Associate Professor of Political Science
Larson received a bachelor's from William Paterson College, a master's from Boston College, and a Ph.D. from the University of Virginia. A specialist in American political parties and elections, he has authored and co-authored articles in the Journal of Politics, Legislative Studies Quarterly, and Political Research Quarterly.
Topics:
American government
Expertise: U.S. Congress, American political parties and elections, and campaign finance
Education: Ph.D., University of Virginia; M.A., Boston College; B.A., William Patterson College
Recent Work:
Larson published Parties, Politics, and Public Policy in America, 11th edition (with Marc J. Hetherington of Vanderbilt University). His most recent book is Congressional Parties, Institutional Ambition, and the Financing of Majority (co-authored with Professor Eric Heberlig of University of Michigan Press).
Contact Information:
blarson@gettysburg.edu
717.337.6038
Campus Box 0406
North Washington Street
Gettysburg, PA 17325
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