Alexander C. Pacek. Department of Political Science, Texas A&M University, 2055 Allen Building, College Station, TX

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1 Alexander C. Pacek Department of Political Science, Texas A&M University, 2055 Allen Building, College Station, TX Office Phone: August Education PH. D. in Political Science, University of Illinois-Urbana, 1991 A.M in Political Science, University of Illinois-Urbana, 1986 B.A. in Politics, with Honors, Catholic University of America, 1984 Academic Appointments Professor of Political Science, Texas A&M University 2014-present Associate Professor of Political Science, Texas A&M University Assistant Professor of Political Science, Texas A&M University Research and Teaching Fields Comparative Politics Human Well-Being Mass Political Behavior and Attitudes Elections and Voting Comparative Public Policy. Post-Communist Politics Awards Research Enhancement Grant, Texas A&M 2000, 1997 National Science Foundation Grant Program to Enhance Scholarly Activities, Texas A&M 1996 College of Liberal Arts Minigrant, Texas A&M 1996, 1994, 1991 Burton Scholar in International Research, Texas A&M 1993 International Enhancement Grant, Texas A&M 1991

2 Courses Taught DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE, TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY Summer 2016 POLS 691 Graduate seminar in Mass Political Behavior 10 Spring 2016 POLS Introduction to Comparative Politics 36 Fall 2015 POLS Government and Politics of Eastern Europe 36 POLS Government and Politics of the Former Soviet Union 36 Fall 2014 POLS Government and Politics of Eastern Europe 36 POLS Government and Politics of the Former Soviet Union 36 Fall 2013 POLS American National Government 259 POLS Government and Politics of the Former Soviet Union 36 Spring 2013 POLS Government and Politics of Eastern Europe 45 POLS Government and Politics of the Former Soviet Union 35 Fall 2012 POLS American National Government 260 POLS Government and Politics of Eastern Europe 33 Spring 2012 POLS Comparative Political Systems 7 POLS Government and Politics of the Former Soviet Union 34 Fall 2011 POLS American National Government 260 POLS Government and Politics of Eastern Europe 31 Spring 2011 POLS Government and Politics of the Former Soviet Union 34 Fall 2010 POLS Government and Politics of Eastern Europe 36 POLS Government and Politics of Eastern Europe 36

3 Spring 2010 POLS Comparative Political Systems 9 Fall 2009 POLS Government and Politics of Eastern Europe 33 POLS Government and Politics of the Former Soviet Union 38 Publications PEER REVIEWED ARTICLES Flavin, Patrick, Alexander Pacek, and Benjamin Radcliff Assessing the Impact of the Size and Scope of Government on Human Well-Being. Social Forces. 92(4): Deschamps, Lauren, Alexander Pacek, and Benjamin Radcliff Organized Labor, Democracy, and Life-Satisfaction : A Cross-National Analysis. Labor Studies Journal. 37: Flavin, Patrick, Alexander Pacek, and Benjamin Radcliff State Intervention and Subjective Well-Being in Advanced Industrial Democracies. Politics and Policy 39(2): Reprinted as empirical chapter in: Johnson, Janet and H. T. Reynolds Political Science Research Methods, 7 th Edition. Washington, D.C.: CQ Press. Shaykhutdinov, Renat, Andrew Konitzer, Alexander Pacek, and Vladimir Zvonovskii Education, the Economy, and Post-materialist Values in Russia: Evidence from the Chechnya Conflict. European Journal of Economic and Political Studies. 3(1): Patrick Flavin, Alexander Pacek, and Benjamin Radcliff Labor Unions and Life Satisfaction: Evidence from New Data. Social Indicators Research 98(3). Pacek, Alexander, Grigore Pop-Eleches, and Joshua Tucker Disenchanted or Discerning: Voter Turnout in Post-Communist Countries, in Journal of Politics. 71(2): Pacek, Alexander, and Benjamin Radcliff. 2008, Welfare Policy and Subjective Well- Being Across Nations: An Individual-Level Analysis, in Social Indicators Research. 89: Pacek, Alexander, and Benjamin Radcliff Assessing the Welfare State: the Politics of Happiness, in Perspectives on Politics. 6(2): Reprinted in: Pierson, Christopher, and Francis Castles (eds) The Welfare State Reader, 3 rd Edition. Bristol, UK: Polity Press.

