Robert Dudley
Professor and Chair of Government and Politics in the Public and International Affairs Dept.

E-mail:rdudley@gmu.edu
Tel: 703-993-1400

BIO:Robert L. Dudley is a professor in the Department of Public and International Affairs, George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia. Dr. Dudley received his Ph.D. in Political Science from Northern Illinois University. Prior to coming to George Mason University, he taught at Loyola University of Chicago and Colorado State University. He has published over two dozen articles and book chapters and has coauthored two books. Dr. Dudley has consulted for various government and private sector agencies including the United States Department of Transportation and the National Institutes of Health.

COURSES TAUGHT: Introduction to American Government, Judicial Politics, Constitutional Interpretation, Constitutional Law: Civil Rights and Liberties, and Constitutional Law: Criminal Procedure.

CURRENT RESEARCH: "The Rehnquist Court and Economic Liberties."

RECENT PUBLICATIONS: American Government 6th edition (Houghton Mifflin, 2000) [with A Gitelson and M. Dubnick]American Elections: The Rules Matter (Longman, 2001) [with A.Gitelson].

"Political Literacy, Civic Education, and Civic Engagement: A return to Political Socialization? (forthcoming, 2002) Applied Development Science [with A. Gitelson].

"The 2000 Election: A Great Civics Lesson? (September, 2001) Presidential Studies Quarterly.

"The 2000 Virginia Senate Race." (June, 2001) PSOnline [with Robert D. Holsworth, Stephen K. Medvic, Harry L. Wilson, and Scott Keeter.

"Forms and Problems of Patriotism in the 21st Century: Patriotism vs. Mondialisation." (2000) GRAAT #22, (Re) Mapping the Centres Membership and the State [with James Wilson Quayle].