Harvey D. Palmer

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Harvey D. Palmer is an associate professor and Chair of the Department of Political Science at the University at Buffalo. His research largely focuses on elections, voting behavior and public opinion from American and comparative perspectives.

Palmer's work has been published in the American Political Science Review, American Journal of Political Science, Journal of Politics, British Journal of Political Science, and various subfield journals and edited volumes. Prior to joining the UB faculty, he taught at the University of Mississippi and at George Mason University (in Economics). While at the University of Mississippi, he directed the Public Policy Research Center and the Social Science Research Laboratory, which were awarded more than $3 million in external grants during his tenure.

Selected Publications

It’s Not Whether You Win or Lose, But How You Play the Game: Self-Interest, Social Justice, and Mass Attitudes toward Market Transition Download pdf(174 KB),” (with Raymond M. Duch), American Political Science Review 98 (2004): 437-52.

Strategic Voting in Post-Communist Democracy? Download pdf(155 KB)” (with Raymond M. Duch), British Journal of Political Science 32 (2002): 63-91.

Do Surveys Provide Representative or Whimsical Assessments of the Economy? Download pdf(179 KB)” (with Raymond M. Duch), Political Analysis 9 (2001): 58-77.

Heterogeneity in Perceptions of National Economic Conditions, Download pdf(585 KB)” (with Raymond M. Duch and Christopher J. Anderson), American Journal of Political Science 44 (2000): 635-52.

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