CAS Head - 050809

Robert L. Perry, Ph.D.

Office:
Department of Behavioral Science
The University of Texas of the Permian Basin
Phone: (915) 552-2343
Fax: (915) 552-3325
Email: perry_r@utpb.edu

Education

  • Ph.D. Political Science, Texas A&M University, December 1995. (Fields: Comparative Politics; International Relations; Economics)

  • B.A. Political Science, Texas A&M University, August 1987

 

Teaching and Professional Experience

1997-Present: Assistant Professor, The University of Texas of the Permian Basin
Courses Taught:

American National, State, and Local Politics 
Intro. to U.S. Foreign Policy
Intro. to International Political Economy
American Public Policy 
Politics of Advanced Industrial Democracies
Natural Resources Policy 
Political Theory
Intro. Political Science Research & Methods

1994-1997: Visiting Assistant Professor, Sam Houston State University
Courses Taught:

Intro. International Relations
Research and Writing in Political Science
American Public Policy
Principles of American Government (National and State)

1992-1994: Assistant Instructor, Texas A&M University
Courses Taught:

Intro. Political Science Research Methods
American National Government

Professional Activities

Publications:
“Water Rights Policymaking and the U.S. Congress, 1889-1997.” (with Kelly Tzoumis and Yoriko Yamao). Journal of Public Policy 13(3): 225-252, June, 2003.

Comparative Analysis of Nations: Quantitative Approaches. Co-authored with John D. Robertson. Boulder, CO: Westview Press. 2002.

Contributing author in Historical Dictionary of the 1970s.  James Olson, ed.  Westport, CT: Greenwood Press.  1999.

"Political Markets, Bond Markets, and the Effects of Uncertainty: A Cross-National Analysis." Co-authored with John D. Robertson. International Studies Quarterly (1998) 42:131-160.

 "Compact or Compound Republicanism: Scale, Scope, and the Allocation of General Property Rights in Europe's Federal Vision." Co-authored with John D. Robertson. Journal of Theoretical Politics 9(3): 317-345, July, 1997.

Presentations:
“Water Rights Policymaking in State Courts, 1789-2000.”  Co-authored with Kelly Tzoumis.  To be presented at the annual meeting of the Western Social Science Association, April, 2004 in Salt Lake City, UT.

“The Basics: Teaching the What, How, and Why of Cross-National Research.” (with John D. Robertson) Presented at the annual meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, April, 2003 in Chicago, IL.

“Democracy and the Environment: Re-Testing Wittfogel’s Hydraulic Society Thesis.” Presented at the Program in the Cross-National Study of Politics, Texas A&M University, November 22-23, 2002

"Water Rights and the Federal Courts, 1789-2000." (with Kelly Tzoumis) Presented at the annual meeting of the Western Social Science Association, April, 2002 in Albuquerque, NM.

“Defining Congressional Water Rights Policy, 1789-1995.”  ( with Kelly Tzoumis and Yoriko Yamao).  Presented at the annual meeting of the Western Social Science Association, April, 2001 in Reno, NV.

 “The Changing Contours of British Party Support for the European Union: Tendencies, Prospects, and the Frame, 1976-1996.” (with John D. Robertson)  Presented at the annual meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, April, 2000 in Chicago, IL.

"Comparative Risk, Uncertainty, and Institutional Design: The Logic of Market Convergence Within and Among Advanced Industrial Democracies." (with John D. Robertson) Presented at the annual meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, April, 1998 in Chicago, IL.

"Capital Markets and Social Welfare: A Cross-National Analysis." (with John D. Robertson) Presented at the annual meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, April, 1997 in Chicago, IL.

"Equity, Efficiency, and the Limits of Democratic Politics: Cross-National Applications." (with John D. Robertson) Presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, August, 1996 in San Francisco, CA.

"War and Economic Growth in Peripheral Countries: The Effects of Benevolent Destruction." (with Mark T. Card) Presented at the annual meeting of the Southern Political Science Association, 1991 in Atlanta, GA.

Book Reviews:
Ruling Britannia: The Failure and Future of British Democracy by Andrew Marr. 1995. London: Michael Joseph. Reviewed in Texas Journal of Political Studies 18:2, Spring/Summer 1996.

Honors and Activities:

  • Chancellor's Council Award - Outstanding Teacher of the Year, 1999 - UTPB
  • Distinguished Graduate Student Teaching Award, 1994 - Texas A&M University Ass'n. of Former Students.
  • Referee, American Journal of Political Science, Texas Journal of Political Studies, International Studies Quarterly
  • Textbook Reviewer, W.W. Norton, 2001
  • Member, Pi Sigma Alpha (national honor society for political science majors)
  • Member, American Political Science Association; Midwestern Political Science Association; Western Social Science Association