Alan Abramowitz’s research interests are in American politics, political parties, elections, and voting behavior. His current research involves party realignment in the U.S. and its consequences for presidential and congressional elections.

Nathaniel Persily
James B. McClatchy Professor of Law, Stanford Law School

Nathaniel Persily is the James B. McClatchy Professor of Law at Stanford Law School, with appointments in the departments of Political Science, Communication, and FSI. Prior to joining Stanford, Professor Persily taught at Columbia and the University of Pennsylvania Law School, and as a visiting professor at Harvard, NYU, Princeton, the University of Amsterdam, and the University of Melbourne. Professor Persily’s scholarship and legal practice focus on American election law or what is sometimes called the “law of democracy,” which addresses issues such as voting rights, political parties, campaign finance, redistricting, and election administration.