4 Pacek, Alexander, and Benjamin Radcliff Voter Participation and Party- Group Fortunes in European Parliament Elections, : A Cross-National Analysis Political Research Quarterly. 56: Tucker, Joshua, Alexander Pacek, and Adam Berinsky Transitional Winners and Losers and Attitudes Toward EU Membership in Post-Communist Countries. American Journal of Political Science. 46: Bohrer, Robert E. II, Alexander Pacek, and Benjamin Radcliff Electoral Participation, Ideology, and Party Politics in Post-Communist Europe: A Cross-National Analysis. Journal of Politics. 62: Aguilar, Edwin Eloy, and Alexander Pacek Voter Turnout, Macroeconomic Conditions, and Worker-Party Support in Developing Countries. Comparative Political Studies. 33: Pacek, Alexander, and Benjamin Radcliff Economics and the Left-Party Vote in Scandinavia, Scandinavian Political Studies. 22: Pacek, Alexander, and Benjamin Radcliff The Political Economy of Competitive Elections in the Developing World. American Journal of Political Science 39: Reprinted in: Norris, Pippa (ed.) Elections and Voting Behavior. New York: Ashgate/Dartmouth Publishers. Pacek, Alexander, and Benjamin Radcliff Economic Voting and the Welfare State: A Cross-National Analysis. Journal of Politics. 57: Pacek, Alexander, and Benjamin Radcliff Turnout and the Left-Party Vote: A Cross-National Analysis. British Journal of Political Science. 25: Pacek, Alexander Macroeconomic Conditions and Electoral Politics in East- Central Europe. American Journal of Political Science. 38: Pacek, Alexander Changing Political Processes in Soviet-Type Systems: Toward an Emergent Pluralism. Crossroads. 28: Frank, Michael, Michael Krassa, Alexander Pacek, and Benjamin Radcliff Computers and the Law. Social Science Computer Review. 6: INVITED BOOK CHAPTERS Davidson Robert, Alexander Pacek, and Benjamin Radcliff Public Policy and Human Happiness: The Welfare State and the Market as Agents of Well-Being. In H. Brockmann and J. Delhey (eds.) Is More Always Better? Human Happiness and the Limits of the Maximization Principle. Dordrecht: Springer.

5 Pacek, Alexander Politics and Happiness: An Empirical Ledger. In Amitava Dutt and Benjamin Radcliff (eds.) Economics and Politics: Advances in the Scientific Study of Happiness. New York: Edward Elgar Press. Kanet, Roger, and Alexander Pacek Revolutionary Change in Eastern Europe: The Societal Basis of Political Reform. In Jane Schapiro Zacek and Il Pyong Kim (eds.) Political Change in Communist Countries. New York: Paragon House. BOOK REVIEWS Pollack, Detlef, Jorg Jacobs, Olaf Muller, and Gert Pickel (eds.) Political Culture in Post-Communist Europe: Attitudes in New Democracies. New York: Ashgate Press. International Studies Review. 6(3): Luong, Pauline Jones (ed.) Change and Political Continuity in Post-Soviet Central Asia. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Journal of Politics. 65(2) Verdery, Katherine National ideology Under Socialism: Identity and Politics in Ceausescu s Romania. Berkeley: University of California Press and Ramet, Sabrina (ed.) Social Currents in Eastern Europe: The Sources and Meanings of the Great Transformation. Durham, NC: Duke University Press. Journal of Politics 54(4). OTHER PUBLICATIONS Pacek, Alexander New Political Parties in Eastern Europe: Building a Research Agenda. Vox Pop: Newsletter of Political Organizations and Parties. 10: 1-8. WORK IN PROGRESS Book The primary project is a book length manuscript developing a big picture view of the relationship between democracy and well-being. To date this has not been done; in lieu are scattered articles on specific aspects of democracy its level, procedural effects, democratic citizens choices, etc. This book will focus on pulling aspects together in a coherent theory regarding what increases (or decreases) human wellbeing, and address, among other things, democratic vs. authoritarian differences, and the meaning of contending views of what democracy SHOULD be. Papers (1). Pacek, Alexander, Benjamin Radcliff (University of Notre Dame), and Andre Pierre Audette (University of Notre Dame). Public Policy and Human Happiness: The Impact of Gender Equality Around the World. Using a variety of cross-national data sources, we find that gender equality policies significantly increase the extent to which individuals find their lives to be satisfying.

