Dr. Ken Kollman

Biography

Ken Kollman is the Frederick G. L. Huetwell Professor Emeritus of Political Science at the University of Michigan. He has made significant contributions across various fields, including computational social science, comparative American politics, European Union studies, comparative federalism, and the study of political parties and elections. His recent book, 'Perils of Centralization,' published by Cambridge University Press, addresses research themes surrounding the European Union, the Roman Catholic Church, General Motors Corporation, and the United States Government. Kollman is also known for his widely used American Government textbook, published by W.W. Norton. In his career, he founded and co-principal investigated the Constituency-Level Election Archive (CLEA), the world's largest repository of election results data, and has been instrumental in the development of the international studies major at the University of Michigan, which has become one of the largest of its kind in the United States. He has contributed numerous essays and articles, including pieces published in the New York Washington Post. His academic pursuits are supported by his deep understanding of formal modeling and election studies.

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