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Robin N. Royer
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1111 Dartmouth Ave., Apt. #223-S
Claremont, CA 91711
Tel: (909) 621-9032
robin.royer@cgu.edu
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SPECIALIZATION: Comparative Politics and World Politics
DISSERTATION CHAIR: Lewis Snider |
POSITION DESIRED
Teaching position in Community College - California
Research position - California
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| EDUCATION |
- Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, California
Doctoral Candidate in World Politics, Ph.D. expected (May 2005); Dissertation Title: “Measuring Political Institutions: Extending the Selectorate Model.”
Committee: Lewis Snider (chair), Arthur Denzau, Thomas Willett.
- Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, California
Master of Arts in International Political Economy, (May 2000). This degree combines studies of international politics and international economics with an emphasis on formal models and econometrics.
- University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma
Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, (May 1997)
Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology, (May 1997)
- North Central Technical College, Mansfield, Ohio
Associate Degree in Applied Business, (May 1987)
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DISSERTATION
“MEASURING POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS: EXTENDING THE SELECTORATE MODEL”
This dissertation asks the question: Do the political institutions (rules) of a country have a direct and significant impact on the level of economic growth and the annual economic growth rate of a country? Conflicting results from past statistical analyses of the effects of democracy and autocracy on economic growth means that there is no common conclusion. Most of these studies have used variables from the Polity Project or the Freedom House Freedom in the World Survey.
A new approach by Bueno de Mesquita et al (2003) has demonstrated that two variables, the winning coalition (W) and the size of the selectorate (S), show more statistical significance than do Freedom House or Polity Project variables on economic growth as measured by the level of GDP and its annual growth rate. Further, these two variables show that there are not only differences between democracies and autocracies, they also demonstrate that there is variation between democracies and between autocracies.
My purpose in this dissertation is to show that Bueno de Mesquita et al’s (2003) selectorate model can be extended by adding to it Eckstein’s (1961, 1969) idea of the “congruence” of the formal political rules and the informal political rules. Congruence simply means how close do the informal political rules match the formal political rules? My variable for congruence (C) measures the distance between them.
If the idea of congruence is correct then “C” should show more statistical significance than the Polity Project or Freedom House variables on economic growth. It should also vary in accordance with W and S. That is, if W and S are large then C should show a close similarity of the formal with the informal political rules and economic growth should be high. If W is small and S is large then C should show a disimilarity between the political rules and economic growth should be low. If W is small and S is small then C should show a close similarity and economic growth should be higher than when W is small and S is large.
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| EXPERIENCE |
- Preparing Future Faculty Seminar (PFF 530) with Dr. Laurie Richlin, Fall 2003
- Teaching Assistant for PP403 (Political Risk Analysis), Dr. Lewis Snider, Spring 2002
- General Anthropology Tutor, OU Athletic Department, September 1993-May 1993
- Research Assistant to Dr. Lewis Snider, Department of Politics & Policy, CGU, 1999-2002
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| PUBLICATIONS |
- Review of Leon-Portilla’s Aztec Thought and Culture. (1993)
Oklahoma Anthropological Newsletter, V41 (6): 9.
- Review of Ross Hassig’s Mexico and the Spanish Conquest. (1994)
Oklahoma Anthropological Newsletter, V42 (2): 7.
- Review of Alonso de Zorita’s Life and Labor in Ancient Mexico. (1995)
Oklahoma Anthropological Newsletter, V43 (5): 13.
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| CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS |
- Paper Presentation at ISA-West Conference, “Beyond Theory? International Relations and Policymaking,” October 28, 2000 at the University Of Portland, Portland, Oregon. Paper Title: “Quantitative Measurements Of Institutions: Testing Their Validity,” Working Draft
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