W. Giles, "Comments on 'German Constitutionalism.'" Emory Law Journal, 40:
885-888.
1991
Micheal W. Giles, "Comments on 'Human Needs and Human Rights: Which are More
Fundamental.'" Emory Law Journal, 40: 939-942.
1993
Micheal W. Giles, Melanie Buckner and Bernadette Nye, "The Atlanta Project," National
Civic Review
1997
Micheal W. Giles, Virginia Hettinger and Todd Peppers, “Majority-Minority Panels and
Policy-Making on the Courts of Appeals,” presented at the American Political Science
Convention, Washington, D.C.
1998
Micheal W. Giles, Virginia Hettinger and Todd Peppers, “Alternative Measures of
Preferences for Judges of the Courts of Appeal,” presented at the Midwest Political
Science Convention, Chicago, Ill.
2000
Micheal W. Giles and Chris Zorn, “Gibson versus Case-Based Approaches: Concurring in
Part, Dissenting in Part,” Law and Courts: Newsletter of the Law & Courts Section of the
American Political Science Association. 10 (Spring): 10-16.
2002
Micheal W. Giles, Melissa Cannon and Thomas G. Walker, “The Decision to Grant En
Banc: A Multi-Level Analysis.” Presented at the American Political Science Association
Convention, Boston.
2005
Micheal W. Giles, Rich Vining and Bethany Blackstone, “The Supreme Court in
American Democracy: Unraveling the Linkages between Public Opinion and Judicial
Decision-making.” Presented at the Midwest Political Science Association Convention,
Chicago
2008
Ian McLean, James Garand, Andre Blas and Micheal Giles, “Comparative Journal
Rankings: A Survey Report.” Presented at the Political Science Association of the United
Kingdom Convention, Swansea UK. April 2.
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2008
Todd Peppers, Micheal Giles and Bridget Tainer-Parkins, “Courtiers of the Lower
Courts: Understanding the Federal District Court Law Clerk.” Presented at the Midwest
Political Science Association Convention, Chicago, Ill.
2008
Andre Blais, James Garand, Ian McLean and Micheal Giles, “The Methodological Divide
in Political Science.” Presented at the Canadian Political Science Association Convention,
Vancouver, BC June 4-6.
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES:
1. Convention Participation
Discussant, panel on "Civic Education," Southern Political Science Association
Convention, Gatlinburg, Tennessee, November, 1971.
Discussant, panel on "The American Lawyer: Political Roles and Behavior," Southern
Political Science Association Convention, Nashville, Tennessee, November, 1975.
Presenter, Roundtable on "School Desegregation and White Flight," American
Sociological Association Convention, New York, New York, August, 1976.
Discussant, panel on "Evaluating a Changing Judiciary," Southern Political Science
Association Convention, Atlanta, Georgia, November, 1978.
Chair, Roundtable on "Perspectives on the Study of Judicial Impact," American Political
Science Convention, Washington, D.C., September, 1979.
Discussant, panel on "Minorities and the Politics of Education," Southern Political
Science Convention, Atlanta, Georgia, November, 1980.
Chair, Panel on "New Theories and Models of Judicial Decision-Making," Southern
Political Science Convention, Memphis, Tennessee, November, 1981.
Chair, panel on "Educational Policy," Southwestern Social Science Convention, San
Antonio, Texas, March, 1982.
Chair, panel on "Environments, Contexts and Interdependence," Midwest Political
Science Convention, Chicago, Illinois, March, 1985.
Discussant, panel on "Supreme Court Decision-Making," American Political Science
Association, Chicago, Illinois, September, 1987.
Discussant, roundtable on "An Overview of Contemporary Judicial Research," American
Political Science Association Convention, Chicago, Illinois, September, 1987.
Chair, panel on "Political Behavior Research and the Judicial Process," Southern
Political Science Convention, Atlanta, Ga., November, 1988.
Participant, "Roundtable on Comparative Judicial Research, "Southern Political Science
Convention, Memphis, Tn. November, 1989.
Discussant, "Comparative Judicial Research," Southern Political Science Convention,
Atlanta Ga., November, 1989.
Chair, Panel on "Comparative Legal Systems", Midwest Political Science Association
Convention, April, 1992.
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Discussant, "Courts, Politics & Law in Comparative Perspective." Midwest Political
Science Association Convention, April, 1994.
Discussant, “The Confirmation Process in the U.S. Senate.” Southern Political Science
Convention, Atlanta, Ga., November, 1996.
Discussant, “Empirical Tests of Formal Models,” American Political Science
Association Convention, Washington, D.C., September, 1997.
Discussant, "Comparative Perspectives on Judicial Politics." Midwest Political Science
Association Convention, April, 1998.
Discussant, “Contextual Influence on Political Thinking.” American Political Science
Association Convention, Washington, D.C., September, 1998.
Chair, “Comparative Judicial Systems.” American Political Science Association
Convention, Washington, D.C., September, 1998.
