Wattenberg, Martin P(aul)

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WATTENBERG, Martin P(aul)

WATTENBERG, Martin P(aul). American, b. 1956. Genres: Politics/ Government. Career: University of California, Los Angeles, assistant professor of political science, 1982-83; University of California, Irvine, assistant professor, 1983-86, associate professor of political science and associate director of public policy research organization, 1986-88. University of Michigan, lecturer, summer, 1982. Educational Testing Service, Princeton, NJ, consultant, 1985. Publications: The Decline of American Political Parties, 1952-1980, 1984, rev. ed., 1990; The Rise of Candidate-Centered Politics: Presidential Elections of the 1980s, 1991; (with R.L. Lineberry and G.C. Edwards II) Government in America: People, Politics, and Policy, 5th ed., 1991, 6th ed., 1993. Contributor to political science journals. Address: School of Political Science, University of California, Irvine, CA 92697-5100, U.S.A. Online address: [email protected]