Professor Royce Carroll
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Email
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Location
5.306, Colchester Campus
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Academic support hours
By Appointment
Profile
Biography
Royce Carroll is Professor in Comparative Politics at The 糖心Vlog. His research focuses on the comparative study of representation, elite and mass political behaviour, democratic institutions, political parties, and ideology, as well as quantitative methodology.
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)
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Bachelor of Journalism University of Texas at Austin, (2000)
Appointments
糖心Vlog
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Professor in Comparative Politics, Government, 糖心Vlog (1/10/2018 - present)
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Director of Summer Schools and Short Courses, 糖心Vlog (1/8/2021 - present)
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Director, 糖心Vlog Summer School in Social Science Data Analysis, 糖心Vlog (1/4/2019 - 1/8/2022)
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Deputy Director, 糖心Vlog Summer School in Social Science Data Analysis (1/9/2016 - 31/3/2019)
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Reader in Comparative Politics, Government, 糖心Vlog (1/10/2016 - 1/10/2018)
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
Political Institutions
Legislative politics, electoral systems
Political Parties
Quantitative study of ideology and political attitudes
Conferences and presentations
(Mis)perception of Party-voter Congruence and Satisfaction with Democracy
Invited presentation, Invited talk, Konstanz, Germany, 25/10/2023
Elite Polarization in Parliamentary Democracies
Invited presentation, Invited talk, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 23/12/2019
Measuring and Explaining the Dimensionality of Party Ideological Perceptions
Invited presentation, Invited talk, Bergen, Norway, 30/10/2019
Measuring Ideology
Invited presentation, Invited talk, Bogota, Colombia, 22/10/2019
Designing Research in Political Science
Invited presentation, Invited talk, Belo Horizonte, Brazil, 25/9/2019
Teaching and supervision
Previous supervision
Degree subject: Government
Degree type: Master of Arts (by Dissertation)
Awarded date: 3/12/2024
Degree subject: Government
Degree type: Doctor of Philosophy
Awarded date: 4/3/2024
Degree subject: Politics
Degree type: Doctor of Philosophy
Awarded date: 6/1/2023
Degree type: Master of Science
Awarded date: 5/10/2022
Degree subject: Government
Degree type: Doctor of Philosophy
Awarded date: 7/2/2022
Degree subject: Government
Degree type: Doctor of Philosophy
Awarded date: 26/1/2021
Publications
Journal articles (34)
Carroll, R. and Fernando, M., (2024). . Party Politics. 30 (1), 151-165
Carrion, V. and Carroll, R., (2024). . Political Behavior. 46 (4), 2565-2587
Calvo, E., Back, H. and Carroll, R., (2024). Debating the populist pariah: Changing party dynamics and elite rhetoric in the Swedish Riksdag. Political Research Quarterly. 77 (3), 950-961
Carroll, R., Liao, DY-C. and Tang, L., (2024). . Political Science Research and Methods, 1-18
Peresman, A., Carroll, R. and Back, H., (2023). . Political Studies. 71 (3), 616-633
B盲ck, H., Carroll, R., Renstr枚m, E. and Ryan, A., (2023). . Electoral Studies. 84, 102639-102639
Renstr枚m, EA., B盲ck, H. and Carroll, R., (2023). . Political Psychology. 44 (6), 1337-1366
B盲ck, H., Carroll, R., Knapton, H. and Renstr枚m, EA., (2023). . Frontiers in Political Science. 5, 1040644-
R酶ed, M., B盲ck, H. and Carroll, R., (2023). . Party Politics. 31 (1), 137-147
