CURRICULUM VITAE
1997-2004 Associate
Professor
1995-1998
EDUCATION
Areas
of Concentration: Public Policy, Organizational Theory, Policy Analysis and
Research Methodology.
Areas of Concentration:
Industrial Organization,
Policy Analysis and Organizational
Theory.
Graduated
with Distinction.
PUBLICATIONS
Richard E. Matland and Kathleen A. Montgomery (eds.) (2003) Women’s Access to Political Power in Post-Communist Europe, Oxford University Press.
Articles
Richard E. Matland and Donley T. Studlar (2004) "The
Determinants of Legislative Turnover: A Cross National Study." British
Journal of Political Science Vol. 34(1):87-108.
Philip Michelbach, John T. Scott, Richard E. Matland
and Brian Bornstein (2003) “Doing Justice to Rawls: An Experimental Study of Norms Concerning
Income Distribution.” American Journal of Political Science Vol. 47(3):
523-539.
David C. King and Richard E. Matland (2003) "Sex
and The Grand Old Party: An Experimental
Investigation of the Effect of Candidate Sex on Support for a Republican
Candidate." American Politics
Research. Vol. 31(6): 595-612.
Scott, John T., Richard E. Matland, Philip A.
Michelbach, and Brian H. Bornstein (2001) “Just Deserts: An Experimental Study of Distributive Justice
Norms” American Journal of Political Science. Vol. 45(4): 749-767.
Kent L. Tedin, Richard E. Matland and Gregory R.
Weiher (2001) “The Politics of Age and Race: Support and Opposition to a School
Bond Referendum.” Journal of Politics, 63(1): 270-294.
Brett Kleitz, Greg Weiher, Kent Tedin, and Richard E.
Matland (2000) “Choice,
Richard E. Matland and Donley T. Studlar (1998) “Gender
and the Electoral
Richard E. Matland (1998) "Women's Representation
in National Legislatures: Developed and
Developing Countries." Legislative
Studies Quarterly, 23(1): 109-125.
Richard E. Matland and Michelle Taylor (1997)
"Electoral System Effects on Women's Representation: Theoretical Arguments
and Evidence from
Richard E. Matland and Donley T. Studlar (1996)
"The Contagion of Women Candidates in Single and Multimember District
Systems:
Donley T. Studlar and Richard E. Matland (1996) "The
Dynamics of Womens' Representation in the Canadian Provinces." Canadian Journal of Political Science,
29(2): 269-293.
Richard E. Matland (1995) "Exit, Voice, Loyalty,
and Neglect in an Urban School System."
Social Science Quarterly, 76(3): 506-512.
Richard E. Matland (1995) "Synthesizing the
Implementation Literature: The Ambiguity-Conflict Model of Policy
Implementation." Journal of
Public Administration Research and Theory, 5(2): 145-174. Reprinted in Richard Stillman (ed.) Public
Administration: Concepts and Cases 7th edition Transaction
Publishers, 2003.
Richard E. Matland (1994) "Putting Scandinavian
Equality to the Test: An Experimental Evaluation of Gender Stereotyping of
Political Candidates in a Sample of Norwegian Voters." British Journal of Political Science,
24(2): 273-292.
Donley T. Studlar and Richard E. Matland (1994)
"The Growth of Women's Representation in the Canadian House of Commons and
the Election of 1984: A Reappraisal."
Canadian Journal of Political Science, 27(1): 53-79.
Richard E. Matland (1993) "Institutional
Variables Affecting Female Representation in National Legislatures: The Case of
Richard E. Matland and Deborah Dwight Brown (1992)
"District Magnitude's Effect on Female Representation in State
Legislatures." Legislative Studies Quarterly, 17(4): 469-492.
Richard E.
Matland (1987) "Kor flinke er universitetstilsette og korleis kan vi bli
betre? Ei kritisk vurdering av
produktivitetsmål ved Universitetet i Bergen". (How productive are university faculty? A
critical evaluation of productivity measurement at the
Einar Hope, Eivind Magnus, and Richard Matland (1983)
"Economic Incentives and Public Firm Behavior", Scandinavian
Journal of Economics, 85(3): 339-357.
