Research
proposal to Spencer Foundation
Contact information:
R. Kenneth Godwin
UNC Charlotte
450H Fretwell Bldg.
9201 University City Blvd.
Charlotte, NC 28223-0001
(704)687-4522 (office)
(704)687-3497 (fax)
R. Kenneth Godwin
I appreciate your
visiting my web page. The
links to the left take you to my courses and to current research
projects. You also can look at some of the papers and publications.
R. Kenneth Godwin
(Ph.D., University of North Carolina, 1971) is the Marshall Rauch
Distinguished Professor of Political Science at the University of North
Carolina Charlotte. Since
1999, Godwin has been the co-editor of Political
Research Quarterly, the journal of the Western Political Science
Association.
Before coming to UNCC,
I taught at the University of North Texas, the University of Arizona, and
Oregon State University. I
have been a visiting scholar at Resources for the Future in Washington, DC
and at the Battelle Human Affairs Research Center in Seattle, Washington. My current research interests are models of interest group
influence, education policy, and the teaching of tolerance.
A recent book, School Choice Tradeoffs: Liberty, Equity, and Diversity (with Frank
Kemerer), won the bronze medal
for the best book in education published in 2002. The book examines
various school choice policies and compares their likely outcomes with
current educational outcomes. Other books include Introduction
to Politics, 1997 (with John Wahlke); One
Billion Dollars of Influence, 1986, a work that investigates the
impact of direct mail and other fundraising techniques on public policy; Psyche
and Demos, 1977 (with Warren Miller); which studies the psychological
and cultural factors that influence birth rates and other demographic
variables, and Attitudes and Behaviors Related to Modernization, 1971, which
investigates the relationships among interpersonal trust, social capital,
and economic growth.
Currently I am
studying the impact of recent court decisions on the re-segregation of
public schools and the impacts of that re-segregation on academic
outcomes. My other major
project is a series of papers with Ed Lopez and Barry Seldon that
formalizes corporate lobbying efforts and their objectives.