CURRICULUM VITA
Walter J. Stone

Department of Political Science
Stanford University
Stanford, CA 94305-2044
650-725-4057
wstone@leland.stanford.edu

Department of Political Science
University of Colorado
Campus Box 333
Boulder, Colorado 80309
On leave, 1998-1999

Academic Background

B.A. Political Science, University of San Francisco, 1969
M.A. Political Science, University of Colorado, 1972
Ph.D. Political Science, University of Michigan, 1976

Primary Fields: American Politics
Electoral Behavior, Parties and Elections
Legislative Behavior, Representation
Survey Research, Quantitative Methods

Employment and Affiliations

Grinnell College (1976-1982; Assistant Professor)
University of Colorado (1982-84; Assistant Professor)
University of Colorado (1984-91; Associate Professor)
University of Colorado (1991- Professor) (On leave, 1998-99)
Visiting Scholar, Hoover Institution, Stanford University (1998)
Visiting Professor, Department of Political Science, Stanford University (Winter, Spring 1999)

Awards and Fellowships

National Science Foundation:

"Candidate Emergence in U.S. House Elections" January 1, 1996 - June 30, 1999 (SBR-9515350; project total: $175,000; Co-PI, Sandy Maisel).

"From Movement to Party? The Reform Party in 1996" SGER grant, October 1, 1996-June 30, 1996 (SBR 9410869; project total: $25,000; co-PI: R. Rapoport)

"The 1992 Perot Movement and Party Change" July 1, 1994 - June 30, 1998. (SBR-9410869; project total: $154,439; Co-Principal Investigator, R. Rapoport).

"The Active Minority: Continuation of Collaborative Research on the Presidential Nomination Process," Principal Investigator, July 1, 1992 - December 31, 1994 (SES-9211432; project total: $95,000; Co-PI: R. Rapoport). Supplemental grant funding "A Party System Under Siege: The Perot Movement in 1992" August 15, 1992.

"The Active Minority: Collaborative Research on Presidential Selection and the Political Parties," Principal Investigator, October, 1987 - July, 1990. ( SES-8711037l; Project total: $159,727; co-PI's: A. Abramowitz and R. Rapoport)

"Presidential Activists in 1984: Precinct Caucus Attenders before and after the Convention" Principal Investigator, December, 1983 -November 1986. (SES-8308871; Project total: $110,000; co-PI's: A. Abramowitz and R. Rapoport)

Faculty Fellowship, Council on Research and Creative Work, University of Colorado, 1998; 1988-1989.

Council on Teaching, University of Colorado. Undergraduate Enhancement Award for computer hardware; grant-in-aid for software and data development, "Theory and Method in the Introductory Course". ($7,029)

Institute of Behavioral Science, University of Colorado, Faculty Research Associate,Program in Political and Economic Change, 1985-present.

Dean's Writing Award for the Social Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, University of Colorado, May, 1985.

National Endowment for the Humanities, "Direct Democracy and Representative Institutions," Summer seminar, University of California, Santa Barbara, 1979.

Faculty Research Grants, Grinnell College (1978, 1980-81)

Horace H. Rackham Predoctoral Fellowship, University of Michigan, 1974-5.

Books and Monographs

W. Stone, Republic at Risk: Self-Interest in American Politics. Pacific Grove, CA: Brooks/Cole, 1990, pp. xvii, 264.

A. Abramowitz and W. Stone, Nomination Politics: Party Activists and Presidential Choice. New York: Praeger, 1984, pp. xiii, 158. Reviewed in Choice June, 1985, p. 1564; American Political Science Review September, 1985, p. 831.

Articles in Refereed Journals

G. Pastor, W. Stone, R. Rapoport, "Candidate-Centered Sources of Party Change: the Case of Pat Robertson, 1988" Journal of Politics in press, June, 1999.

J. McCann, R. Rapoport, W. Stone, "Heeding the Call: An Assessment of Mobilization into Ross Perot’s 1992 Presidential Campaign" American Journal of Political Science, January, 43:1 1999, pp. 1-28.

L. Sandy Maisel, W. Stone. "Determinants of Candidate Emergence in U.S. House Elections: An Exploratory Study." Legislative Studies Quarterly V22, Feb 1997, 79-96.

James A.McCann, Randall W. Partin, Ronald B. Rapoport, Walter J. Stone. "Presidential Nomination Campaign Participation and Party Mobilization: An Assessment of Spillover Effects." American Journal of Political Science, V40, August 1996, pp. 756-67.

