Research: Rational choice theory, political economy.
Teaching: Political economy; formal theory; analytical political philosophy.
Education:
| 1977 |
Ph.D. |
Political Science |
University of Chicago |
| 1974 |
M.A. |
Political Science |
University of Chicago |
| 1969 |
A.B. |
Political Science |
University of Pennsylvania |
Statement of Interests:
Robert Grafstein is currently studying the political economy of voting behavior and the political applications of evidential decision theory.
Selected Publications/Presentations:
"The Impact of Employment Status on Voting Behavior," forthcoming. Journal of Politics.
"A Note on Strategic Voting in Presidential Primaries: Problems of Explanation and Interpretation," 2003. Political Research Quarterly.
"What Rational Political Actors Can Expect," 2002. Journal of Theoretical Politics. 14:139-165.
"The Political Economy of Postmaterialism: Material Explanations of Changing Values," 2002. Economics and Politics. 14:163-90.
"Confronting Political Economic Theories of Voting with Evidence," 2001. Political Analysis. 9:362-78. (With Ann Moser).
"Employment, Party Economic Performance, and the Formation of Partisan Preferences," 2000. Journal of Theoretical Politics. 12:325-351.
Robert Grafstein. 1999. Choice-Free Rationality. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press. |
