Baodong (Paul) Liu, Ph.D.

TRISS Endowed Professor in Political Science

Department of Political Science, University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh

800 Algoma Blvd. Oshkosh, WI 54901

Tel: Office (920) 424 7162; Fax: (920) 233 7044

E-mail: liu@uwosh.edu

Home page http://www.uwosh.edu/faculty_staff/liu

 

RESEARCH/TEACHING INTERESTS

 

race and ethnicity, electoral system/behavior, urban economic development, redistricting policy, urban policy, state and local government, political methodology

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

 

TRISS Endowed Professor in Political Science, 2007-

Associate Professor, 2005- (early promotion, early tenure)

Assistant Professor, 2002-2005

Department of Political Science

University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, Oshkosh, Wisconsin

Courses taught: Politics of Urban Growth, Political Method, State and Local Government, Race and Ethnicity in American Politics, American Government.

 

Assistant Professor of Political Science

Department of Political Science

Stephens College, Columbia, Missouri

Courses taught: Urban and Minority Politics, Legislative Process, American Presidency, Campaigning and Lobbying, Macroeconomics, American Government, and Introduction to Statistics, (1999 to 2002).

 

EDUCATION

 

Post-Doctoral Educational Programs

Methodological Issues in Quantitative Research on Race and Ethnicity, Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR), University of Michigan, (2006)

Mapping Your City with GIS Workshop, New Urban Research, Madison, Wisconsin, (2005)

Jessie Ball duPont Summer Seminars for Liberal Arts College Faculty, the National Humanities Center, Research Triangle, North Carolina, (2001)

 

Ph.D. in Political Science (1999)

University of New Orleans, New Orleans, Louisiana

Dissertation: Black Candidates, White Voters and Racial Context

Winner of Byran Jackson Award, Urban Politics Section, American Political Science Association, and Winner of Ted Robinson Award for the best research in race and ethnicity, Southwestern Political Science Association

 

Master of Arts in Political Science (1995)

Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma

 

Bachelor of Laws (1987)

The East China University of Politics and Law, Shanghai, China

 

PROFESSIONAL PUBLICATIONS

 

A) Books

 

Liu, Baodong and James Vanderleeuw. (2007). Race Rules: Electoral Politics in New Orleans, 1965-2006. Rowman and Littlefield/Lexington Books.

 

Liu, Baodong. (2002). Making American Democracy Work: Reforms and Debates. The McGraw-Hill, Inc. (a text used for the undergraduate American Government class teaching.)

 

B) Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles

 

Methodology:

 

Liu, Baodong. (2007).  "EI Extended Model and the Fear of Ecological Fallacy," Sociological Methods and Research 36 (1): 3-25.

 

Economic Development and Public Policy:

 

Liu, Baodong, and James Vanderleeuw. (2004). “Economic Development Priorities and Central City/Suburb Differences” American Politics Research 32 (6): 698-721.

 

Liu, Baodong, and James Vanderleeuw. (2003). “Growth Imperative, Postmaterialism and Local Decision-Makers,” Journal of Political Science 31: 173-96.

 

Racial and Urban Politics:

 

Liu, Baodong and Robert Darcy. “Race, Elections and Party Strategies,” Íslenska Leiðin forthcoming.

 

Liu, Baodong. (2006). “Whites as a Minority and the New Biracial Coalition in New Orleans and Memphis,” PS: Political Science and Politics: 40 (1): 69-76.

 

Vanderleeuw, James, and Baodong Liu. (2006). “Racial Polarization or Biracial Coalition? An Empirical Analysis of the Electoral Coalition of Winning Candidates in Urban Elections.” American Review of Politics 27(Fall/Winter).

 

Vanderleeuw, James, Baodong Liu, and Greg Marsh. (2004). “Applying Black Threat Theory, Urban Regime Theory, and Deracialization: The Memphis Mayoral Elections of 1991, 1995, and 1999,” Journal of Urban Affairs 26 (4): 505-519

 

Liu, Baodong. (2003). “Deracialization and Urban Racial Context,” Urban Affairs Review 38 (4): 572-591.

 

Vanderleeuw, James and Baodong Liu. (2002) "Political Empowerment, Mobilization, and Black-Voter Rolloff," Urban Affairs Review 37 (3): 380-96.

 

Liu, Baodong. (2001). "The Positive Effect of Black Density on White Crossover Voting: Reconsidering the Social Interaction Theory," Social Science Quarterly 82 (3): 602-615.

 

Liu, Baodong. (2001). "Racial Context and White Interests: Beyond Black Threat and Racial Tolerance," Political Behavior 23 (2): 157-80.

 

Liu, Baodong, and James Vanderleeuw. (2001). "Racial Transition and White-Voter Support for Black Candidates in Urban Elections," Journal of Urban Affairs 23 (3/4): 309-22.

