Dr. Ken Kollman

Biography

Ken Kollman is the Frederick G. L. Huetwell Professor of Political Science at the University of Michigan. He also serves as an Emeritus Research Professor at the Center for Political Studies within the Institute for Social Research. With a diverse career in academia, he has made significant contributions across multiple disciplines including computational social science, comparative American politics, European Union studies, and comparative political parties and elections. His notable works include the co-authored book 'Dynamic Partisanship: Voter Loyalties Change', published by the University of Chicago Press, which provides an in-depth analysis of electoral behavior across several countries, including the United States and Australia. Additionally, his book 'Perils of Centralization', published by Cambridge University Press, explores various aspects of governance within the European Union, the Roman Catholic Church, and General Motors Corporation. Kollman has also co-founded and served as a co-principal investigator for the Constituency-Level Election Archive (CLEA), the world's largest repository of election results data. His essays have been featured in prominent publications like the New York Washington Post, underscoring his engagement with public discourse on political matters.

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