6 (2). Pacek, Alexander, and Pascal Doray-Demers (University of Montreal), The European Union, Democratic Deficit, and Human Happiness. This paper examines the impact of European Union policies and institutions on subjective well-being of EU citizens, separate from effects of national governments. (3). Pacek, Alexander, and Benjamin Radcliff (University of Notre Dame). The Welfare State and Human Well-Being Revisited: Applying New Conceptualizations of the Welfare State. This paper applies a new conceptualization of welfare states as poles to gauge their impact on human well-being, using cross-national data. (4). Pacek, Alexander, and Alexander Jakubow (Rutgers University). Quality or Size of Government? This paper merges the literatures on Quality of Government and Size of Government to examine the interactive effect of the two on subjective well-being. (5). Flavin, Patrick (Baylor University), Alexander Pacek, and Benjamin Radcliff (University of Notre Dame). The Political Determinants of Home Life Satisfaction. This paper looks at the impact of aspects of government size and welfare policy specifically, as well as involvement in political organizations on the quality of individual s lives outside the workplace. (6). Flavin, Patrick (Baylor University), Alexander Pacek, and Benjamin Radcliff (University of Notre Dame). The Political Determinants of Time Use This paper looks at the impact of public policies on the amount and types of nonwork time individuals spend, building on empirical findings about the importance of such time for physical and psychological well-being. (7). Pacek, Alexander, Patrick Flavin (Baylor University), and Benjamin Radcliff (University of Notre Dame). Labor Market Regulations and Life Satisfaction: A Global Analysis. This paper extends earlier research on the impact of LMRs on life satisfaction from solely advanced industrial democracies to the entire world, in order to assess the mitigating factors by which government policies either increase or decrease subjective well-being in a variety of political settings. (8). Pacek, Alexander, and Michael Koch. The Security State and Life Satisfaction. Using time-serial data, we examine the impact of state security policies on subjective well-being in advanced industrial democracies.

7 CONFERENCES AND INVITED TALKS Public Policy and Human Happiness HEIRS, University of Rome, and Lumsa University, workshop on Life Satisfaction and Social Optimum. Rome, Italy March 2016 The Politics of Human Happiness Social Cohesion Days, Reggio-Emilia Italy May 2016 State Intervention and Life Satisfaction in Developing Countries: Evidence from New Data With Benjamin Radcliff APSA 2015 Regulating Happiness: A Global Appraisal of Labor Market Regulations and Life Satisfaction. With Benjamin Radcliff and Patrick Flavin MPSA 2015 Assessing the Impact of the Size and Scope of Government on Human Well-Being With Benjamin Radcliff APSA 2014 The Role of Government in Human Well-Being Workshop Improving the People s Lot, Tokyo, Japan German Institute for Japanese Studies. July How Public Policies Determine Quality of Life Invited talk, Leuphana University Lueneberg, Germany. May Assessing the Politics of Left and Right. With Benjamin Radcliff WPSA 2013 Race, Happiness, and Political Participation. With Gary Segura APSA 2012 Who Do You Trust? With David Rossbach MPSA 2012 Organized Labor and Human Happiness William Brennan Institute for Labor Studies, University of Nebraska Omaha 2011

8 The Political Consequences of Human Happiness. MPSA 2011 State Intervention and Human Happiness: Evidence from New Data. MPSA 2010 Globalization and Opposition to European Integratuion. With David Rossbach MPSA 2009 Globalization and Human Happiness: A Cross-National Analysis. APSA 2008 Trust in Post-Communist Europe With David Rossbach MPSA 2008 Assessing the Welfare State Political Studies Association 2007 The Welfare State and Subjective Well-Being: A Cross-National Analysis. New Directions in the Study of Happiness, Workshop University of Notre Dame, Oct Voting More When it Matters More With Joshua Tucker MPSA 2006 Education, the Economy, and Post-Materialist Values in Russia: New Evidence from the Chechnya Conflict With Andrew Konitzer and Renat Shaykhutdinov MPSA 2006 Turnout in Post-Communist Countries: the Surprisingly Rational Electorate. With Joshua Tucker and Grigore Pop- Eleches APSA, 2005 Politics Vs. Economics in Russian Regional Elections, MPSA, 2005 Labor and Human Happiness. With Benjamin Radcliff Political Studies Association, 2004 Religion, Culture, and Electoral Participation. With Benjamin Radcliff. APSA, 2003 Politics and Human Happiness With Benjamin Radcliff and Karrie Koesel APSA, 2001

