CHARLES A. KROMKOWSKI

Woodrow Wilson Department of Politics 
University of Virginia
P.O. Box 400787
Charlottesville, VA 22904
(804) 924-3192
cak5u@virginia.edu

BOOK

Recreating the American Republic: Rules of Apportionment, Constitutional Change, and American Political Development 1700-1870, Cambridge University Press, (2002, 2005).

 

DIGITAL DATABASE

 

The Virginia Elections and State Elected Officials Database Project, 1776-2007, University of Virginia, (2001…2007).

 

 

 

OTHER PUBLICATIONS

“Women’s Suffrage,” International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences, 2nd ed. William A. Darity, ed. MacMillan, (2007)

“James Madison,” and “Declaration of Independence,” Encyclopedia of the American Revolutionary War, Gregory Fremont-Barnes and Richard A. Ryerson, eds., ABC-CLIO (2005).

"Suffrage," "Women's Suffrage," "African-American Suffrage," and "U.S. Census Bureau," and "The Articles of Confederation," in The Dictionary of American History, Stanley Kutler, ed., Charles Scribner's Sons, (2003).

"The Declaration of Independence, Congress  and U.S. Presidents: As Circumstances Have Permitted, 1976-1976" in The Declaration of Independence, Scott Gerber, ed., Congressional Quarterly Press, (2002).

 

"What's the Point of American Political Development?': The Possibility of Unity Amidst Diversity," Clio: Politics and History Newsletter, (2000), 10(1): 5, 43-47. 

"Beyond Administrative Apportionment: Rediscovering the Calculus of Representative Government." With John A. Kromkowski. Polity, Vol. XXIV, No. 3, Spring 1992, pp. 495-97. 

"Why 435?: A Question of Political Arithmetic." With John A. Kromkowski. Polity, Vol. XXIV, No. 1, Fall 1991, pp. 129-45.
 

EDUCATION

 

Ph.D., University of Virginia,

Dissertation: The Bond of Union: Rules of Apportionment, Constitutional Change and a General Theory of American Political Development, 1700-1870, 668pp.
Teaching Areas: National and State Institutions, American Political Development and Thought, Representation and Democratic Theory,  Rational Choice and Game Theory, Advanced Qualitative Research Methods, Constitutional Law and Theory. 

 

M.A., University of Chicago

Fields: Public Policy, Political Theory, Quantitative Analysis.
Thesis: "The Historical and Contemporary Significance of the U.S. Decennial Census: An Analysis of the 1990 Census Questionnaire Formation Process."

 

B.A., University of Notre Dame

Major: The Program of Liberal Studies (The Great Books curriculum) 
Thesis: "The Aeneid: The Relationship of Politics and Poetics."
Foreign Study: Saint Mary's College, Rome, Italy. 


WORK IN PROGRESS

"Veni, Vidi, Vote:  Why has Voter Turnout Declined? Because It Has Not — Conceptual Bias and American Electoral Participation Rates, 1776-2000."

"Transition Valleys and The Problematic Costs of Constitutional Change: A Game Theoretic Analysis of the Road to Philadelphia" 

"The United States Elected Officials Data Base: State Legislators and State Governors, 1776-2001: A National Science Foundation Proposal"

"A Game Theoretic Analysis of the American Secession Crisis: Rules of Apportionment and Democratic Regime Collapse."

"A Theory of Judicial Behavior in Non-Monopolistic Policy Domains: A Cross-Institutional, Cross-National Study of the Judicialization of Representation."
 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

 

Lecturer, Department of Politics, University of Virginia, 2003 - present.
Faculty Fellow, Institute for the Advanced Study of Culture, University of Virginia, 2003-2007.

 

Visiting Assistant Professor, Williams School of Commerce, Economics and Politics, Washington and Lee University, Fall 2002. 

Lecturer, University of Virginia, 1998-2002.
Teaching Fellow, Center on Religion and Democracy, University of Virginia, 2002.
Visiting Scholar in Politics and History, University of Virginia, 1998-2001.

Instructor, University of Virginia,
Undergraduate Courses: Courts and Legislatures, Spring 1997; Presidency and Congress, Fall 1995; Constitutional Interpretation: Separation of Powers and Judicial Review, Summer 1991; U.S. Congress, Fall 1990. 

Visiting Instructor, Catholic University of America, Fall-Spring 1993-1994.

Visiting Instructor, James Madison University, Spring 1992.

