Curriculum Vita GARY M. REICH Associate Professor University of Kansas, Department of Political Science 414 Blake Hall Lawrence, KS 66044 (785) 864-9053 e-mail: greich@ku.edu Professional Employment Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Kansas 2002-present Director, International Studies MA Program, University of Kansas, 2005-2009 Director, International Studies Co-major (interdisciplinary program) and Undergraduate Studies (Political Science), 2002-2008 Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Kansas 1995-2002 Education Ph.D, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (1995) M.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (1992) B.A., University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan (1984) Major: Political Science, with distinction Research Publications Gary Reich. Immigrant Legislation, Across and Within the United States, Research and Politics, 4 (October-November 2017): 1-28. Gary Reich and Jay Barth. Planting in Fertile Soil: The National Rifle Association and State Firearms Legislation, Social Science Quarterly, 98 (June 2017): 485-499 Gary Reich and Pedro dos Santos. The Rise (and Frequent Fall) of Evangelical Politicians: Organization, Theology, and Church Politics, Latin American Politics and Society, 55 (Winter 2013): 1-22. Gary Reich and Jay Barth. Immigration Restriction in the States: Contesting the Boundaries of Federalism? Publius: The Journal of Federalism, 42 (June 2012): 422-448 Gary Reich and Jay Barth. Educating Citizens or Defying Federal Authority? A Comparative Study of In-State Tuition for Undocumented Students,, Policy Studies Journal, 38 (August 2010): 419-445. Gary Reich. Overseas Territories, in Political Encyclopedia of U.S. States and Regions, (Washington, DC: CQ Press, 2009) Gary Reich and Alvar Ayala Montoya. Educating Kids versus Coddling Criminals: Framing the Debate over In-State Tuition for Undocumented Students in Kansas, State Politics and Policy Quarterly, 8 (Summer 2008): 177-197.
Gary Reich. Constitutional Coordination in Unstable Party Systems: The Brazilian Constitution of 1988, Constitutional Political Economy, 18 (September 2007): 177-197. Gary Reich. The Evolution of New Party Systems: Are Early Elections Exceptional? Electoral Studies, 23 (2004):235-250 Gary Reich. Executive Decree Authority in Brazil: How Reactive Legislators Influence Policy, Legislative Studies Quarterly, 27 (February 2002): 5-32. Gary Reich. Categorizing Political Regimes: New Data for Old Problems, Democratization, 9 (Winter 2002):1-24 Gary Reich, Al Cigler, Rick Uslaner, and Joel Paddock. Changing the Electoral College: The Impact on Parties and Organized Interests, In Paul Schumaker and Burdett Loomis (eds). Choosing a President: The Electoral College and Beyond, (New York: Chatham House, 2001). Gary Reich. Coordinating Party Choice in Founding Elections: Why Timing Matters, Comparative Political Studies, 34 (December 2001): 1237-1263. Gary Reich. Coordinating Fiscal Restraint: Democratization and Seignorage in Latin America, Political Research Quarterly, 52, (December 1999):729-751. Gary Reich. The 1988 Constitution a Decade Later: Ugly Compromises Reconsidered, Journal of Interamerican Studies and World Affairs, 40 (Winter 1998): 5-24. Review Articles Brazil In Transition: Beliefs, Leadership, and Institutional Change, Lee J. Alston, Marcus Andre Melo, Bernardo Mueller, and Carlos Pereira, Latin American Politics and Society, forthcoming Taking Local Control: Immigration Policy in US Cities and States, Monica Varsanyi (Ed.), Journal of Politics, 74 (October 2012): E43 Chile: The Great Transformation. by Javier Martínez and Alvaro Díaz, Journal of Developing Areas, 32 (Winter 1998): 273-4. Circulating Manuscripts/Ongoing Projects Every State a Border State? Federalism and the Politics of US Immigration Policy, (book manuscript) Professional Paper Presentations The Roots of Restrictive and Integrative State Immigrant Policies, 2005-2016: Partisanship, Identity, Demography, Wealth, presented at the American Political Science Association Annual Conference, San Francisco, September 2017. Increased Migration and State Policy: How Externalities and Institutions Drive Immigrant-Related Legislation, presented at the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management Fall Research Conference, Albuquerque, New Mexico, November 2014 From Semi-Automatic Bans to Open Carry: Explaining State-Level Divergence in Gun Legislation, (with Jay Barth), presented at the American Political Science Association Annual Conference, Washington, DC, August 2014