R. Rapoport, W. Stone, L. Atkeson, "Candidate Chances, Ideological Moderation, and American Nomination Politics: A Simulation Approach" European Journal of Political Research, Vol. 29, March, 1996, pp. 147-68.

W. Stone, R. Rapoport, L. Atkeson, "A Simulation Model of Presidential Nomination Choice" American Journal of Political Science, Vol. 39, February, 1995, pp. 135-161.

R. Rapoport, W. Stone, "A Model for Disaggregating Political Change," Political Behavior, December, 1994, pp. 505-32.

W. Stone, R. Rapoport "Candidate Perception among Nomination Activists: A New Look at the Moderation Hypothesis," Journal of Politics, November, 1994 pp. 1034-52.

W. Stone, R. Rapoport, A. Abramowitz, "Candidate Support in Presidential Nomination Campaigns: The Case of Iowa in 1984" Journal of Politics, Vol. 54, November, 1992, pp. 1074-1097.

W. Stone, L. Atkeson, R. Rapoport, "Turning On or Turning Off? Mobilization and Demobilization Effects of Participation in Presidential Nomination Campaigns" American Journal of Political Science Vol. 36 August 1992, pp. 665-91.

W. Stone, "On Party Switching among Presidential Activists: What do We Know?" American Journal of Political Science Vol. 35, August 1991 pp. 598-607.

R. Rapoport, W. Stone, A. Abramowitz, "Do Endorsements Matter? Group Influence in the 1984 Democratic Caucuses" American Political Science Review, Vol 85, March, 1991, 193-203.

R. Rapoport, W. Stone, A. Abramowitz, "Sex and the Caucus Participant: The Gender Gap in 1984 and 1988" American Journal of Political Science. Vol 34, August, 1990, 725-740.

D. McCrone, W. Stone "The Structure of Constituency Representation: On Theory and Method." Journal of Politics Vol 48, November, 1986, 956-75.

W. Stone, "The Carryover Effect in Presidential Elections." American Political Science Review Vol 80, March, 1986, pp. 271-9.

W. Stone, "Prenomination Candidate Choice and General Election Behavior: Iowa Presidential Activists in 1980." American Journal of Political Science Vol 28, May, 1984, pp. 372-89.

W. Stone, A. Abramowitz, "Winning May Not Be Everything, But It's More Than We Thought: Presidential Party Activists in 1980." American Political Science Review Vol 77, December, 1983 pp. 945-56.

W. Stone, "Party, Ideology, and the Lure of Victory: Iowa Activists in the 1980 Prenomination Campaign." Western Political Quarterly Vol 35, December, 1982, pp. 527-38.

W. Stone, "Electoral Change and Policy Representation in Congress: Domestic Welfare Issues from 1956-1972." British Journal of Political Science Vol 12, January, 1982, pp. 95-115.

W. Stone, "The Dynamics of Constituency Electoral Control in the House." American Politics Quarterly Vol 8, October, 1980, pp. 399-424.

W. Stone, "Measuring Constituency-Representative Linkages: Problems and Prospects." Legislative Studies Quarterly Vol 4, November, 1979, pp. 623-39.

R. Stover, W. Stone, "Hand Delivery of Self Administered Questionnaires." Public Opinion Quarterly (38) Summer, 1974, pp. 284-7. (with R. Stover)

Book Chapters

W. Stone, R. Rapoport, P. Jaramillo, L. Weber, "The Activist Base of the Reform Party in 1996: Problems and Prospects," in John C. Green and Daniel M. Shea eds., The State of the Parties: the Changing Role of Contemporary American Parties Lanham, MD Rowman and Littlefield Publishers, 3rd ed., 1999: 190-211.

W. Stone, R. Rapoport, "A Candidate-Centered Perspective on Party Responsiveness: Nomination Activists and the Process of Party Change" in Sandy Maisel, ed., The Parties Respond Westview Press, 3rd ed. 1998, 83-105.

R. Partin, L. Weber, R. Rapoport, W. Stone, "Perot Activists in 1992 and 1994: Sources of Activism" revised and updated chapter for second edition of John C. Green and Daniel M. Shea eds., The State of the Parties: The Changing Role of Contemporary American Parties (New York: Rowman and Littlefield Publishers, 1996) pp. 217-238.

L. Atkeson, J. McCann, R. Rapoport, W. Stone, "Citizens for Perot: Activists and Voters in the 1992 Presidential Campaign" in Stephen C. Craig, ed., Broken Contract? Changing Relationships between Citizens and their Government in the United States Westview Press, 1996 pp.147-64 .

