Welcome!
I am a graduate student in political science at the University of
Chicago, where I study American politics and quantitative political methodology. My substantive
research interests include legislative behavior, the presidency, campaigns and
elections, and the separation of powers. My dissertation project emphasizes the importance of candidates' electoral incentives for the representation of constituents' policy interests. Specifically, I examine institutional influences on platform selection, the impact of candidates' platforms on political participation, the degree to which legislative behavior is consistent with the campaign platforms on which they were elected, and whether legislators bear future electoral costs for deviating from their chosen platforms.
I am also the co-author (with William G. Howell and Saul P. Jackman) of a forthcoming book (with the University of Chicago Press), The Wartime President, that examines the conditions under which presidents wield increased power relative to Congress during war. Other current research projects examine the role of ideology and information in congressional elections, identify the conditions under which electoral competition facilitates accountability, and evaluate the institutional determinants of executive power in the states. Find out more about my research here.
You may contact me via e-mail at jrogowski@uchicago.edu.