RESEARCH PRESENTATIONS

 

“Alexis de Tocqueville and Democracy in America,” Brookings Institution Executive Leadership Program, Keswick, VA, September 25, 2005.

 

"Veni, Vidi, Vote: A New Conceptualization and Evaluation of Electoral Participation in Advanced and Developing Democracies, 1776-2002," Midwest Political Science Association Meeting, Chicago, IL, April 4, 2003.

"In-Class Database Construction: The Virginia State Elected Officials Database Project," Midwest Political Science Association Meeting, Chicago, IL, April 5, 2003.

"Why Has Turnout Declined? Because it has Not: American Electoral Turnout Rates, 1776-2001, Midwest Political Science Association Meeting, Chicago, IL, April 2001.

Chair, "The Future of American Political History Roundtable," 2000 APSA Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., September 3, 2000.

"Transition Valleys and the Problematic Costs of Constitutional Change: A Game Theoretic Analysis of State Commitments to the 1787 Constitutional Convention," Center for Political Economy Conference, Washington University--St. Louis, December 3, 1999. 

"Why has Voter Turnout Declined? Because It Has Not--Conceptual Bias and Election Participation Rates, 1776-1998," University of Virginia, November 3, 1999.

"Rules of Apportionment and Democratic Regime Collapse: A Game Theoretic Analysis of the U.S. Secession Crisis," Public Choice and Economic History Conference, Wake Forest University Department of Economics, April 1998.

"Elemental Verities: State Legislative Size and Term Lengths, 1700-1990, APSA Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., August 30, 1997. 

"A Theory of Judicial Behavior in Non-Monopolistic Policy Domains: A Cross-Institutional, Cross-National Study of the Judicialization of Representation," 1996 Midwest Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, April 20, 1996. 

"A Survey of Approaches to Judicial-Induced Legal Change," James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA, May 10, 1995. 

"A Cross-Institutional Approach to Legal Change: Discovering the Legislative Origins of the "One Person, One Vote" Principle," Northeast Political Science Association Meeting, Providence, RI, November 12, 1994. 

"The Court and the Principle of "One-Person, One Vote": A Reassessment of a Thirty-Year Entanglement," National Conference of Black Political Scientists, Hampton, VA, March 13, 1994. 

"1992 Congressional Elections: Pre-Election Analysis," Curry School of Education, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, state-wide telecast, November 2, 1992.

"Reapportionment and Changing National Politics: Implications for African-Americans, Hispanic-Americans and Women," APSA Meeting, Chicago, IL, September 6, 1992. 

"U.S. Commerce Department v. Montana and the Federal Apportionment Process," Taft Seminar Series, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, state-wide telecast, March 2, 1992. 

"A Decisive Decade: Reapportionment and Immigration Policies in the 1920s," Otterbein College, Westerville, OH, February 3, 1992. 

"Fair and Effective Representation in the House of Representatives--The Lost Right of the Framers," Center for the Study of the Presidency Annual Leadership Meeting, Richmond, VA, November 3, 1991. 

"Arguments and Strategies for Marginal and Decennial Increases in the Size of the House of Representatives," APSA Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., August 30, 1991. 

"1990 Pre-Election Analysis of U.S. Senate and 40 Selected U.S. House Campaigns, University of Virginia, November 2, 1990. 

"The History and Contemporary Significance of the Decennial Apportionment Process," U.S. Capitol, Great Issues Forum sponsored by Roll Call and the National Italian American Foundation, Washington, D.C., July 17, 1990; rebroadcasted on the C-SPAN cable network, September 3-4, 1990. 

"The Courts and U.S. Housing Policy: The Case of U.S. v. Yonkers," The Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C., June 12-13, 1989. 

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES AND HONORS

 

Manuscript/Article/Book Reviewer: Oxford University Press; Sage Press, American Journal of Political Science; Perspectives on Politics, Journal of Politics, American Historical Review, Journal of American History, Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography; Journal of Religion and Popular Culture, Virginia Quarterly Review. 
APSA Panel Chair and Discussant, 2005.

Faculty Fellow, Institute for the Advanced Study of Culture, 2003-2007.
Teaching Fellow, Center on Religion and Democracy, 2002.
Editorial and Senior Editorial Board, Journal of Law and Politics, 1988-92. 
Thomas Jefferson Fellow, University of Virginia, 1990-91. 
Brookings Institution Dissertation Fellow Alternate, 1990.
James Madison Scholar, University of Virginia, 1988-92.
Kosciuszko Foundation Scholarship, 1989-90; 1991-92.
DuPont Scholarship, University of Chicago, 1987-88.