Professor of Political Science
(B.A. University of San Francisco, 1969; Ph.D. Michigan, 1976)
Office: On sabbatical serving as a Visiting Professor at Stanford University
Walt Stone is a professor of Political Science at the University of
Colorado, Boulder, where he has taught since 1982. He is currently on leave
as a Visiting Professor at Stanford University. His e-mail address at Stanford
is: wstone@leland.stanford.edu.
Professor Stone is the author of two books, Republic at Risk: Self-
Interest in American Politics (1991; Brooks Cole) and Nomination Politics:
Party Activists and Presidential Choice (1984; Praeger, with Alan Abramowitz).
For a complete listing of his publications and other activities, consult his CV.
Currently, he is conducting two studies, both with funding from the
National Science Foundation . With
Professor Ron Rapoport of the
College of William and Mary, he is working on a book about the Perot movement
in American politics. The working title of their book is, Party Change in
America: Ross Perot and the Emergence of the Reform Party. The book
explores the basis of support for Perot in the 1992 and 1996 presidential
elections, changes in active involvement for Perot in the two elections, and
the relationship between the Perot movement and broader patterns of party
change in national politics. They hope to have the book completed in 1999.
With Professor Sandy Maisel of Colby College, he is directing the
Candidate Emergence Study, which is a study of potential candidates for the
U.S. House of Representatives. The purpose of this research is to understand
the reasons individuals decide to run or not to run for Congress. They are
particularly interested in understanding the strategic, institutional, and
personal contexts that influence potential candidates decisions about running.
Several papers from this project are available on this site.
Professor Stone regularly teaches courses in American national politics,
political behavior, elections, and research methods. He is currently living
in San Francisco where his wife, Ann Cassidy-Stone, is pursuing post-doctoral
research in biochemistry. He expects to return to Boulder in 2000.