Lawrence "Larry" Cloyd Dodd (born December 11, 1946) is an American

political scientist Political science is the science, scientific study of politics. It is a social science dealing with systems of governance and power, and the analysis of politics, political activities, political thought, political behavior, and associated c ...

and the Manning J. Dauer Eminent Scholar in Political Science at the

University of Florida The University of Florida (Florida or UF) is a public land-grant research university in Gainesville, Florida. It is a senior member of the State University System of Florida, traces its origins to 1853, and has operated continuously on its ...

.Lawrence C. Dodd: Department of Political Science
University of Florida. He specializes in the study of the

legislature A legislature is an assembly with the authority to make law Law is a set of rules that are created and are enforceable by social or governmental institutions to regulate behavior,Robertson, ''Crimes against humanity'', 90. with its p ...

s, most notably the

United States Congress The United States Congress is the legislature of the federal government of the United States. It is bicameral, composed of a lower body, the House of Representatives, and an upper body, the Senate. It meets in the U.S. Capitol in Washing ...

. He has also completed work in

comparative politics Comparative politics is a field in political science characterized either by the use of the ''comparative method'' or other empirical methods to explore politics both within and between countries. Substantively, this can include questions relatin ...

, examining parliamentary systems. Dodd previously held teaching positions at the

University of Texas The University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin, UT, or Texas) is a public research university in Austin, Texas. It was founded in 1883 and is the oldest institution in the University of Texas System. With 40,916 undergraduate students, 11,075 ...

(1972–1980),

Indiana University-Bloomington Indiana University Bloomington (IU Bloomington, Indiana University, IU, or simply Indiana) is a public research university in Bloomington, Indiana. It is the flagship campus of Indiana University and, with over 40,000 students, its largest campu ...

(1980–1986), and at the

University of Colorado The University of Colorado (CU) is a system of public universities in Colorado. It consists of four institutions: University of Colorado Boulder, University of Colorado Colorado Springs, University of Colorado Denver, and the University of Co ...

(1986–1995).L. C. Dodd
University of Florida. Dodd previously served as president of the

Southern Political Science Association The Southern Political Science Association (SPSA) is an American learned society. It promotes political science in the Southern United States. History The Southern Political Science Association was founded in 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia. It is indepe ...

(2013–2014), and chaired the Legislative Studies Section of the

American Political Science Association The American Political Science Association (APSA) is a professional association of political science students and scholars in the United States. Founded in 1903 in the Tilton Memorial Library (now Tilton Hall) of Tulane University in New Orleans, ...

(2007–2009). From 2003 to 2004, he served as a fellow at the

Woodrow Wilson Center The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars (or Wilson Center) is a quasi-government entity and think tank which conducts research to inform public policy. Located in the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washi ...

. Dodd currently serves on the Editorial Board of the

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.APSR Editorial Board
American Political Science Association.

Personal life

Dodd was born to Cloyd Oscar Dodd and Louise Pierce Dodd in

Greenville, Texas Greenville is a city in Hunt County, Texas, United States, about northeast of Dallas. It is the county seat and largest city of Hunt County. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 25,557, and in 2019, its estimated population was 28,827. ...

, on December 11, 1946. He has one brother, D. Michael Dodd, a lawyer. During his childhood, Dodd lived in Greenville,

Shreveport, Louisiana Shreveport ( ) is a city in the U.S. state of Louisiana. It is the third most populous city in Louisiana after New Orleans and Baton Rouge, respectively. The Shreveport–Bossier City metropolitan area, with a population of 393,406 in 2020, is t ...

, and

Iowa Park, Texas Iowa Park is a city in Wichita County, Texas, United States. It is part of the Wichita Falls, Texas metropolitan statistical area. The population was 6,355 at the 2010 census. Geography Iowa Park is located at (33.953731, –98.671158). Accordi ...

. He graduated from

Iowa Park High School Iowa Park High School is a public school in Iowa Park, Texas (USA). It is part of the Iowa Park Consolidated Independent School District and serves students in and around the Iowa Park area. In 2011, the school was rated "Academically Acceptab ...

in 1964, and subsequently earned his bachelor's degree in government and history from

Midwestern State University Midwestern State University (MSU Texas) is a public liberal arts university in Wichita Falls, Texas. In 2020 it had 5,141 undergraduate students. It is the state's only public institution focused on the liberal arts. History Founded in 1922 as ...

in 1968. He initially attended

Tulane University Tulane University, officially the Tulane University of Louisiana, is a private university, private research university in New Orleans, Louisiana. Founded as the Medical College of Louisiana in 1834 by seven young medical doctors, it turned into ...

for graduate school but transferred to the

University of Minnesota The University of Minnesota, formally the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, (UMN Twin Cities, the U of M, or Minnesota) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul, Tw ...

, where he graduated with a

doctorate A doctorate (from Latin ''docere'', "to teach"), doctor's degree (from Latin ''doctor'', "teacher"), or doctoral degree is an academic degree awarded by universities and some other educational institutions, derived from the ancient formalism ''l ...

in political science in 1972. During his career, Dodd's received a

Ford Foundation Fellowship The Ford Foundation is an American private foundation with the stated goal of advancing human welfare. Created in 1936 by Edsel Ford and his father Henry Ford, it was originally funded by a US$25,000 gift from Edsel Ford. By 1947, after the death ...

, Congressional Fellowship, and a Hoover National Fellowship.

Publications

Books

*''Coalitions in Parliamentary Government''. 1976. *''Congress Reconsidered''. Ten Editions: 1977–2013. *''Congress and the Administrative State: Viewpoints on American Politics''. 1979. *''New Perspectives on American Politics''. 1993. *''The Dynamics Of American Politics: Approaches And Interpretations''. 1993. *''Participatory Democracy Versus Elitist Democracy: Lessons from Brazil''. 2003. *''Learning Democracy: Citizen Engagement and Electoral Choice in Nicaragua, 1990-2001''. 2005. *''Thinking About Congress: Essays on Congressional Change''. 2012.

Selected articles

Committee Integration In the Senate: A Comparative Analysis
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The Journal of Politics ''The Journal of Politics'' is a peer-reviewed academic journal of political science established in 1939 and published quarterly (February, May, August and November) by University of Chicago Press on behalf of the Southern Political Science Assoc ...

''. 1972.
Party Coalitions in Multiparty Parliaments: A Game-Theoretic Analysis
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''. 1974.
Nicaragua Votes: The Elections of 2001
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Journal of Democracy The ''Journal of Democracy'' is a quarterly academic journal established in 1990 and an official publication of the National Endowment for Democracy's International Forum for Democratic Studies. It covers the study of democracy, democratic regimes ...

''. 2002.
Congress in a Downsian World: Polarization Cycles and Regime Change
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''. 2015.

References

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