Book Chapters
Richard E. Matland (2007) “Gender Quotas and
Legislative Recruitment: A Comparative
Survey” in The Implementation of Quotas:
Arab Experiences (ed.) Julie Ballington,
Richard E. Matland (2006) “Quotas: Frequency and
Effectiveness” in Gender Quotas: a Key to Equality? (ed) Drude Dahlerup,
Richard E. Matland (2005) “Enhancing Women’s Political
Participation: Legislative Recruitment and Electoral Systems” in Women in
Parliament: Beyond Numbers, 2nd edition (ed.) Azza Karam and
Julie Ballington,
Richard E. Matland (2005) “The Norwegian Experience
with Quotas “in The Implementation of Quotas: European Experiences (ed.) Julie
Ballington and Francesca Binda,
Richard E. Matland and Kathleen Montgomery (2003) “Recruiting Women to National
Legislatures: A General Framework with
Applications to post-Communist Democracies”
in Richard E. Matland and Kathleen Montgomery (eds.) (2003) Women’s Access to Political Power
in Post-Communist Europe, Oxford University Press.
Richard E. Matland (2003) “Women’s Representation in
Post-Communist Europe” in Richard E.
Matland and Kathleen Montgomery (eds.)
(2003) Women’s Access to Political Power in Post-Communist Europe, Oxford
University Press.
Richard E. Matland and David C. King (2002) “Women as Candidates in Congressional
Elections” in Women Transforming Congress (ed.) Cindy Simon Rosenthal
Richard E. Matland (1999) “The Impact of Different
Electoral System on Women’s Representation” in Women: Citizens of Europe:
Towards Democratic Parity, (ed.) Paloma Saavedra, The European
Commission.
Richard E. Matland (1998) “Enhancing Women’s Political
Participation: Legislative Recruitment and Electoral Systems” in Women in
Parliament: Beyond Numbers , (ed.) Azza Karam, Institute for Democracy and Electoral
Assistance,
Richard E. Matland (1998) “Bringing Women into Power:
Research Findings in Western Democracies with Potential Application to
Richard E. Matland and Van Allen Wigginton (1997) “The
Federal Budget: Where Does the Money Go? in Perspectives on American and
Texas Politics, 5th edition, eds. Don Lutz and
Richard E. Matland (1995) "How the Electoral
System Structure has Helped Women Close the Representation Gap in Norway"
in Closing the Gap: Women in Nordic Politics, ed. Lauri Karvonen
and Per Selle, Dartmouth Press.
Richard E.
Matland (1995) "Kjønnstereotype forestillinger om politikere: en
eksperimentell studie av likestillingen i Norge." (Gender
stereotypes of politicians: An experimental study of equality in
Ola Listhaug,
Beate Huseby, and Richard E. Matland (1995) "Valgatferd blant kvinner og
menn: 1957-1993." (The Gender Gap in
Norwegian Voting: 1957-1993) in Kjønn og Politikk, (Gender and Politics) ed.
Nina Raaum.
Richard E. Matland (1994) "The Federal Budget:
Where Does the Money Go?" in Perspectives on American and Texas
Politics, 4th edition, eds. Don Lutz and Kent Tedin.
Richard E. Matland (1992) "The World's Leader in
Female Representation:
Research Monograph
Richard E. Matland (1996) Review of Gender and
Party Politics by Joni Lovenduski and Pippa Norris and Women, Elections,
and Representation, by R. Darcy,
Susan Welch, and Janet Clark Western European Politics, 19(2):418-421.
Richard E. Matland and Paul F. Diehl (1985) "A Review of the Kidney Problem." Simulation and Games, 16(1): 105-108, March, 1985.
Research in Progress
Richard E. Matland and Adrian Shepherd, “The Effect of
Candidate Race on Voter’s Evaluations of Qualifications for Judgeships”
presented at the Southern Political Science Association Meetings.
Richard E. Matland, John T. Scott, Toril Aalberg,
Brian Bornstein, Philip Michelbach, Ola Listhaug “Income Distribution: An Experimental Study of Distributive Justice
Norms Across Cultures” presented at the Southern Political Science Association
Meetings.
Richard E. Matland, “Voluntary Retirements from
Parliament: A Cross-National Survey and
Implications for Turnover Rates.”
Richard E. Matland, “The Two Faces of Representation:
Implications for the Design of Electoral Systems”
RESEARCH INTERESTS
COMPARATIVE POLITICS (Electoral Systems, Comparative Legislatures); WOMEN AND POLITICS (Representation Issues, Access to Public Office, Consequences of Increased Representation); PUBLIC POLICY (Comparative Institutions, Policy Implementation, Education Policy, Distributive Justice).
GRANTS
University
of Houston, $4,000, 2003, Women’s Study Program Summer Research Grant, “The Effect of Gender Quotas on Women’s
Representation”.
