Peverill Squire is the Hicks and Martha Griffiths Chair in American Political Institutions at the

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, a political scientist well known for his work on legislative institutions, with specific focus on

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s. He has written, or co-authored, over 87 unique publications in the form of article and book chapters. He graduated in 1986 with a Ph.D. from the

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. Currently he lives in

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with his wife and dog, Csilla which is Hungarian for star.

Teaching

He has taught at the

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Budapest University of Economic Sciences Corvinus University of Budapest ( hu, Budapesti Corvinus Egyetem) is a university in Budapest, Hungary. The university currently has an enrolment of approximately 9,600 students, with a primary focus on business administration, economics, and s ...

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, and

. Dr. Squire has taught courses in American Government, Congress and Legislative Policy, Comparative State Politics, American Political Institutions (graduate), Legislative Institutions (graduate), and The Evolution of American Legislatures, 1619 to the Present (graduate)

Research

He is best known for his Squire Inde

which ranks the levels of professionalization of state legislatures and has been cited over 130 times. Another, less well-known, index of his ranks electoral challenger quality in US House election

and has been cited 60 times.

Books

Include: * ''The Rise of the Representative: Lawmakers and Constituents in Colonial America'' (University of Michigan Press, 2017, ) * ''The Evolution of American Legislatures: Colonies, Territories, and States, 1619-2009'' (University of Michigan Press, 2012, )

References

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