Andrew C. Gould

Associate Professor
Department of Political Science

Degrees

A.B., Harvard University; M.A., Ph.D, University of California, Berkeley

Research Profile

Gould's research and teaching are in comparative politics and political economy. His book, Origins of Liberal Dominance: State, Church, and Party in Nineteenth-Century Europe (University of Michigan Press), explores the rise of liberalism and the development of modern political institutions in Europe. The book argues that states, churches, and parties joined together in France, Belgium, Switzerland, and Germany to produce fundamentally new forms of organization that have shaped contemporary politics. He has published on research methods for comparative politics in The Review of Politics. Recent articles in Studies in Comparative International Development and the Annual Review of Political Science examine whether and how the varied institutions of democracy and democratic processes generate differences in fiscal policies and revenue outcomes in countries around the world. A current research project on democratic transitions and survival employs experimental data to investigate how people incorporate economic consequences into their political decision-making.

Contact Information

214 Hesburgh Center
631-7674
agould@nd.edu