Schier, Steven E. 1952-

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SCHIER, Steven E. 1952-

PERSONAL: Born October 1, 1952, in Mount Pleasant, IA; son of James E. (a business executive) and Marjorie I. (a homemaker; maiden name, Tomb) Schier; married Mary Lahr (self-employed), July 10, 1987; children: Anna M., Teresa A. Ethnicity: "Caucasian." Education: Simpson College, B.A. (summa cum laude), 1974; University of Wisconsin, Madison, M.A., 1975, Ph.D., 1978. Politics: "Non-partisan political commentator." Religion: Roman Catholic.

ADDRESSES: Home—1904 Michigan Dr., Northfield, MN 55057. Office—Carleton College, Department of Political Science, 1 N. College St., Northfield, MN 55057. E-mail—sschier@carleton.edu.

CAREER: Writer and educator. Wittenberg College, Springfield, OH, assistant professor, 1978–81; Carleton College, Northfield, MN, assistant professor, 1981–87, associate professor, 1987–97, Edward C. Congdon Professor of Political Science, 1997–. Dirksen Congressional Center, Pekin, IL, member of board of directors; M.E. Sharpe, Armonk, NY, consulting editor.

MEMBER: Our Lady of Consolation Fraternity of the International Secular Franciscan Order, American Political Science Association, Southern Political Science Association.

WRITINGS:

The Rules of the Game: Democratic National Convention Delegate Selection in Iowa and Wisconsin, University Press of America (Washington, DC), 1980.

(Editor, with Norman J. Vig) Political Economy in Western Democracies, Holmes and Meier (New York, NY), 1985.

A Decade of Deficits: Congressional Thought and Fiscal Action, State University of New York Press (Albany, NY), 1992.

(With Stephen E. Frantzich) Congress: Games and Strategies, Brown and Benchmark (Madison, WI), 1995, 2nd edition, Atomic Dog Publishing (Cincinnati, OH), 2003.

(With Timothy J. Penny) Payment Due: A Nation of Debt, a Generation in Trouble, Westview Press (Boulder, CO), 1996.

By Invitation Only: The Rise of Exclusive Politics in the United States, University of Pittsburgh Press (Pittsburgh, PA), 2000.

(Editor) The Postmodern Presidency: Bill Clinton's Legacy in U.S. Politics, University of Pittsburgh Press (Pittsburgh, PA), 2000.

You Call This an Election?: America's Peculiar Democracy, Georgetown University Press (Washington, DC), 2003.

(Editor) High Risk and Big Ambition: The Presidency of George W. Bush, University of Pittsburgh Press (Pittsburgh, PA), 2004.

Contributor of articles to scholarly journals, including Political Science Quarterly, American Politics Quarterly, Publius, International Behavioral Scientist, and Forum. Also contributor of articles to newspapers, including Minneapolis Star Tribune, Washington Monthly, Chicago Tribune, Los Angeles Times, USA Today, New York Times, Philadelphia Inquirer, and Atlanta Constitution.

WORK IN PROGRESS: The Transformational Presidency of George W. Bush, for M.E. Sharpe, expected 2008, and a new edition of High Risk and Big Ambition, for University of Pittsburgh Press, expected 2008.