 

Liu, Baodong. (2001). “Interests and Opinions among African-Americans: A Test of Three Theories,” the Texas Journal of Political Studies 21 (2): 113-24.

 

Liu, Baodong, and James Vanderleeuw. (1999). "White Response to Black Political Power: the Case of New Orleans, 1980-1994." Southeastern Political Review 27 (1): 175-188.

 

C). Book Chapters and Book Reviews

 

Liu, Baodong and Robert Darcy. (2006). “The Rising Power of Minorities and the Deracialization of U.S. Politics” in Gillian Peele, Christopher J. Bailey, Bruce E. Cain, and B. Guy Peters, ed. Developments in American Politics 5. Hampshire, UK: Palgrave Macmillan/Macmillan Publishers.

 

Liu, Baodong. Review of Rodney E. Hero, Racial Diversity and Social Capital, in Urban Affairs Review, forthcoming.

 

Liu, Baodong. (2006). Review of Peter Burns, Electoral Politics Is Not Enough, in American Review of Politics 27 (Spring): 186-189.

 

Liu, Baodong. (1999). Review of Terry Nichols Clark and Vincent Hoffmann-Martinot (ed), The New Political Culture, in American Review of Politics 20: 99-102.

 

D). Encyclopedia Entries and Other Publications

 

Liu, Baodong. “Mayor” in International Encyclopedia of Political Science. CQ Press. forthcoming.

 

Liu, Baodong. “Roll-off” in International Encyclopedia of Political Science. CQ Press. forthcoming.

 

Liu, Baodong and Carolyn Kirchhoff. “Mayor” Encyclopedia of American Government and Civics, Facts-on Files. forthcoming.

 

Liu, Baodong. (2007). “The 2006 Midterm Election: Angry Voters? Yes! Clear Vision? No!” Wisconsin Political Scientist XIII (2): 9-10.

 

Liu, Baodong. (2006). “Midterm Election Results Show No Clear Future Vision.” Guest Column, Advance-Titan. Nov. 9, 2006: A5.

 

Liu, Baodong and James Vanderleeuw. (2003). “Local Policymakers and Their Perceptions of Economic Development: Suburbs, Central Cities and Rural Areas Compared” Wisconsin Political Scientist IX (1): 4-7.

 

APPLIED RESEARCH/GRANTS

 

Principal Investigator, 2007. The Impact of Industrial Involvement on Science Education in Wisconsin. A project funded by Johnson Control, Inc.

 

Principal Investigator, 2007. The Impact of Fond du Lac School District on Local Economic Development. A project funded by Fond du Lac School District.

 

EI Methodologist, 2007. Retrogressive Effects of H.B. No. 1565 on Latino Voters in the Bexar County Metropolitan Water District, TX.

 

Principal Investigator, 2006. The Impact of Economic Development on Citizen Opinions. A project funded by City of Waupaca, Wisconsin Public Services.

 

Principal Investigator, 2006. Leading the Big Easy: Will the Biracial Coalition Sustain Katrina?  Institute on Race and Ethnicity, University of Wisconsin System. 2006.

 

Methodological Issues in Quantitative Research on Race and Ethnicity, Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR), Institute of Social Research, University of Michigan, 2006.

 

Off-Campus Program Grant, Faculty Development, the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, 2006.

 

GIS and Social Research, Small Research Grant, Faculty Development Program, the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, 2005.

 

Principal Investigator, Getting the White Votes. American Political Science Association Research Grant, Washington D.C., 2003.

 

Principal Investigator, A Comparative Study of Urban Elections. Faculty Research Development Grant, the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, Oshkosh, Wisconsin, 2004.

 

Expert Witness Opinion on the following federal cases: NAACP v. St. Landry Parish et. al. (W.D. LA 2003), Arbor Hill Concerned Citizens Neighborhood Association et. al. v. County of Albany (N.D. NY 2003), Hardeman County Branch of NAACP v. Frost (2003), Johnson v. Bush (S.D. FL 2001).

 

Principal Investigator, Getting the White Votes.Faculty Research Development Grant, the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, Oshkosh, Wisconsin, 2003.

 

Davis Summer Research Grant, Stephens College, 2001.

 

Firestone Baars Grant for Faculty Development, Stephens College, 1999-2001.

 

Vice President Discretion Grant for Research, Stephens College, 2001, 2000.

 

 Advanced Graduate Student Travel Grant, the American Political Science Association, 1999

 

Graduate Student Travel Grant, University of New Orleans, 1997.

 

AWARDS AND HONORS

 

TRISS Endowed Professorship, University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, 2007-

 

Artinian Award for Professional Development, Southern Political Science Association, 2004

 

Byran Jackson Award for the best research/dissertation in racial and ethnic politics in an urban setting, Urban Politics Section, the American Political Science Association, 1999

           

Ted Robinson Award for the best research in race and ethnicity, Southwestern Political Science Association, 1999

 

Who’s Who in America, 2001-2006, Marquis, USA.

