Department of Political Science

William T. Bernhard

Duke University, Ph.D. in Political Science, 1996

research interests:

• Political Economy
• European Politics

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Academic Positions

• Professor and Head, 2007-Present

Honors, Recognition, and Outstanding Achievements for Research

• 2004 Robert H. Durr Award for the Best Paper Applying Quantitative Methods to a Substantive Problem at the 2003 Meeting of Midwest Political Science Association. "AARs and VARS" (with D. Leblang).
• 2005 Alumni Discretionary Award, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
• 2005 Best Conference Paper in Political Paper at 2004 Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association. "When Markets Party" (with D. Leblang).
• 2005 Franklin L. Burdette Pi Sigma Alpha Award for Best Paper Presented at the 2004 Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association. "When Markets Party" (with D. Leblang).

Books Authored or Co-Authored (Original Editions)

• Banking on Reform: Political Parties and Central Bank Independence in the Industrial Democracies. 2002. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press.
• Pricing Politics: Democratic Processes and Financial Markets, with David Leblang. 2006. New York: Cambridge University Press.

Books Edited or Co-Edited (Original Editions)

• The Political Economy of Monetary Institutions, with L. Broz and W. Clark (editors). 2003. MIT Press. Originally published as a special issue of International Organization 56(4), 2002.

Journal Articles

• "The Remaking of an American Senate: Ideological Responsiveness and the 17th Amendment," with B. Sala. 2006. Journal of Politics 68(2):345-357.
• "Political Process and Foreign Exchange Markets: The World According to GARCH," with D. Leblang. 2006. International Studies Quarterly (March).
• "Polls and Pounds: Public Opinion and Exchange Rate Volatility in Britain," with D. Leblang. 2006. Quarterly Journal of Political Science 1(1):25-47.
• "The Political Economy of Monetary Regime Choice," with L. Broz and W. Clark. 2002. International Organization 56(4):693-724.
• "Political Parties and Monetary Commitments," with D. Leblang. 2002. International Organization 56(4):803-830.
• "Democratic Processes and Political Risk: Evidence from Foreign Exchange Markets," with D. Leblang. 2002. American Journal of Political Science 46(2):316-333.
• "The Politics of Speculative Attacks in Industrial Democracies," with D. Leblang. 2000. International Organization 54(2):291-324.
• "Democratic Institutions and Exchange Rate Commitments," with D. Leblang. 1999. International Organization 53(1):71-97.
• "A Political Explanation of Variations in Central Bank Independence." 1998. American Political Science Review 92(2):311-28.