Chair, “Prejudice and Racial Policy.” Southern Political Science Association Convention,
Atlanta, GA., November, 2001.
Chair/discussant, “Race and Class in urban Politics and Political Participation.” Southern
Political Science Association Convention, Atlanta, GA., November, 2001.
Discussant, “Judges, Selection and Politics.” Midwest Political Science Convention,
Chicago, Ill. April, 2002.
Discussant, “Author Meets Critics” Southern Political Science Convention, New Orleans,
LA. January 2007.
Discussant, “Research on the U.S. Courts of Appeals.” American Political Science
Association Convention, Boston, MA., September, 2008.
Chair/discussant, “Research on U.S. Courts of Appeals” Southern Political Science
Association Convention, Atlanta, GA., January 2010.
Discussant, “Empirical Inquiries in constitutional Law” American Political Science
Association Convention, Chicago, IL, September, 2013.
Panelist, “Future of Public Law Research” Southern Political Science Judicial Behavior
Conference-within-a-a Conference. New Orleans, LA January, 2015.
2. Professional Service
AMERICAN POLITICAL SCIENCE ASSOCIATION
Chair, Committee on Publications of the American Political Science Association, 198891.
Board of Directors, APSA Ralphe Bunche Institute for Minority Students, 1989-1993.
Member, Executive Council of the American Political Science Association, 1995-1997.
Member, Administrative Committee of the Executive Council of the American Political
Science Association, 1995-97
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Law and Courts Section of APSA
Member, Executive Committee, 1993-1994.
Chair, CQ Award Committee, 1994-95.
Chair, American Judicature Society Award Committee, 1996-97
Chair, Committee on Short Courses, 1997-98.
Chair of the Section, 1998-99.
Chair, Lifetime Achievement Award Committee, 2008-09
Chair, Service to the Profession Award Committee, 2014-15
SOUTHERN POLITICAL SCIENCE ASSOCIATION
Member, Program Committee of the 1979 Southern Political Science Association
Convention, responsible for the Judicial Process and Public Law Panels.
Member, Executive Council, Southern Political Science Association, 1981-84.
Chairman, V.O. Key Book Award Committee, Southern Political Science Association,
1984-1985.
Member, Committee to Select the Editor of The Journal of Politics,
Southern Political Science Association, 1990-91.
Chair, Ad Hoc Committee on Selection Procedures for the Editor of The Journal of
Politics, Southern Political Science Association, 1991
Vice-President Elect, Southern Political Science Association, 1990-1991
Vice-President and Program Chairman Southern Political Science Association, 19911992
Member, Committee to Select the Editor of The Journal of Politics,
Southern Political Science Association, 1992-93.
Member, Ad Hoc Committee on Convention Finances, Southern Political Science
Association, 1993.
President-Elect, Southern Political Science Association, 1993-94
President, Southern Political Science Association, 1994-1995.
Member, Ad Hoc Committee to Select Executive Director, Southern
Political Science Association, 1997-98.
Member, Committee to Select the Editor of The Journal of Politics,
Southern Political Science Association, 1998-99.
Member, Committee to Select the Editor of The Journal of Politics,
Southern Political Science Association, 2011.
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MIDWEST POLITICAL SCIENCE ASSOCIATION
Chair, Pi Sigma Alpha Award Committee for the best paper presented at the 1997
convention.
Member, Nominations Committee, 1999-2001.
Member, Committee on Electronic AJPS, 1999-2001.
Chair, Committee to Select the Editor of American Journal of Political Science, 2008-09
SOUTHWESTERN SOCIAL SCIENCE ASSOCIATION
Member, Editorial Policies Committee, 1999-2001.
3. Editorial Service
Editor, THE JOURNAL OF POLITICS, 1984-87.
Member, Editorial Board of the SOCIAL SCIENCE QUARTERLY, 1978-85.
Member, Editorial Board of the AMERICAN POLITICS QUARTERLY, 1981-85.
Member, Editorial Board of the AMERICAN JOURNAL OF POLITICAL SCIENCE,
1982-84
Member, Editorial Board of the JOURNAL OF POLITICS, 1987-97.
Member, Editorial Board of the AMERICAN POLITICAL SCIENCE REVIEW, 19952001.
4. Other Activities
Consultant, Illinois State Board of Higher Education to review the doctoral program in
political science at Southern Illinois University, September, 1986.
Consultant, University of Texas Press to review the SOCIAL SCIENCE QUARTERLY,
February, 1989.
Member, Board of Overseers, National Science Foundation, "Court of Appeals Project"
1990-1997.
Member, Proposal Review Panel, Law and Society Program, National Science
Foundation, 1996-1998.
GRANTS:
1. Research
"The Determinants of Resegregation: Compliance/Rejection Behavior and Policy
Alternatives," National Science Foundation, Research Applied to National Needs
Division, GI-34955, $550,000 received 6/72 through 7/75. Co-principal investigator with
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Everett Cataldo and Douglas Gatlin. An additional $187,000 were received under this
grant in 11/73 to conduct a panel study follow-up.
