CURRICULUM VITAE ERIK R. TILLMAN April 2018 Address: 990 W. Fullerton Ave., Suite 2200, Chicago, IL 60614 Email: etillman<at>depaul.edu Phone: 773-325-4131 EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL HISTORY Education Ph.D., Department of Political Science, Emory University, Atlanta, GA (2005) M.A., Department of Political Science, Emory University, Atlanta, GA (2003) B.A. in International Studies, cum laude, Rhodes College, Memphis, TN (1998) Professional Appointments Associate Professor (with tenure), Department of Political Science, (July 2013-present) Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, (2010-2013) Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, (2006-2010) Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Emory University (2005-6) SCHOLARSHIP Peer-Reviewed Articles Erik R. Tillman. 2015. Pre-Electoral Coalitions and Voter Turnout. Party Politics 21(5): 726-37. Erik R. Tillman. 2013. Authoritarianism and Citizen Attitudes toward European Integration. European Union Politics 14(4): 566-89. Erik R. Tillman. 2012. Support for the Euro, Political Knowledge, and Voting Behavior in the 2001 and 2005 UK General Elections. European Union Politics 13(3): 367-89. Catherine E. de Vries, Erica E. Edwards, & Erik R. Tillman. 2011. Clarity of Responsibility Beyond the Pocketbook: How Political Institutions Condition EU Issue Voting. Comparative Political Studies 44(3): 339-63. Catherine E. de Vries & Erik R. Tillman. 2011. European Union Issue Voting in East and West Europe: The Role of Political Context. Comparative European Politics 9(1): 1-17. Erik R. Tillman & Baekkwan Park. 2009. Do Voters Reward and Punish Governments for Changes in Income Tax Policy? Journal of Elections, Public Opinion, and Parties 19(3): 313-331. Erik R. Tillman. 2008. Economic Judgments, Party Choice, and Voter Abstention in Cross-National Perspective. Comparative Political Studies 41(9): 1290-1309. Özlem Elgün & Erik R. Tillman. 2007. Exposure to European Union Policies and Support for Membership in the Candidate Countries. Political Research Quarterly 60(3): 391-400. Erik R. Tillman. 2004. The European Union at the Ballot Box? European Integration and Voting Behavior in the New Member States. Comparative Political Studies 37(5): 590-610. Dan Reiter & Erik R. Tillman. 2002. Public, Legislative, and Executive Constraints on the Democratic Initiation of Conflict. Journal of Politics 64(3): 810-826. Chapters in Edited Volumes (Peer-Reviewed) Has the Global Financial Crisis Changed Citizen Behavior? A Four Country Study. In Globalization and Domestic Politics: Parties, Elections, and Public Opinion. 2016. Jack Vowles & Georgios Xezonakis, eds. Oxord, UK: Oxford University Press. Invited Talks & Presentations Authoritarianism and the Evolution of Mass Politics in Western Europe. Institute of Social Research and 1
Department of Politics, Birkbeck, University of London (May 17, 2017) Authoritarianism and the Evolution of Mass Politics in Western Europe. Research Colloquium of the Department of Psychology, University of Koblenz & Landau, Germany (May 10, 2017). Authoritarianism and Support for Populist Radical Right Parties. Amsterdam Centre for Contemporary European Studies (ACCESS EUROPE), University of Amsterdam (June 2016) European Integration and the Evolution of Domestic Electoral Politics. College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Faculty Research Symposium, (November 2012) European Integration and the Evolution of Domestic Electoral Politics. Loyola University, Chicago, IL, (October 2012) Authoritarianism and Euroskepticism. Presented at Researching and Teaching the EU: Best Practices and Current Trends in EU Scholarship Conference, University of Illinois European Union Center, Chicago, IL (January 2012) Political Knowledge, the Global Economic Crisis, and Voting Behavior. Presented at European Responses to the Economic Crisis Conference, Indiana University (April 2011) European Integration, Economics, and Voting Behavior in the 2001 British Election. Presented at Politics of Change Workshop, Amsterdam, the Netherlands (June 2008). Commentaries & Blogs Pre-electoral coalitions increase voter turnout by making elections more decisive. Democratic Audit UK, October 13, 2015. Available at: http://www.democraticaudit.com/?p=16596 Sultanism or Not? Debating Turkish Politics. Guest article at From the Potomac to the Euphrates blog on the Council on Foreign Relations webpage, February 23, 2015. Available at: http://blogs.cfr.org/cook/2015/02/23/sultanism-or-not-debating-turkish-politics/ The AKP s working class support base explains why the Turkish government has managed to retain its popularity during the country s protests. LSE EUROPP Blog, May 29, 2014. Available at: http://bit.ly/1k2ntnb Euroscepticism is rooted in a broader authoritarian worldview that also includes higher levels of nationalism and hostility to outsiders. LSE EUROPP Blog, June 29, 2013. Available at: http://bit.ly/18idgrz TEACHING Courses Offered : Introduction to Comparative Politics; European Politics; European Union; Political Psychology; Model United Nations; Quantitative Reasoning & Mathematical Literacy; Democracy for Realists? (Political Science Honors Seminar); Globalization and Democracy (Honors Seminar); The Eurozone Crisis & the Future of Europe (Focal Point Seminar); Our Political Minds (Capstone Seminar); European Economics & Politics; Foreign Policies of West Europe : Comparative Democratic Institutions; European Union Politics; West European Politics; Political Economy of the Advanced Democracies; Introduction to Comparative Politics; Current Issues in Global Politics (Honors); Comparative Elections (Graduate); Comparative Politics Core Seminar (Graduate) Emory University: Comparative Parties & Elections: Introduction to Comparative Politics: Introduction to International Relations Graduate Committee Membership Masters (International Studies): Alexandra Campeone (2015), Dominika Kleinova (2017) Doctoral: Gang-hoon Kim (2009), Tyler White (2010) 2
