Professor Royce Carroll
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Email
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Telephone
+44 (0) 1206 873475
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Location
5.306, Colchester Campus
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Profile
Biography
I am a Professor in Comparative Politics at The University of Essex. My research focuses on democratic institutions and the role of representation in the policy-making process, particularly in the areas of legislative politics, political parties and quantitative methodology in the measurement of ideology. He is also co-director of the Essex Summer School in Social Science Data Analysis. He previous worked as an Associate Professor of Political Science at Rice University in Houston, TX.
Qualifications
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Ph.D. Political Science University of California, San Diego, (2007)
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B.A. Government University of Texas at Austin, (2000)
Appointments
University of Essex
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Professor in Comparative Politics, Government, University of Essex (1/10/2018 - present)
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Reader in Comparative Politics, Government, University of Essex (1/10/2016 - 1/10/2018)
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Co-Director, Essex Summer School in Social Science Data Analysis (1/9/2016 - present)
Other academic
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Associate Professor, Political Science, Rice University (7/7/2014 - 1/7/2016)
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Assistant Professor, Political Science, Rice University (7/7/2007 - 7/7/2014)
Research and professional activities
Research interests
Legislative Politics
Political Parties
Quantitative study of ideology and political attitudes
Teaching and supervision
Current supervision
Publications
Journal articles (18)
Carroll, RA. and Kubo, H., (2019). Measuring and Comparing Party Ideology and Heterogeneity. Party Politics. 25 (2), 245-256
Carroll, R. and Kubo, H., (2018). Explaining citizen perceptions of party ideological positions: The mediating role of political contexts. Electoral Studies. 51, 14-23
Carroll, RA. and Kubo, H., (2018). Polarization and ideological congruence between parties and supporters in Europe. Public Choice. 176 (1-2), 247-265
Pachón, M., Carroll, R. and Barragán, H., (2017). Ballot design and invalid votes: Evidence from Colombia. Electoral Studies. 48, 98-110
Poole, K., Lewis, J., Rosenthal, H., Lo, J. and Carroll, R., (2016). Recovering a Basic Space from Issue Scales inR. Journal of Statistical Software. 69 (7), 1-21
Hare, C., Armstrong, DA., Bakker, R., Carroll, R. and Poole, KT., (2015). Using Bayesian Aldrich-McKelvey Scaling to Study Citizens' Ideological Preferences and Perceptions. American Journal of Political Science. 59 (3), 759-774
Mattes, M., Leeds, BA. and Carroll, R., (2015). Leadership Turnover and Foreign Policy Change: Societal Interests, Domestic Institutions, and Voting in the United Nations. International Studies Quarterly. 59 (2), 280-290
Carroll, R., Lewis, JB., Lo, J., Poole, KT. and Rosenthal, H., (2013). The Structure of Utility in Spatial Models of Voting. American Journal of Political Science. 57 (4), n/a-n/a
Carroll, R. and Eichorst, J., (2013). The Role of Party: The Legislative Consequences of Partisan Electoral Competition. Legislative Studies Quarterly. 38 (1), 83-109
Carroll, R. and Tiede, L., (2012). Ideological Voting on Chile's Constitutional Tribunal: Dissent Coalitions in the Adjudication of Rights. Journal of Human Rights. 11 (1), 85-105
Carroll, R. and Cox, GW., (2012). Shadowing Ministers. Comparative Political Studies. 45 (2), 220-236
Carroll, R. and Tiede, L., (2011). Judicial Behavior on the Chilean Constitutional Tribunal. Journal of Empirical Legal Studies. 8 (4), 856-877
Poole, K., Lewis, J., Lo, J. and Carroll, R., (2011). Scaling Roll Call Votes withwnominateinR. Journal of Statistical Software. 42 (14), 1-21
Carroll, R. and Kim, HA., (2010). Party government and the "cohesive power of public plunder". American Journal of Political Science. 54 (1), 34-44
Carroll, R., Lewis, JB., James, L., Poole, KT. and Rosenthal, H., (2009). Comparing NOMINATE and IDEAL: Points of difference and Monte Carlo tests. Legislative Studies Quarterly. 34 (4), 555-591
Carroll, R., Lewis, JB., Lo, J., Poole, KT. and Rosenthal, H., (2009). Measuring Bias and Uncertainty in DW-NOMINATE Ideal Point Estimates via the Parametric Bootstrap. Political Analysis. 17 (3), 261-275
Carroll, R. and Cox, GW., (2007). The Logic of Gamson's Law: Pre-election Coalitions and Portfolio Allocations. American Journal of Political Science. 51 (2), 300-313
Carroll, R., Cox, GW. and Pachón, M., (2006). How parties create electoral democracy, chapter 2. Legislative Studies Quarterly. 31 (2), 153-174
Books (1)
Armstrong, DA., Bakker, R., Carroll, R., Hare, C., Poole, KT. and Rosenthal, H., (2014). Analyzing spatial models of choice and judgment with R. CRC Press. 1466517158. 9781466517158
Book chapters (4)
Bäck, H. and Carroll, RA., The distribution of ministerial posts in parliamentary democracies. In: The Oxford Handbook of Political Executives. Editors: Andeweg, RB., Elgie, R., Helms, L., Kaarbo, J. and Müller-Rommel, F., . Oxford University Press
Carroll, RA. and Pachon, M., (2016). The Unrealized Potential of Presidential Coalitions in Colombia. In: Legislative Institutions and Lawmaking in Latin America. Editors: Aleman, E. and Tsebelis, G., . Oxford University Press. 0198777868. 9780198777861
Carroll, RA. and Poole, KT., (2014). Roll-Call Analysis and the Study of Legislatures. In: The Oxford Handbook of Legislative Studies. Editors: Strøm, KW., Saalfeld, T. and Martin, S.,
Carroll, R. and Shugart, MS., (2007). Neo-Madisonian Theory and Latin American Institutions
Grants and funding
2019
Improving local governance in Colombia through data analysis
University of Essex (GCRF)
2018
Explaining Elite Polarisation in European Parliaments
British Academy
2017
Understanding the ideology, attitudes and traits behind public opinion on immigration policy
The British Academy
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