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Barry S. Rundquist

Professor
Ph.D. Stanford University 1973

Phone: 312-413-2190
Fax: 312-996-9484
E-Mail: barryr@uic.edu
Web Page: www.uic.edu/~barryr

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Fields of Interest:
American Politics, Legislatures, Public Policy Formation, Distributive Politics, Policy Analysis.

Selected Publications:

On Congress and Distributive Politics
2002 The Distributive Politics of Military Procurement Spending, with Thomas Carsey, Oklahoma University Press.

2001. "The Illinois 10th Congressional District Election", in David Magleby, ed., Soft Money in 2000 Congressional Elections (Center for the Study of Elections and Democracy, Brigham Young University) February, in PS: Politics and Society, June, with Ola Adeoye, Julia Dowse, Chris Chistenson, and Randy Smith.

1999. "Party vs. Committee in Distributive Politics: Evidence from Defense Contracting", Journal Of Politics, with Tom Carsey.

1999. "The reciprocal Relationship Between State Defense Interests and Committee Representation in Congress", Public Choice, with Tom Carsey.

On Illinois and Chicago Politics and Policy
2001. "Analysis of Federal Procurement Data Systems for Illinois, FY1997-1999", Institute of Government and Public Affairs, University of Illinois, with Thomas Carsey.

2000. "Race, Prejudice, and Policy in Illinois", Policy Forum, Vol. 13.3, Institute of Government and Public Affairs, University of Illinois, with Tom Carsey, Gerald Strom, and Sean Hogan.

Selected Activities and Honors:

National Science Foundation grant for studying "The Distributive Politics of Problem Solving," with Tom Carsey, 1998-2000.

Great Cities Institute Scholar, 1995-96.

Grants in 1994-95 to fund the Illinois Voter Project from the Joyce Foundation, Pew Charitable Trusts, MacArthur Foundation, Chicago Community Trust, the Chicago Tribune Foundation, the New Horizons, and the Fel-Pro Mecklinberger Foundation. The Illinois Voter Project was a joint project of UIC and the Illinois League of Women Voters.

National Science Foundation grant for the study of campaign finance in Illinois, with Mildred Schwartz and Gerald Strom, 1985-87

Current Research:

The Distributive Politics of Problem Solving with Tom Carsey, in preparation.