The Grassroots of State Immigration Policy: Explaining Legislative Activism Across the States, presented at the Midwest Political Science Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, April 2013 Immigration Restriction in the States: Pushing the Boundaries of Federalism, (with Jay Barth), presented at the State Politics and Policy Conference, Houston, TX, February 2012. Explaining State Activism on Immigration Policy: A Comparative Analysis of the Power of the Initiative Process, presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association. Seattle, WA, September 2011 State Activism on Immigration Policy: Restrictive vs. Accommodating Policies in Four States, presented at Midwest Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois, April 2011 Politicizing the Gospel: The Impact of Evangelical Candidates on Interest Representation in Brazil, presented at the Latin American Studies 2009 Conference, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil June 2009 The Roots of State Activism on Immigration: Explaining the Adoption of Restrictive versus Accommodating Policies, (with Jay Barth), presented at the Western Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Vancouver, B.C. March 2009 Falling from Grace: The Roots of Corruption Among Evangelical Deputies, presented at the Brazilian Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Campinas, Brazil, July 2008 (with Pedro dos Santos) One Nation, Fifty Immigration Policies? The Roots of State Activism on Immigration, presented at State Politics and Policy Conference, Philadelphia, PA, May 2008. The Growth of Brazilian Evangelicalism: Is There an Evangelical Political Project, presented at the Western Political Science Association Conference, San Diego CA, March 2008 Framing the DREAM: Legislative Debate on In-State Tuition Rates for Undocumented Students, presented at the Annual Conference on State Politics and Policy, Austin, Texas, February 2007 "Redesigning Electoral Systems: Electoral Reform in the Brazilian National Constituent Assembly," presented at the Western Political Science Association Meeting, Portland, OR, March 2004 Can Unpopular Constitutions Stabilize Democracy? Ideology and Structure in Constitutional Bargaining," Midwest Political Science Association Meeting, Chicago, IL, April 2003 "Institutions by Trial and Error: Constitutional Design in Brazil," presented at the Southern Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Savannah Georgia. November 2002 Oversight After Delegation: Executive Decree Authority in Brazil, presented at the Southwest Conference on Latin American Studies, Santa Fe, New Mexico. April 2001.
The Political Economy of Government Spending in the Newly-Industrialized Countries: Evidence from Taiwan and Brazil, (with Fiona Yap), presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, Washington, DC, September 2000. Delegação e o processo legislativo: As medidas provisórias no Brasil, [Delegation and the Legislative Process: Provisional Measures in Brazil], presented at 5 th Congress of the Brazilian Studies Association, Recife, Brazil, June 2000. Chair and discussant for panel on Political Parties and Public Policy in Comparative Perspective, Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL, April 2000. Founding Democratic Elections and National Party Systems: A Cross-National Analysis. Presented at the Midwest Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, April 1999. Party Systems and Competitive Adaptation in New Democracies: A Cross-National Analysis. Presented at the Southern Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA, October 1998. Discussant for Seminar in Formal Modeling, Merriam Political Laboratory, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, November 1998. Chair and discussant for panel on Contested Democratic Transitions, Midwest Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, April 1998. The Politics of Constitutional Bargaining in Brazil, or the Value of Ugly Constitutions. Presented at the 4 th Congress of the Brazilian Studies Association, Washington, DC, November 1997. Discussant for panel on The Politics of Economic Reform in Brazil, at Brazilian Studies Association Fourth Annual Conference, Washington, DC, November1997. Reinventing Institutions in Brazil: Constitutional Design as a Bargaining Game. Presented at the 20 th International Congress of the Latin American Studies Association, Guadalajara, Mexico, April 1997. Is Brazilian Democracy an Obstacle to Economic Development? Lecture given for Latin American Studies Merienda series, University of Kansas, April 1996. The Politics of Trade Liberalization in Latin America. Presentation given as part of colloquium Liberalization in Latin America, Waggoner Research Colloquium, University of Kansas, October 1995. Democratization, Adaptability, and the Liability of Newness : An Evolutionary-Political Model of Seignorage. Presented at the 19th International Congress of the Latin American Studies Association, Washington D.C., September1995. Democracy and Fiscal Performance in Latin America: A Political Model of Seignorage. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, April 1995.