"White Flight and Black Concentration in American Schools," National Institute of
Education, 400-76-0102, $27,000 received 6/75 funded through 9/77. Principal
investigator.
"Constitutional Review in an Emerging Democracy: The Case of
Spain," Emory University Research Committee, $10,000, 1988-1989.
“En Bancs in the U.S. Courts of Appeals” National Science Foundation, $139, 289. May
2009-April 2014.
2. Instruction
Computer Assisted Instruction Program. Emory University, Information and Technology
Division. $1,200, 1990-1991.
"Computer Courseware on the History and Structure of American Courts," American Bar
Association, Commission on College and University Nonprofessional Legal Studies.
$1,000, 1991-1992.
DISSERTATIONS DIRECTED:
David Bruce Hicks. 1987. “Black Electoral Mobilization: A Test of Two Models of Ethnic Mobilization.”
Patrick Royster. 1992. “Black and White Elite Representation of Black Citizens’ Attitude/Policy
Positions.”
M. Allison Calhoun. 1994. “Political Behavior, Group Consciousness & African American Churches:
Motivating Voters in the Black Community.”
Virginia Hettinger. 1999. "The Supreme Court as an Independent Policy Maker: Statutory Interpretation
and the Separation of Powers"
Heather Foust. 1999. “Lobbying in Georgia: Not Just a Man’s Game Any More.”
Kjersten Walker Klassen. 2003. “The Association between Panel Composition and Voting Behavior in the
U.S. Courts of Appeals.”
Todd Peppers. 2003. “Courtiers of the Marble Palace: The Rise of the Supreme Court Law Clerk.”
Bethany Blackstone. 2009. “Anticipation and Retaliation: The Impact of the Supreme Court on
Congressional Decision-Making.”
Kathleen Vigilante. 2010. “Deconstructing and Constructing Judicial Activism: A New Measure Applied to
the State Supreme Courts.”
Susan Navarro Smelcer. 2015. “The Evolution of Dissent in the United States Supreme Court.”
MASTERS THESES DIRECTED:
Horst-Dieter Matthes. 1973. “Racial and Ethnic School Segregation: A Comparative Analysis.”
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Eleanor Weinberger. 1977. “Governmental Responsiveness and Riot Conduciveness: The Impact of
Aspects of the Political Structure on Urban Riots.”
Stanley Panikowski. 1993. “Role Perceptions of State Supreme Court Justices in the United States of
America.”
Michael Woodruff. 2001. “Policy Implementation in the American States across Space and Time:
Administration of Retributive Justice in Criminal Sentencing.”
Melanie Buckner, 2002 “The Political Behavior of White Minorities.”
Jennifer Peresie, 2003 “Do Female Judges Make a Difference? A Study of the Impact of Women on
Federal Courts of Appeals.”
HONORS THESES DIRECTED:
Melissa Padgett. 1990. “Judicial Review in Georgia.”
Luke Mayes. 1996. “Client satisfaction in Mediation Hearings at the Justice Center of Atlanta.”
Sandra Kim. 1997. “The Effect of Social Capital on Civil Litigation Rates: A Study Among the States.”
Allison Stang. 1998. “A Comparative Case Study of the Impact and Implementation of State Supreme Court
Cases in Arkansas and Washington State Striking School Finance Systems.”
Allison Bell. 2001. “Shaping the Courts’ Capacity in Policymaking.”
Lisa Brown, 2001. “The Implementation of a Supreme Court Decision: Prayer before Football games in
Georgia.”
Melissa Matles, 2007. “Ideology and En Banc Review on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit”
Adam McCall, 2012. “The Influence of Business Groups as Amici on Judges in the U.s. Courts of
Appeals.”
Alexander Blumberg, 2013 “Campaign Finance in the Post-Citizens United Era:
The Impact of Independent Expenditures on Electoral Outcomes
Sophia Luby, 2014 , “Judicial Ideology, Precedent Vitality and the Decision to Overturn Circuit Court
Precedent.”
Joy Atsegbua, 2015, “Practical Appeals: The Influence of Judicial Ideology on the Decision of Litigants to
Appeal.”
UNIVERSITY SERVICE:
Member, Emory College Tenure and Promotion Committee, 1995-1998
Chair, Emory College Educational Policy Committee, 1996-1998
Member, Provost’s Strategic Planning Committee, 2002
Vice-Chair of the Faculty, Emory College, 2002-2004
Chair, Emory College Executive Committee, 2002-2004
Chair, Emory College Nominations Committee, 2003-2004
Chair, Emory College Strategic Planning Committee, 2004-2005
Co-Chair, Emory College Dean Search Committee, 2009-2010
Member, Emory College Re-Visioning Committee, 2009-2010
Chair, Emory College Financial Advisory Committee, 2009-2013
Member, Emory University Honorary Degree Committee, 2012-2015
Member, Emory College Lucius Lamar McMullan Award Committee 2012-2015
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