jonathan woon assistant professor of political science department of political science university of pittsburgh woon [at] pitt [dot] edu curriculum vitae
research interests	legislative politics, political parties, representation, formal theory, experiments
publications	“Change We Can Believe In? Using Political Science to Predict Policy Change in the Obama Presidency” PS: Political Science & Politics, 2009 "Issue Attention in the U.S. Senate," Legislative Studies Quarterly, 2009 [appendix] "Investigating the Dynamics of Party Reputations, 1939-2004," with Jeremy Pope, Political Research Quarterly, forthcoming "Made in Congress? Testing the Electoral Implications of Ideological Party Brand Names," with Jeremy Pope, Journal of Politics, 2008 [appendix] "Bill Sponsorship in Congress: The Moderating Effect of Agenda Positions on Legislative Proposals," Journal of Politics, 2008 [appendix] "Direct Democracy and the Selection of Representative Institutions: Voter Support for Apportionment Initiatives, 1924-1962," State Politics and Policy Quarterly, 2007 "Testing Theories of Lawmaking" (with Keith Krehbiel and Adam Meirowitz) in Austen-Smith and Duggan (eds) Social Choice and Strategic Decisions: Essays in Honor of Jeffrey S. Banks, 2005
working papers	legislative politics “The Timing of Congressional Appropriations” (with Sarah Anderson) "A Resource Constrained Model of Issue Selection and Political Bargaining" political parties "Asymmetric Partisan Biases in Perceptions of Political Parties" "Aggregate Expectations of Party Performance" (with Jeremy Pope) “Roll Calls and Party Reputations: Evidence from the 2006 CCES” (with Jeremy Pope) experiments "An Experimental Investigation of Delegation, Voting, and the Provision of Public Goods, " (with John Hamman and Roberto Weber) direct democracy "Why Did a Majority of Californians Vote to Limit Their Own Power?" (with Steve Ansolabehere and Jim Snyder)
courses	Formal Political Theory 1 (grad) Formal Political Theory 2 (grad) Topics in American politics: Business, politics, and public policy (undergrad) Formal Political Analysis (undergrad) Research Methods in Political Science
(last updated May 29, 2009)