Craig Volden
Office: 2147 Derby Hall
154 N. Oval Mall
Columbus, Ohio 43210
(o): (614) 292-9026
(f): (614) 292-1146
email: volden.2@osu.edu
Craig Volden
Professor of Political Science
Professor Volden studies the interaction among
political institutions, including issues in legislative-executive
behavior and federalism. His research areas include: American political
institutions, positive political economy, legislative politics, state
and local politics, methods, and formal theory.
Dr. Volden is also a co-coordinator for the Colloquium on
Positive Political Economy.
Selected Recent Publications:
2008. “A Formal Model of Learning and Policy Diffusion.” Co-authored with Michael M. Ting and Daniel P. Carpenter. American Political Science Review 102(3): 319-332 (pdf)(multiple-unknown-policies extension).
2008. “The Mechanisms of Policy
Diffusion.”
Co-authored with Charles R. Shipan. American
Journal of Political Science 52(4): 840-857 (pdf).
2007. “Bargaining in Legislatures over Particularistic and Collective Goods.” Co-authored with Alan E. Wiseman. American Political Science Review 101(1): 79-92 (pdf).
2007. “Intergovernmental Grants: A Formal
Model of Interrelated National and Subnational Political
Decisions.” Publius: The
Journal of Federalism 37(2): 209-243 (pdf).
2006. “Bottom-Up Federalism: The Diffusion of Antismoking Policies from U.S. Cities to States.” Co-authored with Charles R. Shipan. American Journal of Political Science 50(4): 825-843 (pdf).
2006. “States as Policy Laboratories:
Emulating
Success in the Children's Health Insurance Program.” American
Journal of Political Science 50(2): 294-312 (pdf).
2006. “How Strong Should Our Party Be?
Party Member Preferences over Party Cohesion.” Co-authored with
Elizabeth Bergman. Legislative Studies Quarterly 31(1): 71-104 (pdf).
2005. “Intergovernmental Political
Competition in American Federalism.” American Journal of
Political Science 49(2): 327-342 (pdf).
