David C. King
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David King is Lecturer in Public Policy at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government, where he teaches about the U.S. Congress, Election Reform, and Youth Political Engagement. Professor King joined the Harvard faculty in 1992.
David King is the faculty director of Harvard's program for Newly Elected Members of the U.S. Congress, which is run through the Institute of Politics. He has overseen similar programs for the State Duma of the Russian Federation, and he has advised on legislative design issues in South Korea, Nicaragua, Chile, and Bolivia. Professor King oversees Harvard's surveys of young peoples' interests in community service and politics, and he is on the executive committee of the Center for American Political Studies.
In the wake of the 2000 presidential elections, Professor King directed the Task Force on Election Administration for the National Commission on Election Reform, chaired by former presidents Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter. That effort culminated in landmark voting rights legislation signed by President Bush in late 2002. Professor King also worked with the City of Boston to assess the Election Department's operations after the November 2006 elections.
David King is co-author of The Generation of Trust: Public Confidence in the U.S. Military Since Vietnam , (2003), author of Turf Wars: How Congressional Committees Claim Jurisdiction (1997), and co-editor of Why People Don't Trust Government (1997). Turf Wars won the 1998 Richard F. Fenno prize from the American Political Science Association for the "best book about legislatures." His articles have appeared in leading Political Science journals as well as in the popular press. His current research is on political polarization in the U.S. Congress.
Recent publications and presentations include:
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"Election Reform for a Sustainable Democracy in Bangladesh," PAL-231 Presentation to General Moeen U. Ahmed. October 22, 2007.
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"Introduction to U.S. Politics" PowerPoint Slides, September 14, 2007.
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A Blueprint for Transforming the Boston Election Department," April 7, 2007.
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Alexander S. Belenky & David C. King. "A Mathematical Model for Estimating the Potential Margin of State Undecided Voters in a U.S. Federal Election." Mathematical and Computer Modeling. July, 2006.
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"The 2005 Presidential Election and Constitutional Reform in Bolivia." Revista. Spring/Summer 2006: 11-15.
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"Partisan Mobilization Campaigns in the Field: Results from a Statewide Turnout Experiment in Michigan." Political Research Quarterly, March 2006, 59:85-98.
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"Religion, Morality and Political Activism on College Campuses in the United States."
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"New Orleans Vote Raises Fairness Issue," Boston Globe, April 18, 2006.
Contact Information: John F. Kennedy School of Government / 79 John F. Kennedy Street / Cambridge, MA 02138. 617-495-1665 (voice) 617-496-5960 (fax) David_King@Harvard.edu Faculty Assistant: Karen Armstrong.
Photo Credit: Martha Stewart, marthapix.com
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