Carrion, V. and Carroll, R., (2022). . Political Research Quarterly. 76 (3), 1168-1179
Renstrom, E., Back, H. and Carroll, R., (2022). . Frontiers in Political Science. 4
Carroll, R. and Kubo, H., (2021). . Electoral Studies. 71, 102310-102310
Carroll, R. and Nalepa, M., (2021). . Parliamentary Affairs. 74 (1), 102-120
Renstr枚m, E., B盲ck, H. and Carroll, R., (2021). . Journal of Social and Political Psychology. 9 (2), 553-576
Carroll, R. and Nalepa, M., (2020). . Journal of Theoretical Politics. 32 (1), 36-69
Carroll, R. and Kubo, H., (2019). . Party Politics. 25 (2), 245-256
Carroll, R. and Kubo, H., (2018). . Electoral Studies. 51, 14-23
Carroll, R. and Kubo, H., (2018). . Public Choice. 176 (1-2), 247-265
B盲ck, H. and Carroll, R., (2018). Polarization and gridlock in parliamentary regimes. The Legislative Scholar (Spring)
Pach贸n, M., Carroll, R. and Barrag谩n, H., (2017). . Electoral Studies. 48, 98-110
Poole, KT., Lewis, JB., Rosenthal, H., Lo, J. and Carroll, R., (2016). . JOURNAL OF STATISTICAL SOFTWARE. 69 (7), 1-21
Mattes, M., Leeds, BA. and Carroll, R., (2015). . International Studies Quarterly. 59 (2), 280-290
Hare, C., Armstrong, DA., Bakker, R., Carroll, R. and Poole, KT., (2015). . American Journal of Political Science. 59 (3), 759-774
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), 1008-1028
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 鈥淐ohesive Power of Public Plunder鈥�. American Journal of Political Science. 54 (1), 34-44
CARROLL, R., LEWIS, JB., LO, J., 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鈥恊lection Coalitions and Portfolio Allocations. American Journal of Political Science. 51 (2), 300-313
Carroll, R., Cox, GW. and Pach贸n, M., (2006). How parties create electoral democracy, chapter 2. Legislative Studies Quarterly. 31 (2), 153-174
Books (2)
II, DAA., Bakker, R., Carroll, R., Hare, C., Poole, KT. and Rosenthal, H., (2020). . CRC Press. 1138715336. 9781138715332
Armstrong, DA., Bakker, R., Carroll, R., Hare, C., Poole, KT. and Rosenthal, H., (2014). . Chapman and Hall/CRC. 1466517158. 9781466517158
Book chapters (6)
Carroll, R., (2023). Ideal Point Estimation. In: Oxford Bibliographies in Political Science. Oxford University Press
Baumann, M., B盲ck, H. and Carroll, R., (2021). Sweden: Biased Debate Participation with Nearly Equal Gender Representation. In: The Politics of Legislative Debates. Oxford University Press. 713- 733. 9780198849063
B盲ck, H. and Carroll, R., (2020). . In: The Oxford handbook of political executives. Editors: . Oxford University Press. 314- 335. 0198809298
Carroll, RA. and Pachon, M., (2016). . In: Legislative Institutions and Lawmaking in Latin America. Editors: Aleman, E. and Tsebelis, G., . Oxford University Press. 122- 147. 0198777868. 9780198777861
Carroll, RA. and Poole, KT., (2014). Roll-Call Analysis and the Study of Legislatures. In: The Oxford Handbook of Legislative Studies. Editors: Str酶m, KW., Saalfeld, T. and Martin, S., . Oxford University Press
Carroll, R. and Shugart, M., (2007). . In: Regimes and Democracy in Latin America Theories and Methods. Editors: Munck, G., . Oxford University Press. 9780199219902
Thesis dissertation (1)
Carroll, RA., (2007). The Electoral Origins of Governing Coalitions
Grants and funding
2022
Commercialising Social Science Research Through CPD Training
糖心Vlog (ESRC IAA)
2020
Strengthening Local Governance and Peacebuilding in Colombia using Data Analysis
糖心Vlog (GCRF)
Party representation: beyond left-right ideology
British Academy
2019
Improving local governance in Colombia through data analysis
糖心Vlog (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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