Masters: Olga Chyzh (2009), Jake Wobig (2009), Christine Osborne (2010) Undergraduate Research Advising Summer Undergraduate Research Grant: Hasan Cetin (2017), Meredith Bennett-Swanson (2016) Honors Theses Directed: Hannah Buell (2009-10) SERVICE Professional Manuscript Referee: Acta Politica; American Journal of Political Science; American Political Science Review; Comparative Political Studies; Comparative Politics; Conflict Management and Peace Science; Electoral Studies; EurAmerica; European Journal of Political Research; European Union Politics; Foreign Policy Analysis; International Journal of Press/Politics; International Political Science Review; International Studies Quarterly; Journal of Common Market Studies; Journal of Elections, Public Opinion, and Parties; Journal of European Integration; Journal of Politics; Party Politics; Political Analysis; Political Behavior; Political Research Quarterly; Political Studies; Research & Politics; The Sociological Quarterly; West European Politics Panel Chair and/or Discussant: American Political Science Association, European Consortium for Political Research General Conference, European Political Science Association, European Union Studies Association, Fortress Europe or E Pluribus Unum at UIC, International Society of Political Psychology, Midwest Political Science Association Departmental Model United Nations Student Organization Faculty Adviser (2012-present) Academic Program Review Committee member (2014-2015) Curriculum Committee: Chair (2017-18) Program Assessment Committee: member (2011-12), Chair (2012-13, 2013-14, 2015-16) Local Review Board Member (2012-13), Chair (May-September 2014) Personnel Committee Member (2014-15) Executive Committee, (2007-8) Graduate Committee, (2009-10) Undergraduate Committee, (2008-9, 2006-7) Comparative Politics Comprehensive Exam Committee: each semester from Spring 2007-Spring 2010; occasionally serving as committee chair (on average 2 exams per semester). College & University German Studies Minor Advisory Committee (2010-present) Grade Challenge Committee, alternate (2012-2013) LAS College Committee on Undergraduate Research (2013-2018) LAS College Mentoring Committee (2013-present) LAS College Research Committee (2015-2017) Quantitative Reasoning & Technological Literacy Committee (January 2014-present) 3
Community Invited lecture, The European Union, Newberry Library Teachers Consortium (October 30, 2015; October 14, 2016; and October 20, 2017). Co-organized Brexit, Trump, Backlash: Interpreting Recent Elections in Germany, France, and the Netherlands on-campus event at DePaul (September 26, 2017) with Anna Souchuk and Polly Mangerson (Department of Modern Languages) Co-organized Brexit and the Future of the European Union on-campus event at DePaul (October 25, 2016), with Anna Souchuk and Polly Mangerson (Department of Modern Languages) Co-organized The European Refugee Crisis and Germany on-campus event at DePaul (October 28, 2015), with Anna Souchuk (Department of Modern Languages) Participant, Milt Rosenberg Show (radio), WCGO, Analysis of the Refugee Crisis in Europe; The Causes and Solutions (September 11, 2015). Participant, Beyond 10 Downing Street: The United Kingdom Election and the Future of the European Union roundtable discussion at the Institute of Politics, University of Chicago (May 23, 2015). Columnist, Vocal Europe (European politics & policy online magazine), from June 2015-June 2016 Organized Europe Votes: The European Parliament Elections on-campus event at DePaul featuring the Consul-Generals of Germany and Greece (May 20, 2014). Discussant, The Individual and Government in Modern Europe, James A. Rawley Graduate Student Conference in the Humanities, (April 10, 2010). Nebraska LEAD Program, Lincoln, NE: Lecture on The Political Systems of the Baltic States (December 7, 2009). Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, Lincoln, NE: Lecture on Leader Selection and Campaign Finance in the Advanced Democracies (March 6, 2009). AWARDS AND FELLOWSHIPS University Research Council Global Engagement Grant ($2700),, to support research in Germany (Spring 2017) University Research Council Competitive Research Grant ($3300),, to support original survey data collection in Western Europe University Research Council Paid Leave, (Winter/Spring 2017) Nominated for the Gerald Paetsch Academic Advising Award, (2014-15) Faculty Summer Research Grant, College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, (Summer 2014, Summer 2012) Undergraduate Research Assistance Program,, multiple (Autumn 2016, Winter/Spring 2014, Winter 2012, Fall 2011, Winter 2011) DePaul Online Teaching Series ($1500) grant for training & development of hybrid online/classroom course Honorarium ($300) for presentation at Loyola University, Chicago on European Integration and the Evolution of Domestic Electoral Politics, October 2012 Honorarium ($300) for attending the European Responses to the Economic Crisis conference at Indiana University, April 2011 Layman Award, ($10,000), for project entitled Leading and Following on Europe (declined) Course Revision Grant ($3000), Extended Education & Outreach, Peer Review of Teaching Project ($1000), -Lincoln Undergraduate Creative Activities and Research Experiences Grant ($1000), (2008-9) Travel Grant for the Politics of Change Conference ($1000), Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and University of North Carolina (June 2008) Senning Foundation Summer Research Fellowship ($6500), Department of Political Science, University of Nebraska-Lincoln (2007) 4
Undergraduate Research Partner Program Graduate Fellow, Emory University (2004-5) Robert W. Woodruff Graduate Library Fellow, Electronic Data Center, Emory University (2003-4) Graduate Student Research Award for the best paper presented or published in the past year, Dept. of Political Science, Emory University for The European Union at the Ballot Box (2003) Dean s Teaching Fellowship, Emory University (2002-3) Departmental Graduate Fellowship, Emory University (1998-2002) 5