 

The Best Graduate Student Paper Award, Department of Political Science, Oklahoma State University, 1993

 

Pi Sigma Alpha, National Political Science Honor Society, 1994

 

 

PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS/SERVICES

 

Editor, Urban News, Urban Politics Section, American Political Science Association, 2004-present

 

Chair, Urban Politics Program, Southern Political Science Association Annual Convention, 2008

 

Co-Chair, Asian Pacific American Caucus, American Political Science Association, 2004-2006

 

Editorial Advisor, International Encyclopedia of Political Science, CQ Press, 2005-present

 

Reviewer for Journal of Politics, Political Research Quarterly, Social Science Quarterly, American Politics Research, Social Science Research, Urban Affairs Review, Journal of Urban Affairs, and Political Behavior, 2002-

 

Reviewer for Chandler’s Urban Politics and Policy: Diverse Places, People, and Local Governments. McGraw Hill. 2007

 

Member/Reviewer, American Political Science Association Small Research Grant Committee, 2005

 

Faculty Representative for University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, ICPSR, University of Michigan, 2007-

 

Political Commentator, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, WHBY, KFRU radio stations, the Post-Crescent, Oshkosh Northwestern and Columbia Missourian (December 1999 to present)

 

Member, Editorial Advisory Board, Collegiate Press, San Diego, California (2000 to 2001)

 

INVITED ROUNDTABLE/PANEL DISCUSSANT

 

Theme Panel: “Bleaching” New Orleans? Power, Race, and Place After Katrina, the American Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, September 2, 2006.

 

“2006 Midterm Election Preview,” American Democracy Project, the University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh, November 2, 2006.

 

“Analysis on the 2006 Midterm Election Results,” American Democracy Project, the University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh, November 9, 2006.

 

“The Politics of New Americans: Studying Asian American Political Engagement,” the American Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C. September 3, 2005.

 

“Significance of Voting Rights Act,” Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights under Law, National Asian Pacific American Legal Consortium, Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Washington DC: June 17-18, 2004.

 

“Protecting Democracy: Defining the Research Agenda for Voting Rights Reauthorization,” the Civil Rights Project, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA. May 10, 2004.

 

Chair, the Politics of Ethnicity and Self-Determination Panel, International Studies Association-Midwest Conference, St. Louis, Missouri, November 2, 2001.

 

SERVICES TO THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES AND UNIVERSITY

 

Member, Board of Trustees, Wisconsin International School, 2007-

 

Moderator, Oshkosh City Forum, Mayoral Candidates’ Debates, March 23, 2005

 

President, Northeast Wisconsin Chinese Association, 2007 (executive vice president, 2006)

 

Member, Program Evaluation Committee. College of Letters and Science, University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, 2007-

 

Member, Political Science Curriculum, Center for New Learning, University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, 2007-

 

Grant Reviewer, Faculty Development Program. University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, 2004-

 

Member, African American Minor Counsel. University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, 2006-.

 

Member, Search Committee for University Foundation President. University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, 2005-2006.

 

Member, Faculty Senate Libraries & Information Services Committee. University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, 2005-2008.

 

Member, Curriculum Committee, Dept. of Political Science, University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, September 2002-

 

Member, Search Committee, Dept. of Political Science, University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, September 2002-

 

Library Liaison, Dept. of Political Science, University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, September 2002-2004.

 

Faculty Director, the Stephens College Model UN Team, National Model United Nations Conference, New York , New York, (3/2002)

 

Chair, Political Science Search Committee, Stephens College (2001 to 2002)

 

Chair, Harry Truman Scholarship Committee, Stephens College (2000 to 2002)

 

Member, Strategic Planning and Budgeting Committee, Stephens College (2000 to 2002).

 

CONFERENCE PAPER/PROCEEDINGS

 

Baodong Liu. “The 2006 New Orleans Mayoral Election,” paper presented at the 2007 Midwest Political Science Association Annual Conference, Chicago, Illinois, 4/2007.

 

James Vanderleeuw, Baodong Liu, and Erica Williams. “The Political Ramifications of a Large-Scale Natural Disaster,” paper presented at the 2006 annual conference, the American Political Science Association, Philadelphia, 9/2006.

 

Baodong Liu. “EI Extended Model and the Fear of Ecological Fallacy,” paper presented at the 2006 Midwest Political Science Association Annul Meeting, Chicago, Illinois, 4/2006.

 

Baodong Liu. “The Fear of Ecological Fallacy and the Methods to Conquer It” paper presented at the Western Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Oakland, CA, 4/2005.