S. Kelly, W. Stone, "Congressional Elections and Representation," in Donald C. Bacon, Roger H. Davidson and Morton Keller, eds., The Encyclopedia of the United States Congress. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1995, pp. 720-28.

R. Partin, L. Weber, R. Rapoport, W. Stone, "Sources of Activism in the 1992 Perot Campaign," in John C. Green and Daniel M. Shea, eds., The State of the Parties: The Changing Role of Contemporary American Parties Lanham, MD: Rowman and Littlefield, Publishers, Inc 1994, pp. 147-62..

W. Stone, "Asymmetries in the Electoral Bases of Representation, Nomination Politics, and Partisan Change," in Lawrence Dodd and Calvin Jillson, eds. New Perspectives on American Politics Washington, DC: Congressional Quarterly Press, 1993, pp. 98-117.

J. McIver and W. Stone, "Stability and Change in Colorado Politics" in Maureen Moakley, ed., Realignment in the American States. Columbus: Ohio State University Press, 1992, pp. 56-73.

W. Stone, J. McCann, "Delegates to State Nominating Conventions: How Representative Are They?" Encyclopedia of American Political Parties and Elections. ed. Sandy Maisel (New York: Garland Press, 1991) pp. 239-48.

A. Abramowitz, R. Rapoport, W. Stone, "Up Close and Personal: The Iowa Caucuses and Presidential Politics in 1988" Emmett H. Buell, Jr., and Lee Sigelman, eds., The 1988 Presidential Nominations. Knoxville: University of Tennessee Press, 1991 pp. 42-71.

W. Stone, "The Parties and Electoral Democracy: Solving the Problem of Participation," Arguments on American Politics ed. John Shea, Pacific Grove, CA: Brooks-Cole, 1990, pp 120-133.

W. Stone, R. Rapoport, A. Abramowitz, "The Reagan Revolution and Partisan Polarization in the 1980s" in Sandy Maisel, ed. The Parties Respond: Changes in the American Party System. Boulder: Westview, 1990. pp 67-93. Revised as, "Party Polarization: The Reagan Revolution and Beyond," in Sandy Maisel, ed., The Parties Respond (Boulder: Westview Press, 1994)pp.69-99.

S. Maisel, L. Fowler, R. Jones, W. Stone, "The Naming of Candidates: Recruitment or Emergence" in Sandy Maisel, ed., The Parties Respond: Changes in the American Party System. Boulder: Westview, 1990, pp. 137-159 . Revised and updated version in 1994 edition of The Parties Respond Boulder: Westview, 1994, pp. 145-68.

W. Stone, A. Abramowitz, R. Rapoport, "How Representative Are the Iowa Caucuses?" in Peverill Squire, ed. The Iowa Caucuses and the Presidential Nominating Process (Boulder: Westview Press, 1989) pp. 19-49

W. Stone, "Regional Variation in Partisan Change: Relignment in the Mountain West" in Peter F. Galderisi, et al., eds., The Politics of Realignment (Boulder: Westview Press, 1987) pp. 55-77.

W. Stone, A. Abramowitz, "Ideology, Electability, and Candidate Choice" in Ronald Rapoport, et al., eds., The Life of the Parties. Lexington: University of Kentucky Press, 1986. Reprint of "Winning May Not Be Everything."

Other

S. Maisel, W. Stone, "The Politics of Government-Funded Research: Notes from the Experience of the Candidate Emergence Study" PS: Political Science and Politics December, 1998, 31:4, pp.811-17.

W. Stone, "Reflection, Reflection: A Comment and Modest Proposal," PS: Political Science and Politics September, 1995, V. 28, pp. 459-60.

W. Stone, "You CAN Get Good Help These Days: Working with Teaching Assistants in Large Lecture Classes," in M. Shea, ed., On Teaching (University of Colorado, 1990) pp. 43-55.

W. Stone, Review of J. Clark Archer and Fred M. Shelley, American Electoral Mosaics (Association of American Geographers, 1989) in Political Geography Quarterly 6, 1987 pp. 377-78.

W. Stone, Review of Denise Baer and David Bositis, Elite Cadres and Party Coalitions (Greenwood, 1988) in Congress and The Presidency 16, 1989, pp. 171-173.

W. Stone, "Two Dimensions of Representation: A Suggested 'Next Step' in Congressional Research." Newsletter American Political Science Association, Legislative Studies Section (7) April, 1984, pp. 23-7.

Conference Papers and Presentations

S. Maisel, W. Stone, C. Maestas, "Reassessing the Definition of Quality Candidates" Annual Meeting, Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, April 15-17, 1999.

