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Nathan F. Batto
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Email: |
nbatto@pacific.edu |
| Phone: |
(209) 946-7636 |
| Office: |
1st floor, George Wilson
Hall |
| Position: |
Assistant Professor of
Political Science |
| Education: |
A.B. Dartmouth College
1992
M.A. National Chengchi University (Taipei, Taiwan) 1999
Ph.D. University of California, San Diego 2007 |
| Fields of Study: |
Comparative Politics,
East Asia, Electoral Systems, Comparative Legislatures |
| Friendly blurb: |
(Former Speaker of the
US House of Representatives) Tip O’Neill famously claimed that “all
politics are local.” Professor Batto thinks that all politics are
domestic and to understand what is going on in the world, you must
first understand the domestic politics of each country. He also has a
(friendly) running feud with the other faculty members over whether
there really is such a thing as “culture.”
A passionate baseball fan, Professor Batto measures his teaching
success by whether his students cause him more frustration and
heartache than the Texas Rangers and Brother Elephants. This
operationalization, while of questionable validity, practically
ensures that he believes he is an excellent teacher! |
| Languages: |
Mandarin Chinese
(fluent), Taiwanese (rudimentary)
Countries lived in: Taiwan (10 years)
Countries visited: Taiwan, China, Hong Kong, Mongolia, Thailand,
United Kingdom, Mexico |
| CV: |
Curriculum Vitae |
| Courses Taught:
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Contemporary World Issues,
Politics of Asia,
International Research Methods,
Introduction to Political Science |
| Publications:
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“Electoral Strategy,
Committee Membership, and Rent-Seeking in the Taiwanese Legislature,
1992-2001.” Legislative Studies Quarterly 30,1 (2005): 43-62. |
| Works in
Progress: |
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The Adverse Consequences of Trust in Government
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Strategic Defection from Strong Candidates in the 2004 Taiwanese
Legislative Election
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Stacking the Committees: Assuring Majority Control of Committee
Hearings in the Taiwanese Legislature
- Providing Cover: Party Cohesion on
Procedural and Substantive Votes in the Taiwanese Legislature
- Large Party Hegemony in SNTV:
Testing Japanese Theories with Taiwanese Data
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