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Simon Weschle

Simon Weschle

Contact Information:

swweschl@syr.edu

315.443.8678

On leave AY24-25

Simon Weschle

Associate Professor, Political Science Department


Courses

  • 2024 Spring
    • PSC 336 Money and Politics
    • PSC 400 Selected Topics - Data Analytics for Poli Sci
  • 2023 Fall
    • PSC 202 Introduction to Political Analysis
    • PSC 700 Selected Topics - Demcrtc Represnttn/Accntabilty
  • 2023 Spring
    • PSC 470 Experience Credit
    • PSC 202 Introduction to Political Analysis
  • 2022 Spring
    • PSC 400 Selected Topics - Data Analytics for Poli Sci
    • PSC 700 Selected Topics - Demcrtc Represnttn/Accntabilty

Highest degree earned

Ph.D., Duke University, 2015

Areas of Expertise

Comparative political economy, democratic accountability and representation, quantitative methods

Selected Publications

  • Book
    • Weschle, S. W., Money in Politics. Self-Enrichment, Campaign Spending, and Golden Parachutes. Cambridge University Press, 2022.
  • Journal Articles
    • Weschle, S. W., "Campaign Finance Legislation and the Supply-Side of the Revolving Door." Political Science Research and Methods, 2021.
    • Weschle, S. W., Adams, J. and Wlezien, C., "Elite Interactions and Voters’ Perceptions of Parties’ Policy Positions.." American Journal of Political Science, 2021.
    • Weschle, S. W., "Parliamentary Positions and Politicians’ Private Sector Earnings: Evidence from the UK House of Commons." Journal of Politics, 2021.
    • Weschle, S. W., Gallop, M., "Assessing the Impact of Non-Random Measurement Error on Inference: A Sensitivity Analysis Approach." Political Science Research and Methods, 2019.
    • Weschle, S. W., "The Impact of Economic Crises on Political Representation in Public Communication: Evidence from the Eurozone." British Journal of Political Science, 2019.
    • Weschle, S. W., "Quantifying Political Relationships." American Political Science Review, 2018.
    • Weschle, S. W., "Punishing Personal and Electoral Corruption: Experimental Evidence from India." Research and Politics, 2016.
  • Book Chapter
    • Weschle, S. W., "Campaign Finance." In The Political Economy of Lobbying: Channels of Influence and their Regulation, Springer Studies in Public Choice. Mause, K., Polk, A. (eds.) Springer, 2024.

Presentations and Events

Centre for Governance and Public Policy, Griffith University (2023)

APSA (2023)

University of Southern California, "Frontiers on Money in Politics Research" (2023)

Copenhagen Business School, "Money in Politics" (2023)

APSA (2022)

MPSA (2021)

University of Konstanz (2021)

University of Konstanz (2021)

EuroPOW (2021)

University of Minnesota (2020)

APSA (2020)

EPSA (2020)

MPSA (2020)

Stanford GSB, "Frontiers on Money in Politics Research" (2020)

APSA (2019)

University of Leiden, "Parliamentary Careers in Comparison" (2019)