Ken Kollman

Ken Kollman is the Director of the Center for Political Studies, the Frederick G. L. Huetwell Professor, and Professor of Political Science and Research Professor in the Institute for Social Research at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. His research and teaching focus on political parties, elections, lobbying, and federal systems. He also regularly teaches the introductory American politics course at the University of Michigan. In addition to numerous articles, he has written Dynamic...See more

Ken Kollman is the Director of the Center for Political Studies, the Frederick G. L. Huetwell Professor, and Professor of Political Science and Research Professor in the Institute for Social Research at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. His research and teaching focus on political parties, elections, lobbying, and federal systems. He also regularly teaches the introductory American politics course at the University of Michigan. In addition to numerous articles, he has written Dynamic Partisanship: How and Why Voter Loyalties Change , with John E. Jackson (2021), The Formation of National Party Systems: Federalism and Party Competition in Canada, Great Britain, India, and the United States , with Pradeep K. Chhibber (2004), and Outside Lobbying: Public Opinion and Interest Group Strategies (1998). See less