C. Maestas, S. Maisel, W. Stone, "Stepping Up or Stopping? Candidate Emergence among State Legislators" Annual Meeting, Southwest Political Science Association, San Antonio, April 1-4, 1999.

W. Stone, S. Maisel, C. Maestas, "Candidate Emergence in U.S. House Elections" American Political Science Association, annual meeting, Boston, MA September 3-6, 1998.

W. Stone, S. Maisel, C. Maestas, S. Evans, "A New Perspective on Candidate Quality in U.S. House Elections" Midwest Political Science Association, April 23, 1998, Chicago, IL.

W. Stone, R. Rapoport, L. Weber, P. Jaramillo, "Whose Party is it and What Are they Celebrating? The Reform Party in 1996" presented at the "State of the Parties" Conference, University of Akron, October, 1997.

S. Maisel, W. Stone, C. Maestas, "Candidate Quality in U.S. House Elections: A Preliminary Report from the Candidate Emergence Study" American Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Washington DC, September, 1997.

P. Jaramillo, J. McCann, R. Rapoport, W. Stone, "Major-Party Contributors, Perot Activists, and the National Electorate: An Exploratory Comparison" American Political Science Association Annual Meeting, San Francisco, September 1996.

W. Stone, L. Weber, R. Rapoport, "The 1992 Perot Movement and Major-Party Cnange: An Exploratory Analysis" presented at the Joint Sessions, European Consortium for Political Research, Oslo, Norway, April, 1996.

R. Rapoport, W. Stone, "Spillover Effects of Participation in the 1992 Perot Movement: Perot Activists in the 1994 U.S. House Elections," American Political Science Association, Annual Meeting, Chicago.

Gregory S. Pastor and W. Stone, "Candidate-Centered Sources of Party Change: The Case of Pat Robertson, 1988" Western Political Science Association, 1995 Annual Meeting, Portland, Oregon March 16-19.

R. Partin, L. Weber, L. Atkeson, J. McCann, R. Rapoport, W. Stone, "Sources of Activism in the 1992 Perot Campaign" Presented at the 1994 Western Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Albuquerque, New Mexico.

R. Rapoport, W. Stone, L. Atkeson, J. McCann, R. Partin and D. Ungemah, "Activists and Voters in the 1992 Perot Campaign: A Preliminary Report" American Political Science Association, Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, 1993.

R. Rapoport, W. Stone, R. Partin, J. McCann, "Spillover and Carryover: Nomination Involvement and General Election Success," American Political Science Association, Annual Meeting, Chicago, 1992.

R. Rapoport, W. Stone, "A Model for Disaggregating Change" Western Political Science Association annual meeting, San Francisco, CA March, 1992.

W. Stone, "Asymmetries in the Electoral Bases of Representation, Nomination Politics, and Electoral Change" presented at the conference on "The Dynamics of American Politics: Approaches and Interpretations" University of Colorado, February 20-22.

W. Stone, L. Atkeson, S. Kelly, "Candidate Choice on Super Tuesday: An Expected Uitlity Approach" American Political Science Association, Washington, DC, September 1, 1991.

R. Rapoport and W. Stone, "Everybody Wants a Winner: Anticipation and Perception in Presidential Nomination Campaigns" American Political Science Association, Washington, DC, 1991.

W. Stone, R. Rapoport, L. Atkeson, "An Expected Utility Analysis of Nomination Choice" Western Political Science Association, Seattle, March 22, 1991.

W. Stone, R. Rapoport, A. Abramowitz, "Candidate Perception among Nomination Activists: A New Look at the Moderation Hypothesis," American Political Science Association, San Francisco, 1990.

W. Stone, L. Atkeson, "The Carryover Effect Revisited: Mobilization and Demobilization Effects of Presidential Nomination Campaigns" Western Political Science Association, March 22-24, 1990.

W. Stone, "Assessing and Reassessing the Presidential Selection Process" presented at the conference on, "Picking the President: Is there a Better Way" College of William and Mary, November 9-11, 1989.

W. Stone, R. Rapoport, "The Reagan Revolution and Partisan Polarization in the 1980's" presented to the Annual Meeting, American Political Science Association, Atlanta, GA, 1989.

R. Rapoport, W. Stone, A. Abramowitz, "Campaign Activism among Women: 1984 and 1988" presented to the Annual Meeting, American Political Science Association, Washington, DC September 1, 1988.

W. Stone, "Candidate Support in Presidential Nominations: An Interim Report on the 1980s" presented to the Center for American Political Studies, Harvard University, March 25, 1988.