Norwegian
Research Council,
University
of Houston, $4,000, 2001, Women’s Study Program Summer Research Grant, “Women’s Access to Political Power in
Post-Communist Europe”.
University
of Bergen University Fund, Bergen, Norway, the Norwegian Research Council,
Oslo, Norway and the Nordic Research Academy, Oslo, Norway, total funding of
$35,000 (240.000 Nor. Kroner), 1999, Funding for International Conference on
Women’s Access to Political Power in Eastern Europe: Ten Years After the Fall. I organized this conference that attracted 40
participants from 20 different countries.
Lauritz Meltzers Fond, Bergen,
Norway, $20,000 (155.000 Norwegian Kroner), 1999-2000. “Explaining
High Rates of Exit from the Norwegian Stortinget: A Preliminary Study”.
Norwegian
Research Council,
Norwegian
Research Council,
University
of
Norwegian
Research Council,
University
of
Norwegian
Marshall Fund,
University
of
North
Atlantic Treaty Organization,
University
of
University
of
University
of Houston, $6,000, 1991, Research Initiation Grant, “Representation of Women
in National Legislatures: Theoretical Considerations and Lessons from
University
of
American
Scandinavian Foundation,
Norwegian
Marshall Fund,
HONORS
Dissertation
Nominated for American Political Science Association's Harold K. Lasswell Award
as Best Dissertation in the Field of Public Policy, 1991.
Papers Presented at the Following Conferences:
American Political Science Association Meetings: 1987,
1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006,
2007
Canadian Political Science Association Meetings: 1994.
European Consortium for Political Research Workshops:
1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2004.
International Social Justice Research Conference:
1999.
International Society of Political Psychologists:
1991.
Latin American Studies Association: 1995.
Nordic Political Science Association Meetings: 2000.
Southwest Social Science Association Meetings: 1997,
2000, 2002.
Southern Political Science Association Meetings: 1990,
1991, 1992, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2006, 2007.
Workshop for Parliamentarians and Parliamentary
Scholars: 1996.
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE AND MEMBERSHIP
Member of American Political Science Association;
Editorial Board, Politics and Gender,
2003-present.
Editorial Board, Women and Politics, 1997-2003.
Panel
Member, National Science Foundation, Review of Grant Applications from Doctoral
Students in Political Science, 2004-2007.
United
Nations, Member, Expert Group Meeting on Women’s Participation in Political
Decision Making, Working Sessions to Prepare Report to Secretary General,
October, 2005.
United Nations,
Member, Expert Group Meeting on Women’s Role in Politics in Post-Conflict
Societies, Working Sessions to Prepare Report to Secretary General, January,
2004.
Executive
Committee Member, American Political Science Association Organized Section on
Electoral Systems and Representation, 1999-2001.
Workshop
Director, 1998, European Consortium for Political Research Workshop on
Electoral Systems and Representation,
Member,
Women and Politics Dissertation Award Committee, 1998, Award presented by the
Women and Politics Organized Section for Best Dissertation on Women and
Politics completed in 1997.
INVITED LECTURES
Northern
United
Nations Expert Group Meeting on Equal Participation of Women and Men in
Decision-Making.
Iraq Women’s
Education Institute, State Department Funded Conference for Iraqi Women Leaders
on Developing Democracy in Iraq, Dead Sea, Jordan, April, 2005.
United
Nations 49th Plenary Session of the Commission on the Status of
Women, address on the use of gender quotas in the world, UN,
United
Nations Development Program Conference on Women and Gender Quotas in the Arab
World,
International
IDEA Conference on The Use of Electoral Quotas to Promote Women’s
Representation in Eastern Europe, Budapest, Hungary, October, 2004.
Swedish
Research Council Conference on The Effect of Quotas on Women’s Representation
around the World,
Conference on
the Effects of SNTV on Women’s Representation in the Newly Established
Indonesian Senate,
International
IDEA Conference on Women and Electoral System Reform,
Organization
of American States Conference on Political Financing and Women’s Access to
Political Power, Washington, D.C., December, 2003.
Organization
of American States Conference on Women’s Political Participation,
International
Conference on “Women in the 21st Century”,
Ministry of
Women’s Affairs Empowerment Conference on “Electoral Systems and
Representation”,
European Union Conference on “Women, Citizens of
Europe”,
USAID
Conference on Women’s Political Participation,
Göteborgs
Universitet, Göteborg, Sweden, Fall, 1997.
University of Houston-Downtown,