Chris Anderson

B.A. .(equiv.) University of Cologne (Germany)
M.A. Virginia Tech
Ph.D. Washington University in St. Louis

Courses:

Citizen Politics in Democracies
Politics of the European Union
Comparative Political Analysis

Selected Publications and Papers:

Losers' Consent: Elections and Democratic Legitimacy. New York: Oxford University Press. Christopher J. Anderson, Andre Blais, Shaun Bowler, Todd Donovan, and Ola Listhaug (2005).

“Learning to Lose: Election Outcomes, Experience with Democracy, and Political Protest Potential.” British Journal of Political Science. Christopher J. Anderson and Silvia Mendes. (forthcoming).

“In the Eye of the Beholder? The Foundations of Subjective Human Rights Conditions in East-Central Europe.” Comparative Political Studies. Christopher J. Anderson, Aida Paskeviciute, Maria E. Sandovici, and Yuliya V. Tverdova (forthcoming).

“Endogenous Economic Voting: Evidence from the 1997 British Election.” Electoral Studies 23 (4): 683-708. Christopher J. Anderson, Silvia Mendes, and Yuliya V. Tverdova (2004).

“Choosing the West? Referendum Choices on EU Membership in East‑Central Europe.” Electoral Studies 23 (2): 185-208. Yuliya V. Tverdova and Christopher J. Anderson (2004).

"Corruption, Political Allegiances, and Attitudes Toward Government in Contemporary Democracies" American Journal of Political Science 47 (1): 91-109, Christopher J. Anderson and Yuliya V. Tverdova (2003).

Web Page: http://faculty.maxwell.syr.edu/cjande01/

Research Interests and Current Projects:

Christopher J. Anderson is Professor of Political Science and Director of the Maxwell European Union Center. His interests include comparative political behavior and political economy; political legitimacy and trust; and citizens and the economy. His research has been published in the leading journals of the field, such as the American Political Science Review, American Journal of Political Science, Journal of Politics, British Journal of Political Science, and Comparative Political Studies, among others. Author of Losers' Consent: Elections and Democratic Legitimacy (Oxford University Press, 2005), Professor Anderson is the winner of the American Political Science Association's Heinz Eulau Award for the best article published in the American Political Science Review and the recipient of the Emerging Scholar Award given by the APSA Organized Section on Elections, Public Opinion, and Voting Behavior to the top young scholar in the field. He currently serves on the editorial boards of the American Journal of Political Science, Electoral Studies, and European Union Politics.