Bernard Grofman

University of California, Irvine - Department of Politics and Society

Professor

Irvine, CA 92697-5100

United States

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Strategic Voting and Coalitions

APSA 2014 Annual Meeting Paper
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 27 Jun 2014
Jon Fraenkel and Bernard Grofman
Victoria University of Wellington and University of California, Irvine - Department of Politics and Society
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Can State Courts Cure Partisan Gerrymandering: Lessons from League of Women Voters v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (2018)

Grofman, Bernard, and Jonathan R. Cervas. 2018. “Can State Courts Cure Partisan Gerrymandering: Lessons from League of Women Voters v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (2018).” Election Law Journal 17(4): 264–285.
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 29 May 2018 Last Revised: 29 Mar 2019
Bernard Grofman and Jonathan Cervas
University of California, Irvine - Department of Politics and Society and Carnegie Mellon University - Institute for Politics and Strategy
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Gerrymandering; Redistricting; Elections

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A Systems Framework for Remedying Distortions in U.S. Democracy

Number of pages: 21 Posted: 02 Apr 2021
Samuel Wang, Jonathan Cervas, Bernard Grofman and Keena Lipsitz
Electoral Innovation Lab, Princeton University, Carnegie Mellon University - Institute for Politics and Strategy, University of California, Irvine - Department of Politics and Society and Queens College, CUNY
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democracy; complex systems; voting rights

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Has the Voting Rights Act Outlived its Usefulness? In a Word, 'No'

Number of pages: 54 Posted: 19 Jan 2009
David Lublin, Thomas L. Brunell, Bernard Grofman and Lisa Handley
American University, University of Texas at Dallas - Department of Political Science, University of California, Irvine - Department of Politics and Society and affiliation not provided to SSRN
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Voting Rights Act, redistricting, minority representation, representation, Congress, elections, state legislatures

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Social Networks in Political Science: Hiring and Placement of PhDs, 1960-2002

PS: Political Science & Politics, Vol. 40, No. 4, October 2007
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 20 Aug 2007
James H. Fowler, Bernard Grofman and Natalie Masuoka
UC San Diego Division of Social Sciences, University of California, Irvine - Department of Politics and Society and Tufts University
Downloads 141 (246,025)
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Tools for Identifying Partisan Gerrymandering (PA)

Political Geography, 2019
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 06 Oct 2018 Last Revised: 17 Aug 2019
Jonathan Cervas and Bernard Grofman
Carnegie Mellon University - Institute for Politics and Strategy and University of California, Irvine - Department of Politics and Society
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redistricting, gerrymandering, election law

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The Terminology of Districting

Number of pages: 21 Posted: 25 Mar 2020 Last Revised: 31 Mar 2020
Bernard Grofman and Jonathan Cervas
University of California, Irvine - Department of Politics and Society and Carnegie Mellon University - Institute for Politics and Strategy
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redistricting; gerrymandering; apportionment

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Replacement Effects and the Slow Cycle of Ideological Polarization in the U.S. House

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Replacement Effects and the Slow Cycle of Ideological Polarization in the U.S. House

Number of pages: 49 Posted: 20 Aug 2010 Last Revised: 23 Aug 2010
Thomas L. Brunell, Bernard Grofman and Samuel Merrill
University of Texas at Dallas - Department of Political Science, University of California, Irvine - Department of Politics and Society and Wilkes University - Department of Mathematics & Computer Science
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The Future of Partisan Symmetry as a Judicial Test for Partisan Gerrymandering after LULAC v. Perry

Election Law Journal, Vol. 6, No. 1, pp. 2-35, January 2007
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 09 Jan 2008 Last Revised: 08 Feb 2008
Bernard Grofman and Gary King
University of California, Irvine - Department of Politics and Society and Harvard University
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Trending Economic Factors and the Structure of Congress in the Growth Of Government, 1930-2002

