James N. “Jamie” Druckman has made seminal contributions to research on political psychology and the public’s understanding of political communication. He has focused on partisan animosity and its measurement, framing effects, the formation of political preferences, and the extent to which citizens’ preferences are expressed in public policy.
Professional positions
- 2024–present: Martin Brewer Anderson Professor of Political Science, University of Rochester
- 2005–2023: Associate professor (2005–2009) and Payson S. Wild Professor of Political Science (2009–2023), Northwestern University
- 1999–2005: Assistant professor of political science (1999–2004) and Benjamin E. Lippincott Associate Professor of Political Economy (2004–2005), University of Minnesota
Notable publications
- Druckman, James N. 2022. Experimental Thinking: A Primer on Social Science Experiments. Cambridge University Press.
- Druckman, James N., and Donald P. Green, eds. 2021. Advances in Experimental Political Science. Cambridge University Press.
- Druckman, James N., and Mary C. McGrath. 2019. “The Evidence for Motivated Reasoning in Climate Change Preference Formation.” Nature Climate Change 9 (2): 111–119.
- Druckman, James N. 2001. “The Implications of Framing Effects for Citizen Competence.” Political Behavior 23 (3): 225–256.
Degrees
- PhD, political science, University of California, San Diego
- MA, political science, University of California, San Diego
- BA, mathematical methods in the social sciences and political science, Northwestern University
In The ANNALS
- Volume 708, July 2023: “Does Affective Polarization Contribute to Democratic Backsliding in America?” (coauthored with Donald P. Green and Shanto Iyengar)
- Volume 700, March 2022: Threats to Science: Politicization, Misinformation, and Inequalities
- Volume 658, March 2015: The Politics of Science: Political Values and the Production, Communication, and Reception of Scientific Knowledge (coedited with Elizabeth Suhay)
