The Logic of American Politics (12th Edition) – eBook

About The Author

Gary C. Jacobson

Gary C. Jacobson is a distinguished professor of political science at the University of California, San Diego, where he has taught since 1979. He previously taught at the University of California at Riverside, Yale University, Trinity College, and Stanford University. Dr. Jacobson specializes in the study of U.S. elections, interest groups, parties, and Congress. He is the author of The Electoral Origins of Dividend Government: Competition in the U.S. House Elections, 1946 - 1988, and A Divider, Not a Uniter: George W. Bush and the American People, and Money in Congressional Elections: The Politics of Congressional Elections, and is co-author with Samuel Kernell of Strategy and Choice in Congressional Elections. Jacobson is also a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Lynn Vavreck

Dr. Lynn Vavreck is a professor at UCLA, an author of several books, and a contributor to the New York Times. She has received support for her research and served on advisory boards. At UCLA, she teaches courses on campaigns, elections, and public opinion.

Samuel Kernell

Dr. Samuel Kernell is an emeritus professor of political science at the University of California, San Diego, with a focus on the presidency, political communication, and American political history. He has authored several books and is currently working on an intellectual biography of James H. Rowe.

Thad Kousser

Dr. Thad Kousser is a professor of political science at the University of California, San Diego. He has worked in various positions in legislatures and is the author of multiple books. He has also received awards for his teaching and has served as coeditor of two journals.

Timothy R. Johnson

Dr. Timothy Russell Johnson is an American political scientist and professor of political science and law at the University of Minnesota. He earned a B.A. in Political Science and Russian Studies from Gustavus Adolphus College in 1993 and a Ph.D. from Washington University in St. Louis in 1998. Johnson began his career as an instructor at Washington University in 1994, became an assistant professor at Southern Illinois University in 1998, and then joined the University of Minnesota in 2006. He was promoted to associate professor in 2006 and became a full professor in 2012.