David King

Lecturer in Public Policy
Kennedy School
Office Address
Littauer-303
Mailing Address
John F. Kennedy School of Government
Mailbox 36
79 JFK Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
Contact
Phone: 617-495-1665
Fax: 617-496-5960
Email: david_king@Harvard.Edu
Assistant
Karen Armstrong (617-496-7388)
David King

Profile

David C. King, Lecturer in Public Policy, teaches about the U.S. Congress, political parties, and election reform. He is the author, coauthor, and coeditor of three books focusing on Congress and on public confidence in government. King joined the Kennedy School faculty in 1992 after receiving his PhD from the University of Michigan. He chairs Harvards Program for Newly Elected Members of the U.S. Congress. He has also worked on election reform issues at the national and local levels, most recently within the Boston Department for Voter Mobilization. King oversees several large national surveys that explore youth attitudes about politics, and he is completing a book about political polarization in the United States.

 

Courses

Fall

Spring

  • PAL-210 The U.S. Congress and Law Making

Media Expertise

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Research

Research for a complete list of faculty citations from 2001 - present, please visit the Harvard Kennedy School Research Report Online.

Selected Publication Citations:

  • Academic Journals
    • King, David C. "Partisan Mobilization Campaigns in the Field: Results from a Statewide Turnout Experiment in Michigan." Political Research Quarterly 59 (March 2006): 85-98.
    • King, David C., and Richard E. Matland. "Sex and the Grand Old Party." American Politics Research 31.6 (November 2003).
    • King, David C., and Richard Zeckhauser. "Congressional Vote Options." Legislative Studies Quarterly 28.3 (2003): 387-411.
    • King, David C., and Miles Pomper. "Congress and the Contingent Influence of Diaspora Lobbies: U.S. Foreign Policy toward Armenia." Journal of Armenian Studies (Summer 2004).
  • Book Chapters
    • Groseclose, Tim, and David C. King. "Committee Theories Reconsidered." Congress Reconsidered. Ed. Lawrence C. Dodd and Bruce I. Oppenheimer. CQ, 2001.
    • Matland, Richard E., and David C. King. "Women as Candidates in Congressional Elections." Women Transforming Congress. Ed. Cindy Simon Rosenthal. University of Oklahoma Press, 2002.
    • King, David C. "Catching Voters in the Web." Governance.com: Democracy in the Information Age. Ed. Elaine Kamarck and Joseph S. Nye, Jr. Brookings Institution, 2002.
    • King, David C., and David Morehouse. "Moving Voters in the 2000 Presidential Campaign: Local Visits and Local Media." Lights, Camera, Campaign. Ed. David Schultz. Peter Lang, 2004.
  • Books
    • King, David C. The Generation of Trust: How the U.S. Military Has Regained the Public's Confidence Since Vietnam. American Enterprise Institute, 2003.
  • Op-Eds
    • Gerwin, Leslie E., and David C. King. "New Orleans Vote Raises Fairness Issue." Boston Globe, April 18, 2006.
    • King, David C. "Youth Came Through with Big Turnout." Boston Globe, November 4, 2004.
    • King, David C. "Engage Children in Election Education." Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, October 16, 2004.
    • King, David C. "The Boomers' Babies." Wall Street Journal, March 31, 2003.
    • King, David C. "Election Reform as an Unfunded Mandate." Boston Review, October/November 2001.
  • Research Papers/Reports
    • King, David C. "Redefining Political Attitudes and Activism." Harvard University, Institute of Politics, April 11, 2006.
    • King, David C. "Redefining Political Attitudes and Activism." Harvard University, Institute of Politics, November 16, 2005.
    • King, David C. "Coming of Age: The Political Awakening of a Generation." Harvard University, Institute of Politics, October 2004.
    • King, David C. "College and University Voter Mobilization Efforts." Harvard University, Institute of Politics, September 2004.
    • King, David C. "Are You Talking to Me? A Guide to Reaching Young Voters." Harvard University, Institute of Politics, August 2004.
    • King, David C., Richard Zeckhauser, and Mark Kim. "The Management Performance of the U.S. States." KSG Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP04-028, July 2004.
    • King, David C. "Congress, Polarization, and Fidelity to the Median Voter." Working Paper, March 10, 2003.
    • King, David C. "Selling International News." Working Paper, December 9, 2002.
    • King, David C. "Party Competition and Fidelity to the Median Voter in the U.S. Congress." Working Paper, December 18, 2001.
    • Borck, Jonathan C., David C. King, and Richard Zeckhauser. "Contribution Shares in Alliances." Proceedings of the IASTED International Conference on Alliances, Mergers, and Acquisitions, 2003.