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Professor Lawrence Ezrow

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Department of Government
Professor Lawrence Ezrow
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    +44 (0) 1206 873770

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    5B.301, Colchester Campus

  • Academic support hours

    Tuesdays 11:30-1:30pm

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Biography

Lawrence Ezrow is a Professor in the Department of Government at the 糖心Vlog. His research interests are elections, political representation, policy diffusion, populism, parties鈥 election strategies, and European Politics. He served as Head of the Department of Government (2016-19) and played a key role in providing leadership and shaping the development of the Department during a period of university expansion. He also served as Section Chair at the American Political Science Association (APSA) for the section on 鈥淩epresentation and Electoral Systems鈥. He is currently an elected member of the Midwest Political Science Association Council (2023-26). Before arriving at 糖心Vlog, he was a Postdoctoral Fellow in Multi-level Governance at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU). He has also held visiting appointments at Dartmouth College, Nuffield College (Oxford), the Institute for Advanced Studies (Vienna), and at the European Union Center at Texas A&M University. He has published articles in journals including the American Journal of Political Science, American Political Science Review, British Journal of Political Science, Comparative Political Studies, European Journal of Political Research, European Journal of Public Policy, International Studies Quarterly, Journal of Politics, Journal of Public Policy, Party Politics, Political Science Research and Methods, Research and Politics, Social Science Quarterly, West European Politics, and World Politics.

Qualifications

  • BA (with honours), University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

  • MA, Ph.D., University of California, Santa Barbara

Research and professional activities

Research interests

political representation

Open to supervise

parties' election strategies

Open to supervise

political institutions

Open to supervise

Current research

http://www.ljezrow.com/

Teaching and supervision

Previous supervision

Agnes Krisztina Magyar
Agnes Krisztina Magyar
Thesis title: Negative Partisanship in Changing Political Contexts in Western Europe
Degree subject: Government
Degree type: Doctor of Philosophy
Awarded date: 6/1/2023
Anthea Jeanne Alberto
Anthea Jeanne Alberto
Degree subject: Occasional Study: Government Research
Degree type: Occasional Postgraduate Study
Awarded date: 22/5/2021
Sayan Banerjee
Sayan Banerjee
Thesis title: Essays on Ethnic Party Competition and Public Goods Provision in South Asia
Degree subject: Government
Degree type: Doctor of Philosophy
Awarded date: 10/10/2019
Michele Fenzl
Michele Fenzl
Thesis title: Democracy in Unequal Times: How Economic Inequality Influences Voter Turnout, Party Polarization, and Union Density
Degree subject: Government
Degree type: Doctor of Philosophy
Awarded date: 13/6/2019
Werner Krause
Werner Krause
Degree subject: Occasional Study: Government Research
Degree type: Occasional Postgraduate Study
Awarded date: 17/12/2018
Ron David Lehrer
Ron David Lehrer
Thesis title: The Effects of Intra-Party Democracy on Party Competition
Degree subject: Government
Degree type: Doctor of Philosophy
Awarded date: 29/1/2015

Publications

Journal articles (45)

Hellwig, T., Ezrow, L. and Krause, W., . West European Politics

(2025). Correction to 鈥淏icameralism and Policy Responsiveness to Public Opinion鈥. American Journal of Political Science

Bohmelt, T., Ezrow, L. and Zur, R., (2024). . Electoral Studies. 88 (April), 102762-102762

Ezrow, L. and Krause, W., (2023). . British Journal of Political Science. 53 (1), 85-103

Ezrow, L., Fenzl, M. and Hellwig, T., (2023). . American Journal of Political Science. 68 (3), 1089-1105

Adams, J., Bernardi, L., Ezrow, L. and Somer-Topcu, Z., (2023). . Political Studies. 72 (3), 1203-1222

Bohmelt, T. and Ezrow, L., (2023). . Journal of European Public Policy. 31 (11), 3651-3675

Bohmelt, T. and Ezrow, L., (2022). . Journal of Public Policy. 42 (1), 1-19

Senninger, R., Bischof, D. and Ezrow, L., (2022). . Political Science Research and Methods. 10 (3), 651-658

Bohmelt, T., Ezrow, L. and Lehrer, R., (2022). . European Journal of Political Research. 61 (4), 1143-1154

Adams, JF., B枚hmelt, T., Ezrow, L. and Schleiter, P., (2022). . PLoS One. 17 (9), e0273951-e0273951

Ezrow, L., B枚hmelt, T., Lehrer, R. and Ward, H., (2021). . Party Politics. 27 (4), 716-729

(2021). Corrigendum to Satisfaction with democracy and voter turnout: A temporal perspective. Party Politics. 27 (2), 389-389

Schleiter, P., Bohmelt, T., Ezrow, L. and Lehrer, R., (2021). . World Politics. 73 (3), 512-544

Ezrow, L., Hellwig, T. and Fenzl, M., (2020). . The Journal of Politics. 82 (3), 1166-1170