9 Transitional Winners and Losers and Attitudes Toward EU Membership in Post- Communist Countries. With Joshua Tucker and Adam Berinsky MPSA, 2001 Voter Turnout, Ideology, and Party-Politics on Post-Communist Countries. With Robert Bohrer II and Benjamin Radcliff. APSA, 2000 Determinants of Economic Evaluations in Eight Post-Communist Countries, With Guy Whitten and Melissa Schier MPSA, 1999 Contested Identities, Political Participation and Party Support in Post-Communist Countries. With Edwin Aguilar and Robert Bohrer II WPSA, 1999 Political Participation Among Informal Sector Workers in Mexico and Costa Rica. With Edwin Aguilar and Douglas Thornton LASA, 1998 Voter Turnout and the Welfare State in Post-Communist Europe. With Robert Bohrer II MPSA, 1998 Comparative Politics, : More of the Same? With Edwin Aguilar SPSA, 1997 Turnout, Class Voting, and Left-Party Support in Developing Countries. With Edwin Aguilar WPSA, 1997 The Electoral Consequences of Welfare Spending in the American States. With Benjamin Radcliff WPSA, 1996 The Political Economy of Competitive Elections in the Developing World. WPSA, 1995 Economic Voting and the Welfare State: A Cross-National Analysis. With Benjamin Radcliff APSA, 1994 Macroeconomic Conditions and Electoral Politics in East-Central Europe. MPSA, 1992 Voter Turnout in Eastern Europe: Evidence from the Elections. SPSA, 1991

10 Patterns of Elite-Mass Conflict in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe. SPSA, 1990 System Failure and Emergent Mass Publics in Communist Countries. SPSA, 1989 Economic Conditions, Voter Choice, and Strategic Politicians in Senate Primary Elections. MPSA, 1989 Autonomous Groups in Eastern Europe: Toward a Limited Pluralism. WPSA, 1988 Elite Infighting and Policy Outcomes in Soviet and Chinese Regimes: An Alternative to Roeder and Bunce. SWPSA, 1988 PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES Discipline Editorial Board, Political Behavior Committee Member, Kellogg Award for Best Paper in Comparative Politics, Midwest Political Science Association 2012 Section Chair, Midwest Political Science Association 2000, 2006 Discussant, Midwest Political Science Association 2002, 2000, 1996, Chair, Midwest Political Science Association 2003, 2000 Discussant, Western Political Science Association 1995, 1993 Discussant, Southwest Political Science Association 1992 Panel, Review Doctoral Dissertation Grants, National Science Foundation Reviewer, National Science Foundation 2015, 2011, 2008, 2003, 2000, 1999, 1996 Reviewer for APSR, AJPS, JOP, PRQ, BJPS, Electoral Studies, APQ, Comparative Political Studies, Comparative Politics, Polity, Midsouth Journal of Politics, Social Forces, Journal of Happiness Studies, Social Policy Journal, Social Policy & Administration, Political Behavior, Acta Politica, Co-Organizer, workshop: Methods Innovation in Comparative Politics 1999

11 Co-Organizer, workshop: The European Union and Party Change 2004 Co-organizer, workshop: Global Changes to the Welfare State 2007 Outside letters for tenure candidates 2005, 2003, 1999 Department of Political Science, Texas A&M University Associate Department Head Director of Graduate Studies Director, Program in Cross-National Politics Head s Advisory Committee , , , Graduate Committee , Doctoral dissertations supervisor Yao Yuan-Yeh (2014) University of California-Merced David Rossbach (2008) Chatham University Renat Sheykhutdinov (2007) Florida Atlantic University Yuguo Chen (1998) Doctoral dissertation member Matthew Giebert Cigdem Sirin (2009) Jason Smith (2009) Diqong Liu (2008) Brad Podliska (2006) Laron Williams (2008) Tyler Johnson (2009) Melissa Schier (2003) Mark Skorick (2005) Sahar Shafqat (1999) Robert Bohrer II (1997) , , External doctoral dissertation member Alexander Jakubow, Rutgers University Omnibus Search Committee Teaching Committee, tenure candidates 2012, 2007, 2005, 2000, 1998, 1996

12 Research Committee, tenure candidates 1999, 2006, 2011 Search Committee, Political Behavior , Search Committee, Comparative Politics , 2005 Search Committee, Political Theory Search Committee, Race and Ethnic Politics 2009 Texas A&M University Graduate Instruction Council Liberal Arts Council , Committee on Teaching, LAC Pi Sigma Alpha Committee, LAC 1995 IRTAG LAC Grants Committee 1999 International Professional Activity and Field Work Co-investigator, Happiness Scale Interval Study Erasmus University, Rotterdam, Netherlands Archival research at University of Bern, Switzerland, And SIDOS, Neuchatel, Switzerland , 2002 Archival research, European University, Florence 2002 Archival research, Steinmertz Archive, Amsterdam 1999 Archival research, Eurostat, Brussels, Belgium 1996 Survey research, Public Opinion Foundation, Moscow 1996 Archival research, Prague Institute of Economics, Central European University 1993