 

Baodong Liu. “The Whites Who Stayed in the City,” paper presented at the 2004 Midwest Political Science Association Annul Meeting, Chicago, Illinois, 4/2004.

 

Baodong Liu. “Whites as a Minority and the New Biracial Coalition,” paper presented at the 2004 Southern Political Science Association Annul Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1/2004.

 

Baodong Liu and James Vanderleeuw. “Economic Development Priorities and Central City/Suburb Differences,” presented at the 2003 Midwest Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois, 4/2003.

 

James Vanderleeuw, Baodong Liu, and Greg Marsh, “Divided Leadership and Racial Reflexivity in Memphis: An Analysis of the 1991, 1995 and 1999 Mayoral Elections,” presented at the 2003 Southwestern Political Science Association Annual Meeting, San Antonio, Texas, 4/2003.

 

Baodong Liu. “White Votes Count: The Effect of Black Candidates’ Qualifications on White Crossover Voting,” paper presented at the 98th American Political Science Association Conference, Boston, Massachusetts, 9/2002.

 

Baodong Liu. “Searching for a ‘Qualified’ Black Candidate,” Proceedings of the 97th American Political Science Association Conference, San Francisco California, 9/2001.

 

Baodong Liu. “In Defense of an Ethical Rational Choice Theory,” paper delivered at the 2001 Jessie Ball duPont Fund Summer Seminars for Liberal Arts College Faculty, the National Humanities Center, Research Triangle, North Carolina, 6/2001.

 

Baodong Liu. "Reconsidering Social Interaction Theory," presented at the 2001 Western Political Science Association Annual Meeting. Las Vegas Nevada, 3/2001.

 

James Vanderleeuw, Baodong Liu, and John Johnson. "Economic Development Priorities of City Administrators: A Report on a Survey of City Administrators in Texas," presented at the 2001 Louisiana Political Science Association Convention, Lamar Texas, 3/2001.

 

Baodong Liu. "Racial Transition: Explaining the Curvilinear Relationship between Black Density and White Crossover Voting," Proceedings of the 96th American Political Science Association Conference, Washington DC, 9/2000.

 

Baodong Liu and James Vanderleeuw. "Racial Transition: Explaining the Curvilinear Relationship between Black Density and White Crossover Voting," presented at the 96th American Political Science Association Conference, Washington DC, 9/2000.

 

Baodong Liu. "Electoral Law and the Russian Party System: A Comparative Study," presented at the 58th Midwest Political Science Association Conference, Chicago Illinois, 4/2000.

 

James Vanderleeuw and Baodong Liu. "Rolling Off in the Context of Context,” presented at the 30th Southwestern Political Science Association Conference, Galveston Texas, 3/2000.

 

Baodong Liu. “The Changing Nature of Electoral Competition in Japan.” Roundtable Discussant, the 52nd Association of Asian Studies Annual Meeting, San Diego California, 3/2000.

 

Baodong Liu. "Racial Context and White Voting Strategies," presented at the 95th American Political Science Association Conference, Atlanta Georgia, 9/1999.

 

Baodong Liu. "The President's Support in Congress: A Test of U.S. China Policy, 1980-1994," The 1997 Southern Political Science Association Convention, Norfolk Virginia, 11/1997.

 

Baodong Liu. "Examining the Race Line: White Voting Behavior in New Orleans, 1980-1994," The 27th Southwestern Political Science Association Conference. New Orleans Louisiana, 3/1997.

 

Baodong Liu. "Intrapartisan Defeats and the Nomination Strategies of the Japanese Liberal Democratic Party in the 1993 Election," The Sixth Annual Graduate Student Research Symposium. Oklahoma State University. Stillwater Oklahoma, 2/1995.

 

PUBLIC LECTURES

 

“Group Voting in Critical Elections,” Lecture given at the Dean’s Symposium, University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, 10/2004.

 

“The Willingness of White Voters to Vote for Black Candidates in Biracial Elections,” Lecture given at Valdosta State University, Valdostat, Georgia, 12/2001.

 

“Racial Contexts and White Support for Black Candidates in Urban Elections,” Lecture given at California State University at Chico, Chico, California, 11/2001.

 

“Understanding the Success/Failure of Welfare Policy,” Lecture given at University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh, Oshkosh, Wisconsin, 11/2001.

 

"News Media and Politics," Lecture given at California State University at Northridge, Northridge, California, 3/2001.

 

“The Rape of Nanking and the China-Japan Relation,” Lecture given at Stephens College, Columbia, Missouri, 1/2000.

 

"Racial Contexts and White Voting Behavior," Lecture given at Florida Atlantic University, Davie, Florida, 3/1999.

 

"Information Age and the Dilemma of American Politics," Lecture given at Tulane University, New Orleans Louisiana, 3/1998.