Adams, J., Bernardi, L., Ezrow, L., Gordon, O., Liu, T-P. and Phillips, MC., (2019). . European Journal of Political Research. 58 (4), 1234-1244

Lehrer, R., Ezrow, L., Ward, H. and Bohmelt, T., (2017). . Social Science Quarterly. 98 (3), 1026-1024

Bohmelt, TFK., Ezrow, L., Lehrer, R., Schleiter, P. and Ward, H., (2017). . International Studies Quarterly. 61 (4), 749-759

Bohmelt, T., Ezrow, L., Lehrer, R. and Ward, H., (2016). . American Political Science Review. 110 (2), 397-410

Ezrow, L. and Xezonakis, G., (2016). . Party Politics. 22 (1), 3-14

Adams, J., Ezrow, L. and Wlezien, C., (2016). . American Journal of Political Science. 60 (4), 811-823

Ezrow, L. and Hellwig, T., (2015). . Research & Politics. 2 (4), 205316801561487-205316801561487

Ezrow, L., Homola, J. and Tavits, M., (2014). When Extremism Pays: Policy Positions, Voter Certainty, and Party Support in Postcommunist Europe. Journal of Politics. 76 (02), 535-547

Adams, J., Ezrow, L. and Somer-Topcu, Z., (2014). . American Journal of Political Science. 58 (4), 967-978

Ezrow, L., Homola, J. and Tavits, M., (2014). . The Journal of Politics. 76 (2), 535-547

Ezrow, L. and Hellwig, T., (2014). . International Studies Quarterly. 58 (4), 816-827

Ezrow, L., Tavits, M. and Homola, J., (2014). . Comparative Political Studies. 47 (11), 1558-1583

Abney, R., Adams, J., Clark, M., Easton, M., Ezrow, L., Kosmidis, S. and Neundorf, A., (2013). . Party Politics. 19 (1), 61-82

Adams, J., Ezrow, L., Merrill, S. and Somer-Topcu, Z., (2013). . British Journal of Political Science. 43 (1), 1-23

Adams, J., Ezrow, L., Merrill, S. and Somer-Topcu, Z., (2013). Does Collective Responsibility for Performance Alter Party Strategies? Policy-Seeking Parties in Proportional Systems. British Journal of Political Science. 43 (01), 1-23

Adams, J., Ezrow, L. and Leiter, D., (2012). . West European Politics. 35 (6), 1272-1294

Adams, J., Ezrow, L. and Somer-Topcu, Z., (2011). . American Journal of Political Science. 55 (2), 370-382

Ezrow, L. and Xezonakis, G., (2011). . Comparative Political Studies. 44 (9), 1152-1178

Ward, H., Ezrow, L. and Dorussen, H., (2011). . World Politics. 63 (3), 509-547

Ezrow, L., De Vries, C., Steenbergen, M. and Edwards, E., (2011). . Party Politics. 17 (3), 275-301

Ezrow, L., (2011). . British Journal of Political Science. 41 (2), 448-452

Ward, H., Dorussen, H. and Ezrow, L., (2011). Globalization, Social Democratic Parties and the Median Voter. World Politics. 63 (3), 509-547

Ezrow, L., (2011). Reply to Dow: Party Positions, Votes and the Mediating Role of Electoral Systems?. British Journal of Political Science. 41 (02), 448-452

Budge, I., Ezrow, L. and McDonald, MD., (2010). . British Journal of Political Science. 40 (4), 781-804

Budge, I., Ezrow, L. and McDonald, MD., (2010). Ideology, Party Factionalism and Policy Change: An integrated dynamic theory. British Journal of Political Science. 40 (04), 781-804

EZROW, L., (2008). . European Journal of Political Research. 47 (2), 206-220

Ezrow, L., (2007). . The Journal of Politics. 69 (1), 182-192

Adams, J., Clark, M., Ezrow, L. and Glasgow, G., (2006). . American Journal of Political Science. 50 (3), 513-529

EZROW, L., (2005). . European Journal of Political Research. 44 (6), 881-898

ADAMS, J., CLARK, M., EZROW, L. and GLASGOW, G., (2004). . British Journal of Political Science. 34 (4), 589-610

Books (1)

Ezrow, L., (2010). . Oxford University Press. 9780199572526

Book chapters (1)

Ezrow, L., (2011). . In: Political Economy of Institutions, Democracy and Voting. Editors: Schofield, N. and Caballero, G., . Springer. 303- 325. 9783642195181

Conferences (2)

Adams, J. and Ezrow, L., (2009).

EZROW, L., (2008).

Grants and funding

2020

REF Critical Friend of Exeter: Review REF items

University of Exeter (Funder)

2008

Subconstituency Representation Across Western Europe

Economic & Social Research Council

Contact

ezrow@essex.ac.uk
+44 (0) 1206 873770

Location:

5B.301, Colchester Campus

Academic support hours:

Tuesdays 11:30-1:30pm

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