Public Choice, Vol. 113, pp. 389-402
Number of pages: 54 Posted: 13 Feb 2008 Last Revised: 21 Feb 2008
Stanley L. Winer, Michael Tofias, Bernard Grofman and John Aldrich
Carleton University - School of Public Policy and Administration, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee - Department of Political Science, University of California, Irvine - Department of Politics and Society and Duke University - Department of Political Science
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Public expenditure, Congress, Ideology, Majority party strength, Party control

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Explaining Variation in the Degree of Electoral Competition in a Mature Democracy: U.S. Senate Elections, 1922-2004

APSA 2009 Toronto Meeting Paper
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 13 Aug 2009 Last Revised: 18 Aug 2009
Stanley L. Winer, Lawrence W. Kenny and Bernard Grofman
Carleton University - School of Public Policy and Administration, University of Florida - Warrington College of Business Administration - Department of Economics and University of California, Irvine - Department of Politics and Society
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degree of electoral competition, U.S. Senate elections, heterogeneity of electorates, primaries

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The Duverger-Demsetz Perspective on Electoral Competitiveness and Fragmentation: With Application to the Canadian Parliamentary System, 1867-2011

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 5752
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 23 Mar 2016
J. Stephen Ferris, Stanley L. Winer and Bernard Grofman
Carleton University - Department of Economics, Carleton University - School of Public Policy and Administration and University of California, Irvine - Department of Politics and Society
Downloads 31 (547,028)
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electoral competition, economic competition, contestability, volatility adjusted vote margin, safe seats, marginal seats, Duverger, Demsetz

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Critiquing Syllygisms and Statistical Fallacies in the Claims about Massive Election Fraud in 2020

Number of pages: 25 Posted: 29 Mar 2021
Bernard Grofman and Jonathan Cervas
University of California, Irvine - Department of Politics and Society and Carnegie Mellon University - Institute for Politics and Strategy
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voter fraud; elections

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Why Donald Trump Should be a Fervent Advocate of Using Rank-Choice Voting in 2024

Number of pages: 9 Posted: 30 Apr 2021
Jonathan Cervas and Bernard Grofman
Carnegie Mellon University - Institute for Politics and Strategy and University of California, Irvine - Department of Politics and Society
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Explaining Variation in the Competitiveness of U.S. Senate Elections, 1922-2004

Number of pages: 44 Posted: 05 Feb 2013 Last Revised: 24 Feb 2013
Stanley L. Winer, Lawrence W. Kenny and Bernard Grofman
Carleton University - School of Public Policy and Administration, University of Florida - Warrington College of Business Administration - Department of Economics and University of California, Irvine - Department of Politics and Society
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electoral competition, political competiveness, U.S. Senate electons, ideological heterogeneity, national party constaints, primary elections, spline regression, asymmetric breakpoint

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Turning Communities Of Interest Into A Rigorous Standard For Fair Districting

Stanford Journal of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 19 Apr 2021
Samuel Wang, Sandra J. Chen, Richard Ober, Bernard Grofman, Kyle Barnes and Jonathan Cervas
Electoral Innovation Lab, Princeton University, affiliation not provided to SSRN, Richard F. Ober, Jr., University of California, Irvine - Department of Politics and Society, Princeton University and Carnegie Mellon University - Institute for Politics and Strategy
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Redistricting, Communities of interest, Representation, Voting Rights Act

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Legal, Political Science and Economics Approaches to Measuring Malapportionment: The U.S. House, the Senate and the Electoral College 1790–2010

Number of pages: 23 Posted: 15 Apr 2020
Jonathan Cervas and Bernard Grofman
Carnegie Mellon University - Institute for Politics and Strategy and University of California, Irvine - Department of Politics and Society
Downloads 20 (615,623)
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Malapportionment; Electoral College, Total Population Deviation, Gallagher Index, Gini Index, Elections, Representation, Voting

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Choosing Subsets: A Size-Independent Probabilistic Model and the Quest for a Social Welfare Ordering

Posted: 10 Sep 1998
Michel Regenwetter and Bernard Grofman
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - Department of Psychology and University of California, Irvine - Department of Politics and Society

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