"Institutional Dissonance in Brazil's New Republic: 1985-1992." Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Southern Political Science Association, Savannah, Georgia, November 1993. Teaching/Mentoring Teaching Awards: Gene A. Budig Teaching Professor, 2016-17. Kemper Fellowship for Teaching Excellence, 2010. TIAA-CREF 2005-06 Excellence in Teaching Award, University of Kansas Dean s Scholars Program Mentor Award, May 1999 Courses taught: Comparative Institutions and Government (graduate) The Study and Practice of Democracy (graduate) The State and Development (graduate) Justice and Public Policy in Democratic Societies Methods of Inquiry in Political Science Approaches to International Studies (graduate; Global and International Studies) Political Dynamics of Latin America Politics and Problems of Developing Countries Honors Seminar in Political Research Theories of Politics in Latin America Seminar in Comparative Politics (graduate) Introduction to Comparative Politics Honors Introduction to Comparative Politics Service Activity Director, M.A. in International Studies Program, University of Kansas (2005-2009) Director, Co-major in International Studies (interdisciplinary undergraduate BA program), University of Kansas, (Fall 2002-2007) Director of Undergraduate Studies, Department of Political Science, University of Kansas (Fall 2002-07) Member of Executive Council, Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (2010-present) Graduate Studies Committee, Center of Latin American Studies (2004-05) Graduate Studies Committee, Department of Political Science, University of Kansas, 2000-01 Search Committee in Comparative Politics/Russian-East European Studies, 2000-01 University Senior Scholarship Committee, Honor s Program, University of Kansas, Spring 2000 Advisory Committee, Department of Political Science, University of Kansas
Chair of Search Committee in Comparative Politics/East Asian Studies, University of Kansas, 1997-98 Center of Latin American Studies, Video Library Committee, 1998-99, 1999-2000, 2000-01 Grants Center for Latin American Studies, University of Kansas, $5000 grant to organize/host conference, Mercosur: Business, Environment, and Politics (Conference conducted 16 September 2013) Center of Latin American Studies/Office of International Programs, funding for Faculty Development Seminar in Havana, Cuba (June 2004) University of Kansas, General Research Fund. Grant to fund research assistants to code political regime dataset (Spring 2004) University of Kansas, General Research Fund (July-August 1998); funded research in Brasília, Brazil on congressional response to the use of presidential decree authority. Office of International Programs, University of Kansas, Internationalizing the Curriculum course development grant (Spring 2000) University of Kansas, New Faculty Research Fund Grant (July-August 1996); funded research workshop on econometric methods at the Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research, University of Michigan. Foreign Language Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1993-94 Academic year: funded dissertation research in Brazil and support for dissertation writing Tinker Foundation Pre-Dissertation Travel Grants, June-August 1989, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil July-August 1990, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Foreign Language Skills Fluent in written and spoken Spanish and Portuguese English subtitle writer for Brazilian documentary Paixão e guerra no sertão de Canudos, (Passion and War in the Backlands of Canudos), directed by Antônio Olavo, 1993 (with Billie Marciunas and Robert Anderson)
Manuscript Reviewer American Journal of Political Science, British Journal of Political Science, Legislative Studies Quarterly, Electoral Studies, Policy Studies Journal, Latin American Research Review, Comparative Political Studies, Journal of Politics, Latin American Politics and Society Professional Memberships Latin American Studies Association, Brazilian Studies Association, American Political Science Association, Midwest Political Science Association