Sean Richey
Professor Political Science- Specializations
American Politics: Voting and elections, political communication and political behavior
- Biography
Sean Richey's research and teaching interests include political communication and political behavior, with a specialization in voting behavior, public opinion, political discussion networks, social capital, and political participation.
In 2013 to 2014, I was on a Fulbright Scholar Fellowship in Japan at the University of Tokyo and Japan Women's University.
- Publications
PEER REVIEWED BOOKS
Richey, Sean. 2014. The Social Basis of the Rational Citizen: How Political Communication in Social Networks Improves Civic Competence. Lanham, MD: Lexington Press.
Ikeda, Ken’ichi, and Sean Richey. 2011. Social Networks and Japanese Democracy: The Beneficial Impact of Interpersonal Communication in East Asia. London: Routledge Press. Equal authorship.
PEER REVIEWED JOURNAL ARTICLES
[27] Glas, Jeffery, Sean Richey, J. Benjamin Taylor, and Junyan Zhu. 2016. "There is Nothing 'Wrong' with Kansas: The Effect of Race and Economics on Voting Correctly in United States Presidential Elections." Presidential Studies Quarterly 46 (1): 158-172. Equal Authorship.
[26] Richey, Sean, and Junyan Zhu. 2015. "New Internet Access Does Not Improve Political Interest, Efficacy or Knowledge." Political Communication 32 (3): 396-413 Equal Authorship.
[25] Richey, Sean, and Junyan Zhu. 2015. “New Internet Access Does Not Improve Political Interest, Efficacy or Knowledge.” Political Communication Equal Authorship. Forthcoming.
[24] Brendan Nyhan, Jason Reifler, Sean Richey, and Gray L. Freed. 2014. “Effective Messages in Vaccine Promotion: A Randomized Trial.” Pediatrics Equal Authorship. Forthcoming.
[23] Richey, Sean. 2013. “Random and Systematic Voting Errors in Presidential
Elections from 1972-2004.” Political Research Quarterly 66 (3): 645-657.
[22] Franklin, Daniel, Sean Richey, and Ryan Yonk. 2013. “Battlegrounds and Budgets: State-level Evidence of Budget Manipulation in Competitive Presidential Election States.” State and Local Government Review 45 (2): 108-115. Equal Authorship.
[21] Ken’ichi Ikeda, Sean Richey, and Holly Teresi. 2013. “Browsing Alone: The Differential Impact of Internet Platforms on Political Participation.” Japanese Journal of Political Science 14 (3): 305-319. Equal Authorship.
[20] Richey, Sean, and Ben Taylor. 2012. “Who Advocates? Determinants of Political Advocacy in Presidential Election Years.” Political Communication 29 (4): 414-427. Equal authorship.
[19] Brendan Nyhan, Jason Reifler, and Sean Richey. 2012. “The Role of Social Networks in Influenza Vaccine Attitudes and Intentions Among College Students.” Journal of Adolescent Health 51: 302-304. Equal Authorship.
[18] Shauna Reilly, Sean Richey, and J. Benjamin Taylor. 2012. “Using Google Search Data for State Politics Research: An Empirical Validity Test Using Roll- off Data.” State Politics & Policy Quarterly 12 (2) 146-159. Equal authorship.
[17] Richey, Sean. 2012. “Campaign Advertising and the Activation of the Authoritarian Personality.” Political Communication 29 (1): 24-43.
[16] Ikeda, Ken’ichi, Tetsuro Kobayashi, and Sean Richey. 2012. “Recreation and Participation: Testing the Political Impact of Social Interaction.” Social Science Quarterly 43 (3): 464-81. Equal authorship.
[15] Reilly, Shauna, and Sean Richey. 2011. “Ballot Question Readability and Roll-off: The Impact of Language Complexity.” Political Research Quarterly 64 (1): 59-67. Equal authorship.
[14] Richey, Sean. 2011. “Civic Engagement and Patriotism.” Social Science Quarterly 42 (4): 1044-56.
[13] Richey, Sean. 2010. “Corruption and Social Trust.” American Politics Research 36 (3): 676-690.
[12] Richey, Sean. 2010. “The Impact of Anti-Assimilationist Beliefs on Attitudes Towards Immigration.” International Studies Quarterly 54 (1): 197-212.
[11] Ikeda, Ken’ichi, and Sean Richey. 2009. “The Impact of Informal Social Networks on Tolerance in Japan.” British Journal of Political Science 39 (3): 655-668. Equal authorship.
[10] Richey, Sean. 2009. “Hierarchy in Political Discussion.” Political Communication 26 (2): 137-152.
[9] Richey, Sean, and Ken’ichi Ikeda. 2009. “Institutional Incentives and the Creation of Political Trust in Marginalized Groups.” Social Science Quarterly 40 (4): 911- 926. Equal authorship.
[8] Richey, Sean. 2008. “The Autoregressive Influence of Social Network Political Knowledge on Voting Behaviour.” British Journal of Political Science 38 (3): 527-542.
[7] Richey, Sean. 2008. “The Social Basis of Voting Correctly.” Political Communication 25 (4): 366 - 376.
[6] Richey, Sean. 2008. “Voting By Mail: Political Participation and Institutional Reform in Oregon.” Social Science Quarterly 39 (4): 902-915.
[5] Richey, Sean. 2007. “Manufacturing Trust.” Political Behavior 29 (1): 69-88.
[4] Richey, Sean, and Ken’ichi Ikeda. 2006. “The Influence of Social Network- ing on Policy Preference: Comparing the United States and Japan.” Japanese Journal of Political Science 7 (3): 273-288. Reprinted in Hood, Christopher, ed. 2008. Politics of Modern Japan. Routledge Press. Equal authorship.
[3] Ikeda, Ken’ichi, and Sean Richey. 2005. “Japanese Network Capital: The Impact of Social Networks on Political Participation.” Political Behavior 27 (3): 239-260. Equal authorship.
[2] Richey, Sean. 2005. “Who Votes Alone? The Impact of Voting by Mail on Political Discussion.” Australian Journal of Political Science 40 (3): 435-442.
[1] Richey, Sean. 2005. “Informal Social Networking and Community Involvement.” Journal of Political Science 22 (1): 145-163.
OTHER PUBLICATIONS
Richey, Sean. 2014. ”Political Persuasion.” International Handbook of Political Communication Forthcoming.
Richey, Sean. 2014. ”Contact Hypothesis.” International Handbook of Political Communication Forthcoming.
Richey, Sean. 2010. Book review for The Political Influence of Churches by Paul A. Djupe and Christopher P. Gilbert, in Political Communication 27 (2): 223-25.