Dr. John M. Bruce

Associate Professor
Department of Political Science
302 Deupree Hall
P.O. Box 1848
The University of Mississippi
University, MS 38677-1848
Phone: (662) 915-7218
Fax: (662) 915-7808

Email: jbruce@olemiss.edu

Education:

• B.S., Political Science, Texas A&M University, 1986.
• M.A. Political Science, The Ohio State University, 1990.
• Ph.D., Political Science, The Ohio State University, 1995.

Curriculum Vita

Research Interests

Voting behavior, public opinion, political parties, American government and politics, political methodology and research design.

Recent Publications

• Robert D. Brown, and John M. Bruce. 2002. “Political Parties in State and Nation: Party Advantage and Party Competition in a Federal Setting.” Party Politics 8:635-656.
• Smith, Charles E., Jr., Robert D. Brown, John M. Bruce, and L. Marvin Overby. 1999. "Partisan Preferences in Two Institutional Dimensions, Policy Balancing, and Voting for Congress in the 1996 National Elections." American Journal of Political Science 43:737-764.
• John M. Bruce, and John A. Clark. 1998. “Segmented Partisanship in a Southern Partisan Elite.” Polity 30:627-644.
• "Texas: A Success Story, at Least for Now," in God at the Grassroots: The Christian Coalitition in the 1996 Elections, eds., Mark Rozell and Clyde Wilcox.
• The Changing Politics of Gun Control, edited with Clyde Wilcox. Maryland: Rowman and Littlefield. 1998.
• "State Variations in Gun Laws," with Clyde Wilcox, in the Changing Politics of Gun Control, eds. John Bruce and Clyde Wilcox. 1998. Maryland: Rowman and Littlefield.
• "Pollsters, Political Scientists, and Affect: Comparing the Treatment of Emotional Response," with Clyde Wilcox. in Votes and Opinions.
• "The 1996 U.S. Election: Estimating the Role of Latino Voters and Mexico-related Issues." 1996. Este Pais (translated).
• "Racial Fairness in Legislative Redistricting," with Gary King and Andrew Gelman, in Classifying by Race, ed. Paul Peterson. 1996. Princeton: Princeton University.
• "Texas: the Emergence of the Christian Right," in God at the Grassroots: The Christian Right in the 1994 Elections, eds., Mark Rozell and Clyde Wilcox. 1995. Maryland: Rowman and Littlefield.
• "Advocacy Politics in Presidential Parties," with John A. Clark and John H. Kessel. 1991. American Political Science Review 85:4.
• "I'd Rather Switch Than Fight: Lifelong Democrats and Converts to Republicanism among Campaign Activists," with John A. Clark, John H. Kessel, and William G. Jacoby. 1991. American Journal of Political Science 35:3.
• "Some Things We Know About Activists' Party Switching," with John A. Clark and John H. Kessel. 1991. American Journal of Political Science 35:3.

Associations and Offices

• Member of:
• American Political Science Association.
• Midwest Political Science Association.
• Southern Political Science Association.
• International Society of Political Psychology.
• Editorial Board, Journal of Politics.
• Offices with
• Research Associate, Social Science Research Laboratory, University of Mississippi
• Research Associate, Public Policy Research Center, University of Mississippi

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