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College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
James H. Kuklinski

James H. Kuklinski

Matthew T. McClure Professor
256 Computing Applications Bldg
605 E. Springfield
Champaign, Illinois 61820
(217) 333-9589
kuklinsk@illinois.edu


Ph.D., University of Iowa, Political Science, 1975

research interests:

  • Political Behavior and Political Psychology
  • Political Representation
  • Philosophy of Science/Research Design and Methods
  • Citizen Political Competence
  • Experimental Methodology

Books Edited or Co-Edited (Original Editions)

  • James H. Kuklinski, ed., Thinking About Political Psychology (Cambridge University Press, 2002).

  • James H. Kuklinski, ed., Citizens and Politics:  Perspectives from Political Psychology (Cambridge University Press, 2001)

  • John A. Ferejohn and James H. Kuklinski, eds., Information and Democratic Processes (University of Illinois Press, 1990).

  • John A. Ferejohn and James H. Kuklinski, eds., Information and Democratic Processes ( University of Illinois Press, 1990).

Chapters in Books

  • James H. Kuklinski, Paul J. Quirk, and Buddy Peyton, "Issues, Information Flows, and Cognitive Capacities: Democratic Citizenship in a Global Era." in Peter F. Nardulli, ed., Democrary in the 21st Century: International Perspectives, University of Illinois Press, 2008
  • James H. Kuklinski, and Buddy Peyton, "Belief Systems and Citizen Decision-Making," in Russell Dalton, and Hans Klingemann, eds., The Oxford Handbook of Public Opinion, Oxford University Press, 2007

  • James H. Kuklinski and Jennifer Jerit, “The Meaning of ‘Attitude’ in Representative Democracies,” in James H. Kuklinski, ed., Citizens and Politics:  Perspectives from Political Psychology (Cambridge University Press, 2001)

  • James H. Kuklinski and Paul J. Quirk, “Reconsidering the Rational Public:  Cognition, Heuristics, and Mass Opinion,” in Arthur Lupia, Mathew McCubbins, and Samuel Popkin, eds., Elements of Reason (Cambridge University Press, 2000).

Journal Articles

  • Brian J. Gaines, James H. Kuklinski, and Paul J. Quirk, "Rethinking the Survey Experiment," Political Analysis, (2007); 15:1-21

  • Brian J. Gaines, James H. Kuklinski, and  Paul J. Quirk, “Same Facts, Different Interpretations:  Partisan Motivation and Opinion on Iraq,” Journal of Politics, November, 2007 15:1-21

  • James H. Kuklinski, “The Scientific Study of Campus Diversity and Students’ Educational Outcomes,” (2006) Public Opinion Quarterly

  • James H. Kuklinski, Paul J. Quirk, Jennifer Jerit, and Robert F. Rich, “Political Environment and Citizen Competence,” American Journal of Political Science, 45 (April 2001): 410-424

  • James H. Kuklinski and Paul J. Quirk, “Conceptual Foundations of Citizen Competence,” Political Behavior, 23 (September 2001): 195-198

  • James H. Kuklinski, "Citizen Competence Revisited," Political Behavior, 23 (September 2001):Â 285-311.

  • James H. Kuklinski, Paul J. Quirk, Jennifer Jerit, David Schwieder, and Robert Rich, “Misinformation and the Currency of Citizenship,” Journal of Politics, 62 (May 2000):  791-816.