W. Stone, "How Representative are the Iowa Caucuses?" presented at the conference, "First in the Nation: Iowa and the Presidential Selection Process" University of Iowa, February 7-8, 1988. Also presented at the annual meeting, Western Political Science Association, San Francisco, March 11, 1988.

R. Rapoport, A. Abramowitz, W. Stone, "Groups and the Democratic Party: The 1984 Presidential Caucuses" Annual Meeting, American Political Science Association, 1986.

W. Stone, "Regional Variation in Partisan Change: Realignment in the Mountain West" Conference on "Politics in the Intermountain West: Forerunner to Realignment?" Park City, Utah, September 20-21, 1985.

W. Stone, A. Abramowitz, R. Rapoport, "Nomination Choice in 1984: Caucus Attenders vs. State Convention Delegates." Annual Meeting, American Political Science Association, September, 1985.

R. Rapoport, A. Abramowitz, W. Stone, "Group Membership and Party Elites: An Analysis of 1984 US Caucus Participants." European Consortium for Political Research, Joint Session Workshops, Barcelona, Spain, March, 1985.

W. Stone, "General Election Effects of the 1980 Presidential Nomination Campaign." Annual Meeting, American Political Science Association, September, 1983.

W. Stone, "Prenomination Candidate Choice and General Election Behavior." Annual Meeting, Western Political Science Association, March, 1983.

W. Stone, A. Abramowitz, "Activist Support for Presidential Candidates in 1980: Ideology and Electability." Annual Meeting, Midwest Political science Association, April, 1982.

W. Stone, "Activist Support for Presidential Candidates in 1980." National Science Foundation Conference on Party Activists, October, 1981.

W. Stone, "Party, Issues and the Lure of Victory: Activists' Candidate Support in 1980." Annual Meeting, Midwest Political Science Association, April, 1981.

W. Stone, "A Preliminary, Data-Intensive Analysis of the Iowa Parties." Annual Meeting, Iowa Conference of Political Scientists, December, 1980.

W. Stone, "Conflict, Self-Interest and Representative Government: New Notes on an Old Theory." Georgetown Conference on Congressional Leadership, June, 1980.

W. Stone, "Notes Toward an Empirical Study of Representation in Congress." Houston-Rice Conference on Congressional Elections, January, 1980.

W. Stone, "Electoral Change and Policy Representation in Congress." Annual Meeting, American Political Science Association, September, 1979.

W. Stone, "A Panel Analysis of Representation in Congress." Annual Meeting American Political Science Association, September, 1977. (Reviewed by James H. Kuklinski, "Representative - Constituency Linkages: A Review Article" Legislative Studies Quarterly (4)February, 1979, pp. 121-40. Cited by the Pi Sigma Alpha Award Committee as one of the three best papers delivered at the meetings; PS, Fall, 1978, p. 530.)

Courses Offered

Introduction to Statistics
Introduction to Political Science
Introduction to American Politics
Public Opinion and Political Behavior
Politics of Congress
Field and Quantitative Methods in Political Science (Graduate and Undergraduate)
Seminar in Political Behavior (Graduate)
Seminar in American Politics (Graduate)

Ph.D. Students

James A. McCann, Ph.D., 1990 Associate Professor, Purdue University
Lonna Rae Atkeson,* Ph.D., 1993, Assistant Professor, University of New Mexico
Randall W. Partin, Ph.D., 1997, Assistant Professor, University of New Mexico

Lori M. Weber,** Ph.D. Candidate, Colorado
Cherie Maestas, Ph.D. Candidate, Colorado
Patricia Jaramillo
Greg Fugate

*NSF Dissertation Grant, 1992
**NSF Dissertation Grant, 1998

Selected Professional Activities

Chair, Publications Committee, American Political Science Association (1996-1998 )
Editor, Political Research Quarterly, (formerly, Western Political Quarterly) (1991-1996)
Editorial Board, Western Political Quarterly (1987-1991)
Editorial Board, Legislative Studies Quarterly (1989-1991)
Editorial Board, Political Psychology (1997-)
Selected recent university and departmental service:
Vice Chancellor’s Advisory Committee (1994-1997)
Chancellor’s Policy Board on Information Technology (1993-1998)
Director, Social Science Data Lab (1992-1998)
Director, Center for the Study of American Politics (1995-1998)
Department Budget Committee (1995-1997)
Faculty Associate, Faculty Teaching Excellence Program, University of Colorado, 1994-1998 (consult with faculty in all disciplines on teaching problems)